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Question 14
UPSCArt & Culture2026Prelims GS Paper ISeries A
Subject / विषय: Art & Culture
Which of the following statements on the Amaravati Stupa and its relief sculpture is/are correct?
- It was located in the lower Krishna valley.
- In India, it was next only to the Sanchi Stupa in size.
- The Amaravati school of sculpture made a lasting impact on the later South Indian sculpture, and its products were carried to Sri Lanka and South-east Asia.
अमरावती स्तूप और उसकी उद्भृत मूर्तिकला (relief sculpture) के बारे में निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा/कौन-से कथन सही है/हैं?
- यह निचली कृष्णा घाटी में स्थित था।
- भारत में, आकार की दृष्टि से, साँची स्तूप के बाद इसका ही स्थान था।
- अमरावती मूर्तिकला शैली का परवर्ती दक्षिण भारतीय मूर्तिकला पर गहरा प्रभाव पड़ा, और उसकी रचनाओं (products) को श्रीलंका और दक्षिण-पूर्व एशिया ले जाया गया था।
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