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SSC MTS 2019 PYQ — Question 46

SSC MTS Previous Year - 08 August 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q46

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Who among the following calculated the value of ‘pi’(π) first?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

Correct Answer is option 1 i.e. Budhayana

Budhayana:

  • The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem.
  • He discovered this in the 6th century long before the European mathematicians.