Preliminary exam General Studies June 04, 2024

1. With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs:

Famous work of sculpture

Site

1. A grand image of Buddha’s Mahaparinivana with numerous celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers below

Ajanta

2. A huge image of Varaha Avatar (boar incarnation) of Vishnu, as he rescues Goddess Earth from the deep and chaotic waters, sculpted on the rock.

Mount Abu

3. “Arjuna''s Penance”/ “Descent of Ganga” sculpted on the surface of huge boulders

Mamallapuram

How many of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?