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Shubashree Desikan, Nazir Ahamed A.S

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz

Q: Which prestigious mathematics honour is awarded every four years?

The Fields Medal is awarded every four years to two to four mathematicians under 40.

The Fields Medal

The Abel Prize

The Ramanujan Prize

The Fermat Prize

A: 1

Q: How many women have won the Fields Medal so far?

Maryam Mirzakhani was the only woman to win a Fields Medal.

10 of over 60

1 of over 60

2 of over 60

None

A: 2

Q: What's special about Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman?

In 2006, Dr. Perelman refused to accept the Fields Medal.

Only person to win both the Fields Medal and the Nobel.

Only person to win the Fields Medal twice.

Only person to decline the Fields Medal.

Only person to win Fields and Abel prizes.

A: 3

Q: Which of the following is true about the legendary John Nash.

The Fields Medal and the Putnam prize had eluded John Nash.

He won both the Abel and the Nobel prizes

He won both the Abel Prize and the Fields Medal

He is the only person to win the Abel, the Nobel and the Fields honours.

He won both the Fields Medal and the Nobel prize.

A: 1

Q: India marks December 22 as National Mathematics Day. Why?

He was born on December 22, 1887.

It's Srinivasa Ramanujam's birthday

It's Srinivasa Ramanujam's death anniversary

On that day Srinivasa Ramanujam presented the uniqueness of the Ramanujam number 1729

On that day Srinivasa Ramanujam published his first maths paper.

A: 1

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