Previous year MCQs

Ancient Indian History UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

Ellora caves were built by:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Rashtrakutas

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Rashtrakutas”.
All of the Ellora monuments were built during the Rashtrakuta dynasty (753-982 CE), which constructed part of the Hindu and Buddhist caves, and the Yadava dynasty (1187–1317), which constructed a number of the Jain caves.

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