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SSC History Sample Paper NCERT Sample Paper-5

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    An inscription on a pillar at Besnagar refers to Heliodorus, the ambassador of an Indo-Greek king, as a devotee of who of the following?

    A)  Vasudeva

    B)  Pasupatinatha

    C)  Buddha           

    D)  Surya

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] The Heliodorus pillar is a stone column that was erected around 113 BCE in central India in Vidisha near modem Besnagar, by Heliodorus, a Greek ambassador of the Indo-Greek king Antialcidas to the court of the Shunga king Bhagabhadra. The site is located only 5 miles from the Buddhist stupa of Sanchi. The pillar was surmounted by a sculpture of Garuda and was apparently" dedicated by Heliodoms to the god Vasudeva in front of the temple of Vâsudeva.                   


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