Question
UPSC Prelims 2024 Question:
Consider the following information
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Archaeological Site |
State |
Description |
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Chandraketugarh |
Odisha |
Trading Port town |
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Inamgaon |
Maharashtra |
Chalcolithic site |
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Mangadu |
Kerala |
Megalithic site |
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Salihundam |
Andhra Pradesh |
Rock cut cave shrines |
In which of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 2: 2 and 3
Detailed Solution
Answer: b
- Chandraketugarh: An ancient important trade center and port site Contempo of Gupta period in present day North 24 Parganas in West Bengal & not Odisha. So, pair 1 is not correctly matched.
- Inamgaon: It is a famous Chalcolithic site in the state of Maharashtra. So, pair 2 is correctly matched.
- Mangadu: The megalithic monuments at Mangadu consists of Urn burial sites, south of Ashtamudi Lake in Kerala. So, pair 3 is correctly matched.
- Salihundam: It is a Buddhist site where various important Buddhist Stupas are found, however a major rock cut shrine is not present in Salihundam, which is in Andhra Pradesh. So, pair 4 is not correctly matched.
So, only two of the above pairs are correctly matched.
Therefore, option (2) is the correct answer.
Subject: History| Prehistoric Era
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