| DIRECTION: The question consist of two statements Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these questions using the codes given below. |
| Statement I: Sculptures of die Gandhara School stylistically are typically linked to the Greco-Roman and the Parthian art of Iran. Statement II: The earliest stone Buddha images in the Swat valley pro-dated the Kushana period, which suggests that certain iconographic conventions were already well- established in the pre-Kushana period. |
A) Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
B) Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
D) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
Both the statements are true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I. Gandhara School was based on Greco-Roman norms. It is also known as Graeco-Buddhist School of art. The Buddhist sculpture produced by the Kushans in the Swat valley was referred to as Gandharan, and was influenced by Graeco-Roman elements. The ancient kingdoms of Udyana (Swat) and Gandhara (Peshawar) where formed by the Kushans, who were of Chinese origin and took over the area in the first century BC. Under the king Kanishka, who ailed from around 100 AD, Buddliism flourished in Gandhara; at one point there were 1,400 monasteries in the lower Swat Valley alone.
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