India Quiz: From the Indus Valley to Independence, What Do You Know About Indian History?

"India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition. Our most valuable and most artistic materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only!" - Mark Twain

Mark Twain did not hold back on his impression of India – and for good reason. As one of the most ancient civilizations in history, India has evolved from the indigenous population setting up camp in Indus Valley to the nation we know today, which freed itself from British colonization. Its storied history is a thing worthy of exploration.

Are you ready to explore this history? Take our India History Quiz and be as enraptured about the country as Mark Twain was.

Test your History Knowledge

"In India, I found a race of mortals living upon the Earth, but not adhering to it, inhabiting cities, but not being fixed to them, possessing everything, but possessed by nothing." – Apollonius Tyanaeus

Have you found all this and more about India? Then take our India History Quiz to show us whether you're a mere mortal.

What was the first civilization established in India called? What religion was founded by the Indo-Aryans? Who was the first European explorer to reach India by sea? Who led the Salt March and why? Think you have all the answers? Then, take our India History Quiz to show us how much you know about world history! 

Possess everything or nothing by acing this India History Quiz! You might just find you're a mortal living upon Earth but not adhering to it. 

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