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The astronomer-mathematician who wrote the Aryabhatiya in the Gupta age was

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The astronomer-mathematician who wrote the Aryabhatiya in the Gupta age was
  1. A. Varahamihira
  2. B. Brahmagupta
  3. C. Bhaskara II
  4. D. Aryabhata
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Answer: (D) Aryabhata

Aryabhata composed the Aryabhatiya in 499 CE, discussing the Earth's rotation and the value of pi. Varahamihira wrote the Brihat Samhita, Brahmagupta the Brahmasphutasiddhanta and Bhaskara II the Lilavati, all of which are later or different works.
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