UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 1

Mathura
● An important settlement for more than 2500 years.
● It was located at the cross roads of two major routes of travel and trade: So, statement 1 is correct.
◦ From the Northwest to the East.
◦ From North to South.
● There were fortifications around the city .
● Farmers and herders from adjoining areas provided food for people in the city.
● A center of production of some extremely fine sculptures .
● It was the second capital of the Kushanas . So, statement 2 is correct.
● It was also a religious center .
◦ Buddhist monasteries.
◦ Jaina shrines.
Important center of Krishna worship.