Question

Q. Consider the following statements regarding Mauryan Architecture:

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• A.
  1 and 2 only
• B.
  2 and 3 only
• C.
  1 and 3 only
• D.
  1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is A

1 and 2 only
Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: The palace of Chandragupta Maurya was inspired by the Achaemenid palaces. It was a wooden palace.

Statement 2 is correct: Ashokan pillars were used to disseminate the Buddhist ideology and court orders in the entire Mauryan empire.

Statement 3 is incorrect: Ashokan Pillars were influenced by the Persian pillars, but there were certain differences between the two.