UPSC Prelims 2014Art & Culture
Question 11 of 15

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 Mahaparinirvana 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 rock|Mount Abu| |3. “Arjuna’s Penance” /”Descent of Ganga” sculpted on the surface of huge boulders|Mamallapuram| Which of the pairs given above is/ are correctly matched?