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?

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Q: 62 (IAS/2023)
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?

question_subject: 

General Knowledge

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,12,4,3,12,1,0

Option 1: Besnagar is known for its pillar of Garuda, an archaeological monument related to Vaishnavism, not Shaivism, so this pairing is incorrect.

Option 2: Bhaja is indeed well-known for its Buddhist cave shrine. The Bhaja caves are a group of 22 rock-cut caves dating back to the 2nd century BC located in Pune, India. The caves are 400 feet above the village of Bhaja. This makes the pair correctly matched.

Option 3: Sittanavasal is also correctly paired, known for its Jain cave shrine. Sittanavasal is a small hamlet in Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu. It is known for the Sittanavasal Cave, a 2nd-century Jain complex of caves.

Therefore, options 2 and 3 pairs are correctly matched, while option 1 is not correctly matched. Hence, the correct choice is option 2 (Only two).