Q196
Taxila was a famous site of
A.
Early Vedic art
B.
Mauryan art
C.
Gandhara art
AnswerD.
Gupta art
Answer: Option C
Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Gandhara was an ancient state, a mahajanapada, in the Peshawar basin in the northwest. Famed for its local tradition of Gandhara (Greco-Buddhist) Art. Sometimes the Peshawar Valley and Taxila were collectively referred to as Gandhara; sometimes the Swat Valley was also included. Taxila was a famous site of Gandhara art.