UPPSC 2017 General Studies I Solved Paper

Question : 119 of 150

Marks: +1, -0

Which one of the following is not true about the Barabar hill caves?

There are in all four caves on the Barabar hill.
Inscriptions of Ashoka are found on the walls of three caves.
These inscriptions inform us about the dedication of these caves to the Ajivikas.
These inscriptions date back to $6^{th}$ century BC

Solution:

(d) The Barabar Caves are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India, mostly dating from the Maurya Empire (322 BCE–185BCE), some with Ashokan inscriptions, in Gaya, Bihar. The Barabar Hill contains four caves,namely Karan Chaupar, Lomas Rishi, Sudama and Visva Zopri. The caves were used by ascetics from the Ajivika sect, founded by Makkali Gosala, a contemporary of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, and of Mahavira, the last and

24^{th }

Tirthankara of Jainism.

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