Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings

Question:

'Gandhara Art’ is influenced by which ancient regional style?
1. Iranian
2. Greek
3. Chinese
4. European

Options:

1

2

3

4

Correct Answer:

2

Explanation:

Gandhara Art is influenced by Greek artistic styles.
Gandhara Art refers to a style of Buddhist visual art that developed in what is now the region of northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan during the 1st to 5th centuries CE. This art style is particularly associated with the Greco-Buddhist culture that emerged in the Gandhara region, which was influenced by the Hellenistic culture. The main features of Gandhara Art include the use of Greek artistic elements in the representation of Buddhist themes.