Prelims 2024 • Paper 1 (GS) • Q.64

Prelims • Paper 1 (GS) • 2024 • Q.64

Art and Culture

Sanghabhuti, an Indian Buddhist monk, who travelled to China at the end of the fourth century AD, was the author of a commentary on:

2024 Prelims • Paper 1 (GS)

Q.63 Q.65

Syllabus Connection

Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. (GS-I)

NCERT Connection

Ch.4: Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings: Cultural Developments

History • Class 12 • Class 12 Themes of Indian History I

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