Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. There are no remains of free-standing Hindu temples erected before the Gupta period.
  2. All the cave at Ellora are of Hindu gods and goddesses.
  3. The great temple of Shiva at Tanjore was built by Rajaraja, the Great. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. 1 and 3

  2. 1, 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 2

  4. 3 only
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Explanation

Statement 1 is correct (no free-standing Hindu temples before Gupta). Statement 2 is incorrect because Ellora contains Buddhist and Jain caves as well. Statement 3 is correct (Rajaraja I built the Brihadisvara temple at Tanjore).

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