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UPSC CDS Ancient Indian History — practice questions — page 23

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Mauryan pillars differ from Achaemenian pillars because Mauryan pillars are:Read the answer and worked solution →Mauryan pillar capitals stand on a square or circular platform called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Basarah-Bakhira, Lauriya-Nandangarh and Rampurva, sites of Mauryan pillars, are in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Lion Capital, India's national emblem, was found at:Read the answer and worked solution →The Sarnath Lion Capital symbolises which event in the Buddha's life?Read the answer and worked solution →The abacus of the Sarnath capital shows a horse, a bull, a lion and:Read the answer and worked solution →The Sarnath capital originally had how many component parts?Read the answer and worked solution →The crowning element of the Sarnath pillar, now broken and kept in the site museum, was a:Read the answer and worked solution →Each chakra on the Sarnath abacus has how many spokes?Read the answer and worked solution →The circular abacus of the Sarnath capital rests on an:Read the answer and worked solution →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 →

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Mauryan pillars differ from Achaemenian pillars because Mauryan pillars are:

  1. Cast in molten bronze
  2. Rock-cut by carvers
  3. Built in pieces by masons
  4. Made of carved timber
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Correct answer: B. Rock-cut by carvers

1. Achaemenian pillars were built in pieces by masons. 2. Mauryan pillars are rock-cut, showing the carver's skill. 3. Ashoka erected pillars with inscriptions. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 3, Arts of the Mauryan Period._

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Mauryan pillar capitals stand on a square or circular platform called the:

  1. Abacus
  2. Harmika
  3. Chhatra
  4. Vedika
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Correct answer: A. Abacus

1. Abacuses are decorated with stylised lotuses. 2. The platform is the abacus. 3. Capital figures include bull, lion and elephant. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 3, Arts of the Mauryan Period._

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Basarah-Bakhira, Lauriya-Nandangarh and Rampurva, sites of Mauryan pillars, are in:

  1. Kerala
  2. Bihar
  3. Odisha
  4. Assam
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Correct answer: B. Bihar

1. Sankisa and Sarnath are in Uttar Pradesh. 2. These three sites are in Bihar. 3. The Sarnath capital is the finest. _Source: syllabus An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 3, Arts of the Mauryan Period._

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