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UGC NET June 2015 History
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
APanchasiddhantika – Varahamihira
BBrahmasutra – Aryabhata ✓ Correct
CAshtanga Hridaya – Vagbhata
DNighantu – Dhanvantari
Correct answer: (B) Brahmasutra – Aryabhata — The pair Brahmasutra and Aryabhata is wrong, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The pair Brahmasutra and Aryabhata is wrong, so that is the answer.
★The Brahmasutra was not composed by Aryabhata.
★It was in fact composed by Badarayana, also called Vyasa.
★So matching it with Aryabhata is incorrect.
★Varahamihira wrote the Panchasiddhantika and Vagbhata the Ashtanga Hridaya.
★The Nighantu is linked with the name of Dhanvantari.
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