'Rani ki vav' motif is present on which of the following currency notes?
- A.50 Rupee Note
- B.10 Rupee Note
- C.200 Rupee Note
- D.100 Rupee Note
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The correct answer is D, 100 Rupee Note. The motif of Rani ki Vav appears on the back of the 100 rupee note of the Mahatma Gandhi New Series, which the Reserve Bank of India issued in 2018 in a lavender shade. Rani ki Vav is an eleventh-century stepwell at Patan in Gujarat, built by Queen Udayamati in memory of the Solanki king Bhimdev I. It goes down seven storeys, and its walls carry more than five hundred large sculptures, many of them of the avatars of Vishnu. UNESCO placed it on the World Heritage list in 2014. A is wrong because the 50 rupee note shows the stone chariot of Hampi. B is wrong because the 10 rupee note shows the Sun Temple at Konark. C is wrong because the 200 rupee note shows the Sanchi Stupa. Exam tip: 10 Konark, 50 Hampi, 100 Rani ki Vav, 200 Sanchi, 500 Red Fort.
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- D.It is associated with the Pashupata sect.
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