#20.
Gelosia a method of multiplication was developed in the 15th and 16th century and
had its origin in ______________?
A
Chinese
B
Middle East
C
Europe
D
India
Answer: India
#21.
It is the most remarkable Babylonian mathematical table.
A
Plimpton 320
B
Plimpton 222
C
Plimpton 302
D
Plimpton 322
Answer: Plimpton 322
#22.
The Antikythera device found in an ancient shipwreck of a Greek island was __________.
A
a modern computer
B
An analog computer
C
a sophisticated computer
D
a replica of a modern computer
Answer: An analog computer
#23.
The device that was popular in Europe for counting purpose during 1200 to 1800.
A
Counter
B
Counting Machine
C
Counting board
D
Abacus
Answer: Counting board
#24.
When did the monumental “Principia Mathematica’ of A.N Whitehead and Bertrand Russell
appear?
A
1909
B
1910
C
1920
D
1930
Answer: 1910
#25.
When was ‘Rhind Papyrus’ oldest document on Mathematics discovered?
A
1768
B
1598
C
1858
D
1908
Answer: 1858
#26.
Refers to everything that can historically or logically be referred to Euclid's monumental treatise The Thirteen Books of the Elements, written around the year 300 B.C.
A
Geometry
B
Elements
C
Euclidean
D
Foundations of geometry
Answer: Euclidean
#27.
Recognized as an initiator of the scientific revolution
A
Newton
B
Plato
C
Aristotle
D
Thales of Miletus
Answer: Thales of Miletus
#28.
Considered as the father of geometry
A
Archimedes
B
Phytagoras
C
Descartes
D
Euclid
Answer: Euclid
#29.
The only sources of knowledge of Indian mathematics from the Vedic period.
A
Plimpton 320
B
Rhind Papyrus
C
Shulba Sutras
D
Clay tablets
Answer: Shulba Sutras
#30.
The author of the book "Mecanique Analytique".
A
Pierre de Fermat
B
Sir Isaac Newton
C
Joseph Lagrange
D
Évariste Galois
Answer: Joseph Lagrange
#31.
He determine a necessary and sufficient condition for a polynomial to be solvable by radicals.
A
Pierre de Fermat
B
Évariste Galois
C
Joseph Lagrange.
D
Joseph Fourier
Answer: Évariste Galois
#32.
Considered as the Father of symmetry.
A
Évariste Galois
B
Leonardo da Vinci
C
Hermann Weyl
D
Luca Pacioli
Answer: Évariste Galois
#33.
French mathematician and natural philosopher, did groundbreaking work in mathematics and the theory of heat. He was the first to propose that the Earth's atmosphere acts to raise the planet's temperature.
A
Rene Descartes
B
Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
C
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
D
Pierre-Simon Laplace
Answer: Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
#34.
A method of defining periodic waveform s in terms of trigonometric functions. The method gets its name from a French mathematician and physicist.
A
Fourier analysis
B
Lagrange Analysis
C
Laplace transforms
D
Euler's method
Answer: Fourier analysis
#35.
He was the first to use the letter e for the base of the natural logarithm.
A
Leonhard Euler
B
John Napier
C
Henry Briggs
D
Rene Descartes
Answer: Leonhard Euler
#36.
He proved that the sum of the reciprocals of the primes diverges.
A
Srinivasa Ramanujan
B
Pierre de Fermat
C
Leonhard Euler
D
Pierre-Simon Laplace
Answer: Leonhard Euler
#37.
He is best known for his analytical formulations of the calculus of variations and mechanics.
A
leonhard euler
B
Jacob Bernoulli
C
Christian Goldbach
D
Joseph Louis Lagrange
Answer: Joseph Louis Lagrange
#38.
Every even integer greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two primes. This is known as the ____________.
A
Fermat's conjecture
B
Goldbach's conjecture
C
Fermat's Last theorem
D
Lagrange's conjecture
Answer: Goldbach's conjecture
#39.
The mathematician who proved the Fermat's last theorem.