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history of India
Unit 1
History of India
Ancient India: A Glimpse into Civilization
The Maurya and Gupta Empires
Cultural and Scientific Achievements of Ancient India
Unit 2
History of India
The Rise of the Mughal Empire
Akbar: The Great Mughal
Decline of the Mughal Empire
Unit 3
History of India
British Colonial Rule in India
The Indian Independence Movement
Post-Independence India: Challenges and Achievements
Unit 1 • Chapter 3
Cultural and Scientific Achievements of Ancient India
Summary
Concept Check
Who calculated the value of pi before Western mathematicians?
Aryabhata calculated the value of pi.
Euclid popularized modern mathematics.
Brahmagupta introduced concepts of zero.
Aryabhata calculated the value of pi independently.
What significant contribution did Aryabhata make in astronomy?
He invented the telescope.
He explained solar and lunar eclipses.
He discovered new stars.
He explained solar and lunar eclipses scientifically.
Which book summarized Aryabhata's mathematical concepts?
Aryabhatiya is Aryabhata's significant mathematical summary.
Shulba Sutra contains geometry.
Brahmasphutasiddhanta discusses astronomy.
Aryabhatiya summarized mathematics.
What concept did Brahmagupta introduce in mathematics?
He formulated algebraic equations.
He introduced operations related to zero.
He calculated the circumference of circles.
He introduced operations related to zero.
What was India's first satellite named after?
It was named after Euclid.
It was named Aryabhata.
It was named after Brahmagupta.
It was named Aryabhata after the mathematician.
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