UPSC Prelims · 2015 · GS Paper I · Q54
With reference to the art and archaeological history of India, which one among the following was made earliest?
- (A)Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneswar
- (B)Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli
- (C)Rock-cut Monuments at Mahabalipuram
- (D)Varaha Image at Udayagiri
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Answer: (B) Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli
- Subject
- History
- Chapter
- Indian Architecture (Temple, Rock-cut, Indo-Islamic, Colonial)
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