UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2020

With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs: Famous Place - Present State: 1. Bhilsa - Madhya Pradesh 2. Dwarasamudra - Maharashtra 3. Girinagar - Gujarat 4. Sthanesvara - Uttar Pradesh. Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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

Answer

Correct Answer

1 and 3 only

Explanation

Bhilsa (Vidisha) is in Madhya Pradesh and Girinagar (Junagadh) in Gujarat. Dwarasamudra (Halebid) is in Karnataka and Sthanesvara (Thanesar) is in Haryana.

Topics: ancient & medieval india, ancient places & present-day states, historical geography, history