SarkariPYQ

SSC CGL 2024 PYQ — Question 32

SSC CGL - 26 Sep 2024 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q32

Back to paper

In the context of Mathura school of Art, during which of the following periods were a number of sculptures of Brahmanical deities, such as Kartikeya, Vishnu and Kubera carved?

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Kushana.

Sculptures of Brahmanical deities like Vishnu, Kartikeya, and Kubera were carved in the Mathura School of Art during the Kushana period, which lasted from the first to the third century AD. 

Explanation

  • The Kushana period was marked by cultural prosperity and acculturation. 
  • The Mathura School of Art is known for its assimilative character. 
  • The sculptures of Brahmanical deities were depicted as more human and less spiritual. 
  • The sculptures were made of red sandstone.
  • The Mathura School of Art was a center of art production in northern India that flourished during the Kushana and Gupta periods.