Previous Year Question
Consider the following information:
Archaeological Site | State | Description |
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?
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
Row 2 is correct: Inamgaon in Maharashtra is an important Chalcolithic site. Records of the National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities identify artefacts from Inamgaon, Maharashtra, as belonging to the Chalcolithic period.
Row 3 is correct: Mangadu in Kollam district of Kerala is a Megalithic site. Archaeological investigations have revealed stone circles, urn burials, black-and-red ware and iron objects. The Kerala Department of Archaeology identifies it as a megalithic archaeological site.
Row 1 is incorrect: Chandraketugarh is located in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, not Odisha. Therefore, the state is incorrectly matched.
Row 4 is incorrect: Salihundam is indeed situated in Andhra Pradesh, but it is primarily an important Buddhist archaeological site, containing stupas, a chaityagriha and a large monastic complex. Describing it as a site of rock-cut cave shrines is therefore incorrect.