Development of Number System - JSS2 Mathematics Past Questions and Answers - page 1
1
What was one of the earliest methods of counting used by ancient people?
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A
Abacus
B
Tally marks
C
Roman numerals
D
Base-60 system
2
Which civilization created a numeral system using symbols like a heel bone for 10 and a lotus plant for 1,000?
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A
Babylonians
B
Romans
C
Egyptians
D
Greeks
3
What base did the Babylonian numeral system use?
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A
10
B
20
C
60
D
100
4
Which numeral system is still used today for numbering chapters in books and on clocks?
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A
Egyptian numerals
B
Babylonian numerals
C
Hindu Arabic numerals
D
Roman numerals
5
Which numeral system introduced the concept of zero as a placeholder?
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A
Egyptian numerals
B
Roman numerals
C
Babylonian numerals
D
Hindu Arabic numerals
6
Around what year did the Indian mathematicians invent the place value system with nine digits and a symbol for zero?
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A
3000 BCE
B
2000 BCE
C
500 CE
D
1000 CE
7
Which civilization's numeral system included the symbols I, V, X, L, C, D, and M?
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A
Babylonians
B
Egyptians
C
Romans
D
Greeks
8
What is the primary numeral system used worldwide today?
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A
Roman numerals
B
Egyptian numerals
C
Hindu Arabic numerals
D
Babylonian numerals
9
Who played a significant role in spreading the Hindu Arabic numeral system to Europe?
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A
Roman soldiers
B
Egyptian merchants
C
Arab traders and scholars
D
Greek philosophers
10
Which civilization's numeral system influenced our current way of measuring time with 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour?
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A
Romans
B
Egyptians
C
Babylonians
D
Greeks
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