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Contributions of Srinivasa Ramanujan

Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of mathematics. This quiz will test your knowledge about his contributions.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was Srinivasa Ramanujan's most famous contribution to mathematics?

  1. The Ramanujan prime
  2. The Ramanujan conjecture
  3. The Ramanujan theta function
  4. The Ramanujan modular equation
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the Ramanujan prime?

  1. A prime number that is one less than a power of 2
  2. A prime number that is one more than a power of 2
  3. A prime number that is the sum of two squares
  4. A prime number that is the difference of two squares
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the Ramanujan theta function?

  1. A function that is used to calculate the number of ways to partition a positive integer
  2. A function that is used to calculate the sum of the divisors of a positive integer
  3. A function that is used to calculate the number of prime numbers less than a given number
  4. A function that is used to calculate the greatest common divisor of two positive integers
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the Ramanujan modular equation?

  1. An equation that relates the Ramanujan theta function to the Dedekind eta function
  2. An equation that relates the Ramanujan theta function to the Jacobi theta function
  3. An equation that relates the Ramanujan theta function to the Weierstrass elliptic function
  4. An equation that relates the Ramanujan theta function to the Riemann zeta function
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was Srinivasa Ramanujan's most famous collaboration?

  1. With G.H. Hardy
  2. With J.E. Littlewood
  3. With Godfrey Harold Hardy
  4. With Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the journal in which Ramanujan published his first paper?

  1. The Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society
  2. The Quarterly Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics
  3. The Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  4. The Transactions of the American Mathematical Society
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many papers did Ramanujan publish in his lifetime?

  1. 37
  2. 52
  3. 78
  4. 103
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the university that awarded Ramanujan an honorary doctorate?

  1. The University of Madras
  2. The University of Cambridge
  3. The University of Oxford
  4. The University of London
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the society that Ramanujan was elected a fellow of?

  1. The Royal Society
  2. The London Mathematical Society
  3. The Cambridge Philosophical Society
  4. The Indian Mathematical Society
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the disease that Ramanujan died of?

  1. Tuberculosis
  2. Typhoid
  3. Malaria
  4. Dysentery
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How old was Ramanujan when he died?

  1. 32
  2. 33
  3. 34
  4. 35
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Where was Ramanujan born?

  1. Erode, Tamil Nadu
  2. Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
  3. Chennai, Tamil Nadu
  4. Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was Ramanujan's father's occupation?

  1. A clerk
  2. A teacher
  3. A shopkeeper
  4. A farmer
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was Ramanujan's mother's occupation?

  1. A housewife
  2. A teacher
  3. A nurse
  4. A doctor
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many siblings did Ramanujan have?

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5
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