UPSC CDS 2 2023 GK Paper

Concept: Evaluate the correctness of three statements about ancient Indian texts and mathematics.Explanation: Statement 1: The Bakshali Manuscript is written in the Gatha language using the Sharada script and covers fractions, square roots, arithmetic and geometric progressions. This is correct.Statement 2: Aryabhatta described properties of a circle and gave $\pi = 3.1416$, correct to four decimal places. He stated circumference of a circle with diameter $20000$ is $62832$, so $\pi = \frac{62832}{20000} = 3.1416$. This is correct.Statement 3: The Sharangadhara Samhita is a text on Ayurveda and pharmacology, not on political systems. Hence it is incorrect.Answer: Statements 1 and 2 only are correct.