Assertion (A): National Mathematics Day is observed on December 22, every year from 2012 in India. Reason (R): It is celebrated as a tribute to the mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan who was born on 22nd December 1887. The correct answer is:

Assertion (A): National Mathematics Day is observed on December 22, every year from 2012 in India. Reason (R): It is celebrated as a tribute to the mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan who was born on 22nd December 1887. The correct answer is: Correct Answer Both (A) and (R) are individually true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

The correct answer is Both (A) and (R) are individually true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

  • National Mathematics Day is observed on December 22, every year from 2012 in India.
  • It is celebrated across the nation to recognize and celebrate the works of Srinivasa Ramanujan.
  • On this day in 1887, the Indian mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan was born.
  • The mathematical genius Ramanujan was born to a Tamil Brahmin Iyengar family at Erode, Tamil Nadu.
  • The former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on February 26, 2012, declared December 22 as the National Mathematics Day.
  • Hence, both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Additional InformationSome important days of December:

Date Day
2 Dec World Computer literacy day
4 Dec Navy Day
10 Dec Human Right Day
29 Dec International Bio-diversity day

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The question consists of two statements, an assertion and a reason. The student must first determine whether each statement is true. Each question below consists of an assertion and a reason. Assertion (A): Srinivasa Ramanujan was a brilliant mathematician. Reason (R): Ramanujan received a Nobel Prize in Mathematics.