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Influence of Indian Mathematics on Islamic and European Mathematics

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Which Indian mathematician is credited with developing the concept of zero?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Brahmagupta

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Brahmagupta, an Indian mathematician who lived in the 7th century, is credited with developing the concept of zero and introducing it into the Indian number system.

What was the name of the Indian text that introduced the decimal system to the world?

  1. The Vedas

  2. The Upanishads

  3. The Bhagavad Gita

  4. The Surya Siddhanta


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Surya Siddhanta, an Indian astronomical text written in the 4th or 5th century, introduced the decimal system to the world.

Which Indian mathematician developed the Fibonacci sequence?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Brahmagupta

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aryabhata, an Indian mathematician who lived in the 5th century, developed the Fibonacci sequence, a series of numbers in which each number is the sum of the two preceding ones.

What was the name of the Indian mathematician who developed the concept of negative numbers?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Brahmagupta

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Brahmagupta, an Indian mathematician who lived in the 7th century, developed the concept of negative numbers and introduced them into the Indian number system.

Which Indian mathematician developed the trigonometric functions?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Brahmagupta

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aryabhata, an Indian mathematician who lived in the 5th century, developed the trigonometric functions, including sine, cosine, and tangent.

What was the name of the Indian text that introduced the concept of infinity?

  1. The Vedas

  2. The Upanishads

  3. The Bhagavad Gita

  4. The Surya Siddhanta


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Upanishads, a collection of ancient Indian philosophical texts, introduced the concept of infinity.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of calculus?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Brahmagupta

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Bhaskara II, an Indian mathematician who lived in the 12th century, developed the concept of calculus, including the idea of derivatives and integrals.

What was the name of the Indian mathematician who developed the concept of probability?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Brahmagupta

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aryabhata, an Indian mathematician who lived in the 5th century, developed the concept of probability.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the golden ratio?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Brahmagupta

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aryabhata, an Indian mathematician who lived in the 5th century, developed the concept of the golden ratio.

What was the name of the Indian mathematician who developed the concept of the Pythagorean theorem?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Brahmagupta

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Baudhayana, an Indian mathematician who lived in the 8th century BC, developed the concept of the Pythagorean theorem.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the Pascal's triangle?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Brahmagupta

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Pingala, an Indian mathematician who lived in the 2nd century BC, developed the concept of the Pascal's triangle.

What was the name of the Indian mathematician who developed the concept of the binomial theorem?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Brahmagupta

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Bhaskara II, an Indian mathematician who lived in the 12th century, developed the concept of the binomial theorem.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the quadratic equation?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Brahmagupta

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Brahmagupta, an Indian mathematician who lived in the 7th century, developed the concept of the quadratic equation.

What was the name of the Indian mathematician who developed the concept of the cubic equation?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Brahmagupta

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Bhaskara II, an Indian mathematician who lived in the 12th century, developed the concept of the cubic equation.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the quartic equation?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Bhaskara II

  3. Brahmagupta

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Bhaskara II, an Indian mathematician who lived in the 12th century, developed the concept of the quartic equation.

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