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Which among the following are the earliest examples of Rock Cut architecture in Ancient India?

  • A.Barabar Caves
  • B.Elephanta caves
  • C.Kanheri Caves
  • D.Ajanta Caves

Answer: A

The Barabar Caves are the earliest.

Cut into granite in Bihar in the third century BC under Ashoka and his grandson Dasharatha, and given to the Ajivikas, they predate the Buddhist excavations at Ajanta and the western Deccan by two centuries.

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