Paper 1 · Higher Education
UGC NET June 2024 Cancelled (18.06.2024) Shift-II
Which of the following is an ancient Indian treatise on problems related to mathematics?
ANyaya Sutras
BLilavati ✓ Correct
CMimamsa Sutras
DPramanavarttika
Correct answer: (B) Lilavati — The mathematical treatise is Lilavati, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The mathematical treatise is Lilavati, so that is the answer.
★Lilavati was written by the mathematician Bhaskaracharya in the twelfth century.
★It deals with problems of arithmetic, algebra and geometry.
★So it is an ancient Indian treatise on mathematics.
★The Nyaya Sutras and Mimamsa Sutras are works of philosophy.
★Pramanavarttika is a Buddhist work on logic, so none of these fits.
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