Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Art and Culture

Consider the following statements about Ajanta:

No. Statement
1 The site contains twenty-nine caves.
2 Cave Nos. 9 and 10 are chaityas belonging to the earlier phase.
3 Cave Nos. 19 and 26 are chaityas belonging to the later phase.
4 The chronology of every cave is precisely established by dated inscriptions.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four
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