2025 · Q92
Consider the following statements about Ajanta Cave paintings:
- 1The paintings depict yakshas, gandharvas and apsaras.
- 2The artists have used the technique of providing “multiple perspectives”.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
The Ajanta cave paintings depict yakshas, gandharvas, apsaras and Jataka narratives alongside the Buddha's life — statement 1 is correct. Art historians also note that the Ajanta artists employed multiple perspectives and simultaneous narration within a single composition — statement 2 is correct. Both statements are correct, confirmed against published solutions of this paper.