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 ?
- (a) 1 and 3 only ✓ UPSC's answer
- (b) 1 and 4 only
- (c) 2 and 3 only
- (d) 2 and 4 only
Why the answer is (a)
• Bhilsa is modern Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh, near Sanchi (pair 1 correct).
• Girinagar is Girnar/Junagadh in Gujarat, site of Ashoka's rock edict and Rudradaman's inscription (pair 3 correct).
• Dwarasamudra, the Hoysala capital, is Halebidu in Karnataka, not Maharashtra (pair 2 wrong).
• Sthanesvara is Thanesar in Haryana, Harsha's early capital, not Uttar Pradesh (pair 4 wrong).
• Hence 1 and 3 only, option (a).
Why the other options are wrong
- (b) 1 and 4 only
- Pair 4 is wrong: Sthanesvara is in Haryana.
- (c) 2 and 3 only
- Pair 2 is wrong: Dwarasamudra is in Karnataka.
- (d) 2 and 4 only
- Pairs 2 and 4 are both wrong.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2020, held on 4 October 2020. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.