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1.

Circles sharing common centre are called

a)

concentric circles

b)

equal circles

2.

“Number rules the Universe” , who said this ?

a)

Pythagoras

b)

Archimedes

c)

Ramanujan

d)

Newton

3.

In which number system, there is no symbol for zero ?

a)

Babylonian numerals

b)

Roman numerals

c)

Egyptian numerals

d)

None

4.

Who is widely considered to be the “Father of Mathematics” ?

a)

Archimedes

b)

Euclid

c)

Aryabhatta

d)

Plato

5.

Which movie is based on Srinivasa ramanujan ?

a)

The man who knew Infinity

b)

Gifted

c)

A beautiful mind

d)

PI

6.

Where did the magic square originate?

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

China

d)

America

7.

The name of the polygon that has 15 sides is called

a)

Pentadecagon

b)

decagon

c)

hexagon

d)

triplepentagon

8.

The pattern of ‘florets’ in the head of the sunflower and the ‘fruitlets’ of a pineapple follow what famous mathematical sequence

a)

Fibonacci sequence

b)

Arithmeic sequence

c)

Geometric sequence

d)

Harmonic sequence

9.

What is known as fear of particular numbers ?

a)

Numerophobia

b)

Numberophobia

c)

Mathophobia

d)

No such fear exists

10.

Which is the smallest perfect number ?

a)

eight

b)

two

c)

five

d)

six

11.

Who is known as “Father of Geometry” ?

a)

Euclid

b)

Archimedes

c)

Plato

d)

Brahmagupta

12.

What shape is a brick?

a)

Dodecahedron

b)

Cuboid

c)

squarepyramid

d)

Torus

13.

If f(x) is an odd function, then $\left|f\left(x\right)\right|$ is

a)

even function

b)

odd function

c)

neither odd nor even

d)

none

14.

What is the other name of the perimeter of the circle ?

a)

Circumference

b)

Diameter

c)

Radius

d)

Area

15.

The ancient Babylonians had their number system based on -----------

a)

10

b)

50

c)

60

d)

100

16.

What is the structure of a DNA molecule ?

a)

Double helix

b)

helix

c)

double string

d)

circle

17.

Which book was used as a school text book for 100 years in Persia ?

a)

The Algebra of Omar Khayyam

b)

Arithmetica Diphantus

c)

sulba sutra

d)

Euclid's elements

18.

Which ratio is most pleasing to the eyes and is called Golden ratio?

a)

1.6180339..

b)

2.6180339..

c)

1.8180339..

d)

3.6180339..

19.

Who won Abel prize for the year 2020 ?

a)

Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis,

b)

S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan

c)

Endre Szemerédi

d)

Jean-Pierre Serre

20.

$If\ \sqrt{a^2+2}\ \ \ -\sqrt{a^2-2}\ \ =1,\ the\ value\ of\ a\ is\$

a)

$\pm2.06$

b)

$\pm2.03$

c)

$\pm2.04$

d)

$\pm2.60$

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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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