History · Emergence of Regional Kingdoms
UGC NET June 2013 History
Which Indian epigraph yields the first evidence of zero?
AApsad inscription of Adityasena
BGwalior inscription of Bhojadeva ✓ Correct
CNasik inscription of Gautamiputra Satakarni
DHathigumpha inscription of Kharavela
Correct answer: (B) Gwalior inscription of Bhojadeva — The Gwalior inscription of Bhojadeva yields the first evidence of zero, so the answer is the Gwalior inscription.
Explanation
★The Gwalior inscription of Bhojadeva yields the first evidence of zero, so the answer is the Gwalior inscription.
★The inscription is dated to 1019 in the Vikrama Samvat, which corresponds to about 1033 to 1034 CE.
★It contains a clear use of the symbol for zero in a numeral.
★It was written by Shivadeva and carved by the sculptor Manathala.
★This shows the developed decimal place-value system of early medieval India.
★The Indian zero later passed to the Arabs and then to Europe.
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