Who is the first mathematician to

calculate the value of π ?

a) Aristotle
b) Euclid
c) Aryabhatta
d) Archimedes

Ans. ( c )

1
Who is the first person to give stage
performance for his mental calculation
abilities ?
a) Shakuntala Devi
b) Zerah Colburn
c) Parker Bidder
d) Alexander Crig Aitken

Ans. ( b )

2
Who inverted the Logarithm for
faster calculation ?

a) William Gilbert
b) John Napier
c) Adelard of Bath
d) Diophantus

Ans. ( b )

3
The term “Postulate” means :

a) An obvious and simple geometrical fact

b) A geometrical truth
c) A statement on geometry
d) The statement that has been proved

Ans. ( a )
4
What is millennium ?

a) 10,000 years
b) 100,000 years
c) 1,000,000 years
d) 1,000 years

Ans. ( d )
5
Of the following group , tell which
one is known as clock group

a) Cyclic group
b) Alternating group
c) Simple group
d) Composite group

Ans. ( a )
6
The sets that are in one-one
correspondence to each other are :

a) Equivalent sets
b) Congruent sets
c) Equal sets
d) Similar sets

Ans. ( a )
7
Any positive integer that may be
expressed as the sum of four
squares . Which is this theorem ?

a) Four Square Theorem

b) Floquet Theorem
c) Dirichlet’s Theorem
d) Lagrange’s Theorem

Ans. ( a )
8
What is equivalent of the Roman
numeral “D” in the number system

a) 1000
b) 500
c) 50
d) 10

Ans. ( b )
9
How many triangles are there in the
diagram ?

10
How many squares are there in the
diagram ?

11
How many triangles are there in the
diagram ?

12
Of the following famous problem tell
which one has been solved recently

a) Four square problem

b) Fermat’s last Theorem
c) Warning’s problem
d) Dido’s problem

Ans. ( b )
13
If 20< y < 30 and x and y are both
integers . What is the greatest possible
value for x ?
a) 75
b) 76
c) 79
d) 80

Ans. ( c ) 14