Question: National Mathematics Day is celebrated on-
(a) 20 December
(b) 21 December
(c) 22 December
(d) 23 December
Ans. (c)
Related facts:
- On 22 December 2016 National Mathematics Day was celebrated across the country.
- The declaration was made by Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, during the inaugural ceremony of the celebrations to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan held at the Madras University Centenary Auditorium on 26 February 2012.
- The Indian mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan was born on 22 December 1887 and died on 26 April 1920.
- It was in recognition of his contribution to mathematics the Government of India decided to celebrate Ramanujan’s birthday as the National Mathematics Day every year and to celebrate 2012 as the National Mathematical Year.
Reference:
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/srinivasa-ramanujan-national-mathematics-day-facts/1/840477.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Mathematics_Day