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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What class was Ramanujan raised in?
(a) Shaivite Brahmin.
(b) Pancha-Dravida Brahmin.
(c) Maharashtra Brahmin.
(d) Pancha-Gauda Brahmin.

2. What interrupted Ramanujan's wedding?
(a) A fight.
(b) Drunken relatives.
(c) A deranged woman.
(d) Objections from the girl's family.

3. Where was Ramanujan born?
(a) Madras.
(b) Erode.
(c) Uttar Pradesh.
(d) Kumbakonam.

4. What language did Ramanujan speak?
(a) English.
(b) Bengali.
(c) Hindi.
(d) Tamil.

5. What contributed to Ramanujan's status as a potential husband?
(a) He was monomaniacally interested in math.
(b) He was wealthy.
(c) He was fat.
(d) He was handsome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Ramanujan's parents getting impatient with?

2. When was Ramanujan born?

3. Where did families NOT look for wives for their sons in India in Ramanujan's time?

4. What did Ramanujan use as evidence of his credentials in interviews?

5. Where would Ramanujan's technique of solving math problems run into difficulty?

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