Q: We know most of what we know today because of Megasthenes, an ambassador to the Maurya court. What empire was Megasthenes an ambassador for?

1. Egyptian
2. Roman
3. Greek
4. Ottoman

Q: After Chandragupta forged his empire in the north, what geographic feature did he conquer most of after capturing the Ganges Valley?

1. Western Ghats
2. Hindu Kush
3. Deccan
4. Indus River Valley

Q: The Gandhara and Mathura School of Art developed during the reign of which ruler?

1. Menander
2. Harshavardhana
3. Skandgupta
4. Kanishka

Q: During his time of life in the Gupta empire, which of these is a famous play that the Gupta poet Kalidasa wrote?

1. Shakuntala
2. Ramayana
3. Kshatriya
4. Mohenjo-Daro

Q: What is the nickname of the Vickers MBT operated by the Indian Armor in the 1970s and 1980s?

1. Ajeya
2. Sharath
3. Bheesma
4. Vijayanta

Q: The French and Indian Wars were triggered when French and Algonquian Indians massacred the inhabitants of this city in 1690. Which?

1. Salam
2. Albany
3. Rochester
4. Schenectady

Q: Which of these was not one of the things Asoka did for his people during his rule?

1. Make stone pillars across India
2. Send missionaries to Sri Lanka
3. Set up food banks in poor towns
4. Plant banyan trees by the roads

Q: The second phase of the French and Indian Wars lasted from 1702 to 1713. What is the name of the second phase?

1. Queen Anne's War
2. King William's War
3. King George's War
4. The French and Indian War (aka The Seven Years War)

Q: The Indian Army has used tanks originally designed and built in many countries. Which of these countries has India never bought tanks or a license for production?

1. UK
2. USSR/Russia
3. Germany
4. France

Q: After the fall of the Maurya empire in India, what was the next major empire to unite many kingdoms in India?

1. Gupta
2. Pandava
3. Tamil
4. Dravidians

Q: Which of these facts about Chandragupta is true?

1. He trained women to protect his palace.
2. He converted to Buddhism and rejected war.
3. He had stone pillars set up through India with Buddhist inscriptions on them.
4. He called his people children.

Q: The first phase of the French and Indian Wars lasted from 1690 until 1697. What is the name of the phase?

1. King William's War
2. Queen Anne's War
3. King George's War
4. The French and Indian War (aka The Seven Years' War)

Q: What is the name of the indigenously developed third generation anti-tank missile to be inducted into the Indian Army in the nest couple of years?

1. Nag
2. Arrow
3. Sagarika
4. Javelin

Q: Which of these remains of the Gupta empire is the western Indian city of Ajanta most notable for?

1. Large Temple
2. Stone Carvings
3. Cave Painting
4. Buddhist Monastery