Question

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). \[ \text{Assertion (A): Ajanta UNESCO world Heritage site has India's classical mural tradition. Painting depicts various themes.} \] \[ \text{Reason (R): Ajanta paintings depict the life stories of Buddha and appears to be Jain subjects.} \] In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

• A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• B. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• C. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
• D. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Hint:

Ajanta paintings are mainly Buddhist, not Jain. This helps eliminate incorrect reason statements.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept:
Ajanta is one of the most important classical mural painting sites of India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is famous for Buddhist paintings.

Step 1: Check Assertion (A).
Ajanta is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has India's classical mural painting tradition. Its paintings depict many themes such as Jataka stories, Buddha's life, royal scenes and devotional subjects. Therefore, Assertion (A) is correct.

Step 2: Check Reason (R).
Reason says that Ajanta paintings depict the life stories of Buddha. This part is correct. But it also says that they appear to be Jain subjects. This is not correct because Ajanta paintings are mainly Buddhist in nature.

Step 3: Final conclusion.
Assertion is correct, but Reason is not correct. Hence: \[ \boxed{\text{(C)}} \]