{"id":90762,"date":"2025-06-01T10:36:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=90762"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:36:08","slug":"the-king-of-dance-is-a-description-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-king-of-dance-is-a-description-of\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The King of Dance&#8217; is a description of"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018The King of Dance&#8217; is a description of<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Trimurti at Elephanta Caves&#8221; option2=&#8221;Kaliyamardan of Krishna&#8221; option3=&#8221;Bodhisattva Maitreya at Gandhara&#8221; option4=&#8221;Bronze Nataraja of the Cholas&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\n&#8216;The King of Dance&#8217; is a description associated with the Bronze Nataraja of the Cholas.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nNataraja is a depiction of the Hindu god Shiva as the cosmic ecstatic dancer. He is considered the master of dance, hence the epithet &#8216;King of Dance&#8217;. The bronze Nataraja sculptures from the Chola period are particularly famous representations of this form.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Trimurti at Elephanta Caves represents Shiva in his roles as creator, preserver, and destroyer. Kaliyamardan is an episode from the life of Krishna. 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