Indian Contributions to Graph Theory

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Who is considered the father of Graph Theory?

  1. Leonhard Euler

  2. Srinivasa Ramanujan

  3. Aryabhata

  4. Bhaskara II


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Leonhard Euler, a Swiss mathematician, is widely regarded as the father of Graph Theory for his groundbreaking work on the Seven Bridges of Königsberg problem in the 18th century.

Which Indian mathematician made significant contributions to Graph Theory in the 20th century?

  1. S. Ramanujan

  2. C. R. Rao

  3. Harish-Chandra

  4. S. S. Shrikhande


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

S. S. Shrikhande, an Indian mathematician, made significant contributions to Graph Theory, particularly in the area of combinatorial designs and strongly regular graphs.

What is the name of the famous problem in Graph Theory that involves finding a path that visits every vertex in a graph exactly once and returns to the starting vertex?

  1. Eulerian Path

  2. Hamiltonian Path

  3. Traveling Salesman Problem

  4. Shortest Path Problem


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A Hamiltonian Path is a path in a graph that visits every vertex exactly once and returns to the starting vertex. It is named after the Irish mathematician Sir William Rowan Hamilton.

Which Indian mathematician is known for his work on the Traveling Salesman Problem?

  1. S. S. Shrikhande

  2. V. R. K. Rao

  3. P. K. Gupta

  4. N. C. Giri


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

V. R. K. Rao, an Indian mathematician, made significant contributions to the Traveling Salesman Problem, developing efficient algorithms and approximation techniques for solving this NP-hard problem.

What is the name of the theorem that states that every connected graph with at least three vertices has a spanning tree?

  1. Euler's Theorem

  2. Hamilton's Theorem

  3. Cayley's Theorem

  4. Kruskal's Theorem


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kruskal's Theorem states that every connected graph with at least three vertices has a spanning tree. It is named after the American mathematician Joseph Kruskal.

Which Indian mathematician is known for his work on Strongly Regular Graphs?

  1. S. S. Shrikhande

  2. R. C. Bose

  3. K. R. Parthasarathy

  4. S. B. Rao


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

S. S. Shrikhande, an Indian mathematician, made significant contributions to the study of Strongly Regular Graphs, a special class of graphs with remarkable properties.

What is the name of the conjecture that states that every planar graph with at least three vertices has a Hamiltonian cycle?

  1. Euler's Conjecture

  2. Hamilton's Conjecture

  3. Heawood's Conjecture

  4. Kuratowski's Conjecture


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hamilton's Conjecture states that every planar graph with at least three vertices has a Hamiltonian cycle. It is named after the Irish mathematician Sir William Rowan Hamilton.

Which Indian mathematician is known for his work on Graph Coloring?

  1. S. S. Shrikhande

  2. G. S. Mahajan

  3. N. V. R. Mahadev

  4. K. R. Parthasarathy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

G. S. Mahajan, an Indian mathematician, made significant contributions to Graph Coloring, developing efficient algorithms and approximation techniques for solving this NP-hard problem.

What is the name of the theorem that states that every planar graph with at most four colors can be colored without any two adjacent vertices having the same color?

  1. Euler's Theorem

  2. Hamilton's Theorem

  3. Four Color Theorem

  4. Kuratowski's Theorem


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Four Color Theorem states that every planar graph with at most four colors can be colored without any two adjacent vertices having the same color. It is one of the most famous theorems in Graph Theory.

Which Indian mathematician is known for his work on Graph Isomorphism?

  1. S. S. Shrikhande

  2. R. C. Bose

  3. K. R. Parthasarathy

  4. S. B. Rao


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

R. C. Bose, an Indian mathematician, made significant contributions to Graph Isomorphism, developing efficient algorithms and techniques for determining whether two graphs are isomorphic.

What is the name of the problem that asks for the minimum number of colors needed to color the vertices of a graph such that no two adjacent vertices have the same color?

  1. Euler's Problem

  2. Hamilton's Problem

  3. Graph Coloring Problem

  4. Traveling Salesman Problem


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Graph Coloring Problem asks for the minimum number of colors needed to color the vertices of a graph such that no two adjacent vertices have the same color. It is a classic problem in Graph Theory.

Which Indian mathematician is known for his work on Perfect Graphs?

  1. S. S. Shrikhande

  2. V. R. K. Rao

  3. P. K. Gupta

  4. N. C. Giri


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

V. R. K. Rao, an Indian mathematician, made significant contributions to the study of Perfect Graphs, a special class of graphs with remarkable properties.

What is the name of the theorem that states that every graph with an odd number of vertices has an odd number of cycles?

  1. Euler's Theorem

  2. Hamilton's Theorem

  3. Vizing's Theorem

  4. Kuratowski's Theorem


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vizing's Theorem states that every graph with an odd number of vertices has an odd number of cycles. It is named after the Russian mathematician Vadim G. Vizing.

Which Indian mathematician is known for his work on Ramsey Theory?

  1. S. S. Shrikhande

  2. R. C. Bose

  3. K. R. Parthasarathy

  4. S. B. Rao


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

K. R. Parthasarathy, an Indian mathematician, made significant contributions to Ramsey Theory, a branch of Graph Theory that deals with the existence of certain subgraphs in graphs.

What is the name of the problem that asks for the maximum number of edges in a graph with n vertices and no cycles of length 4 or more?

  1. Euler's Problem

  2. Hamilton's Problem

  3. Turán's Problem

  4. Traveling Salesman Problem


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Turán's Problem asks for the maximum number of edges in a graph with n vertices and no cycles of length 4 or more. It is named after the Hungarian mathematician Pál Turán.

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