Geometry Quiz

The number of dimension that a point has is:

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

The first known proof that ‘the circle is bisected by its diameter’ was given by:

• Pythagoras

• Thales

• Euclid

• Rene Discards

If x + y =10 then x + y + z = 10 + z. Then the Euclid’s axiom illustrates this statement as:

• axiom 1

• axiom 2

• axiom 3

• axiom 4

The number of interwoven isosceles triangles in Sriyantra (in the Atharvaveda) is:

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

For every line ‘l’ and a point P not lying on it, the number of lines that passes through P and parallel to ‘l’ are:

• no line

• one

• two

• three

The number of Euclid’s postulates is:

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

If AB = x + 3, BC = 2x and AC = 4x – 5, then for what value of ‘x’, B lies on AC:

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 8

Proved statements based on deductive reasoning, by using postulates and axioms are known as a:

• Statement only

• Theorem only

• Proposition only

• Both Proposition and Theorem

Which of these statements do not satisfy Euclid’s axiom?

• Things which are equal to the same thing are equal to one another.

• If equals are added to equals, the wholes are equal.

• If equals are subtracted from equals, the remainders are equal.

• The whole is lesser than the part.

Which of the following statements are true?

• Only one line can pass through a single point.

• There is an infinite number of lines that pass through two distinct points.

• A terminated line can be produced indefinitely on both sides.

• If two circles are equal, then their radii are unequal.