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Born in 1913, this Indian mathematician is well-known for the number 1729

Srinivasa Ramanujan

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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

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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

500

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.