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Q21.Prose
What date is celebrated in India as National Science Day in honor of Raman.s discovery?
A
December 22
B
February 28
C
August 15
D
November 14
Q22.Prose
When did Ramanujan sail from India to Britain to work with G.H. Hardy?
A
March 17, 1914
B
December 22, 1910
C
January 1, 1915
D
May 1, 1913
Q23.Vocabulary
What is a 'prodigy'?
A
An ordinary child
B
A young person with exceptional qualities or abilities
C
A slow learner
D
A retired professor
Q24.Prose
What fellowship did the University of Madras grant Ramanujan on May 1, 1913, despite lacking a degree?
A
A professorship
B
A research fellowship of ₹75 a month
C
A gold medal
D
A foreign scholarship
Q25.Prose
In October 1918, Ramanujan achieved what distinction at Cambridge University?
A
He became Vice-Chancellor
B
He became the first Indian to be elected Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
C
He won the Nobel prize
D
He opened a math department
Q26.Vocabulary
What does the word 'emaciated' mean in descriptions of a sick person?
A
Robust and healthy
B
Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food
C
Very energetic
D
Tall and muscular
Q27.Poetry
What imagery is predominantly explored in Norman MacCaig's poem 'The Comet'?
A
Celestial movement and cosmic wonder
B
Underwater sea life
C
Mountain climbing risks
D
Garden flowers
Q28.Prose
Which ancient Indian mathematician did the textbook cite as having proved that zero divided by zero equals infinity?
A
Aryabhata
B
Bhaskara
C
Brahmagupta
D
Varahamihira
Q29.Prose
How many sheets of paper did Ramanujan require every month for his calculations?
A
500 sheets
B
2,000 sheets
C
10,000 sheets
D
100 sheets
Q30.Prose
Why did Ramanujan fail twice in his first-year arts examination in college?
A
He did not attend classes
B
He neglected non-mathematical subjects like History, English, and Physiology
C
He was too young
D
He fell ill
Q31.Prose
What notebooks containing Ramanujan's jotted formulas became world-famous after his death?
A
Ramanujan's Red Notebooks
B
Ramanujan's Frayed Notebooks
C
Cambridge Journals
D
Erode Mathematical Records
Q32.Prose
What disease ultimately cut short Ramanujan's brilliant life at age 32?
A
Malaria
B
Tuberculosis
C
Cholera
D
Cancer
Q33.Book Back
What does the story or theme of 'Mother's Voice' primarily explore?
A
Space travel
B
The emotional bond and lingering resonance of a mother's guidance and voice
C
A detective mystery
D
A school adventure
Q34.Book Back
Who is the poet of 'The Comet'?
A
Norman MacCaig
B
William Blake
C
Robert Frost
D
Gieve Patel
Q35.Book Back
When was Ramanujan elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), becoming its youngest Indian member?
A
1914
B
February 28, 1918
C
1920
D
1913
Q36.Book Back
Which famous Cambridge mathematician did Ramanujan write to, setting out 120 theorems and formulae?
A
Albert Einstein
B
G.H. Hardy
C
Alan Turing
D
Isaac Newton
Q37.Book Back
Who was the Director of Madras Port Trust who gave Ramanujan his first clerical job?
A
Francis Spring
B
G.H. Hardy
C
J.E. Littlewood
D
Bhaskara
Q38.Book Back
Which book containing 4,865 mathematical formulas without proof triggered Ramanujan's mathematical genius at 16?
A
S.L. Loney's Trigonometry
B
A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics by G.S. Carr
C
Principia Mathematica
D
Mathematical Puzzles
Q39.Book Back
Which advanced trigonometry book did Ramanujan master at age 13?
A
S.L. Loney's Trigonometry
B
Euclid's Elements
C
G.S. Carr's Synopsis
D
Newton's Principia
Q40.Book Back
Where was the mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan born?
A
Chennai
B
Erode, Tamil Nadu
C
Madurai
D
Kumbakonam
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