Which one of the following statements is correct?
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Answer: A. The Ajanta caves are cut into a horseshoe-shaped gorge of the Waghora river in Maharashtra. The other pairs are wrong: Sanchi is on a hill near Vidisha, Pandu Lena is in Nashik, and Amaravati is on the Krishna river.
Watch for: Amaravati is near a big river, but it is the Krishna, not the Godavari.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because Sanchi Stupa is on a hilltop, not in the Chambal gorge.
- C. Wrong because Pandu Lena caves are in Nashik, not the Narmada gorge.
- D. Wrong because Amaravati is on the Krishna, not the Godavari.
Source to check: UNESCO World Heritage listing, Ajanta Caves; NCERT Class 11, An Introduction to Indian Art, Chapter 4
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