Which one of the following statements is correct?
- A.Ajanta Caves lie in the gorge of Waghora river.
- B.Sanchi Stupa lies in the gorge of Chambal river.
- C.Pandu-lena Cave Shrines lie in the gorge of Narmada river.
- D.Amaravati Stupa lies in the gorge of Godavari river.
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Ajanta Caves lie in the gorge of Waghora river. The Ajanta caves are cut into a horseshoe-shaped cliff above the Waghora river in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) district of Maharashtra.
Ajanta has about 30 Buddhist rock-cut caves made in two phases, roughly the 2nd century BCE and the 5th–6th centuries CE under the Vakatakas. They are famous for their wall paintings of Jataka tales and the Bodhisattva Padmapani, and were rediscovered by a British officer in 1819. The site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983, along with Ellora.
B is wrong because the Sanchi Stupa stands on a hilltop near Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh, not in a gorge of the Chambal. C is wrong because the Pandu-lena caves are near Nashik in Maharashtra, on the Trirashmi hill, not on the Narmada. D is wrong because the Amaravati Stupa is on the banks of the Krishna in Andhra Pradesh, not in a gorge of the Godavari.
Exam tip: Ajanta–Waghora; Amaravati–Krishna; Pandu-lena–Nashik; Sanchi–near Vidisha.
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