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UPSC 1995: Zero was invented by
(a)Aryabhata
(b)Varahamihira
(c)Bhaskara I
(d)an unknown Indian
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The place-value numeral ‘0’ emerged in India (e.g., 9th-century inscription at Gwalior), but surviving sources do not identify a single inventor; therefore it is attributed to an unknown Indian mathematician rather than to Aryabhata, Varahamihira or Bhaskara I individually. ([id.scribd.com](https://id.scribd.com/document/731910046/1995?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1995, GS Paper 1, as Question 118. It falls under Ancient History > Science & Technology.
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