Art and Culture in India - Part I

ANSWER: c) Ashoka

Mauryan art was a royal art patronized by Mauryan kings especially Ashoka. Pillars, Stupas, caves are the most prominent examples.

ANSWER: c) Sanchi Stupa

The stupa illustrates the Lotus or Elephant, which represents the Buddha's birth, a tree, which indicates his enlightenment, and wheels, intending the wheel of dharma or the first teaching given by Buddha Shakyamuni.

ANSWER: a) Kushans

The root of Gandhara art can be traced to the Greek rulers of Bactria and Northwest India.

ANSWER: d) Kanishka

A bronze coin from the Kushan era of Kanishka the Great, is the earliest datable image of the Buddha.

ANSWER: a) Kalidasa

Vikramorvasiyam is a Sanskrit play on the Vedic love story of king Pururavas and a heavenly nymph named Urvashi.

ANSWER: b) Alamkar

The fourth act of Vikramorvasiyam used various musical compositions like aksiptika, dvipadika, jambhalika, khandadhara, carcarj, khandaka, etc.

ANSWER: c) Sam Veda

Gandharva Veda dealt with science of music.

ANSWER: d) Veena

Goddess Saraswathi holding Veena symbolizes expressing knowledge that creates harmony.

ANSWER: b) Damru

Damaru is one of the attributes of Shiva in his famous dancing representation known as Nataraja.

ANSWER: a) Conch

Vishnu is the god of preservation. He hold a special conch, Panchajanya, that represents life.