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Question

Ellora caves were built by:

  1. Pallavas
  2. Cholas
  3. Rashtrakutas
  4. Palas

Answer:

Option C: Rashtrakutas

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Rashtrakutas”.

All of the Ellora monuments were built during the Rashtrakuta dynasty (753-982 CE), which constructed part of the Hindu and Buddhist caves, and the Yadava dynasty (1187–1317), which constructed a number of the Jain caves.