Quiz-1

What is known as “New Maths” ? a) The Principle of set theory introduced at an elementary level b) A new method of teaching mathematics c) Mathematics taught as fun and play d) None of these Ans. (a) 1

A pencil is in the shape of a a) b) c) d)

Cylinder Cone Cube Octagonal Prism

Ans. (a) 2

How many equilateral triangles are there in this figure?

a) 4

b) 6

c ) 16

d) 8

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When the T.V. is on or and turned off these two events are mathematically known as : a) b) c) d)

Supplementary events Complementary events Adjoining events Adjacent events

Ans. ( b ) 4

Who used the word “ Group” in mathematical sense for the first time a) b) c) d)

George Cantor Evariste Galois Augustin Cauchy George Boole

Ans. ( b ) 5

Who is considered the founder of trigonometry ? a) b) c) d)

Claudius Ptolemy Hipparchus Menelaus Heron

Ans. ( b ) 6

Of the following numbers , tell which is associated with the great Indian Mathematician , S. Ramanujan a) 5777 b) 2620 c) 1729 d) 496 Ans. ( c ) 1729 = 1^3 + 12^3 = 9^3 + 10^3 7

“God made the … all the rest is the work of man” said Leopold Kronecker about a) b) c) d)

Zero Complex Numbers Primary Numbers Integers

Ans. ( d ) 8

This curve is known as :

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What does 2π / (period) represent in the physical sense ? a) b) c) d)

Angular frequency Angular momentum Centripetal force Centrifugal force

Ans. ( a ) 10

Of the following devices , tell which one is employed for multiplying and dividing numbers a) b) c) d)

Slide rule Divider Mechanical calculator Computer

(a) 11

What is the instrument employed to measure the angle a star makes with the horizon ? a) b) c) d)

Sextant Astrolabe Spectroscope Telescope

Ans. ( a ) 12

Who built the first automatic calculating machine ? a) Vannevar Bush b) George Stibitz c) Howard H. Aiken d) Charles Babbage Ans. ( d ) British computing pioneer Charles Babbage (1791-1871) first conceived the idea of an advanced calculating machine to calculate and print mathematical tables in 1812.

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Of the following branches of mathematics , tell which one was born out of painting a) b) c) d)

Topology Projective geometry Solid geometry None

Ans. ( b ) 14

The study of liquid and gases in equilibrium is known as : a) b) c) d)

Statics Hydrostatics Mechanics Kinematics

Ans. ( b )

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