List of Famous Caves in India- Gk Notes

In this blog, we will discuss one of the most important topics for General Awareness that is List of Famous Caves in India. Static Gk is an essential part of general awareness. General awareness is the most scoring section in competitive exams such as IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, SBI Clerk, SBI PO, RBI Grade B, Nabard Grade A & B, and Nabard Assistant.

List of Famous Caves in India: Introduction

Our country India is a part of one of the most ancient civilizations, which makes it a true inhibitor of most ancient wonders. Caves have always been surrounded with mystical stories which spark our imagination. Rich archeological specimens related to the advancement of science and history have been discovered through such Caves. Caves in India reflects the rich culture and heritage of our country. Majority of Caves in India are Hindu, Buddhist and Jain cave temples. Apart from the religious perspective, these caves are also considered for the amusing carvings and extraordinary history sculptures dating back to the pre-historic times.

It is necessary to have knowledge about all the Caves in India to stay updated with the General Awareness questions asked in examinations. We have Categorized them zone wise for your better understanding, check the list below;

List of Some Famous Caves in India

Zones	Name of Caves	State
North Zone	Masrur Rock Cut Temple	Himachal Pradesh
	Tabo Caves
	Patal Bhuvaneshwar	Uttarakhand
	Koteshwar Caves
	Patal Bhubaneswar Caves
	Amarnath	Kashmir
	Amarnath Cave
East Zone	Barabar Caves Oldest Rockcut Cave of India	Bihar
	Colganj Rock Cut Temples
	Lomasrishi caves
	Sudama caves
	Dungeshwari Caves
	Udayagiri Caves	Odisha
	Khandagiri Caves
West Zone	Ajanta Caves	Maharashtra
	Bedse Caves
	Elephanta Caves
	Jogeshwari Caves
	Karla Caves
	Kailash Temple
	Lenyadri
	Mandapeshwar Caves
	Pataleshwa
	Aurangabad Caves
	Bhaja Caves
	Ellora Caves
	Kanheri Caves
	Karli
	Kondivita Caves
	Mahakali Caves
	Pandavleni Caves
South Zone	Nellitheertha Cave Temple	Karnataka
	Badami Cave Temples
	Hulimavu Shiva cave temple
	Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple
	Aihole
	Irunilamcode	Kerela
	Kottukal
	Tuvarankad
	Trikkur Mahadeva Temple
	Bharatanpara
	Airurpara
	Bhutapandi
	Vizhinjam
	Kaviyoor
	Undavalli caves	Andhra Pradesh
	Sittanavasal Caves	Tamil Nadu
	Tirukazhukundram
	Siyamangalam
	Mamandur
	Mandagapattu
	Thirunadhikkara Cave Temple
	Rockfort Ucchi Pillayar Temple
	Narthamalai
	Mahabalipuram
	Varaha Cave Temple
	Kazhugumalai Cave Temple
	Dalavanur
	Kuranganil Muttam
	Mahendravadi
Central Zone	Udaygiri Caves	Madhya Pradesh
	Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
	Bagh Caves
	Kutumsar Caves	Chattisgarh
	Jogimara Caves
North East Zone	Mawsmai Caves	Meghalaya
	Krem Liat Prah
	Krem Kotsati Cave

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Important Question for Examination

Here are some sample questions which have already been seen in some previous competitive exams;

1. Mawsmai Cave is located in which Indian State?
A. Kerela
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Uttarakhand
D. Meghalaya
Ans. D
2. Ajanta and Elora Caves is located in which State?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Maharashtra
D. Karnataka
Ans. C
3. In which place is Sittanavasal Caves situated?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Kerela
D. Tamil Nadu
Ans. D
4. In which place Khandagiri Caves located?
A. Odisha
B. Maharashtra
C. Bihar
D. Hyderabad
Ans. A
5. In which place is Narthamalai Caves situated?
A. Kerela
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Tamil Nadu
Ans. D

6. In which place Badami Cave Temples is situated?
A. Maharashtra
B. Karnataka
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Kerela
Ans. B
7. The Tabo Caves is located in which State?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Kerela
C. Meghalaya
D. Himachal Pradesh
Ans. D
8. Lomasrishi caves is located in which State?
A. Bihar
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Maharastra
Ans. A

This was all from our end on the List of Caves of India, we hope this information was beneficial to you. This information will help you get at least 2-3 marks in General awareness section in any Bank and Govt exam. Stay tuned with Entri for such informative Banking Awareness Notes.

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