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Test your general knowledge regarding the historical and administrative aspects of mathematics. This includes questions on professional mathematical societies, academic journals, and global research conferences. These topics occasionally appear in general awareness and current affairs sections.

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Mathematics Research and Institutions Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not an International Mathematical Conference?

  1. International Congress of Mathematicians

  2. International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation

  3. International Conference on Machine Learning

  4. International Conference on Number Theory
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The International Conference on Machine Learning is a conference on machine learning, not mathematics.

Multiple choice

The International Congress of Mathematicians is held every how many years?

  1. 2

  2. 4

  3. 6

  4. 8
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The International Congress of Mathematicians is held every four years.

Multiple choice

The first International Congress of Mathematicians was held in which city?

  1. Paris

  2. London

  3. Berlin

  4. Rome
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Correct answer
Explanation

The first International Congress of Mathematicians was held in Zurich, Switzerland in 1897.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not an award given at the International Congress of Mathematicians?

  1. Fields Medal

  2. Nevanlinna Prize

  3. Gauss Prize

  4. Abel Prize
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Abel Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, not the International Congress of Mathematicians.

Multiple choice

The International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation is held every how many years?

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation is held every two years.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not an award given at the International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation?

  1. ISSAC Award

  2. ACM SIGSAM Outstanding Paper Award

  3. Knuth Prize

  4. Godel Prize
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Godel Prize is awarded by the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science, not the International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation.

Multiple choice

The International Conference on Number Theory is held every how many years?

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 5
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The International Conference on Number Theory is held every three years.

Multiple choice

The first International Conference on Number Theory was held in which city?

  1. Paris

  2. London

  3. Berlin

  4. Rome
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The first International Conference on Number Theory was held in Paris, France in 1937.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not an award given at the International Conference on Number Theory?

  1. Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize

  2. Srinivasa Ramanujan Prize

  3. Paul Erdos Prize

  4. Leonhard Euler Prize
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Leonhard Euler Prize is awarded by the Swiss Mathematical Society, not the International Conference on Number Theory.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the largest international mathematical conference?

  1. International Congress of Mathematicians

  2. International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation

  3. International Conference on Machine Learning

  4. International Conference on Number Theory
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The International Congress of Mathematicians is the largest international mathematical conference, with over 3,000 participants.

Multiple choice

Which of the following international mathematical conferences is held in the United States?

  1. International Congress of Mathematicians

  2. International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation

  3. International Conference on Machine Learning

  4. International Conference on Number Theory
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation is held in the United States every two years.

Multiple choice

Which of the following international mathematical conferences is held in Europe?

  1. International Congress of Mathematicians

  2. International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation

  3. International Conference on Machine Learning

  4. International Conference on Number Theory
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The International Congress of Mathematicians is held in Europe every four years.

Multiple choice

Which of the following international mathematical conferences is held in Asia?

  1. International Congress of Mathematicians

  2. International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation

  3. International Conference on Machine Learning

  4. International Conference on Number Theory
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The International Conference on Number Theory is held in Asia every three years.

Multiple choice

Which of the following international mathematical conferences is held in Africa?

  1. International Congress of Mathematicians

  2. International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation

  3. International Conference on Machine Learning

  4. International Conference on Number Theory
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Correct answer
Explanation

None of the above international mathematical conferences are held in Africa.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is a branch of mathematics that studies the nature of mathematical truth and the relationship between mathematics and reality?

  1. Mathematical Logic

  2. Set Theory

  3. Mathematical Philosophy

  4. Number Theory
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Mathematical Philosophy is the branch of mathematics that studies the nature of mathematical truth and the relationship between mathematics and reality.