{"id":92019,"date":"2025-06-01T11:12:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=92019"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:12:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:12:14","slug":"in-which-one-of-the-following-regions-was-dhanyakataka-which-flourish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-which-one-of-the-following-regions-was-dhanyakataka-which-flourish\/","title":{"rendered":"In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourish"},"content":{"rendered":"

In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourished as a prominent Buddhist centre under the Mahasanghikas, located?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Andhra” option2=”Gandhara” option3=”Kalinga” option4=”Magadha” correct=”option1″]<\/p>\n

\n
\n
This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n
UPSC IAS – 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Download PDF<\/a>Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Option A is correct.<\/section>\n
Dhanyakataka, also known as Amaravati, was a prominent city and a significant Buddhist center located in the Andhra region of ancient India. It flourished under the patronage of the Satavahanas and later the Ikshvakus and was associated with the Mahasanghika school of Buddhism, known for its famous stupa.<\/section>\n
Dhanyakataka was situated on the banks of the Krishna River in present-day Andhra Pradesh. It was a major urban, religious, and trade center. The Great Stupa at Amaravati is renowned for its exquisite sculptures illustrating Buddhist themes. While Gandhara (in the northwest), Kalinga (modern Odisha), and Magadha (modern Bihar) were also significant regions with Buddhist connections at various times, Dhanyakataka’s location is firmly established in the Andhra region.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourished as a prominent Buddhist centre under the Mahasanghikas, located? [amp_mcq option1=”Andhra” option2=”Gandhara” option3=”Kalinga” option4=”Magadha” correct=”option1″] This question was previously asked in UPSC IAS – 2023 Download PDFAttempt Online Option A is correct. Dhanyakataka, also known as Amaravati, was a prominent city and a significant … <\/p>\n

Detailed SolutionIn which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourish<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1105,1168,1195],"class_list":["post-92019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1105","tag-ancient-history-of-india","tag-buddhism","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"\nIn which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourish<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Option A is correct. Dhanyakataka, also known as Amaravati, was a prominent city and a significant Buddhist center located in the Andhra region of ancient India. It flourished under the patronage of the Satavahanas and later the Ikshvakus and was associated with the Mahasanghika school of Buddhism, known for its famous stupa.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-which-one-of-the-following-regions-was-dhanyakataka-which-flourish\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourish\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Option A is correct. Dhanyakataka, also known as Amaravati, was a prominent city and a significant Buddhist center located in the Andhra region of ancient India. It flourished under the patronage of the Satavahanas and later the Ikshvakus and was associated with the Mahasanghika school of Buddhism, known for its famous stupa.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-which-one-of-the-following-regions-was-dhanyakataka-which-flourish\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-01T11:12:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourish","description":"Option A is correct. Dhanyakataka, also known as Amaravati, was a prominent city and a significant Buddhist center located in the Andhra region of ancient India. It flourished under the patronage of the Satavahanas and later the Ikshvakus and was associated with the Mahasanghika school of Buddhism, known for its famous stupa.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-which-one-of-the-following-regions-was-dhanyakataka-which-flourish\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourish","og_description":"Option A is correct. Dhanyakataka, also known as Amaravati, was a prominent city and a significant Buddhist center located in the Andhra region of ancient India. It flourished under the patronage of the Satavahanas and later the Ikshvakus and was associated with the Mahasanghika school of Buddhism, known for its famous stupa.","og_url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-which-one-of-the-following-regions-was-dhanyakataka-which-flourish\/","og_site_name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","article_published_time":"2025-06-01T11:12:14+00:00","author":"rawan239","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"rawan239","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-which-one-of-the-following-regions-was-dhanyakataka-which-flourish\/","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-which-one-of-the-following-regions-was-dhanyakataka-which-flourish\/","name":"In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourish","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-06-01T11:12:14+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-01T11:12:14+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209"},"description":"Option A is correct. Dhanyakataka, also known as Amaravati, was a prominent city and a significant Buddhist center located in the Andhra region of ancient India. It flourished under the patronage of the Satavahanas and later the Ikshvakus and was associated with the Mahasanghika school of Buddhism, known for its famous stupa.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-which-one-of-the-following-regions-was-dhanyakataka-which-flourish\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-which-one-of-the-following-regions-was-dhanyakataka-which-flourish\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-which-one-of-the-following-regions-was-dhanyakataka-which-flourish\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UPSC IAS","item":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/category\/upsc-ias\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"In which one of the following regions was Dhanyakataka, which flourish"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#website","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/","name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209","name":"rawan239","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/761a7274f9cce048fa5b921221e7934820d74514df93ef195a9d22af0c1c9001?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/761a7274f9cce048fa5b921221e7934820d74514df93ef195a9d22af0c1c9001?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"rawan239"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com"],"url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/author\/rawan239\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92019\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}