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GK QUESTION#2167

Read the statements and choose the correct option. Statement I: Stupas, chaitya halls, and viharas were prominent forms of Buddhist architecture in the post-Mauryan period. Statement II: These Buddhist monuments were largely secular and had no religious purpose.

  1. ABoth statements are true but Statement II does not correctly explain Statement I
  2. BBoth statements are true and Statement II correctly explains Statement I
  3. CBoth statements are false
  4. DStatement I is true but Statement II is falseCorrect answer
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D. Statement I is true but Statement II is false

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Statement I is true and Statement II is false. Buddhist architecture included stupas, chaitya halls containing stupas, and viharas with halls and residential cells. These structures served Buddhist worship and monastic life. Their development continued across several periods; the question does not assign their first appearance to one fixed date range.

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