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Question

Which of the following Ajanta caves preserves paintings belonging to the site’s early phase, before the fifth-century Vakataka paintings?

The correct answer is

Cave No. 9

Cave No. 9. Early paintings survive in caves 9 and 10, dating broadly to the centuries around the beginning of the Common Era. The other listed caves belong to Ajanta’s later major phase. Cave 9 should not be treated as the only location of early painting.

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  2. “Lotiya” is the regional music of which state?

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