Question

The ancient mathematics book Ganita - Sara - Sangraha was authored by _______.
1. Bhaskaracharya
2. Mahaviracharya
3. Aryabhatt
4. Brahmagupta

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Mahaviracharya

The correct answer is Mahaviracharya.

• Mahaviracharya  was a 9th-century Jain mathematician possibly born in or close to the present-day city of Mysore
• He authored Gaṇitasārasan̄graha (Ganita Sara Sangraha) or the Compendium on the gist of Mathematics in 850 AD.
• Mahaviracharya was patronized by the Rashtrakuta king Amoghavarsha.
• He separated astrology from mathematics.
• He expounded on the same subjects on which Aryabhata and Brahmagupta contended, but he expressed them more clearly.
• His work is a highly syncopated approach to algebra and the emphasis in much of his text is on developing the techniques necessary to solve algebraic problems.

• Books written by other Authors - 

Author	Books
Bhaskaracharya	Lilavati Bijaganita Siddhānta Shiromani
Aryabhatt	Aryabhatiya The Āryabhaṭīya of Āryabhaṭa: An Ancient Indian Work on Mathematics and Astronomy.
Brahmagupta	Khandakhadyaka Brahmagupta's Gaṇita