Consider the following pairs of ancient and medieval place names and the present day Indian states in which they are located:
1. Bhilsa, Madhya Pradesh
2. Dwarasamudra, Maharashtra
3. Girinagar, Gujarat
4. Sthanesvara, Uttar Pradesh
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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B. Only two. Pairs 1 and 3 are correctly matched. Bhilsa, the old name of Vidisha, is indeed in Madhya Pradesh, and Girinagar, the old name of Junagadh, is indeed in Gujarat. Dwarasamudra, the capital of the Hoysala kingdom, is actually in Karnataka, not Maharashtra, and Sthanesvara, better known today as Thanesar, is actually in Haryana, not Uttar Pradesh. Since only two of the four pairs hold up, option B is correct.

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A. Only one

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B. Only two

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C. Only three

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D. All four