UPSC Prelims · 1993 · GS Paper I · Q13
The earliest rock-cut caves in western India are those at
- (A)Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta
- (B)Junnar, Kalyan and Pitalkhora
- (C)Ajanta, Bhaja and Kondane
- (D)Bhala, Pitalkhora and Kondane
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Answer: (C) Ajanta, Bhaja and Kondane
- Subject
- History
- Chapter
- Indian Architecture (Temple, Rock-cut, Indo-Islamic, Colonial)
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