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UPSC 2006: 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:
(a)A 2 B 4 C 1 D 3
(b)A 2 B 3 C 1 D 4
(c)A 1 B 3 C 2 D 4
(d)A 1 B 4 C 2 D 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) A 2 B 3 C 1 D 4
Bhāskara II (Bhaskaracharya) computed the precise length of the solar year; Baudhāyana gave an early rational approximation of π; Āryabhaṭa popularized the zero symbol; and the board-game ‘Snakes and Ladders’ is attributed to the 13-century saint Gyāndev. The mapping A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4 matches option (b). ([studyadda.com](https://www.studyadda.com/question-bank/gupta-and-post-gupta-hunas-vardhanas_q2/3309/275280?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2006, GS Paper 1, as Question 38. It falls under Ancient History > Science & Technology.
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