Consider the following pairs : (Historical place) : (Well-known for) 1. Burzahom : Rock-cut shrines 2. Chandraketugarh : Terracotta art 3. Ganeshwar : Copper artefacts Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 1 and 2
- (c) 3 only
- (d) 2 and 3 ✓ UPSC's answer
Why the answer is (d)
• Chandraketugarh (North 24 Parganas, West Bengal) is celebrated for exquisite terracotta plaques and figurines of the Sunga–Kushana period (pair 2 correct).
• Ganeshwar (Sikar, Rajasthan) is the type site of the Ganeshwar–Jodhpura copper culture, yielding thousands of copper arrowheads, celts and fish-hooks that supplied the Harappans (pair 3 correct).
• Burzahom (Kashmir) is a Neolithic site known for pit dwellings, bone tools and dog burials — not rock-cut shrines (pair 1 wrong).
• Hence 2 and 3, option (d).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 1 only
- Burzahom is a Neolithic pit-dwelling site, not known for rock-cut shrines.
- (b) 1 and 2
- Pair 1 is wrong; pair 3 is correct.
- (c) 3 only
- Pair 2 is also correct: Chandraketugarh is famed for terracotta.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2021, held on 10 October 2021. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.