Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sites | Location | ||
| (A) | Monuments of Hampi | (I) | Maharashtra |
| (B) | Elephanta Caves | (II) | Karnataka |
| (C) | Sanchi Stupa | (III) | Odisha |
| (D) | Konark Sun Temple | (IV) | Madhya Pradesh |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
Each site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, matched with the state where it stands.
(A) Monuments of Hampi — this matches (II) Karnataka. Hampi, on the Tungabhadra river, was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire; its temples and ruins lie in the Vijayanagara (earlier Bellary) district.
(B) Elephanta Caves — this matches (I) Maharashtra. The rock-cut cave temples, with the great three-headed Shiva (Maheshmurti), are on Elephanta Island in Mumbai harbour.
(C) Sanchi Stupa — this matches (IV) Madhya Pradesh. The Great Stupa near Vidisha was begun by Ashoka in the third century BCE and is famous for its carved gateways.
(D) Konark Sun Temple — this matches (III) Odisha. The thirteenth-century temple, built as a chariot of the Sun god by the Eastern Ganga king Narasimhadeva I, stands on the coast near Puri.