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?

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