With reference to ancient India, consider the following statements:1.The concept of Stupa is Buddhist in origin.2.Stupa was generally a repository of relics.3.Stupa was a votive and commemorative structure in Buddhist tradition.How many of the statements given above are correct?

1. A

   Only one

   Only one. Relics and votive use both hold; origin is the miss.

2. B

   Only two

   Only two. Stupa as relic-chamber and as votive/commemorative in Buddhism. The form is not Buddhist in origin — pre-Buddhist burial mounds exist.

3. C

   All three

   All three. Statement 1 over-claims origin.

4. D

   None

   None. Relic and commemorative uses are standard.

Summary. Official key is (b) only two. A stupa commonly holds relics and serves as a votive and commemorative Buddhist monument. Mound burial predates Buddhism, so ‘Buddhist in origin’ is the false limb.