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SSC Selection Post 2024 PYQ — Question 45

SSC Selection Post - Matriculation Level - 26 June 2024 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q45

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The tall sculptures on the Bharhut Stupa are the depictions of ____________.
 

 

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. Yakshas and Yakshinis.

  • The tall sculptures on the Bharhut Stupa depict Yakshas and Yakshinis.

  • The Bharhut Stupa, located in the Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, is a significant early Buddhist monument.

  • Bharhut is famous for the remains of a Buddhist stupa, which were discovered there in 1873 by Major General Alexander Cunningham.

  • The Mauryan king Ashoka probably first built the Bharhut stupa in the 3rd century BCE, but many of the decorative elements. especially the gateways and railing, appear to have been added during the Shunga period, with many of the relief figures dating from the 2nd century BCE or later.

  • Today, many parts of the original stupa, including the railings and relief figures, have been preserved and reassembled at the Indian Museum in Kolkata.