alleryWhich section of the Aryabhatiya deals with the celestial sphere, the ecliptic and the cause of day and night?
AGitikapada
BGanitapada
CGolapada
DKalakriyapada
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Golapada
1. The celestial sphere and day and night are geometric and astronomical topics.
2. They form the Golapada, which has 50 verses.
3. Gitikapada covers large time units, Ganitapada mathematics and Kalakriyapada time reckoning.
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