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A distinguishing feature of Mauryan Yaksha and Yakshi images is their:Read the answer and worked solution →The famous Yakshi holding a flywhisk comes from Didarganj near:Read the answer and worked solution →The Didarganj Yakshi is carved in:Read the answer and worked solution →A monumental rock-cut elephant with an Ashokan edict is found at Dhauli in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Lomus Rishi cave in the Barabar hills near Gaya was donated by Ashoka to the:Read the answer and worked solution →The facade of the Lomus Rishi cave is decorated with a semicircular:Read the answer and worked solution →An example of a third century BCE stupa structure is at Bairat in:Read the answer and worked solution →The great stupa at Sanchi was first built under Ashoka using:Read the answer and worked solution →Artisan Kanha is recorded at Pitalkhora and his disciple Balaka at:Read the answer and worked solution →In early Buddhist art the Buddha was shown symbolically through footprints, stupas, lotus throne and:Read the answer and worked solution →Chhadanta, Ruru, Sibi, Vessantara and Shama are frequently depicted:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Sarnath animalsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Mauryan sitesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Mauryan artRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the Mauryan art wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Pillar or stupaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the Buddha's life events and symbolsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Mauryan arts bingoRead the answer and worked solution →In Bharhut sculpture, modelling of the volume is in:Read the answer and worked solution →Queen Mayadevi's dream at Bharhut is shown with a descending:Read the answer and worked solution →Many Bharhut sculptures are displayed at the Indian Museum in:Read the answer and worked solution →Sanchi Stupa-1 has how many decorated toranas?Read the answer and worked solution →From the first century CE, the Buddha got a human form at Mathura and:Read the answer and worked solution →The Gandhara sculptural tradition was a confluence of local tradition with Bactria and:Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddha image at Gandhara has features that are:Read the answer and worked solution →The Mathura Buddha image is modelled on the lines of earlier:Read the answer and worked solution →A famous headless portrait statue found at Mathura is of:Read the answer and worked solution →Sarnath Buddha images have plain transparent drapery covering:Read the answer and worked solution →Amaravati sculptures are preserved in Chennai Museum, National Museum Delhi and the:Read the answer and worked solution →

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A distinguishing feature of Mauryan Yaksha and Yakshi images is their:

  1. Gold leaf coating
  2. Polished surface
  3. Painted surface
  4. Hollow wooden core
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Correct answer: B. Polished surface

1. Statues stand at Patna, Vidisha and Mathura. 2. Their surface is polished. 3. Faces are full and round. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 3, Arts of the Mauryan Period._

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The famous Yakshi holding a flywhisk comes from Didarganj near:

  1. Vidisha
  2. Sarnath
  3. Patna
  4. Mathura
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Correct answer: C. Patna

1. It is kept in Patna Museum. 2. Didarganj is near modern Patna. 3. The chauri is held in the right hand. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 3, Arts of the Mauryan Period._

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The Didarganj Yakshi is carved in:

  1. Soapstone
  2. Marble
  3. Granite
  4. Sandstone
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Correct answer: D. Sandstone

1. It is a free-standing sculpture in the round. 2. The material is polished sandstone. 3. The left hand is broken. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 3, Arts of the Mauryan Period._

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