Indian Mathematical Facts

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Who is known as the 'Father of Indian Mathematics'?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aryabhata is widely recognized as the 'Father of Indian Mathematics' for his significant contributions to astronomy, mathematics, and trigonometry.

Which Indian mathematician introduced the concept of zero as a number?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Brahmagupta, a renowned Indian mathematician, is credited with introducing the concept of zero as a number and developing the decimal system.

Which Indian mathematician discovered the Pythagorean theorem centuries before Pythagoras?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Baudhayana, an Indian mathematician who lived around 800 BC, discovered the Pythagorean theorem long before Pythagoras.

Who is known for developing the Fibonacci sequence?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Pingala, an Indian mathematician and grammarian, is credited with developing the Fibonacci sequence centuries before Fibonacci.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of negative numbers?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Brahmagupta was the first mathematician to develop the concept of negative numbers and establish rules for their operations.

Who is known for his contributions to the field of trigonometry?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bhaskara II, also known as Bhaskaracharya, made significant contributions to trigonometry, including the development of trigonometric formulas and identities.

Which Indian mathematician is known for his work on calculus?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Srinivasa Ramanujan, a self-taught Indian mathematician, made remarkable contributions to the field of calculus, including the development of new theorems and formulas.

Who is known for developing the concept of the 'zero matrix'?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aryabhata is credited with developing the concept of the 'zero matrix', which is a square matrix with all elements equal to zero.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the 'continued fraction'?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bhaskara II developed the concept of the 'continued fraction', which is a way of representing a number as an infinite sum of fractions.

Who is known for his contributions to the field of number theory?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Srinivasa Ramanujan made significant contributions to number theory, including the discovery of new properties of prime numbers and the development of new methods for solving Diophantine equations.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the 'magic square'?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Brahmagupta developed the concept of the 'magic square', which is a square grid of numbers where the sum of each row, column, and diagonal is the same.

Who is known for his work on the 'binomial theorem'?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bhaskara II developed a version of the 'binomial theorem', which is a formula for expanding the power of a binomial.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the 'LCM' and 'HCF'?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aryabhata developed the concept of the 'LCM' (Least Common Multiple) and 'HCF' (Highest Common Factor) of two or more numbers.

Who is known for his contributions to the field of algebra?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Brahmagupta made significant contributions to algebra, including the development of new methods for solving quadratic equations and the introduction of negative numbers.

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

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Pingala developed the concept of the 'Pascal's triangle', which is a triangular array of binomial coefficients.

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