Q. Consider the following pairs:
UNESCO’s World Heritage SitesPlaces
1.Rani Ki VaavGujarat
2.Rock Shelters of BhimbetkaMadhya Pradesh
3.Group of Monuments at PattadakalTamil Nadu
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation: Pairs 1 and 2 are matched correctly
Pair 1 is matched correctly: Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) is located on the banks of the Saraswati River at Patan, Gujarat.
Pair 2 is matched correctly: Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka is a group of “five clusters of rock shelters”. They are in the foothills of the Vindhyan Mountains on the southern edge of the central Indian plateau in Madhya Pradesh.
Pair 3 is matched incorrectly: The Group of Monuments at Pattadakal are located in state of Karnataka. They represent the high point of an eclectic art which, in the 7th and 8th centuries under the Chalukya dynasty, achieved a harmonious blend of architectural forms from northern and southern India.
