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Q: Which of the following pillars represent rock-cut columns ?
  • A. Akaminian pillar
  • B. Gothic pillar
  • C. Mauryan pillar
  • D. Persian pillar
Correct Answer: Option C - Mauryan art can be divided into two classes, court art and folk art. Court art was expressed in the pillars and their heads, in which the rockwork shows the pillar. Fahien (399-412 AD) saw the six pillars of Ashoka and Hiuen Tsang (629-645 AD) saw the twelve pillars.
C. Mauryan art can be divided into two classes, court art and folk art. Court art was expressed in the pillars and their heads, in which the rockwork shows the pillar. Fahien (399-412 AD) saw the six pillars of Ashoka and Hiuen Tsang (629-645 AD) saw the twelve pillars.

Explanations:

Mauryan art can be divided into two classes, court art and folk art. Court art was expressed in the pillars and their heads, in which the rockwork shows the pillar. Fahien (399-412 AD) saw the six pillars of Ashoka and Hiuen Tsang (629-645 AD) saw the twelve pillars.