80 Ancient India Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which ancient Indian epic describes the Kurukshetra War?
Answer
Mahabharata
Which Indian emperor built the famous Sanchi Stupa?
Answer
Ashoka
What is the name of the ancient Indian astronomical text by Brahmagupta that first defined zero as a number?
Answer
Brahmasphutasiddhanta
What was the name of the last ruler of the Maurya Empire?
Answer
Brihadratha Maurya
Which Indus Valley site is known for the Great Bath?
Answer
Mohenjo-daro
What is the name of the Jain saint who founded Jainism?
Answer
Mahavira
Which ancient Indian text is a treatise on statecraft attributed to Chanakya?
Answer
Arthashastra
Which Gupta ruler is known as the 'Napoleon of India'?
Answer
Samudragupta
Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?
Answer
Chandragupta Maurya
What city served as the capital of the Maurya Empire?
Answer
Pataliputra
Which ancient Indian astronomer wrote the 'Aryabhatiya'?
Answer
Aryabhata
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Answer
Siddhartha Gautama
What is the name of the ancient Indian system of medicine?
Answer
Ayurveda
Which river is associated with the Indus Valley Civilization?
Answer
Indus River