INDIAN HISTORY

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ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The foremost astronomer and mathematician of the Gupta period was
A
Aryabhatta
B
Varahamihira
C
Brahmagupta
D
Vanabhata
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During Gupta Age, Aryabhatta was a great mathematician. The Gupta period is unparalleled for its achievements in the field of mathematics and astronomy. Aryabhatta wrote Aryabhatiya and Suryasiddhanta. In Aryabhatiya, he described the place value of the first nine numbers and the use of zero.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution Aryabhata was the first in the line of great mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy in the court of Gupta king Chandragupta II (375–415 CE). His works include the Aryabhaṭiya (499 CE, when he was 23 years old) and the Arya-Siddhanta.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aryabhata, a noted mathematician-astronomer of the Gupta period proposed that the earth is round and rotates about its own axis.

Detailed explanation-4: -He lived during the Gupta period and produced works such as the Aryabhatiya (which mentions that in 3600 Kali Yuga, 499 CE, he was 23 years old) and the Arya-siddhanta.

Detailed explanation-5: -Aryabhatta and Varahamihira lived during the Gupta Period. The Gupta period witnessed a brilliant activity in the sphere of mathematics, astronomy, astrology and medicine. Aryabhatta was a great mathematician and astronomer.

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