UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 5

The early Indian cave temples and monasteries are masterpieces of "organising space" with beauty and utility in view.
A typical example of early cave architecture is the most datable cave of all, the so-called Lomas Rishi cave in the Barabar Hills of Bihar .
Hence statement 1 is correct .
An inscription proves that this was excavated for the Ajivika sect in the time of Ashoka himself .
Hence statement 2 is correct
The cave carved out of the living rock, measures 55'x22'x20' .
The entrance is a representation in stone of a hut entrance, with the end of the roof constructed of bent timber supported by cross beams, the ends of which are shown protruding.
A carved frieze of elephants is a stone imitation of similar work in wood along with a stone imitation of trellis work made of a small stick of bamboo.
This is an excellent example showing the development from earlier shapes in timber translated into stone.
The period is the 3rd century B.C .