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Archaeological Sites & States

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Question

Consider the following information: The following table: Archaeological Site State Description

1Chandraketugarh Odisha Trading Port town
2Inamgaon Maharashtra Chalcolithic site
3Mangadu Kerala Megalithic site
4Salihundam Andhra Pradesh Rock-cut cave shrines

In which of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

Options

a

1 and 2

b

2 and 3

Answer
c

3 and 4

d

1 and 4

Explanation

Rows 2 and 3 are correct. Inamgaon is a massive Chalcolithic farming settlement in Maharashtra. Mangadu in Kerala is renowned for Megalithic urn burials. Row 1 is incorrect; Chandraketugarh is a famous ancient port city in West Bengal, not Odisha. Row 4 is incorrect; Salihundam is a major hilltop Buddhist stupa site in Andhra Pradesh, not rock-cut caves.

Chandraketugarh is the prime ancient archaeological site representing early historic urban and maritime centers in Bengal.

Answer: (b).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q55

Subject

History

Sub-topic

Ancient India (general)

Type

Matching pairs

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT History Cl.12 / Major Chalcolithic & Megalithic Excavations

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