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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 89 of 200

Q89
History of IndiaPost-Mauryan Period
The School of Gandhara Art flourished during the reign of the
  1. a.Mauryan Dynasty.
  2. b.Kushan Dynasty.
  3. c.Satavahana Dynasty.
  4. d.Gupta Dynasty.

Answer: (B) Kushan Dynasty.

The Gandhara school, blending Greco-Roman style with Buddhist themes, flourished under the Kushans, especially Kanishka, in the north-west. The Mathura school also grew under the Kushans, while Amaravati art is linked with the Satavahanas.