Question 54Asked in CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Feb 2026

_____ was the first Indian mathematician who explained that the square root of a negative number does not exist._____ पहले भारतीय गणितज्ञ थे, जिन्होंने व्याख्या की कि एक ऋणात्मक संख्या का वर्गमूल नहीं होता।

_____ पहले भारतीय गणितज्ञ थे, जिन्होंने व्याख्या की कि एक ऋणात्मक संख्या का वर्गमूल नहीं होता।
  1. AMahaviraमहावीर
  2. BBaudhayanaबौधायन
  3. CAryabhattaआर्यभट्ट
  4. DRamanujanरामानुजन
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Correct answer: (A) Mahaviraमहावीर

Explanation

Mahaviracharya (9th century, Ganita Sara Sangraha) stated that a negative number is not a square and so has no square root.महावीराचार्य (9वीं सदी, गणित सार संग्रह) ने कहा था कि ऋणात्मक संख्या वर्ग नहीं होती, इसलिए उसका वर्गमूल नहीं होता।

From CTET February 2026 Paper 2 Maths & Science, 7 Feb 2026 — Previous Year Paper

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