With reference to the Mesolithic art in India, consider the following statements : 1. Alexander Bums discovered the first rock paintings in India at Sohagighat in Uttar Pradesh. 2. Bhimbetka rock paintings were discovered when archaeologist V.S. Wakankar noticed the rocks out of a train window while travelling from Bhopal to Itarsi and got off at the nearest railway station to explore the site. 3. The paintings and engravings do not exist in the same shelter in the rock art of Orissa. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Bhimbetka rock paintings → discovered by V.S. Wakankar, who spotted the rocks from a train (Bhopal–Itarsi) | First rock paintings in India → found by A.C.L. Carlleyle in 1867–68 at Sohagighat, Kaimur Hills (UP) | NOT: paintings and engravings never share a shelter in Orissa rock art