Here is Question No. 97 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2021.
Q97. Consider the following pairs:
(Historical place) (Well-known for)
- Burzahom: Rock-cut shrines
- Chandraketugarh: Terracotta art
- Ganeshwar: Copper artifacts
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2
c) 3 only
d) 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
- Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: It can be eliminated as the Burzahom site (Jammu and Kashmir) is a Neolithic site. Rock-cut shrines were not found in the Neolithic period.
- Pair 2 is correctly matched: Major findings of this site include Buddhist stupas and images, decorative designs belonging to the Pala period, coins of the Gupta and Kushana periods, different kinds of beads, terracotta seals, bricks and plaques depicting scenes from Jataka tales and figurines of Sunga, Maurya, Kushana and Gupta periods.
- Pair 3 is correctly matched: The Ganeshwar-Jodhpura Chalcolithic culture was first discovered in the 1970’s post the excavation at Jodhpur and Ganeshwar respectively. The site of Ganeshwar yielded a lot of copper objects such as arrowheads, spearheads, chisels, fish hooks, and razor blades; ornaments like rings, hairpins, bangles, antimony rods, double spiral headed pin amongst others.
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