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National Mathematics Day Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The correct date of birth of Srinivasa Ramanujan is ?

a)

22nd December, 1886

b)

22nd December, 1888

c)

22nd December, 1887

d)

22nd December, 1889

2.

Srinivasa Ramanujan wrote to the English Mathematician___who arranged for him to come to Cambridge.

a)

G. H. Hardy

b)

I.E. Littlefield

c)

Ramachandra Rao

d)

Isaac Newton

3.

Ramanujan made significant contribution to the :

a)

Elliptic functions and continued fractions

b)

Infinite series and analytical theory of numbers

c)

Both (A) and (B)

d)

None of these

4.

The declaration that "December 22" will be celebrated as "National Mathematics Day" was given on which day and by whom?

a)

22nd December, 2012 , APJ Abdul Kalam

b)

22nd December 2012, Manmohan Singh

c)

26th February, 2012 , APJ Abdul Kalam

d)

26th February 2012, Manmohan Singh

5.

Ramanujan was awarded by which prestigious award?

a)

Clay Research Award

b)

Fellowship of the Royal Society

c)

Abel Prize

d)

Erdos Prize

6.

Ramanujan worked extensively with which of the following two English Mathematician?

a)

Oliver Heaviside and Henry Briggs

b)

Charles Babbage and S.L. Money

c)

Paul Dirac and John Venn

d)

J.E. Littlewood and G.H. Hardy

7.

nth taxicab number is denoted by Ta(n) and defined as smallest integer that can be expressed as a sum of two positive integer cubes in n distinct ways. Eg: Ta(2)= 1729

What is Ta(1)?

a)

659

b)

87539319

c)

736528

d)

None of the above

8.

Srinavasa Ramanujan's first published paper was about ___

a)

Bernoulli Numbers

b)

The constant pi

c)

The properties of logarithms

d)

The structure of mathematical proofs

9.

" He produced grand breaking new theorems including some that defeated me completely. I had never seen anything in the least like them before." Who is saying these words for whom?

a)

S. Ramanujan for G.H. Hardy

b)

S. Ramanujan for J.E. Littlewood

c)

J.E. Littlewood for S. Ramanujan

d)

G.H. Hardy for S.Ramanujan

10.

Ramanujan is most famous for his work in Number Theory and infinite series. Which of the following is known as Ramanujan summation:

a)

1+1+1/2 + 1/6 + 1/24 + ...upto infinite =e

b)

1+2+3+...upto infinite= (- 1/12)

c)

1/2! + 1/3! + 1/4! +....upto infinite= e - 2

d)

1- 1/2 + 1/3 - 1/4 +1/5 - .... = log 2

11.

The year in which Ramanujan was elected to the Royal Society of London is__

a)

1918

b)

1922

c)

1928

d)

1911

12.

Ramanujan was brought to which college in Cambridge.

a)

Emmanuel College

b)

Trinity College

c)

Cambridge Regional College

d)

Bellerbys College

13.

Peter is in the East of Tom and Tom is in the North of John. Mike is in the South of John then in which direction of Peter is Mike?

a)

South-East

b)

South-West

c)

South

d)

North-East

14.

What is Geeta's rank in class?

1. There are 30 students in the class.

2. There are 10 students who scored less than Geeta.

a)

Statement 1 alone is sufficient ,but statement 2 alone is not sufficient.

b)

Statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient.

c)

Neither 1 nor 2 is sufficient.

d)

Either 1 or 2 is sufficient.

e)

Both 1 and 2 are needed.

15.

Find out the figure which is different from others in figure below:

a)

Figure(1)

b)

Figure(2)

c)

Figure(3)

d)

Figure(4)

16.

Find the number of triangles in the given figure:

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

17.

The total of the ages of Amar, Akbar and Anthony is 80 years. What was the total of their ages three years ago?

a)

71 years

b)

72 years

c)

74 years

d)

77 years

18.

The name of two cities where

(1) Ramanujam was brought up and

(2) A museum dedicated in his name respectively are:

a)

(1) Chennai

(2) Rameswaram

b)

(1) Rameswaram

(2)Chennai

c)

(1)Kumbakonam

(2)Chennai

d)

(1) Chennai

(2) Kumbakonam

19.

Names of mother and wife of Ramanujan respectively are:

a)

Komalatamal , Janakiammal

b)

Janakiammal , Chinnamani

c)

Janakiammal , Komalatammal

d)

Chinnamani , Komalatammal

20.

a)
b)
c)
d)