SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 35

SSC CGL - 06 Dec 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q35

Which of the following is NOT associated with Aryabhata?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Spoke about elaborate surgical procedures.

  • Aryabhata was a great Indian mathematician and astronomer. It is believed that he was born in 476 AD in Patliputra which is now modern Patna in Bihar.
  • The Aryabhatiya is widely regarded as Aryabhata's crowning achievement. 
  • Mathematics and astronomy were well-represented in the Aryabhatiya, which was a comprehensive treatise. The work was saved from oblivion thanks to quotations from it in other works.
  • In the mathematics aspect of the work, a lot of attention was paid to subjects like plane trigonometry and spherical trigonometry, as well as arithmetic, quadratic equations, and algebra.