Indian Mathematical Symbols and Notations

Covers ancient Indian mathematical notation including Brahmi numerals and Sanskrit terms for mathematical operations like roots

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the symbol for 'zero' in the Brahmi script?

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the symbol used to represent the square root in Indian mathematics?

  1. Vula
  2. Moola
  3. Karana
  4. Ghana
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the symbol for 'one' in the Brahmi script?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the symbol used to represent the cube root in Indian mathematics?

  1. Ghanamoola
  2. Ghana
  3. Karana
  4. Vula
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the symbol for 'two' in the Brahmi script?

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 5
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the symbol used to represent the fourth root in Indian mathematics?

  1. Ghanaghana
  2. Ghana
  3. Karana
  4. Vula
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the symbol for 'three' in the Brahmi script?

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 6
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the symbol used to represent the fifth root in Indian mathematics?

  1. Ghanaghanamoola
  2. Ghana
  3. Karana
  4. Vula
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the symbol for 'four' in the Brahmi script?

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 6
  4. 7
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the symbol used to represent the sixth root in Indian mathematics?

  1. Ghanaghanaghana
  2. Ghana
  3. Karana
  4. Vula
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the symbol for 'five' in the Brahmi script?

  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 8
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the symbol used to represent the seventh root in Indian mathematics?

  1. Ghanaghanaghanamoola
  2. Ghana
  3. Karana
  4. Vula
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the symbol for 'six' in the Brahmi script?

  1. 6
  2. 7
  3. 8
  4. 9
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the symbol used to represent the eighth root in Indian mathematics?

  1. Ghanaghanaghanaghana
  2. Ghana
  3. Karana
  4. Vula
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the symbol for 'seven' in the Brahmi script?

  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9
  4. 10