UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2024

Consider the following information: 1. Chandraketugarh — Odisha — Trading Port town 2. Inamgaon — Maharashtra — Chalcolithic site 3. Mangadu — Kerala — Megalithic site 4. 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

Correct Answer

2 and 3

Explanation

Inamgaon in Maharashtra is a well-known Chalcolithic settlement, so pair 2 is correct. Mangadu in Kerala is associated with megalithic remains, making pair 3 correct. Pair 1 is incorrect because Chandraketugarh is in West Bengal, not Odisha. Pair 4 is incorrect because Salihundam in Andhra Pradesh is known primarily as a Buddhist archaeological site with stupas and monastic remains, not for the stated rock-cut cave shrines. Thus, rows 2 and 3 are correctly matched.

Topics: ancient india, archaeological sites, history, site location and cultural classification