GK Test For Math
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When a group is said to be "abelian", what does this mean?
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It Is Infinite
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It Has A Homomorphic Image
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It Is Finite
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Its Operation Is Commutative
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How much do you really know about general knowledge math?
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Who provided a proof to Fermat's Last Theorem?
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Gerd Faltings
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Carl Friedrich Gauss
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Andrew Wiles
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Leonhard Euler
Correct Answer
A. Andrew Wiles -
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Which of the following is sin(x)?
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(E^(Ix)+E^(-Ix))/2
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(E^(-Ix)-E^(Ix))/(2i)
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(E^(Ix)-E^(-Ix))/(2i)
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(E^(X)-E^(-X))/2
Correct Answer
A. (E^(Ix)-E^(-Ix))/(2i) -
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What does a bar over a roman numeral mean?
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Multiply It By 1,000
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Multiply It By 100,000
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Multiply It By 10,000
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Multiply It By 100
Correct Answer
A. Multiply It By 1,000 -
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What does e^(i * Pi) equal?
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1
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-1
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0
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Infinity
Correct Answer
A. -1 -
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What theorem tells us that every simple, closed curve in the plane has an area and a perimeter?
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Fermat's Little Theorem
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Jordan's Theorem
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Pythagorean Theorem
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Euclid's Theorem
Correct Answer
A. Jordan's Theorem -
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What is the modern term for "analysis situ"?
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Algebraic Geometry
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Transformations
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Differential Geometry
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Topology
Correct Answer
A. Topology -
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What made Euler, one of the most prolific mathematicians of all time, even more remarkable?
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He Had Only One Arm
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He Died At Age Twenty-Six
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He Was Blind
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He Had Thirteen Children
Correct Answer
A. He Was Blind -
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What do we call the part of mathematics that studies groups, rings, fields and ideals?
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Algebra
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Analysis
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Calculus
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Number Theory
Correct Answer
A. Algebra -
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Where in England was Isaac Newton when he invented calculus?
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Cambridge
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At Home At Woolsthorpe Manor
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Eton
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Oxford
Correct Answer
A. At Home At Woolsthorpe Manor -
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In which theory of light did Isaac Newton believe?
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Light Is A Wave
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Light Is Magnetic Resonance
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Light Is Electricity
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Light Is A Particle
Correct Answer
A. Light Is A Particle -
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Frege, Russell and Whitehead attempted to prove a set of postulates from logic, which are called?
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The Axioms Of Choice
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Peano's Postulates
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The Five Postulates Of Euclid
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Zorn's Postulates
Correct Answer
A. Peano's Postulates -
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How did we get the word "algebra"?
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Part Of A Man's Name
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Part Of The Name Of A Book
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Greek For Solutions
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Hindi Word Meaning Answer
Correct Answer
A. Part Of The Name Of A Book -
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Who was the first great European mathematician to come to the newly formed USA to teach?
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C.F. Gauss
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P. Von Steuben
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J.J. Sylvester
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I. Newton
Correct Answer
A. J.J. Sylvester -
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Which is greater: the cardinality of decimal numbers or the cardinality of fractions?
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Cardinality Of Decimal Numbers
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Cardinality Of Fractions
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They Cannot Be Compared
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They Are Exactly Equal
Correct Answer
A. Cardinality Of Decimal Numbers -
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