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EasyWhich one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (d) Amaravati Buddhist Stupa: Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati's great Buddhist stupa stands in Andhra Pradesh. Vikramashila is in Bihar, Hemkund Sahib is in Uttarakhand and the well-known Udayagiri caves are in Odisha (and Madhya Pradesh).
- ✓ (d) The Amaravati stupa is in the Guntur region of Andhra Pradesh.
- ✗ (a) Vikramashila is in present-day Bihar.
- ✗ (b) Hemkund Sahib is in Uttarakhand.
- ✗ (c) Udayagiri caves are in Odisha (Khandagiri-Udayagiri) and near Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh.
Remember · Amaravati stupa: Andhra Pradesh. Vikramashila: Bihar.
📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 7 Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Part 2), Ch 3 (practise this chapter)
Sources
- Britannica, Amaravati ↗ · reference work “The Amaravati stupa , constructed about the 2nd century bce became one of the largest and most important Buddhist stupas in India.”
- NCERT Class 7 · Exploring Society: India and Beyond (Part 2), Chapter 3 “founding major monasteries such as Vikramashila (in present-day Bihar) and Somapura (in present-day Bangladesh)”
Question: UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2006, General Studies paper. UPSC did not publish an answer key for 2006: the answer shown is the one the sources above support. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 24 Oct 2026 (how we verify). ·