WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these did the Guptas do?
A
spread Buddhism
B
invent the compass
C
develop the decimal system
D
create the zero
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One of the important developments was the decimal system notation. The place-value system achieved its final stage during this time. During the Gupta period, there was no symbol for denoting ‘zero’. The mathematician Aryabhatta used the powers of ten with null co-efficients to indicate ‘zero’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The significant contributions of the Indian mathematicians of the Gupta period were that they were the first to use algebra, develop the concept of zero, explain the infinity concept, and discover the decimal system of notation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gupta developed the religion hinduism through the different belief systems that citizens believed in. When these beliefs combined Hinduism was formed. Gupta had developed advancements in Science, Engineering, art, dialectics, laterature, logic, mathematics, astronomy, religion, and philosophy.

Detailed explanation-4: -While it cannot be denied that the Babylonians used a place value system, their’s was sexagismal (base 60), and while the concept of place value may have come from Mesopotamia, the Indians were the first to use it with a decimal base (base 10).

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