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Topic 312 · History, Art & Culture

Zehanpora: Kushan Buddhist site in Baramulla

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA

Core Trigger: Archaeologists identified a Kushan-era Buddhist complex over 2,000 years old at Zehanpora, Baramulla district.
Discovery Clue: A century-old photograph in a French museum archive led researchers to the site.
Site Scale: It is the largest known Buddhist site in Kashmir, spread over about ten acres.
Remains: Finds include apsidal stupa foundations and monastic cells.
Era: The Kushan period is dated roughly to the first to third centuries CE.
Stakeholders: Archaeologists, a French museum archive and Jammu and Kashmir authorities were involved.
India Link: The find shows Kashmir's role in Buddhism's spread along ancient trade routes. Kushan rule linked India with the Silk Road, helping Buddhism reach Central Asia and China.
Venue: Baramulla district lies in the Kashmir valley of Jammu and Kashmir.
Founded: The Kushan Empire reached its peak under Kanishka; the dynasty ruled northwest India and Central Asia.
Landmark: Kanishka convened the Fourth Buddhist Council in Kashmir, traditionally placed at Kundalvana near Srinagar.
Statute: The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 protects sites of this kind.
Definition: A stupa is a dome-shaped Buddhist monument; an apsidal structure has a semicircular end.

Question 1 of 10

The Zehanpora Buddhist complex in Baramulla is more than how many years old?

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Answer: (D) Over 2,000 years

Core Trigger: Archaeologists identified a Kushan-era Buddhist complex over 2,000 years old at Zehanpora, Baramulla district.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 312, point 1

Question 2 of 10

What led researchers to the Zehanpora Buddhist site?

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Answer: (B) A century-old photograph in a French museum archive

Discovery Clue: A century-old photograph in a French museum archive led researchers to the site.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 312, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Approximately how large is the Zehanpora Buddhist site, the largest known in Kashmir?

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Answer: (D) About ten acres

Site Scale: It is the largest known Buddhist site in Kashmir, spread over about ten acres.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 312, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Which structure's foundations were found at Zehanpora along with monastic cells?

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Answer: (B) Apsidal stupa

Remains: Finds include apsidal stupa foundations and monastic cells.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 312, point 4

Question 5 of 10

The Kushan period is dated roughly to which centuries?

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Answer: (D) First to third centuries CE

Era: The Kushan period is dated roughly to the first to third centuries CE.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 312, point 5

Question 6 of 10

Kushan rule linked India with which trade network, helping Buddhism reach Central Asia and China?

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Answer: (B) The Silk Road

India Link: The find shows Kashmir's role in Buddhism's spread along ancient trade routes. Kushan rule linked India with the Silk Road, helping Buddhism reach Central Asia and China.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 312, point 7

Question 7 of 10

Baramulla district lies in which part of Jammu and Kashmir?

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Answer: (D) The Kashmir valley

Venue: Baramulla district lies in the Kashmir valley of Jammu and Kashmir.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 312, point 8

Question 8 of 10

Under which ruler did the Kushan Empire reach its peak?

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Answer: (C) Kanishka

Founded: The Kushan Empire reached its peak under Kanishka; the dynasty ruled northwest India and Central Asia.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 312, point 9

Question 9 of 10

Where is the Fourth Buddhist Council, convened by Kanishka, traditionally placed?

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Answer: (B) Kundalvana near Srinagar

Landmark: Kanishka convened the Fourth Buddhist Council in Kashmir, traditionally placed at Kundalvana near Srinagar.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 312, point 10

Question 10 of 10

1. A stupa is a dome-shaped Buddhist monument. 2. An apsidal structure has a square end. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Definition: A stupa is a dome-shaped Buddhist monument; an apsidal structure has a semicircular end.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 312, point 12

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