Explanation

– Pair 1 is correctly matched: Bhilsa (historically Besnagar and modern Vidisha) is situated in Madhya Pradesh, famous for the Heliodorus pillar and ancient Buddhist remains at nearby Sanchi.
– Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: Dwarasamudra (modern Halebidu), the celebrated royal capital of the Hoysala Empire renowned for Hoysaleswara Temple architecture, is located in the Hassan district of Karnataka, not Maharashtra.
– Pair 3 is correctly matched: Girinagar (modern Girnar in Junagadh) is situated in Gujarat, renowned for Ashokan rock edicts, the Sudarshana Lake inscription of Rudradaman I, and sacred Jain temples.
– Pair 4 is incorrectly matched: Sthanesvara (modern Thanesar near Kurukshetra), the historic seat of the Pushyabhuti dynasty and Harshavardhana, is located in Haryana, not Uttar Pradesh.

Hence, pairs 1 and 3 are correctly matched — Option A.