With reference to the history of Indian rock-out architecture, consider the following statements: 1. The caves at Badami are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India. 2. The Barabar rock-out caves were originally made for Ajivikas by Emperor Chandragu

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Q: 29 (IAS/2013)
With reference to the history of Indian rock-out architecture, consider the following statements:
1. The caves at Badami are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India.
2. The Barabar rock-out caves were originally made for Ajivikas by Emperor Chandragupta Maurya.
3. At Ellora, caves were made for different faiths.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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History

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IAS

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The correct statements are:

  1. The caves at Badami are not the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India. The earliest rock-cut caves are the Barabar caves.

  2. The Barabar rock-cut caves were indeed made for the Ajivikas, but they were not made by Emperor Chandragupta Maurya. They were made by his grandson Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE.

  3. The caves at Ellora were indeed made for different faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

Therefore, the correct statement is  3 only.