Mathematics Quiz – Part 2

1. Which number is known as the Hardy-Ramanujan number?

A.

256


B.

729


C.

1729


D.

10000


Answer:

Option C: 1729



2. The point where the three altitudes of a triangle intersect is called?

A.

Centroid


B.

Orthocenter


C.

Center


D.

Circumcenter


Answer:

Option B: Orthocenter



3. The positive integers that can be divided by numbers other than itself and 1 are called?

A.

Composite numbers


B.

Prime numbers


C.

Twin prime numbers


D.

Co-Prime numbers


Answer:

Option A: Composite numbers



4. Which one of the below is a composite number?

A.

2


B.

3


C.

4


D.

5


Answer:

Option C: 4



5. Who invented logarithms?

A.

William Oughtred


B.

Robert Recorde


C.

William Playfair


D.

John Napier


Answer:

Option D: John Napier



6. If “a” is the side of a cube, then what is the volume of the cube?

A.

a


B.

a^2


C.

a^3


D.

3a


Answer:

Option C: a^3



7. What is the formula for calculating Simple Interest? [P – Principal Amount, R – Rate of Interest per year as a percent, T – Time in years]

A.

P × T × R ⁄ 100


B.

P + T + R ⁄ 100


C.

P / T × R × 100


D.

P + T + R


Answer:

Option A: P × T × R ⁄ 100



8. Which is the symbol for infinity?

A.

μ


B.

β


C.


D.

θ


Answer:

Option C: ∞



9. Which is the smallest whole number?

A.

-1


B.

0


C.

1


D.

2


Answer:

Option B: 0



10. If 10 is divided by 6, then what is the remainder?

A.

1


B.

2


C.

3


D.

4


Answer:

Option D: 4



11. The middle number in a sorted list of numbers is called?

A.

Mode


B.

Mean


C.

Median


D.

Permutation


Answer:

Option C: Median



12. In which numeral system, there is no symbol for zero?

A.

Roman numerals


B.

Arabic numerals


C.

Chinese numerals


D.

Mongolian numerals


Answer:

Option A: Roman numerals



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