Women Mathematicians in Medieval India

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Who was the first known woman mathematician in Medieval India?

  1. Lilavati

  2. Gargi

  3. Aryabhata

  4. Bhaskara II


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gargi was an ancient Indian philosopher and mathematician who lived during the Vedic period. She is known for her contributions to the field of mathematics, particularly in the area of geometry.

Lilavati was the daughter of which famous mathematician?

  1. Bhaskara II

  2. Aryabhata

  3. Brahmagupta

  4. Varahamihira


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lilavati was the daughter of the renowned Indian mathematician Bhaskara II. She is known for her contributions to the field of mathematics, particularly in the area of algebra.

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

  1. Lilavati

  2. Gargi

  3. Aryabhata

  4. Hypatia


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Aryabhata was an Indian mathematician and astronomer who lived during the Gupta period. He is credited with developing the concept of zero, which revolutionized the field of mathematics.

Which woman mathematician was known for her work on the Fibonacci sequence?

  1. Lilavati

  2. Gargi

  3. Aryabhata

  4. Fibonacci


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Fibonacci was an Italian mathematician who lived during the Middle Ages. She is known for her work on the Fibonacci sequence, which is a series of numbers where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones.

Which woman mathematician was known for her work on the binomial theorem?

  1. Lilavati

  2. Gargi

  3. Aryabhata

  4. Newton


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Newton was an English mathematician and physicist who lived during the 17th century. She is known for her work on the binomial theorem, which is a formula for expanding the power of a binomial.

Which woman mathematician was known for her work on the calculus?

  1. Lilavati

  2. Gargi

  3. Aryabhata

  4. Leibniz


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Leibniz was a German mathematician and philosopher who lived during the 17th century. She is known for her work on the calculus, which is a branch of mathematics that deals with the rate of change.

Which woman mathematician was known for her work on the theory of numbers?

  1. Lilavati

  2. Gargi

  3. Aryabhata

  4. Gauss


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Gauss was a German mathematician and physicist who lived during the 18th and 19th centuries. She is known for her work on the theory of numbers, which is a branch of mathematics that deals with the properties of positive integers.

Which woman mathematician was known for her work on the geometry of numbers?

  1. Lilavati

  2. Gargi

  3. Aryabhata

  4. Minkowski


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Minkowski was a German mathematician and physicist who lived during the 19th and 20th centuries. She is known for her work on the geometry of numbers, which is a branch of mathematics that deals with the geometric properties of numbers.

Which woman mathematician was known for her work on the topology of manifolds?

  1. Lilavati

  2. Gargi

  3. Aryabhata

  4. Poincaré


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Poincaré was a French mathematician and physicist who lived during the 19th and 20th centuries. She is known for her work on the topology of manifolds, which is a branch of mathematics that deals with the properties of geometric objects.

Which woman mathematician was known for her work on the theory of relativity?

  1. Lilavati

  2. Gargi

  3. Aryabhata

  4. Einstein


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Einstein was a German-born physicist who lived during the 19th and 20th centuries. She is known for her work on the theory of relativity, which is a theory of gravity that explains the behavior of objects in strong gravitational fields.

Which woman mathematician was known for her work on the theory of quantum mechanics?

  1. Lilavati

  2. Gargi

  3. Aryabhata

  4. Schrödinger


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist who lived during the 19th and 20th centuries. She is known for her work on the theory of quantum mechanics, which is a theory that describes the behavior of matter and energy at the atomic and subatomic level.

Which woman mathematician was known for her work on the theory of information?

  1. Lilavati

  2. Gargi

  3. Aryabhata

  4. Shannon


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Shannon was an American mathematician and engineer who lived during the 20th century. She is known for her work on the theory of information, which is a branch of mathematics that deals with the measurement, storage, and transmission of information.

Which woman mathematician was known for her work on the theory of computation?

  1. Lilavati

  2. Gargi

  3. Aryabhata

  4. Turing


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Turing was a British mathematician and computer scientist who lived during the 20th century. She is known for her work on the theory of computation, which is a branch of mathematics that deals with the abstract models of computation.

Which woman mathematician was known for her work on the theory of artificial intelligence?

  1. Lilavati

  2. Gargi

  3. Aryabhata

  4. McCulloch


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

McCulloch was an American neurophysiologist and cyberneticist who lived during the 20th century. She is known for her work on the theory of artificial intelligence, which is a branch of computer science that deals with the creation of intelligent machines.

Which woman mathematician was known for her work on the theory of chaos?

  1. Lilavati

  2. Gargi

  3. Aryabhata

  4. Lorenz


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lorenz was an American mathematician and meteorologist who lived during the 20th century. She is known for her work on the theory of chaos, which is a branch of mathematics that deals with the behavior of complex systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions.

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