UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 5

The first century CE onwards , Gandhara (now in Pakistan), Mathura in northern India and Vengi in Andhra Pradesh emerged as important centres of art production.
Buddha in the symbolic form got a human form in Mathura and Gandhara.
The sculptural tradition in Gandhara had the confluence of Bactria, Parthia and the local Gandhara tradition .
Hence, statement 1 is correct.
Situated in the crossroads of cultural influences, the Gandhara region was influenced by Greek and Roman culture.
During the time of the Kushana Empire , in view of its contact with Rome, the techniques of Roman art were assimilated and applied in northwestern India.
The Gandhara art is famous for the portrayal of Buddha in a spiritual state, eyes half-closed in meditation .
Hence, statement 2 is correct.