The Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, the stupa complex associated with Ashoka's patronage, stand in

OdishaCorrect answerYour answerBiharCorrect answerYour answerMaharashtraCorrect answerYour answerMadhya PradeshCorrect answerYour answer

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Sanchi is in Madhya Pradesh, and its monuments were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1989.
Bihar holds Bodh Gaya and Nalanda; Maharashtra holds Ajanta and Ellora.
Odisha is offered because Kalinga was there, which makes it the most reasonable wrong answer on the list.

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Every option is a state with major Buddhist remains. Only one of them has Sanchi.

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