Quiz-2

Who is the first mathematician to calculate the value of π ? a) b) c) d)

Aristotle Euclid Aryabhatta Archimedes

Ans. ( c ) 1

Who is the first person to give stage performance for his mental calculation abilities ? a) b) c) d)

Shakuntala Devi Zerah Colburn Parker Bidder Alexander Crig Aitken

Ans. ( b ) 2

Who inverted the Logarithm for faster calculation ? a) b) c) d)

William Gilbert John Napier Adelard of Bath Diophantus

Ans. ( b ) 3

The term “Postulate” means : a) b) c) d)

An obvious and simple geometrical fact A geometrical truth A statement on geometry The statement that has been proved

Ans. ( a ) 4

What is millennium ? a) b) c) d)

10,000 years 100,000 years 1,000,000 years 1,000 years

Ans. ( d ) 5

Of the following group , tell which one is known as clock group a) b) c) d)

Cyclic group Alternating group Simple group Composite group

Ans. ( a ) 6

The sets that are in one-one correspondence to each other are : a) b) c) d)

Equivalent sets Congruent sets Equal sets Similar sets

Ans. ( a ) 7

Any positive integer that may be expressed as the sum of four squares . Which is this theorem ? a) b) c) d)

Four Square Theorem Floquet Theorem Dirichlet’s Theorem Lagrange’s Theorem

Ans. ( a ) 8

What is equivalent of the Roman numeral “D” in the number system a) b) c) d)

1000 500 50 10

Ans. ( b ) 9

How many triangles are there in the diagram ?

10

How many squares are there in the diagram ?

11

How many triangles are there in the diagram ?

12

Of the following famous problem tell which one has been solved recently a) b) c) d)

Four square problem Fermat’s last Theorem Warning’s problem Dido’s problem

Ans. ( b ) 13

If 20< y < 30 and x and y are both integers . What is the greatest possible value for x ? a) b) c) d)

75 76 79 80

Ans. ( c )

14