1)    Match the following List-I (International Conventions on Environmental Issues) with List-II (Year of Establishment):

List-I                                                    List-II

a. Stockholm Convention                     1985

b. Ramsar Convention                          1989

c. Vienna Convention                            1971

d. Basel Convention                               2001


A) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3

B) a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2

C) a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1

D) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2

Stockholm Convention: Adopted in 2001​

Ramsar Convention: Signed in 1971​

Vienna Convention (for the Protection of the Ozone Layer): Adopted in 1985​

Basel Convention: Adopted in 1989​

Ans)  D) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2.


2)    The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of the development of art during the period of:

A) Rashtrakutas

B) Pallavas

C) Chalukyas

D) Pandyas

The Ajanta caves were commissioned under the Satavahana and later Vakataka dynasty, but the Ellora caves were developed during the Rashtrakuta period.​

The Rashtrakuta dynasty (circa 753–982 AD) was primarily responsible for the construction of a large part of the Ellora cave monuments, including Hindu and Buddhist caves.​

Ajanta’s paintings highlight the Buddhist artistic achievements of the earlier Satavahana and Vakataka periods, but when considering both Ajanta and Ellora together, the later developments at Ellora were under Rashtrakuta patronage.​

Pallavas, Chalukyas, and Pandyas are well-known for their own architectural and artistic contributions—Pallavas at Mahabalipuram, Chalukyas at Badami, and Pandyas in Tamil Nadu—but are not directly associated with the Ajanta and Ellora caves.

Ans)  A) Rashtrakutas.