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Consider the following statements relating to the use of the place-value system in India :

1. The earliest epigraphic use of the place-value system in India is found in the Mankani plates from Gujarat (AD 595 – 596).
2. In the ninth century, place-values become general in inscriptions all over India.
3. The place-values have been found in Sanskrit inscriptions in South-east Asia as early as the seventh century.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

The irrigation device called ‘Araghatta’ was

With reference to the scientific progress of ancient India, which of the statements given below are correct?

1. Different kinds of specialized surgical instruments were in common use by 1st century AD.
2. Transplant of internal organs in the human body had begun by the beginning of 3rd century AD.
3. The concept of sine of an angle was known in 5th century AD.
4. The concept of cyclic quadrilaterals was known in 7th century AD.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

What does Baudhayana theorem (Baudhayana Sulva Sutra) relate to?

Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List – I ( Finding / Invention / Calculation ) A. Time taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun B. Calculation of the value of ‘pi’ C. Invention of the digit zero D. The game of snakes and ladders List – II ( Ancient Indian Scholar )

1. Aryabhatta
2. Bhaskaracharya
3. Budhayana
4. Gyandev

Code:

Who among the following is known for his work on medicine during the Gupta period?

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

List I I. Visakhadatta II. Varahamihira III. Charaka IV. Brahmagupta

List II A) Medicine B) Drama C) Astronomy D) Mathematics

Zero was invented by