alleryWhich Gupta-period work is by Varahamihira?
ASurya Siddhanta
BSushruta Samhita
CPancha Siddhanta
DKamandakiya Niti
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Pancha Siddhanta
1. Varahamihira wrote the Pancha Siddhanta, developing formulas relating sine and cosine.
2. The Sushruta Samhita is a medical text.
3. The Surya Siddhanta contains a sine table and Kamandakiya Niti is a political treatise.
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