Indian Mathematicians and Their Contributions

This quiz tests your knowledge of important Indian mathematicians and their mathematical contributions throughout history.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematician is credited with developing the concept of zero?

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

What was the name of the Indian text that introduced the decimal system to the world?

  1. The Vedas
  2. The Upanishads
  3. The Bhagavad Gita
  4. The Surya Siddhanta
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematician developed the Fibonacci sequence?

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

What was the name of the Indian mathematician who developed the concept of negative numbers?

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

Which Indian mathematician developed the trigonometric functions?

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

What was the name of the Indian text that introduced the concept of infinity?

  1. The Vedas
  2. The Upanishads
  3. The Bhagavad Gita
  4. The Surya Siddhanta
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of calculus?

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

What was the name of the Indian mathematician who developed the concept of probability?

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

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the golden ratio?

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

What was the name of the Indian mathematician who developed the concept of the Pythagorean theorem?

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

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the Pascal's triangle?

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

What was the name of the Indian mathematician who developed the concept of the binomial theorem?

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

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the quadratic equation?

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

What was the name of the Indian mathematician who developed the concept of the cubic equation?

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

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the quartic equation?

  1. Aryabhata
  2. Bhaskara II
  3. Brahmagupta
  4. Srinivasa Ramanujan