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GK Mathematics

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Which Indian mathematician and astronomer stated that anything divided by zero is equal to infinity?

  1. Aryabhatta

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskaracharya

  4. Bhaskaracharya II


Correct Option: D

'Zero' Is India's contribution to mathematics. Who was the first to treat zero as a number?

  1. Aryabhatta

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskaracharya

  4. Bhaskaracharya II


Correct Option: B

Who is the French philosopher credited with the invention of analytic geometry?

  1. Archimedes

  2. John Napier

  3. Rene Descartes

  4. George Cantor


Correct Option: C

What is a solid shape that has four equal triangles as faces called?

  1. Heptahedron

  2. Tetrahedron

  3. Polygon

  4. Heptagon


Correct Option: B

How many sides are there in a decagon?

  1. 8

  2. 10

  3. 12

  4. 6


Correct Option: B

How many equal sides are there in a heptagon?

  1. 5

  2. 7

  3. 6

  4. 8


Correct Option: B

Arabic Numerals weren't developed by Arabs. Which nation contributed this concept of numeral system?

  1. India

  2. Greece

  3. Rome

  4. Persia


Correct Option: C

Powers show how many times a number is multiplied or divided by itself. What is the value of 1 mega?

  1. 106

  2. 104

  3. 105

  4. 108


Correct Option: A

Which is the smallest perfect number?

  1. 2

  2. 6

  3. 3

  4. 4


Correct Option: B

Which is the only prime number that is the sum of four consecutive prime numbers?

  1. 11

  2. 13

  3. 17

  4. 23


Correct Option: C

Who is known as the father of modern mathematics?

  1. John Napier

  2. Isaac Newton

  3. Rene Descartes

  4. Archimedes


Correct Option: C

Adjacent angles are two angles whose union is a straight angle and whose intersection is a ray. What is the sum of adjacent angles?

  1. 90 degree

  2. 180 degree

  3. 360 degree

  4. 120 degree


Correct Option: B

Which system of numerals does not have zero?

  1. Indian Numerals

  2. Arabic Numerals

  3. Roman numerals

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Which number does not have a reciprocal?

  1. 1

  2. 0

  3. 2

  4. 3


Correct Option: B

Which is the only number that cannot be used as a divisor?

  1. 1

  2. 0

  3. 2

  4. 3


Correct Option: B

Who is the Indian mathematician who invented Calculus long before Newton and Leibniz?

  1. Aryabhatta

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskaracharya

  4. Bhaskaracharya II


Correct Option: D

Which two digits are used in the binary number system?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 0 and 1

  3. 1 and 10

  4. 5 and 10


Correct Option: B

Which Indian astronomer is credited with the invention of algebra?

  1. Aryabhatta

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskaracharya

  4. Bhaskaracharya II


Correct Option: D

What is the value of 'C' in the system of Roman numerals?

  1. 50

  2. 100

  3. 1

  4. 1200


Correct Option: B

What is the value of each angle of an equilateral triangle?

  1. 90 degree

  2. 180 degree

  3. 360 degree

  4. 60 degree


Correct Option: D

Who was the Greek mathematician killed by Romans during siege of Syracuse?

  1. Copernicus

  2. Archimedes

  3. Socrates

  4. Ptolemy


Correct Option: B

What is the sum of angles of a triangle?

  1. 90 degree

  2. 180 degree

  3. 360 degree

  4. 120 degree


Correct Option: B

Who is the inventor of Logarithms?

  1. Rene Descartes

  2. John Napier

  3. Brahmagupta

  4. Issac Newton


Correct Option: B

Who invented the Set Theory?

  1. Rene Descartes

  2. John Napier

  3. Bhaskaracharya

  4. George Cantor


Correct Option: D

Who is known as the father of Geometry?

  1. Euclid

  2. George Cantor

  3. Archimedes

  4. Newton


Correct Option: A
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