Indian Mathematical Instruments and Devices
Description: This quiz is designed to assess your knowledge about Indian Mathematical Instruments and Devices. These instruments have played a significant role in the development of mathematics in India. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
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Which of the following is an ancient Indian mathematical instrument used for measuring angles?
The Bakhshali Manuscript, discovered in 1881, is a collection of mathematical problems and solutions written in which script?
The Sulba Sutras, dating back to the 8th century BCE, are a collection of texts that deal with which mathematical topic?
The concept of zero as a number and its use in the decimal system was first developed by which Indian mathematician?
The Fibonacci sequence, a series of numbers where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones, was first described by which Indian mathematician?
The Kerala School of Mathematics, which flourished in the 14th and 15th centuries, made significant contributions to which field of mathematics?
The Lilavati, written by which Indian mathematician, is a treatise on arithmetic and geometry?
The Surya Siddhanta, an astronomical text dating back to the 5th century CE, contains which mathematical concept?
The Indian mathematician who developed the concept of the sine function and its inverse, the arcsine function, was:
The ancient Indian mathematical instrument used for measuring time and determining the position of celestial bodies was called:
The Indian mathematician who developed the concept of the decimal system and the use of negative numbers was:
The ancient Indian mathematical instrument used for performing arithmetic calculations was called:
The Indian mathematician who developed the concept of the square root and its inverse, the square root function, was:
The ancient Indian mathematical instrument used for measuring angles and distances was called:
The Indian mathematician who developed the concept of the cube root and its inverse, the cube root function, was: