Cave shrine pairs — Besnagar/Shaivite, Bhaja/Buddhist, Sittanavasal/Jain
Question
Consider the following pairs: The following table: Site Well known for
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Options
Only one
Only two
All three
None
Explanation
Pairs 2 and 3 are correct. Bhaja in Maharashtra is a famous early rock-cut Buddhist cave. Sittanavasal in Tamil Nadu is renowned for its Jain caves and frescoes. Pair 1 is incorrect; Besnagar (Vidisha) is famous for the Heliodorus pillar, which is a Vaishnavite monument (dedicated to Vasudeva), not a Shaivite cave shrine.
Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2023
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q82
Subject
History
Sub-topic
Ancient India (general)
Type
How-many counting
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT History Cl.11 Ch.2
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