Q. Consider the following pairs:

Famous Place         Region

  1. Bodhagaya       :    Baghelkhand
  2. Khajuraho        :    Bundelkhand
  3. Shirdi               :     Vidarbha
  4. Nasik (Nashik)  :  Malwa
  5. Tirupati           :     Rayalaseema

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  • 1, 2 and 4
  • 2, 3, 4 and 5
  • 2 and 5 only
  • 1, 3, 4 and 5

Answer: (c) 2 and 5 only

Notes:

  • Khajuraho is famous for a group of monuments, built between 950-1050 CE by the Chandela dynasty. Khajuraho is a town located in the Bundelkhand region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
  • Bodh Gaya is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in Gaya District of Bihar, famous for Mahabodhi Temple.
  • Shirdi is in the Ahmadnagar district of Maharashtra and is far from the Vidarbha region and is famous for the religious personality of Sai Baba.
  • Nashik is in the northwest region of Maharashtra in India and is famous for Kumbh Mela.
  • Tirupati is a city in the Rayalseema region of the Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is famous for Hindu Sri Venkateswara Temple.