(Class 8 – Ganita Prakash – Power Play, Large Numbers),

 (Class 8 – Ganita Prakash – Power Play, Large Numbers),

Ancient number names (Buddhist, Jaina, Pali texts)

Indian system of naming large numbers (Lakh, Crore, Arab …)

International/American system (Million, Billion, Trillion …)

Connection between the two systems (step of 100 vs step of 1000)

Prefixes in International system (bi, tri, quadri, quint, sext, sept …)

Special numbers (Googol, Googolplex, atoms in universe)

Currency examples (India, Zimbabwe, Hungary)

Mathematical representations (10² × 10³ = 10⁵ type expansion)

Historical importance (texts, mathematicians)

A. Ancient Traditions (Buddhist / Jaina / Pali)

1. In the Lalitavistara, “ayuta” represents:
a) 10⁷ b) 10⁹ c) 10¹¹ d) 10¹³
✔ b) 10⁹

2. 100 ayuta equals:
a) Niyuta b) Kankara c) Shankh d) Padma
✔ a) Niyuta (10¹¹)

3. 100 niyuta equals:
a) Kankara b) Tallakshana c) Sarvajna d) Arab
✔ a) Kankara (10¹³)

4. Lalitavistara names continue up to which power of 10?
a) 10²³ b) 10⁴⁷ c) 10⁵³ d) 10⁹⁶
✔ c) 10⁵³

5. Who gave a list of 24 terms (up to 10²³)?
a) Aryabhata b) Mahaviracharya c) Brahmagupta d) Bhaskara
✔ b) Mahaviracharya

6. Which Jaina treatise gives names up to 10⁹⁶?
a) Amalasiddhi b) Lalitavistara c) Ganita-sara-sangraha d) Asaṅkhyeya
✔ a) Amalasiddhi

7. Kāccāyana’s Pali grammar lists numbers up to:
a) 10⁹ b) 10²³ c) 10⁹⁶ d) 10¹⁴⁰
✔ d) 10¹⁴⁰

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B. Indian Numbering System

8. 1 lakh =
a) 10³ b) 10⁵ c) 10⁶ d) 10⁷
✔ b) 10⁵

9. 1 crore =
a) 10⁵ b) 10⁶ c) 10⁷ d) 10⁹
✔ c) 10⁷

10. 1 arab =
a) 10⁷ b) 10⁹ c) 10¹¹ d) 10¹³
✔ b) 10⁹

11. 1 kharab =
a) 10⁹ b) 10¹¹ c) 10¹³ d) 10¹⁵
✔ b) 10¹¹

12. 1 neel =
a) 10¹³ b) 10¹⁵ c) 10¹⁷ d) 10¹⁹
✔ a) 10¹³

13. 1 padma =
a) 10¹³ b) 10¹⁵ c) 10¹⁷ d) 10¹⁹
✔ b) 10¹⁵

14. 1 shankh =
a) 10¹³ b) 10¹⁵ c) 10¹⁷ d) 10¹⁹
✔ c) 10¹⁷

15. 1 maha shankh =
a) 10¹³ b) 10¹⁷ c) 10¹⁹ d) 10²¹
✔ c) 10¹⁹

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C. International / American System

16. 1 million =
a) 10⁵ b) 10⁶ c) 10⁷ d) 10⁸
✔ b) 10⁶

17. 1 billion =
a) 10⁶ b) 10⁹ c) 10¹² d) 10¹⁵
✔ b) 10⁹

18. 1 trillion =
a) 10⁹ b) 10¹² c) 10¹⁵ d) 10¹⁸
✔ b) 10¹²

19. 1 quadrillion =
a) 10¹² b) 10¹⁵ c) 10¹⁸ d) 10²¹
✔ b) 10¹⁵

20. 1 quintillion =
a) 10¹⁵ b) 10¹⁸ c) 10²¹ d) 10²⁴
✔ b) 10¹⁸

21. 1 sextillion =
a) 10²¹ b) 10²⁴ c) 10²⁷ d) 10³⁰
✔ a) 10²¹

22. 1 septillion =
a) 10²¹ b) 10²⁴ c) 10²⁷ d) 10³⁰
✔ b) 10²⁴

23. 1 octillion =
a) 10²⁴ b) 10²⁷ c) 10³⁰ d) 10³³
✔ b) 10²⁷

24. 1 nonillion =
a) 10²⁷ b) 10³⁰ c) 10³³ d) 10³⁶
✔ b) 10³⁰

25. 1 decillion =
a) 10³³ b) 10³⁶ c) 10³⁹ d) 10⁴²
✔ a) 10³³

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D. Prefix Understanding

26. The prefix “bi-” in billion means:
a) 2 b) 3 c) 6 d) 9
✔ a) 2

27. The prefix “tri-” in trillion means:
a) 2 b) 3 c) 12 d) 9
✔ b) 3

28. “Quadri-” in quadrillion means:
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6
✔ b) 4

29. “Quint-” in quintillion stands for:
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7
✔ b) 5

30. “Sext-” in sextillion represents which power multiple?
a) 10¹² b) 10¹⁵ c) 10²¹ d) 10³⁰
✔ c) 10²¹

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E. Special Numbers

31. A googol equals:
a) 10⁵³ b) 10¹⁰⁰ c) 10¹⁰⁰⁰ d) 10²¹
✔ b) 10¹⁰⁰

32. A googolplex equals:
a) 10¹⁰⁰
b) 10^(10¹⁰⁰)
c) 10²¹
d) 10¹⁴⁰
✔ b) 10^(10¹⁰⁰)

33. Estimated number of atoms in the universe is about:
a) 10⁵³ b) 10⁷⁸ – 10⁸² c) 10⁹⁶ d) 10¹⁴⁰
✔ b) 10⁷⁸ – 10⁸²

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F. Currency and Real-World Examples

34. The highest Indian currency note today is:
a) ₹1000 b) ₹2000 c) ₹5000 d) ₹10,000
✔ b) ₹2000

35. Zimbabwe once issued a note of value:
a) 1 billion b) 100 trillion c) 1 quadrillion d) 1 sextillion
✔ b) 100 trillion (10¹⁴)

36. Hungary printed a note of value:
a) 10¹² b) 10¹⁴ c) 10²¹ d) 10³³
✔ c) 10²¹ (1 sextillion)

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G. Mathematical Representations

37. 100 × 1000 =
a) 10³ b) 10⁵ c) 10⁶ d) 10⁷
✔ b) 10⁵

38. 10² × 10³ =
a) 10⁵ b) 10⁶ c) 10⁷ d) 10⁸
✔ a) 10⁵

39. 10² × 10⁵ =
a) 10⁷ b) 10⁹ c) 10¹⁰ d) 10¹¹
✔ a) 10⁷

40. 10² × 10⁷ =
a) 10⁸ b) 10⁹ c) 10¹⁰ d) 10¹¹
✔ b) 10⁹

41. 10³ × 10³ =
a) 10⁵ b) 10⁶ c) 10⁷ d) 10⁹
✔ b) 10⁶

42. 10³ × 10⁶ =
a) 10⁷ b) 10⁸ c) 10⁹ d) 10¹²
✔ c) 10⁹

43. 10³ × 10⁹ =
a) 10¹² b) 10¹³ c) 10¹⁴ d) 10¹⁵
✔ a) 10¹²

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H. Conceptual Understanding

44. The difference between Indian and International systems is mainly:
a) Indian uses 1000 base, International uses 100 base
b) Indian uses 100 base, International uses 1000 base
c) Both same
d) None
✔ b) Indian = 100 base, International = 1000 base

45. In Indian system, “padma” corresponds to:
a) 10¹³ b) 10¹⁵ c) 10¹⁷ d) 10¹⁹
✔ b) 10¹⁵

46. The term “asaṅkhyeya” in Pali grammar corresponds to:
a) 10¹⁰⁰
b) 10¹⁴⁰
c) 10¹⁵
d) 10¹²
✔ b) 10¹⁴⁰

47. The term “dasha-ananta” in Amalasiddhi refers to:
a) 10²³ b) 10⁹⁶ c) 10¹⁴⁰ d) 10⁷⁸
✔ b) 10⁹⁶

48. In International system, “nonillion” is:
a) 10²⁷ b) 10³⁰ c) 10³³ d) 10³⁶
✔ b) 10³⁰

49. In Indian system, which comes immediately after crore?
a) Arab b) Kharab c) Neel d) Padma
✔ a) Arab

50. Which number is unimaginably larger than even a googol?
a) Shankh b) Googolplex c) Asaṅkhyeya d) Tallakshana
✔ b) Googolplex