Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings

Question:

Read the passage and answer the question :

"We inspected the stone sculptures and statues of Buddha.... The ruins appear to be the object of great interest to European gentlemen. Major Alexander Cunningham.... stayed several weeks in neighbourhood and examined these ruins most carefully. He took drawings of the place, deciphered the inscription, and bored shafts down these domes. The results of his investigations, were described by him in an English work...."

The excerpt has been taken from which of the following texts ?

Options:

Taj-ul Masair

Majma-ul Bahrain

Essay on the Architecture of Hindus

Taj-ul Iqbal Tarikh Bhopal

Correct Answer:

Taj-ul Iqbal Tarikh Bhopal

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → Taj-ul Iqbal Tarikh Bhopal

"The most wonderful ancient buildings in the state of Bhopal are at Sanchi Kanakhera, a small village under the brow of a hill some 20 miles north-east of Bhopal which we visited yesterday. We inspected the stone sculptures and statues of the Buddha and an ancient gateway … The ruins appear to be the object of great interest to European gentlemen. Major Alexander Cunningham … stayed several weeks in this neighbourhood and examined these ruins most carefully. He took drawings of the place, deciphered the inscription, and bored shafts down these domes. The results of his investigations were described by him in an English work …"

FROM SHAHJEHAN BEGUM, NAWAB OF BHOPAL (ruled 1868-1901), Taj- ul Iqbal Tarikh Bhopal (A History of Bhopal), translated by H.D. Barstow, 1876.