GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Chess
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Kho kho
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Snakes and Ladders
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Kabaddi
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Detailed explanation-1: -Snakes & Ladders was invented in India. The game of Snakes & Ladders was created by the 13th-century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called ‘Mokshapat’ and was used as a part of moral instruction to children with the ladders representing virtues and the snakes indicating vices.
Detailed explanation-2: -The game originated as Mokshapat or Moksha Patamu . While there are claims that the game was played as early as the 2nd century BC, but it’s more likely that Swami Gyandev invented the game in 13th century AD.
Detailed explanation-3: -a board game in which players move counters along a series of squares according to throws of a dice. A ladder provides a short cut to a square nearer the finish and a snake obliges a player to return to a square nearer the start.