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Exam Year
2023
Evidence Source
UPSC LevelID: ART_ARC_2023_01 Ref: Indian Art and Culture by Nitin Singhania
Consider the following pairs: Site Well known for
1. Besnagar: Shaivite cave shrine
2. Bhaja: Buddhist cave shrine
3. Sittanavasal: Jain cave shrine
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
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Correct Option: B
Bhaja is a Buddhist cave shrine and Sittanavasal is a Jain cave shrine, while Besnagar is primarily known for its Vaishnavite Heliodorus Pillar. Thus, two pairs are correctly matched.