History · From State to Empire
UGC NET December 2015 History
Arrange the following astronomers in chronological order and select the correct answer from the code given below.
- 1. Bhaskaracharya
- 2. Bhoja
- 3. Brahmagupta
- 4. Varahamihira
A1, 3, 2, 4
B2, 4, 3, 1
C4, 3, 1, 2
D4, 3, 2, 1 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 4, 3, 2, 1 — The correct order is 4, 3, 2, 1.
Explanation
★The correct order is 4, 3, 2, 1.
★Varahamihira lived earliest, about 505 to 587 A.D.
★Brahmagupta came next, about 598 to 668 A.D.
★Bhoja followed much later, about 1010 to 1055 A.D.
★Bhaskaracharya was the latest, about 1114 to 1185 A.D.
★So the order is Varahamihira, Brahmagupta, Bhoja, Bhaskaracharya.
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