UPSC Prelims 2001 · General Studies
Question 87: History and Culture
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
AnswerThe answer is (b).
The Kushan rulers patronised the Gandhara school of art, which blended Indian Buddhist themes with Greco-Roman style and produced images of the Buddha. The other pairs are wrong: Painted Grey Ware belongs to the early Iron Age of the Ganga plains, not the Harappan period; the Ajanta paintings date from the Satavahana to Vakataka age; and Pahari painting grew in the Himalayan hill states, not under the Marathas.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Painted Grey Ware is a later Iron Age pottery, not Harappan.
- (b) Right: Kushans and the Gandhara School.
- (c) Ajanta paintings are far older than the Mughals.
- (d) Pahari painting grew in the Himalayan hill states, not under the Marathas.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2001, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.