Consider the following pairs (Famous place — Region): 1. Bodhgaya — Baghelkhand, 2. Khajuraho — Bundelkhand, 3. Shirdi — Vidarbha, 4. Nashik — Malwa, 5. Tirupati — Rayalaseema. Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

2 and 5 only. Only Khajuraho with Bundelkhand and Tirupati with Rayalaseema are correct. Bodhgaya is in Magadh, in Bihar. Shirdi is in Ahilyanagar district of Maharashtra, not Vidarbha. Nashik is in north-west Maharashtra, not Malwa. Read more: IndGeo0134 — Famous Places and Their Regions.

Which of these districts of Maharashtra lies in the Vidarbha region?

Yavatmal. Yavatmal is in the Amravati division, which forms part of Vidarbha. Nashik, Ahilyanagar and Dhule belong to the Nashik division. Shirdi is in Ahilyanagar, so it is not in Vidarbha. Read more: IndGeo0134 — Famous Places and Their Regions.

Tirupati district was formed on 4 April 2022. It was carved out of parts of which two districts?

Chittoor and Nellore. Tirupati district took parts of Chittoor and Nellore districts. Its headquarters is Tirupati town. The town still lies in Rayalaseema, but its district has changed since 2016. Read more: IndGeo0134 — Famous Places and Their Regions.

The rock-cut monuments and Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram were built under which dynasty?

Pallava. UNESCO says the Pallava dynasty ruled this area between the 6th and 9th centuries CE. UNESCO calls Mamallapuram a celebrated Pallava port city. The site includes rock-cut caves, monolithic rathas and the Shore Temple. Read more: IndGeo0134 — Famous Places and Their Regions.

According to UNESCO, who is said to have built the first temple at Bodh Gaya in the 3rd century BCE?

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