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A History Of Ancient Numbering Systems

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1 Question
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________ are one of the simplest number systems that were used for counting in earlier days.


Tally Marks

Hash Mark

Both

2 Question
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Q.

A ________ system is the writing system used to represent numbers.


Numeral

Nominal

Numerical

3 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The Binary numeral system is the simplest numeral system to represent natural numbers.


True

False

4 Question
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Q.

The usage of tallies for counting had been in use for about __________ years.


40,000

50,000

60,000

5 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Pick out the material that was used to make the tallies used for counting.


Stone

Bones

Wood

All of the above

6 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The ___________ is a complex form of written numeral system of earlier times.


Pro-cuneiform numerals

Proto-cuneiform numerals

Both

7 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The __________ numerical system is a numeration based on multiples of ten, often rounded off to the higher power.


Indian

Roman

Egyptian

8 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Egyptian numerals were written as ________, which are a set of symbols and elements used in ancient Egypt.


Hieroglyphs

Hierarchy

Hietograph

9 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The Egyptian numeric system involved decimals and fractions.


True

False

10 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The symbol for Zero was introduced into the Egyptian numeral system during ________ BCE.


1700

1720

1740

11 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Pick out the approximate year in which the Sumerian numeral system came into existence:


3100 BCE

3000 BCE

2890 BCE

12 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The _______ system of numerals is credited as being the first known positional numeral system.


Siberian

Hebrew

Babylonian

13 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The ___________ numeral system is the one that is largely used in today's world.


Roman

Arabic

Greek

14 Question
30 seconds
Q.

_________ numeral system was used by all the European countries up till the Late Middle Ages.


Greek

Hebrew

Roman

15 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The numbers of the ________ numeral system is used on the clock of Big Ben.


Roman

Arabic

Greek

16 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Which of the following options is the Roman numeral for thousand?


D

M

C

17 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The Indo-Arabic numeral system is the most common system for the symbolic representation of numbers in the world.


True

False

18 Question
30 seconds
Q.

In the Roman numeral system, the word __________ represented zero.


Nil

Net

Nulla

19 Question
30 seconds
Q.

The numeral system that is used in Computers is __________.


Unary numeral system

Binary numeral system

None of the above

20 Question
30 seconds
Q.

Greek numerals are used in major government offices in Europe.


True

False