National Mathematics Day

National Mathematics Day
Question :When is the National Mathematics Day?
(a) 20 December
(b) 22 December
(c) 24 December
(d) 18 December
Answer:(b)
Related facts:
  • National Mathmatics Day was celebrated across the country on 22 December 2019.
  • This day marks the birth anniversary famous mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
  • The main objective behind celebrating the day is to raise awareness among people about the importance of mathematics for the development of humanity.
  • Ramanujan was born on December 22, 1887, into a Tamil brahmin Iyenger family in Erode, Madras Presidency.
  • The former Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh declared this day as National Mathematics Day on February 26, 2012 on his 125th birth anniversary. 
  • The amazing discoveries he made in mathematics became the cornerstone of today’s modern mathematics and science.
  • His work in the number theory is especially regarded, and he made advances in the partition function.
  • Ramanujan was recognised for his mastery of continued fractions, and had worked out the Riemann series, elliptic integrals, hypergeometric series, and the functional equations of the zeta function.

Links:

https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/national-mathematics-day-2019-some-interesting-quotes-on-math-1630562-2019-12-22

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-why-india-marks-national-mathematics-day-on-december-22-6179924/