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SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 29

SSC CGL - 20 Aug 2021 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q29

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In which of the following states are the Son Bhandar Caves located?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Bihar.

Artificial caverns called Son Bhandar or Sone Bhandar are situated near Rajgir, Bihar.

  • At the base of the Vaibhar Hills are two rock-cut caverns known as the Son Bhandar caves.
  • In the third and fourth centuries AD, the cliff of the hill was dug out to create the caverns.
  • The Jain saint Muni Vairadevi built the caves as a home for the Jain ascetics at that time, according to inscriptions discovered within one of the caves.