UPSC PYQPrelims 2023

Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 42

With reference to ancient India, consider the following statements: 1. The concept of Stupa is Buddhist in origin. 2. Stupa was generally a repository of relics. 3. Stupa was a votive and commemorative structure in Buddhist tradition. How many of the statements given above are correct?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All three
  4. None
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (B) Only two

व्याख्या

Stupas (burial mounds) are pre-Buddhist in origin, so statement 1 is wrong. They held relics and served as votive/commemorative structures.