Consider the following pairs : Site Well known for 1. Besnagar : Shaivite cave shrine 2. Bhaja : Buddhist cave shrine 3. Sittanavasal : Jain cave shrine How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

States that notable rock-cut cave groups occur in Madhya Pradesh (e.g., Bagh) and describes characteristics of rock-cut caves and temple types.

A student could use this regional pattern (Madhya Pradesh has important rock-cut sites) plus a map to check whether Besnagar/Vidisha lies near such cave traditions and so might host a cave shrine.

Describes Rashtrakuta-era rock-cut shrines (Ellora, Elephanta) and mentions the monolithic Kailasanath Temple, an explicitly Shaivite creation hewn from rock.

Use this example to reason that rock-cut work in central/west India includes Shaivite cave/monolithic shrines; then investigate whether Besnagar has similar chronological/artistic links.

Explains that some early temples were hollowed out of huge rocks (artificial caves), showing the established practice of cave temples in Indian temple history.

Combine this general rule with local archaeological reports or a map of cave-temple distributions to assess plausibility of a Shaivite cave at Besnagar.

Gives an example of an archaeological cave/shrine find (Baghor in Madhya Pradesh), indicating the region has prehistoric shrine evidence in rock/cave contexts.

A student could note the precedent of shrine finds in Madhya Pradesh and then check site-specific literature for Besnagar/Vidisha to confirm presence or absence of a Shaivite cave shrine.

Lists Upper Palaeolithic and cave-using sites in Madhya Pradesh (Son Valley, Baghor), showing Madhya Pradesh’s archaeological richness including cave contexts.

Use this pattern of multiple cave-related finds in the state to justify further targeted research (site reports, maps) on Besnagar rather than assuming absence or presence from general knowledge.

States that Ajanta and Ellora in Maharashtra are cave groups created for religious purposes and links cave excavation activity in the Deccan with Buddhist patronage (Hinayana at Ajanta).

A student could note that Maharashtra has a regional tradition of Buddhist cave complexes and check whether Bhaja (near Pune) fits geographically and stylistically into this pattern.

Says the Ellora caves include Buddhist monuments among other religions, demonstrating that rock‑cut cave shrines in Maharashtra often include Buddhist examples.

Use this rule that Maharashtra cave complexes frequently contain Buddhist shrines to consider Bhaja as plausibly part of that corpus and then verify Bhaja's religious affiliation from a map or site list.

Notes that rock‑cut shrines in Maharashtra (Ellora, Elephanta) are major examples of the regional rock‑cut tradition under medieval dynasties.

A student could infer there is a strong local tradition of rock‑cut religious caves and thus look up whether Bhaja is listed among Maharashtra's rock‑cut Buddhist shrines near Pune.

Identifies Ajanta, Ellora and Bagh as the most notable rock‑cut cave groups, showing that these cave groups are prominent archaeological sites associated with religious cave architecture.

From this pattern that notable cave sites are catalogued by region, a student could compare lists of famous Maharashtra cave sites to see if Bhaja appears among Buddhist cave shrines.

Explains Ajanta caves were excavated for Buddhist purposes (Hinayana) and gives geographic context within Maharashtra (distance from Aurangabad).

A student might use this example of a named Buddhist cave complex and the given geography to check maps and site inventories to determine whether Bhaja, near Pune, is similarly a Buddhist cave complex.

Explicitly names Sittannavasal among prominent rock-cut cave temples of the early Pandyas and notes paintings in the Sittannavasal cave temple.

A student could combine this with a map of Tamil Nadu and sources on religious cave-temples to check whether Sittannavasal is identified as Jain in other references.

Describes features of Jain caves (figures of Mahavira, Parsvanatha, Yaksha, attendants) showing what a 'Jain cave' typically contains.

Compare the iconographic features listed here with descriptions or images of Sittannavasal to see if they match Jain cave-shrine characteristics.

States that in Tamil Nadu there is stronger archaeological evidence for Jainism than Buddhism, implying Jain cave-sites are present in the region.

Use this regional pattern to prioritize checking Sittannavasal in archaeological/Jain-site lists for Tamil Nadu.

Gives the broader pattern that rock-cut cave complexes in India include Jain monuments (example: Ellora has Jain cave temples).

Use the general occurrence of Jain rock-cut caves (e.g., Ellora) as a precedent to consider Sittannavasal plausibly part of the same phenomenon and verify via site-specific sources.

Notes that Chalukyas built Jain temples and that mandapa-type caves are preserved at Aihole, indicating rock-cut and temple forms were used for Jain worship in south India.

Extend this architectural pattern to inspect whether Sittannavasal's cave-temple architecture corresponds to known South Indian Jain cave-temple types.