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 ?
- (a) 1 and 2
- (b) 2 and 3 ✓ UPSC's answer
- (c) 3 and 4
- (d) 1 and 4
Why the answer is (b)
• Row 2 is correct: Inamgaon on the Ghod river in Pune district, Maharashtra, is a major Chalcolithic (Jorwe culture) site with evidence of houses, granaries and burials.
• Row 3 is correct: Mangadu in Kollam district, Kerala, is a Megalithic site with urn and cist burials.
• Row 1 is wrong on the State: Chandraketugarh, an ancient trading port town, is in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, not Odisha.
• Row 4 is wrong on the description: Salihundam in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, is a Buddhist site of stupas, chaityas and monasteries on a hill — not rock-cut cave shrines.
• Hence 2 and 3, option (b).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 1 and 2
- Row 1 is wrong: Chandraketugarh is in West Bengal.
- (c) 3 and 4
- Row 4 is wrong: Salihundam has stupas, not rock-cut caves.
- (d) 1 and 4
- Both rows 1 and 4 contain errors.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2024, held on 16 June 2024. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.