UPSC PYQPrelims 2023

Civil Services Examination · Question 82

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?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All three
  4. None
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Answer: (B) Only two

Explanation

Bhaja (Buddhist) and Sittanavasal (Jain) are correct. Besnagar is known for the Heliodorus (Garuda) pillar, a Vaishnava site.