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Born in 1913, this Indian mathematician is well-known for the number 1729
Srinivasa Ramanujan
100
What do you call a shape with 12 sides?
Dodecagon
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What is the translation for the word Ayurveda?
Knowledge of Life
100
This Indian mathematical concept was transmitted by the Arabs and used everyday, everywhere.
The Indian number system
200
Known as the "Missile Man of India"
Abdul Kalam
200
A polygon needs at least how many sides?
3
200
"The Father of Indian Medicine"
Sushruta
200
The Bakshali manuscript (300-400 CE) was the first written evidence of which concept ?
The number zero
300
Won the Nobel Prize in 1930 for the scattering of light
C.V Raman
300
This ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter was determined by Aryabhatta in the year 499 CE to be equal to 62832/20000.
Pi
300
Which Ayurvedic spice is known as the "Golden Spice of Life?"
Turmeric
300
What is this 4 dimensional hypercube called?
Tesseract
400
The subatomic particle named the "Bosons" was named after this Indian physicist
Satyendra Nath Bose
400
How many degrees do the sides on a triangle add up to?
180°
400
What is the name of the Ayurvedic daily routine that brings balance?
Dinacharya
400
What is this structure ?
The Sun Dials at Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
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She was called the human computer for her unmatched ability to perform complex arithmetic calculations in seconds.
Shakuntala Devi
500
If a man got $2 every step he walked starting, and he walks 10 steps, how many dollars will he get?
$110
500
Which herbal plant helps with health and is known has the "Holy Basil?"
Tulsi
500
What is this instrument called and is used for ?
Ghatika yantra. It is used to tell time.