Books on Astronomy and Mathematics

Q. Who were the first to use the Decimal System of numbers in the world?

1. Arabians
2. Romans
3. Egyptians
4. Indians

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Who is the father of trigonometry in India?

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How does a planet differ from a star?

Q. How can you say that Aryabhata was the father of astronomy?

Q. Which Indian astronomer first proposed the Heliocentric Model?

1. Varahamihira
2. Aryabhatta
3. Brahmagupta
4. Bhaskara

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n a certain code language, 134 means good and tasty 478 means see good pictures and 729 means pictures are faint Which of the following digits stands for see?

1. 9

2. 2

3. 1

4. 8

Q. Which of the following is a famous book on astronomy, written by Aryabhatta?

1. Aryasabha
2. Aryasamaj
3. Aryavarta
4. Aryabhatiyam

Q. What did Aryabhatta propose as the reason for the alternation between night and day in his book Aryabhatiyam?

1. The movement of the Earth around the Sun
2. The movement of the Sun around the Earth
3. The rotation of the Earth
4. The rotation of the Sun

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Which of the following is NOT a planet of the sun?

1. Sirius

2. Mercury

3. Saturn

4. Earth

Q. I wrote a book called Aryabhatiyam in which it is stated that day and night were caused by the rotation of the earth around the sun. Who am I?

1. Valmiki
2. Charaka
3. Aryabhata
4. Sushruta

Q. What kind of celestial bodies fascinated our ancestors?

1. The Sun
2. The Moon
3. The Stars
4. The Planets

Q. Why did people feel the need to observe celestial bodies carefully and calculate their movements?

1. They believed that celestial bodies contained secrets about the universe and wanted to understand them better
2. Celestial bodies fascinated them and their curiosity about these bodies motivated them to learn more about them
3. They had nothing better to do and wanted to spend their time fruitfully
4. They had learnt everything about what was on the Earth and hence, wanted to learn more about celestial bodies

Q. How can you say that Aryabhata was the father of astronomy?

Q. As observed by our ancestors, which of the following celestial bodies did not change their position with reference with each other?

1. Stars
2. The Sun
3. Planets
4. The Moon

Q. Match the following.

1. Medicines and cures
2. Surgical procedures
3. Aryabhatiyam

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who invented number 0

Q. Which of the following is a famous book on astronomy, written by Aryabhatta?

1. Aryabhatiyam
2. Aryavarta
3. Aryasamaj
4. Aryasabha

Q. I wrote a book called Aryabhatiyam in which it is stated that day and night were caused by the rotation of the earth around the sun. Who am I?

1. Valmiki
2. Charaka
3. Aryabhata
4. Sushruta

Q. Who were the first to use the Decimal System of numbers in the world?

1. Romans
2. Egyptians
3. Arabians
4. Indians

Q. What kind of celestial bodies fascinated our ancestors?

1. The Sun
2. The Moon
3. The Stars
4. The Planets