Contributions of Indian Mathematicians

Test your knowledge of significant mathematical contributions made by Indian mathematicians throughout history

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is considered the father of Indian mathematics?

  1. Aryabhata
  2. Bhaskara II
  3. Brahmagupta
  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematician developed the decimal system?

  1. Aryabhata
  2. Bhaskara II
  3. Brahmagupta
  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first Indian mathematician to use the symbol zero?

  1. Aryabhata
  2. Bhaskara II
  3. Brahmagupta
  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematician developed the Fibonacci sequence?

  1. Aryabhata
  2. Bhaskara II
  3. Brahmagupta
  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is known as the "Indian Gauss"?

  1. Aryabhata
  2. Bhaskara II
  3. Brahmagupta
  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the infinite series?

  1. Aryabhata
  2. Bhaskara II
  3. Brahmagupta
  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who developed the Kerala school of mathematics?

  1. Aryabhata
  2. Bhaskara II
  3. Madhava of Sangamagrama
  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the calculus?

  1. Aryabhata
  2. Bhaskara II
  3. Madhava of Sangamagrama
  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who developed the concept of the Taylor series?

  1. Aryabhata
  2. Bhaskara II
  3. Madhava of Sangamagrama
  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the sine and cosine functions?

  1. Aryabhata
  2. Bhaskara II
  3. Madhava of Sangamagrama
  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who developed the concept of the tangent function?

  1. Aryabhata
  2. Bhaskara II
  3. Madhava of Sangamagrama
  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the secant and cosecant functions?

  1. Aryabhata
  2. Bhaskara II
  3. Madhava of Sangamagrama
  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who developed the concept of the cotangent function?

  1. Aryabhata
  2. Bhaskara II
  3. Madhava of Sangamagrama
  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the inverse trigonometric functions?

  1. Aryabhata
  2. Bhaskara II
  3. Madhava of Sangamagrama
  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who developed the concept of the hyperbolic functions?

  1. Aryabhata
  2. Bhaskara II
  3. Madhava of Sangamagrama
  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan