Quiz – Hindu Arabic System – New Nation Academy

1. The Hindu-Arabic system is in base 10 because early counting started with fingers.

2. How many numerals(digits) make up the Hindu-Arabic number system ?

3. The Hindu-Arabic system is a positional decimal system.

4. Which of the following statements below defines what a positional decimal numeral system means ?

The contribution of a digit in a number is the size of the digit compared to the other digits
The contribution of a digit in a number is the number of times that it is repeated in the number
The contribution of a digit in a number is the value of the digit multiplied by a factor determined by its position
A system that is positioned in base ten

5. In a positional numeral system, how many possible different values can a numeral have ?

6. Check all the statements below that are true?

Numerals are made up of numbers
Numbers are made up of numerals
There is no difference between numbers and numerals – they can be used interchangeably.
Numerals are also known as symbols

7. The Hindu-Arabic system is also known by which phrase below?

8. The most significant digit in a number in the Decimal system is at the right end of the number.

9. The “Units Place” is also called the “Ones Place” in the place value hierarchy.

10. Which statement below about place value in the decimal system chart isn’t true?

When a number is written in exponential form, the exponent should match the number of zeros in a number
Place value after the decimal point are named the same way but for the addition of a "th" at the end of the word
Columns increase by powers of 10 as one moves across the chart from right to left
Columns increase by multiples of 10 as one move across the chart from right to left

Quiz – Hindu Arabic System