B. Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry

C. Propounded the geometrical theorems

Post-UTME General Knowledge (Current Affairs) 2017 Objective — Question 18

Question 18 of 50 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) General Knowledge (Current Affairs) 2017 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Euclid was

A. Greek mathematician
B. Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry
C. Propounded the geometrical theorems
D. All of the aboveCorrect

Explanation

Euclid, a Greek mathematician, is known for founding the deductive, logical basis of geometry and its theorems.

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