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Question : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Indian mathematician Nikhil Srivastava, working at the University of California in Berkeley, is among the winners of the Prestigious 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize, announced last week by the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Adam W. Marcus, EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne), and Daniel Alan Spielman, Yale University, are the other two winners.

"Marcus, Spielman, and Srivastava solved longstanding questions on the Kadison-Singer problem and on Ramanujan graphs, and in the process, they uncovered a deep new connection between linear algebra, the geometry of polynomials, and graph theory that has inspired the next generation of theoretical computer scientists," the NAS said in a statement.

An Indian national, Nikhil was born in New Delhi in November 1983 and has attended educational institutions across the world—Syria, the UK, Saudi Arabia, and the US—as his father was an Indian Foreign Services officer, who has served as the Indian ambassador to Uganda and Denmark. At present, Nikhil is an associate professor of mathematics at UC Berkeley. The Michael and Sheila Held Prize is presented annually to honour outstanding, innovative, creative, and influential research in the area of combinatorial mathematics.

Question:
Which of the following is NOT true of Nikhil Srivastava, according to the passage?

Option 1: He had his education in many countries around the world.

Option 2: He has served as the Indian ambassador to Denmark and Uganda.

Option 3: He was born in North India in the early 1980s.

Option 4: He is now a faculty at the University of Califomia.

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Correct Answer: He has served as the Indian ambassador to Denmark and Uganda.


Solution : The correct choice is the second option.

As stated in the last paragraph of the passage, it was Nikhil's father who was an Indian Foreign Services officer and served as the Indian Ambassador to Uganda and Denmark, and not him.

Therefore, the correct answer is: He has served as the Indian ambassador to Denmark and Uganda.

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Question : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Indian mathematician Nikhil Srivastava, working at the University of California in Berkeley, is among the winners of the Prestigious 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize, announced last week by the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Adam W. Marcus, EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne), and Daniel Alan Spielman, Yale University, are the other two winners.

"Marcus, Spielman, and Srivastava solved longstanding questions on the Kadison-Singer problem and on Ramanujan graphs, and in the process, they uncovered a deep new connection between linear algebra, the geometry of polynomials, and graph theory that has inspired the next generation of theoretical computer scientists," the NAS said in a statement.

An Indian national, Nikhil was born in New Delhi in November 1983 and has attended educational institutions across the world—Syria, the UK, Saudi Arabia, and the US—as his father was an Indian Foreign Services officer, who has served as the Indian ambassador to Uganda and Denmark. At present, Nikhil is an associate professor of mathematics at UC Berkeley. The Michael and Sheila Held Prize is presented annually to honour outstanding, innovative, creative, and influential research in the area of combinatorial mathematics.

Question:
What is the connection between the prize winners and the famous Indian mathematical genius Ramanujan?

Option 1: They explained Ramanujan's graphs in solving the Kadison-Singer problem.

Option 2: The prize winners were all admirers of Ramanujan's great contribution.

Option 3: The prize winners were all students of Ramanujan.

Option 4: They solved questions on Ramanujan's graphs that had not been solved for a long time.

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Correct Answer: They solved questions on Ramanujan's graphs that had not been solved for a long time.


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

As stated in the second paragraph of the passage, the prize winners, Marcus, Spielman, and Srivastava, solved longstanding questions on the Kadison-Singer problem and on Ramanujan graphs.

Therefore, the correct answer is: They solved questions on Ramanujan's graphs that had not been solved for a long time.

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Question : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Indian mathematician Nikhil Srivastava, working at the University of California in Berkeley, is among the winners of the Prestigious 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize, announced last week by the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Adam W. Marcus, EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne), and Daniel Alan Spielman, Yale University, are the other two winners.

"Marcus, Spielman, and Srivastava solved longstanding questions on the Kadison-Singer problem and on Ramanujan graphs, and in the process, they uncovered a deep new connection between linear algebra, the geometry of polynomials, and graph theory that has inspired the next generation of theoretical computer scientists," the NAS said in a statement.

An Indian national, Nikhil was born in New Delhi in November 1983 and has attended educational institutions across the world—Syria, the UK, Saudi Arabia, and the US—as his father was an Indian Foreign Services officer, who has served as the Indian ambassador to Uganda and Denmark. At present, Nikhil is an associate professor of mathematics at UC Berkeley. The Michael and Sheila Held Prize is presented annually to honour outstanding, innovative, creative, and influential research in the area of combinatorial mathematics.

Question:
How many mathematicians won the Michael Sheila Prize for 2021?

Option 1: Four

Option 2: Two

Option 3: Three

Option 4: One

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Correct Answer: Three


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

As stated in the first paragraph, the prize was won by Nikhil Srivastava, Adam W. Marcus, and Daniel Alan Spielman, which makes this a total of three prize winners. 

Therefore, the correct answer is three.

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Question : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Indian mathematician Nikhil Srivastava, working at the University of California in Berkeley, is among the winners of the Prestigious 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize, announced last week by the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Adam W. Marcus, EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne), and Daniel Alan Spielman, Yale University, are the other two winners.

"Marcus, Spielman, and Srivastava solved longstanding questions on the Kadison-Singer problem and on Ramanujan graphs, and in the process, they uncovered a deep new connection between linear algebra, the geometry of polynomials, and graph theory that has inspired the next generation of theoretical computer scientists," the NAS said in a statement.

An Indian national, Nikhil was born in New Delhi in November 1983 and has attended educational institutions across the world—Syria, the UK, Saudi Arabia, and the US—as his father was an Indian Foreign Services officer, who has served as the Indian ambassador to Uganda and Denmark. At present, Nikhil is an associate professor of mathematics at UC Berkeley. The Michael and Sheila Held Prize is presented annually to honour outstanding, innovative, creative, and influential research in the area of combinatorial mathematics.

Question:
The Michael and Sheila Held Prize is presented:

Option 1: every two years to honour the best researchers in mathematics

Option 2: twice every year to honour young and influential researchers in mathematics

Option 3: every year to honour new thinking and research in a specific area of mathematics

Option 4: every year to honour those who solve longstanding problems in graph theory and linear algebra

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Correct Answer: every year to honour new thinking and research in a specific area of mathematics


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

As stated in the last line of the passage, the Michael and Sheila Held Prize is presented annually to honour outstanding, innovative, creative, and influential research in the area of combinatorial mathematics.

Therefore, the correct answer is: every year to honour new thinking and research in a specific area of mathematics.

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Question : The Israel Institute of Technology has developed a concept named after the Indian mathematician__________.

Option 1: Kaprekar

Option 2: Aryabhata

Option 3: Ramanujan

Option 4: Bhaskaracharya

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Correct Answer: Ramanujan


Solution : The correct option is Ramanujan.

The Israel Institute of Technology has developed a concept named after the legendary Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. The concept is called the Ramanujan Machine, and it's not a machine but rather a novel approach to mathematical discovery. This approach reflects Ramanujan's unique style of mathematics. He often derived formulas and theorems without formal proofs, relying on intuition and insights.

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Question : Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Indian mathematician Nikhil Srivastava, working at the University of California in Berkeley, is among the winners of the Prestigious 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize, announced last week by the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Adam W. Marcus, EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne), and Daniel Alan Spielman, Yale University, are the other two winners.

"Marcus, Spielman, and Srivastava solved longstanding questions on the Kadison-Singer problem and on Ramanujan graphs, and in the process, they uncovered a deep new connection between linear algebra, the geometry of polynomials, and graph theory that has inspired the next generation of theoretical computer scientists," the NAS said in a statement.

An Indian national, Nikhil was born in New Delhi in November 1983 and has attended educational institutions across the world—Syria, the UK, Saudi Arabia, and the US—as his father was an Indian Foreign Services officer, who has served as the Indian ambassador to Uganda and Denmark. At present, Nikhil is an associate professor of mathematics at UC Berkeley. The Michael and Sheila Held Prize is presented annually to honour outstanding, innovative, creative, and influential research in the area of combinatorial mathematics.

Question:
In what way have the prize winners helped future theoretical computer scientists?

Option 1: They have found connections between algebra, geometry and computer science.

Option 2: They solved new problems in graph theory used in theoretical computer science.

Option 3: The new connection they have discovered has inspired future theoretical computer scientists.

Option 4: They have done innovative research on Ramanujan graphs and geometry of polynomials.

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Correct Answer: The new connection they have discovered has inspired future theoretical computer scientists.


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

As stated in the second paragraph, the NAS said they uncovered a deep new connection between linear algebra, the geometry of polynomials, and graph theory that has inspired the next generation of theoretical computer scientists.

Therefore, the correct answer is: The new connection they have discovered has inspired future theoretical computer scientists.

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