Indian Mathematical Texts

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Which of the following is the oldest known Indian mathematical text?

  1. Baudhayana Sulba Sutra

  2. Aryabhatiya

  3. Lilavati

  4. Surya Siddhanta


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Baudhayana Sulba Sutra is a collection of mathematical rules written in Sanskrit around 800 BCE.

Who is considered to be the father of Indian mathematics?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aryabhata is considered to be the father of Indian mathematics due to his contributions to astronomy, trigonometry, and algebra.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of zero?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Brahmagupta is credited with developing the concept of zero in the 7th century CE.

Which Indian mathematician developed the decimal system?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aryabhata developed the decimal system in the 5th century CE.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of negative numbers?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Brahmagupta developed the concept of negative numbers in the 7th century CE.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the sine function?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aryabhata developed the concept of the sine function in the 5th century CE.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the cosine function?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aryabhata developed the concept of the cosine function in the 5th century CE.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the tangent function?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Madhava of Sangamagrama developed the concept of the tangent function in the 14th century CE.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the cotangent function?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Madhava of Sangamagrama developed the concept of the cotangent function in the 14th century CE.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the secant function?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Madhava of Sangamagrama developed the concept of the secant function in the 14th century CE.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the cosecant function?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Madhava of Sangamagrama developed the concept of the cosecant function in the 14th century CE.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the inverse sine function?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Madhava of Sangamagrama developed the concept of the inverse sine function in the 14th century CE.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the inverse cosine function?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Madhava of Sangamagrama developed the concept of the inverse cosine function in the 14th century CE.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the inverse tangent function?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Madhava of Sangamagrama developed the concept of the inverse tangent function in the 14th century CE.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the inverse cotangent function?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Madhava of Sangamagrama developed the concept of the inverse cotangent function in the 14th century CE.

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