Which of the following educational institutions was set up by the Kalinga rulers?

APushpagiri Vihara and Lalitagiri in Odisha ✓ Correct

BNalanda University in Bihar

CTakshashila University in Pakistan

DVallabhi University in Gujarat

Correct answer: (A) Pushpagiri Vihara and Lalitagiri in Odisha

Explanation

The Kalinga rulers set up Pushpagiri Vihara and Lalitagiri in Odisha.

Nalanda in Bihar was founded by the Guptas and not by the Kalinga kings.

Takshashila, now in Pakistan, arose in the far north-west and not under Kalinga.

Vallabhi in Gujarat was supported by the Maitrakas, not the Kalinga rulers.

These Odishan viharas formed a noted Buddhist learning belt in the east.

Nearby Ratnagiri completed this famous cluster of monastic sites.

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