{"id":39290,"date":"2024-04-25T11:03:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T11:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=39290"},"modified":"2024-04-25T11:03:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T11:03:41","slug":"39290-2upsc-prelims-2015-question-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/39290-2upsc-prelims-2015-question-54\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2015 &#8211; Question 54"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e0c946edf8b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/39290-2upsc-prelims-2015-question-54\/#54With_reference_to_the_art_and_archaeological_history_of_India_which_one_among_the_following_was_made_earliest\" title=\"54.With reference to the art and archaeological history of India, which one among the following was made earliest?\">54.With reference to the art and archaeological history of India, which one among the following was made earliest?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/39290-2upsc-prelims-2015-question-54\/#The_correct_answer_is%E2%80%AFOption_2\" title=\"The correct answer is\u202fOption 2.&nbsp;\">The correct answer is\u202fOption 2.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" 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id=\"The_correct_answer_is%E2%80%AFOption_2\"><\/span>The correct answer is\u202f<strong>Option 2<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>It was created during Ashoka\u2019s reign (272-231 BC).<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li>Among the four possibilities, it is the earliest.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The Lingaraja Temple in Bhubaneswar was built in the 11th century.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The monuments of Mahabalipuram were built in the seventh century AD.&nbsp;<\/li><li>In the fifth century AD, artisans at Udayagiri constructed the Varaha Image.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Additional Information<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Rock-cut Elephant\u202f<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li>It is the earliest Buddhist sculpture of Odisha.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The stone elephant shows the animal&#8217;s foreparts only, though it has a fine sense of form and movement.&nbsp;<\/li><li>It is regarded as one of the few examples of Mauryan art still existing.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Lingaraja Temple<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li>It was built in the 11th century AD.&nbsp;<\/li><li>It is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is considered the largest temple in the city of Bhubaneswar.&nbsp;<\/li><li>This is believed to have been built by the Somvanshi King Yayati I.&nbsp;<\/li><li>This is\u202fa classic example of\u202fthe <strong>Kalinga style of architecture.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Rock-cut Monuments at Mahabalipuram<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li>It was built by the Pallava king Narsimha in the 7th and 8th centuries.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The exquisiteness of the temple&#8217;s rock-cut sculpture is a reflection of the Pallava emperors&#8217; taste in art.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul 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