Arrange the following major Buddhist sites from north to south India.
(A) Amaravati
(B) Sanchi
(C) Bharhut
(D) Ajanta
(E) Kusinagara
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (E), (C), (B), (D), (A)
On the map of major Buddhist sites below, the five places lie in this order from north to south:
(E) Kusinagara — the northernmost of the five, near Shravasti and Lumbini; here the Buddha attained nibbana.
(C) Bharhut — south of Kusinagara and Sarnath.
(B) Sanchi — further south, near the Narmada.
(D) Ajanta — south of the Narmada, in present-day Maharashtra.
(A) Amaravati — the southernmost, on the Krishna in Andhra Pradesh.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part I — Chapter 4: Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings (2026-27)
Map 1 Major Buddhist sites |
