Question

UPSC Prelims 2024 Question:

Consider the following information

Archaeological Site

State

Description

Chandraketugarh

Odisha

Trading Port town

Inamgaon

Maharashtra

Chalcolithic site

Mangadu

Kerala

Megalithic site

Salihundam

Andhra Pradesh

Rock cut cave shrines

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

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 3 and 4
4. 1 and 4

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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