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UPSC CSE Mains 2022 — Art & Culture Questions with Answers

All 6 Art & Culture previous-year questions from UPSC CSE Mains 2022, each with the correct answer and a full explanation. Practise them as a free, timed mock test with instant scoring.

1. Q1.Architecture & Sculpture

   How will you explain that medieval Indian temple sculptures represent the social life of those days?

2. Q2.Heritage & Institutions

   How is the growth of Tier 2 cities related to the rise of a new middle class with an emphasis on the culture of consumption?

3. Q3.Literature

   Discuss the main contributions of the Gupta period and the Chola period to Indian heritage and culture.

4. Q4.Architecture & Sculpture

   Discuss the significance of the lion and bull figures in Indian mythology, art and architecture.

5. Q5.Religion & Philosophy

   Analyse the salience of 'sect' in Indian society vis-a-vis caste, region and religion.

6. Q6.Religion & Philosophy

   Are tolerance, assimilation and pluralism the key elements in the making of an Indian form of secularism? Justify your answer.