Question

Group the following monuments under Gupta and Mauryan dynasty: 1) Pillar of Sarnath; 2) Buddha statue at Sarnath; 3) Vishnu statue at Mathura; 4) Gopmandir at Jamnagar; 5) Stupa at Sanchi;

• A. Mauryan Dynasty: 1,2,5; Gupta dynasty: 3,4
• B. Mauryan Dynasty: 1,5; Gupta dynasty: 2,3,4
• C. Mauryan Dynasty: 1,3,5; Gupta dynasty: 2,4
• D. Mauryan Dynasty: 1; Gupta dynasty: 2,3,4,5

Answer 1

The correct option is B Mauryan Dynasty: 1,5; Gupta dynasty: 2,3,4

The stupa at Sanchi and pillar at Sarnath were constructed during the Mauryan Dynasty; The Buddha statue at Sarnath, Vishnu statue at Mathura and Gopmandir at Jamnagar were constructed during the Gupta period.