Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Famous site) | (Location) | ||
| (A) | Ajanta | (I) | Udaipur (Rajasthan) |
| (B) | Brindavan Garden | (II) | Bijapur (Karnataka) |
| (C) | Gol Gumbaz | (III) | Mysore (Karnataka) |
| (D) | Pichola Lake | (IV) | Maharashtra |
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
Each site is matched with the city or state where it stands.
(A) Ajanta — this matches (IV) Maharashtra. The Ajanta Caves, rock-cut Buddhist caves famous for their wall paintings, lie in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) district of Maharashtra.
(B) Brindavan Garden — this matches (III) Mysore (Karnataka). The terraced gardens lie below the Krishna Raja Sagara dam on the Kaveri, near Mysore.
(C) Gol Gumbaz — this matches (II) Bijapur (Karnataka). It is the tomb of Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah of Bijapur, known for its huge dome and its whispering gallery.
(D) Pichola Lake — this matches (I) Udaipur (Rajasthan). This artificial lake of Udaipur, the City of Lakes, has the City Palace on its bank and the Lake Palace on an island.