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UPSC 2016: What is/are common to the two historical places known as Ajanta and Mahabalipuram? 1. Both were built in the same period. 2. Both belong to the same religious denomination. 3. Both have rock-cut monuments. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)None of the statements given above is correct
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Ajanta caves (2nd century BCE–6th century CE, Buddhist) and Mahabalipuram monuments (7th–8th century CE, Pallava-era Hindu) were built in different periods and for different faiths, but both sites consist of rock-cut monuments; hence only Statement 3 is correct.
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