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UGC NET December 2023 History
Which of the following works is not composed by Aryabhata?
AAryabhatiya
BAryashtashata
CBrahmasiddhanta ✓ Correct
DDasagitika Sutra
Correct answer: (C) Brahmasiddhanta — The answer is the Brahmasiddhanta, which was not composed by Aryabhata.
Explanation
★The answer is the Brahmasiddhanta, which was not composed by Aryabhata.
★Aryabhata was the greatest mathematician and astronomer of the Gupta period, born at Kusumapura.
★His genuine works include the Aryabhatiya, Aryashtashata, Dasagitika Sutra and Tantra.
★The Brahmasphuta Siddhanta was composed by Brahmagupta in the seventh century.
★Brahmagupta first analysed a cyclic quadrilateral with rational sides.
★Thus the Brahmasiddhanta belongs to Brahmagupta, not Aryabhata.
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