Exploring Ancient Indian Innovations

Who developed the symbols for zero and mathematical operations using zero?

• Bhaskara

• Pingala

• Brahmagupta

• Aryabhata

What were some of the earliest buttons made from?

• Metal

• Stone

• Curved shell

• Wood

Which ancient strategy board game developed during the Gupta Empire?

• Go

• Chaturanga

• Backgammon

• Shogi

What material were the earliest rulers from the Indus Valley Civilization made of?

• Metal

• Stone

• Ivory

• Wood

Who developed a binary system for describing prosody in the second century BC?

• Bhaskara

• Pingala

• Brahmagupta

• Aryabhata

What is the literal meaning of the Sanskrit word 'Yoga'?

• Meditation

• Discipline

• Union

• Health

Who invented the game of Snakes and Ladders?

• Saint Gandhi

• Milton Bradley

• Pingala

• Brahmagupta

What was the source of carbon pigment used in ancient Indian ink?

• Charcoal

• Soot

• Graphite

• Lampblack

Until the discovery of mines in Brazil, which country was the only source of diamonds?

• Greece

• India

• China

• Egypt

What does the term 'Ayurveda' mean?

• Wisdom of nature

• Science of life

• Knowledge of health

• Art of living