Kalidasa's Work on Mathematics

Kalidasa's Work on Mathematics

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a work of Kalidasa related to mathematics?

  1. Lilavati
  2. Bijaganita
  3. Aryabhatiya
  4. Siddhanta Siromani
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of his works does Kalidasa discuss the concept of zero?

  1. Lilavati
  2. Bijaganita
  3. Aryabhatiya
  4. Siddhanta Siromani
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the chapter in Lilavati where Kalidasa discusses the rule of three?

  1. Vyavahara-bhyasa
  2. Kuttaka
  3. Bhaskara
  4. Siddhanta
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of equation discussed by Kalidasa in Bijaganita?

  1. Linear equation
  2. Quadratic equation
  3. Cubic equation
  4. Quartic equation
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the method used by Kalidasa to solve quadratic equations?

  1. Completing the square
  2. Factorization
  3. Quadratic formula
  4. Vieta's formulas
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of his works does Kalidasa discuss the concept of negative numbers?

  1. Lilavati
  2. Bijaganita
  3. Aryabhatiya
  4. Siddhanta Siromani
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the chapter in Siddhanta Siromani where Kalidasa discusses the topic of astronomy?

  1. Grahaganita
  2. Kuttaka
  3. Bhaskara
  4. Siddhanta
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a mathematical concept discussed by Kalidasa in his works?

  1. Pythagorean theorem
  2. Binomial theorem
  3. Rule of three
  4. Pascal's triangle
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the method used by Kalidasa to solve indeterminate equations?

  1. Completing the square
  2. Factorization
  3. Quadratic formula
  4. Kuttaka
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of his works does Kalidasa discuss the topic of geometry?

  1. Lilavati
  2. Bijaganita
  3. Aryabhatiya
  4. Siddhanta Siromani
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of problem discussed by Kalidasa in Lilavati?

  1. Profit and loss
  2. Interest
  3. Mixtures
  4. Permutations and combinations
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the chapter in Bijaganita where Kalidasa discusses the topic of algebra?

  1. Adhyaya
  2. Pada
  3. Varga
  4. Ghanta
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a type of equation discussed by Kalidasa in Siddhanta Siromani?

  1. Linear equation
  2. Quadratic equation
  3. Cubic equation
  4. Diophantine equation
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the method used by Kalidasa to solve linear equations?

  1. Substitution
  2. Elimination
  3. Cramer's rule
  4. Gauss-Jordan elimination
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of his works does Kalidasa discuss the topic of trigonometry?

  1. Lilavati
  2. Bijaganita
  3. Aryabhatiya
  4. Siddhanta Siromani