Indian Mathematicians in the Modern Era

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Which Indian mathematician is known for his work on the Riemann hypothesis?

  1. Srinivasa Ramanujan

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. Harish-Chandra

  4. S. S. Shrikhande


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician who made significant contributions to number theory, including his work on the Riemann hypothesis.

Who is considered to be the father of Indian statistics?

  1. P. C. Mahalanobis

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. S. S. Shrikhande

  4. K. R. Parthasarathy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

P. C. Mahalanobis was an Indian statistician and physicist who is considered to be the father of Indian statistics. He is known for his work on multivariate analysis, discriminant analysis, and the Mahalanobis distance.

Which Indian mathematician is known for his work on representation theory?

  1. Harish-Chandra

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. S. S. Shrikhande

  4. K. R. Parthasarathy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Harish-Chandra was an Indian mathematician who made significant contributions to representation theory. He is known for his work on the Harish-Chandra modules, the Harish-Chandra isomorphism, and the Harish-Chandra character formula.

Who is known for his work on combinatorial designs?

  1. S. S. Shrikhande

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. Harish-Chandra

  4. K. R. Parthasarathy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

S. S. Shrikhande was an Indian mathematician who is known for his work on combinatorial designs. He is known for his work on the Shrikhande graph, the Shrikhande construction, and the Shrikhande-Mandelbaum design.

Which Indian mathematician is known for his work on probability theory?

  1. K. R. Parthasarathy

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. Harish-Chandra

  4. S. S. Shrikhande


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

K. R. Parthasarathy is an Indian mathematician who is known for his work on probability theory. He is known for his work on the Parthasarathy-Rao theorem, the Parthasarathy-Suryanarayana theorem, and the Parthasarathy-Varadhan theorem.

Who is known for his work on algebraic geometry?

  1. C. S. Seshadri

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. Harish-Chandra

  4. S. S. Shrikhande


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

C. S. Seshadri is an Indian mathematician who is known for his work on algebraic geometry. He is known for his work on the Seshadri constant, the Seshadri filtration, and the Seshadri theorem.

Which Indian mathematician is known for his work on differential geometry?

  1. S. R. Srinivasacharya

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. Harish-Chandra

  4. S. S. Shrikhande


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

S. R. Srinivasacharya is an Indian mathematician who is known for his work on differential geometry. He is known for his work on the Srinivasacharya connection, the Srinivasacharya curvature tensor, and the Srinivasacharya theorem.

Who is known for his work on number theory?

  1. K. S. Chandrasekharan

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. Harish-Chandra

  4. S. S. Shrikhande


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

K. S. Chandrasekharan was an Indian mathematician who is known for his work on number theory. He is known for his work on the Chandrasekharan-Ramanujan conjecture, the Chandrasekharan-Minakshisundaram theorem, and the Chandrasekharan-Perel'man theorem.

Which Indian mathematician is known for his work on analysis?

  1. R. R. Coifman

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. Harish-Chandra

  4. S. S. Shrikhande


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

R. R. Coifman is an Indian mathematician who is known for his work on analysis. He is known for his work on the Coifman-Weiss theorem, the Coifman-Rochberg theorem, and the Coifman-Meyer theorem.

Who is known for his work on applied mathematics?

  1. V. S. Varadarajan

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. Harish-Chandra

  4. S. S. Shrikhande


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

V. S. Varadarajan is an Indian mathematician who is known for his work on applied mathematics. He is known for his work on the Varadarajan-Shankar theorem, the Varadarajan-Malliavin theorem, and the Varadarajan-Sreedhar theorem.

Which Indian mathematician is known for his work on computer science?

  1. Rajeev Motwani

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. Harish-Chandra

  4. S. S. Shrikhande


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rajeev Motwani is an Indian computer scientist who is known for his work on computer science. He is known for his work on the Motwani-Raghavan algorithm, the Motwani-Naor-Naor algorithm, and the Motwani-Raghavan-Mehta algorithm.

Who is known for his work on machine learning?

  1. Sanjeev Arora

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. Harish-Chandra

  4. S. S. Shrikhande


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sanjeev Arora is an Indian computer scientist who is known for his work on machine learning. He is known for his work on the Arora-Hazan theorem, the Arora-Kale theorem, and the Arora-Kannan theorem.

Which Indian mathematician is known for his work on optimization?

  1. Narendra Karmarkar

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. Harish-Chandra

  4. S. S. Shrikhande


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Narendra Karmarkar is an Indian mathematician who is known for his work on optimization. He is known for his work on the Karmarkar algorithm, the Karmarkar-Karp algorithm, and the Karmarkar-Karp-Sipser algorithm.

Who is known for his work on game theory?

  1. Pradeep Dubey

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. Harish-Chandra

  4. S. S. Shrikhande


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pradeep Dubey is an Indian economist who is known for his work on game theory. He is known for his work on the Dubey-Shapley theorem, the Dubey-Machina theorem, and the Dubey-Kohlberg theorem.

Which Indian mathematician is known for his work on financial mathematics?

  1. S. R. Sridhar

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. Harish-Chandra

  4. S. S. Shrikhande


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

S. R. Sridhar is an Indian mathematician who is known for his work on financial mathematics. He is known for his work on the Sridhar-Rao model, the Sridhar-Subrahmanyam model, and the Sridhar-Vidyamurthy model.

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