Home › Quizzes › Indian Mathematical Concepts in Papua New Guinea Mathematics

Indian Mathematical Concepts in Papua New Guinea Mathematics

This quiz is designed to assess your knowledge of Indian mathematical concepts that have influenced the mathematics of Papua New Guinea.

15 Questions Published
Play Quiz Practise this topic out loud

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematical concept is the basis for the Papua New Guinea counting system?

  1. The decimal system
  2. The binary system
  3. The hexadecimal system
  4. The vigesimal system
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Papua New Guinea counting board that is used to perform mathematical calculations?

  1. The abacus
  2. The soroban
  3. The quipu
  4. The yupana
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematical concept is used to represent numbers in the yupana?

  1. The decimal system
  2. The binary system
  3. The hexadecimal system
  4. The vigesimal system
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Papua New Guinea mathematical concept that is used to represent the concept of infinity?

  1. The aleph
  2. The omega
  3. The continuum
  4. The transfinite
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematical concept is used to represent the concept of zero in the yupana?

  1. The empty set
  2. The null set
  3. The void set
  4. The zero set
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Papua New Guinea mathematical concept that is used to represent the concept of a negative number?

  1. The opposite
  2. The inverse
  3. The reciprocal
  4. The negation
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematical concept is used to represent the concept of a fraction in the yupana?

  1. The decimal system
  2. The binary system
  3. The hexadecimal system
  4. The vigesimal system
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Papua New Guinea mathematical concept that is used to represent the concept of a decimal point?

  1. The dot
  2. The period
  3. The comma
  4. The semicolon
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematical concept is used to represent the concept of a percentage in the yupana?

  1. The percent sign
  2. The per mille sign
  3. The basis point
  4. The permille
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Papua New Guinea mathematical concept that is used to represent the concept of a ratio?

  1. The colon
  2. The slash
  3. The fraction bar
  4. The ratio symbol
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematical concept is used to represent the concept of a proportion in the yupana?

  1. The equal sign
  2. The inequality sign
  3. The proportion sign
  4. The equivalence sign
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Papua New Guinea mathematical concept that is used to represent the concept of a sequence?

  1. The list
  2. The tuple
  3. The array
  4. The sequence
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematical concept is used to represent the concept of a series in the yupana?

  1. The sum
  2. The product
  3. The difference
  4. The quotient
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the Papua New Guinea mathematical concept that is used to represent the concept of a limit?

  1. The boundary
  2. The edge
  3. The limit
  4. The asymptote
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian mathematical concept is used to represent the concept of a derivative in the yupana?

  1. The slope
  2. The rate of change
  3. The derivative
  4. The instantaneous rate of change
← Back to Quizzes