Consider the following statements. 1. The Bamiyan Valley in the Hindu Kush mountains was a key node of the early Silk Routes. 2. The Bamiyan Buddha statue was a confluence of Gupta, Sassanian and Hel…

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Consider the following statements. 1. The Bamiyan Valley in the Hindu Kush mountains was a key node of the early Silk Routes. 2. The Bamiyan Buddha statue was a confluence of Gupta, Sassanian and Hellenistic artistic styles. 3. The remains of the Bamiyan Buddhas were the first site in Afghanistan to be inscribed in the UNESCO list of world heritage sites. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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1, 2

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Explanation: Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Afghanistan's first UNESCO World Heritage site was the Minaret of Jam (2002), not Bamiyan (2003), so statement 3 is incorrect.

Answer: A. 1, 2

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Answer: A. 1, 2

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