Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz — On maths and honours
The Fields Medal that is the most prestigious award in the field of mathematics. File
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Which prestigious mathematics honour is awarded every four years?
- The Fields Medal
- The Abel Prize
- The Ramanujan Prize
- The Fermat Prize
The Fields Medal is awarded every four years to two to four mathematicians under 40.
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How many women have won the Fields Medal so far?
- 10 of over 60
- 1 of over 60
- 2 of over 60
- None
Maryam Mirzakhani was the only woman to win a Fields Medal.
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What's special about Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman?
- 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.
In 2006, Dr. Perelman refused to accept the Fields Medal.
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Which of the following is true about the legendary 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.
The Fields Medal and the Putnam prize had eluded John Nash.
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India marks December 22 as National Mathematics Day. Why?
- 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.
He was born on December 22, 1887.
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