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Indian History
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The ancient Indian game of chess is believed to have originated from which earlier game?
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- Backgammon
- Chaturanga
- Mahjong
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Chaturanga, an ancient Indian strategy game played on an 8x8 board, is widely considered the earliest common ancestor of modern chess.
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