UPSC Prelims · 2014 · GS Paper I · Q5
With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs: Famous work of sculpture Site 1. A grand image of Buddha's Mahaparinirvana with numerous celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers below : Ajanta 2. A huge image of Varaha Avatar (boar incarnation) of Vishnu, as he rescues Goddess Earth from the deep and chaotic waters, sculpted on rock : Mount Abu 3. "Arjuna's Penance" /"Descent of Ganga" sculpted on the surface of huge boulders : Mamallapuram Which of the pairs given above is/ are correctly matched?
- (A)1 and 2 only
- (B)3 only,
- (C)1 and 3 only
- (D)1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (C) 1 and 3 only
- Subject
- History
- Chapter
- Indian Painting & Sculpture
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