History · From State to Empire
UGC NET December 2015 History
From where has the largest apsidal shrine of the Indian subcontinent been discovered?
ASirukh
BSirkap ✓ Correct
CKaushambi
DAnuradhapura
Correct answer: (B) Sirkap — The largest apsidal shrine was discovered at Sirkap, so the answer is Sirkap.
Explanation
★The largest apsidal shrine was discovered at Sirkap, so the answer is Sirkap.
★Sirkap was an ancient city near Taxila in the north-west.
★An apsidal shrine has a rounded end like an apse.
★The shrine at Sirkap is the largest of this type in the subcontinent.
★Sirkap was a planned city with a grid of streets.
★It shows the meeting of Indian and Greek styles of building.
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