Advanced Elementary Math in South Asia

Basic Math

A challenging collection of math questions focused on the Indian numbering system, historical mathematicians, and regional measurement standards used in South Asian curricula.

South Asia Arithmetic History of Math

8 Questions Hard Ages 9+ Apr 2, 2026

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1 In the Indian numbering system used across South Asia, how many zeros are in the number 'one lakh'?

2 Which 7th-century Indian mathematician first provided the formula for the area of a cyclic quadrilateral?

A Aryabhata
B Bhaskara I
C Brahmagupta
D Mahavira

3 How many 'lakhs' are required to make the value of 'one crore' in the regional place value system?

A 10
B 100
C 1000
D 10000

4 Known as the Hardy-Ramanujan number, what is the smallest number that can be expressed as the sum of two cubes in two different ways?

A 1210
B 1729
C 4104
D 13832

5 In traditional South Asian weight measurements for precious metals, how many grams is one 'tola' equivalent to?

A 8.55g
B 10.00g
C 11.66g
D 15.43g

6 The concept of 'Shunya' (Zero) and its mathematical rules were first systematically documented in the 'Brahmasphutasiddhanta' by which scholar?

A Brahmagupta
B Varahamihira
C Pingala
D Bhaskara II

7 In the South Asian school curriculum, the number 1,000,000,000 (one billion) is represented by which specific term?

A 1 Arab
B 100 Crore
C 1 Kharab
D 10 Arab

8 According to standard elementary geometry used in regional construction patterns (Jaali), how many faces does a standard rectangular brick have?

A 4
B 6
C 8
D 12

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