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- Neolithic site: Kiari
- Mesolithic Site: Bagor
- Paleolithic Site: Hallur
- Neolithic site with stone artefacts: Koldihwa
- Site of Indus Valley Civilization: Rojdi
- Early Harappan site with a fire-pit: Rakhigarhi
- Late Harappan site: Alamgirpur
- The Ochre Coloured Pottery (OCP) site: Hastinapur / Lal Quila
- Mesolithic site: Tenmala
- Megalithic site: Junapani
- Mahajanapada of South India: Ashmaka
- Site of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana: Kushinagar
- Major Rock Edict of Asoka: Erragudi
- Asokan Minor Rock Edict: Ratanpurwa Kaimur Hills
- Commercial centre of the Mauryas: Tamralipti
- Saka-Kushan coin hoard: Vidisha (Ancient Besnagar)
- An inscription mentioning the Ashvamedha Sacrifice: Ayodhya Inscription
- Site of Post-Mauryan period burnt brick house: Sanghol
- Terracotta craft centre of Post-Mauryan period: Chandraketugarh
- Important port of the Pallava period: Mamallapuram/Mahabalipuram
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- Prehistoric site: Asurgarh / Kalahandi (Gudahandi cave)
- Area of Petroglyphs: Konkan Coast (Niveli/ Patharde/ Runde)
- Neolithic site: Barudih (Singhbhum district, Jharkhand)
- Harappan site: Rakhigarhi
- Buddhist monastery: Moghalmari Monastery
- Chalcolithic site: Navdatoli / Kayatha
- Neo-Chalcolithic: Jodhpura
- Megalithic site with rock art: Mallapadi / Chandrapuram (Tirupattur) /Kumittipathi (Coimbatore)
- One of the Mahajanapadas’ capital and associated with Buddha’s miracles: Shravasti
- Hominid fossil find site: Hathnora
- Major rock edict of Ashoka: Kalsi
- Ancient trade centre: Dantapuram (Srikakulam)
- Stone inscription recording land grants with tax exemptions: Nashik
- Shiva temples named after family relationships: Mama Bhanja temple, Sirpur Temple Complex
- Place of art related inscription: Sittanavasal
- Place of inscription of three languages: Maski
- Temple site where three styles of temple architecture are found: Pattadakal
- Jain pilgrimage site: Vallabhi / Palitana
- Shiva temple of Gupta period: Dah Parbatiya
- Megalithic monumental site: Vangchhia in Champhai
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- Neolithic site: Burzahom
- Site of mother and child terracotta figure: Kanyakubja/ Kannauj
- Hoard of Gupta coin: Bayana
- Site of botanical remains: Lahuradeva
- Harappan site with mud-brick patform: Ahar / Ojiyana
- Mauryan reservoir site: Sudarshana Lake near Girnar Hill
- Capital of Maitraka dynasty: Vallabhi
- Dockyard: Lothal
- Rock shelter: Bhimbetka
- Stone axe factory: Nevasa
- Satavahana inscription site: Nashik
- Minor rock inscription of Ashoka: Erragudi
- Buddhist Stupa: Phanigiri / Nelakondapalli
- Mesolithic site: Renigunta
- Iron smelting workshop: Junapani
- Megalithic site: Paiyampalli
- Temple dedicated to Surya: Mandsaur
- Roman factory site: Arikamedu( Poduka)
- Site of Muvar Koil: Kodumbalur (Moovar Koil)
- Megalith stone site: Maski
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- Palaeolithic site: Didwana
- Mesolithic site with burials: Sarai Nahar Rai
- Neolithic pit dwelling: Burzahom
- Early village settlement: Mehrgarh
- Neolithic site: Edakkal caves
- Neolithic-Chalcolithic site: Chirand
- Harappan UNESCO site: Dholavira
- Megalithic burial site: Maski
- Place of second Sangam: Kapatapuram
- Earliest Satavahana capital: Dhanyakataka/Amaravati
- Place of inscribed statue of Ashoka: Kanaganahalli
- First Gupta hoard of coins: Kalighat, Kolkata
- Hoard of metal sculptures: Kurkihar hoard, Gaya
- Ancient port: Bhrigukachchha
- Oldest Jesuit church: Basilica of Bom Jesus
- Centre of Gandhara art: Bamyan
- Buddhist Monastery: Somapura
- Place of earliest Vishnu Temple: Dashavatara temple, Deogarh
- Shiva and Buddhist temple complex: Sirpur
- Earliest Chaitya Griha: Bhaja Cave
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- Palaeolithic site: Attirampakkam
- Mesolithic site: Langhnaj
- Neolithic site: Daojali Hading
- Neolithic-Chalcolithic site: Mehrgarh
- Harappan site: Manda
- Proto-historic and historic site: Ropar or Kangra/ Masroor Rock Cut Temple
- Inscriptional site: Sohgaura
- Jain monastic site: Udayagiri-Khandagiri
- Coin hoard: Bayana
- Palaeolithic site: Hunsgi
- Terracotta site: Chandraketugarh
- Rock-cut caves: Udaigiri Caves
- Ancient learning centre: Vallabhi
- Political and Cultural centre: Sirpur
- Buddhist site: Sankissa
- Ancient port: Bhrigukachchha/Bharuch
- Early historic site: Sivakalai / Madurai
- Ivory hoard: Bagram
- Buddhist monastic centre: Somapura
- Temple complex: Kedarnath
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- Palaeolithic site: Paisra
- Palaeolithic factory site: Hunsagi
- Neolithic site: Koldihwa
- Early and mature Harappan site: Padri / Rangpur
- Chalcolithic site: Navdatoli
- Site of Coin and Seal Moulds: Sunet, Ludhiana
- Ancient Administration centre: Panam Nagar / Some site in Sylhet district
- Ancient Political Headquarter: Karur or Uraiyur
- Ancient Temple site: Martand / Srinagar (Shankaracharya temple)
- Pre and Proto Historic site: Ganeshwar
- Ancient capital city: Sisupalgarh
- Place of Shaiva Temple: Ramappa Temple / Kaleshwaram Mukteshwara Swamy Temple
- World Heritage Centre of Temple complex: Pattadakal
- An inscriptional site: Bicholim
- Place of Jain Temple: Ellora or Paithan
- Largest Buddhist Monastery: Tawang Monastery
- Ancient Temple Complex: Masroor
- Place of oldest Mosque: Methala (Cheramaan Juma Mosque)
- Temple complex dedicated to Shiva: Bhoramdeo Temple
- Ancient Education Centre: Nalanda
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- Brick temple site: Bhitargaon
- Early Harappa site: Banawali
- Ancient seaport and trade centre: Muziris/Muchiris
- Stone Age site: Chopani Mando
- Neolithic site: Burzahom
- Archaeological site: Ropar or Sanghol
- Ancient capital city: Kaushambi
- Ancient capital: Ujjayini or Mandsaur
- Harappan site: Lothal
- Ancient inscriptional site: Junagarh/ Girnar
- A Rock-cut cave site: Pandavleni caves
- Ancient capital city: Banavasi/ Konkanpura
- Famous temple site: Thanjavur
- Centre of School of art: Amaravati
- Ancient inscriptional site: Hathigumpha inscription
- Ancient education centre: Nalanda
- Pre-Harappan site: Mehrgarh
- Chalcolithic-period site: Inamgaon
- Early inscriptional site: Mahasthangarh
- Ancient Petroglyphs site: Kandanati / Kupgal
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- Megalithic burial site: Adichanallur
- Chalcolithic site: Gilund / Ahar
- Cave Paintings: Ajanta
- Palaeolithic site: Attirampakkam
- Political and cultural centre: Hampi
- Terracotta centre: Chandraketugarh
- Harappan site: Kuntasi / Surkotda
- Vaishnav cultural site: Udaigiri/ Besnagar
- Painted Grey Ware site: Thapli
- Chalcolithic site: Inamgaon
- Early agricultural centre: Koldihwa
- Early Harappan site: Kot Diji
- An ancient temple: Shankaracharya temple / Martand Sun Temple
- Political and cultural centre: Hastinapur
- An ancient sea port: Muziris/Muchiris
- Buddhist centre: Kanaganahalli / Sannati
- Inscriptional site: Shahbazgarhi
- An ancient capital: Sirpur
- A Jaina centre: Udayagiri-Khandagiri Caves
- An ancient capital: Vaishali
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- A Prehistoric cave-paintings’ site: Bhimbetka
- A Neolithic-Chalcolithic site: Hallur
- An Early Harappan site: Banawali
- A Harappan site: Amri/ Chanhudaro
- An ancient capital city: Sirpur
- A Painted Grey Ware site: Ahichchhatra / Hastinapur
- A Neolithic site: Burzahom
- A site of Ashokan inscriptions: Maski
- An ancient port and trade centre: Bhrigukachchha/Bharuch
- A Harappan site: Padri / Rangpur
- A Chalcolithic site: Pandu Rajar Dhibi
- An ancient capital city: Rajgir/Rajagriha or Patliputra
- A Rock-cut cave site: Ellora / Ajanta Caves
- An early fortified city: Sisupalgarh
- A Rock-cut temple site: Masroor
- An ancient temple site: Deogarh
- An ancient capital city: Nagarjunakonda/Vijayapuri
- An ancient temple site: Pushkar / Nagari
- A Palaeolithic site: Attirampakkam
- An ancient capital city: Pragjyotishpura
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- A Mesolithic site: Sarai Nahar Rai / Mahadaha, Chopani Mando
- A Neolithic site: Daojali Hading
- A Megalithic-Chalcolithic site: Adichanallur
- A Neolithic site: Kuchai
- A Neolithic site: Maski / Brahmagiri
- A Megalithic site: Junapani
- A site known for Buddhist remains: Sanghol
- A Harappan site: Banawali
- A Harappan site: Kalibangan
- A Harappan site: Harappa (There is no major Harappan site here. The nearest major site is Harappa.)
- A Neolithic site: Mehrgarh
- A Harappan site: Rojdi
- A capital city: Chittor / Ujjain
- A rock-cut cave site: Bagh caves
- A Late Harappan site: Manda (Akhnoor)
- An educational centre: Vikramashila / Nalanda
- A terracotta art centre: Chandraketugarh
- A seaport: Muziris/Muchiris
- A capital city: Vengi / Amaravati/ Dhanyakataka
- A capital city: Probably Mandi
Mapping PYQs Solution
- A Neolithic site: Burzahom
- A Neolithic site: Mehrgarh
- A Harappan site: Kalibangan
- A Megalithic site: Adichanallur
- A Harappan site: Surkotada
- A Painted-Grey-ware site: Hastinapur
- An inscriptional site: Junagarh / Girnar
- An important ancient city: Vidisha or Besnagar
- An ancient port: Tamralipti
- A site of ancient cave-painting: Sittanavasal
- A Buddhist site: Amaravati
- An educational centre: Vikramashila / Nalanda
- Brahmadeya village: Uttaramerur
- An ancient capital: Badami or Aihole
- An ancient capital: Kampilya / Ahichhatra
- A temple site: Bhubaneshwar
- An ancient capital: Halebidu/ Dwarasamudra
- An ancient sea-port: Muchiris/Muziris
- An archaeological temple site: Dah Parbatiya
- A Harappan site: Rakhigarhi / Ropar or Banawali
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- An ancient capital: Uraiyur / Gangaikondacholapuram
- A Palaeolithic site: Bhimbetka
- A cultural centre: Nalanda
- An ancient capital: Purushpura
- A Palaeolithic site: Renigunta / Chittor
- A historical site: Manyakheta
- A Harappan Site: Ropar
- An ancient capital: Pragjyotishpura
- A political and cultural centre: Pratishthana/Paithan
- Megalithic site: Brahmagiri / Palavoy
- A Mesolithic site: Sarai Nahar Rai
- A Chalcolithic site: Lal Qila / Alamgirpur
- A prehistoric site: Adamgarh
- A political and cultural centre: Takshashila (Taxila)
- An ancient capital: Srinagar / Avantipura
- A lost port: Puhar/ Kaveripattanam
- Rock-cave art centre: Nashik caves/ Pandavleni caves
- An ancient capital: Kapilavastu
- A political and cultural centre: Vallabhi
- An ancient town: Mathura / Bairat (Viratnagar)
Mapping PYQs Solution
- A Palaeolithic and Mesolithic site: Barudih
- A Mesolithic site: Bagor
- An important halting place: Bamiyan
- A pre-Harappan site: Amri
- An important Harappan site: Desalpur
- Site of important fossils: Hathnora
- A Sea-port: Korkai
- A Palaeolithic site: Hunsgi
- A Neolithic, Megalithic and Chalcolithic site: Hallur
- A Harappan site: Alamgirpur
- A Palaeolithic site: Didwana / Nagaur
- A Neolithic site: Chirand
- A Chalcolithic site: Jorwe
- A Chalcolithic site: Pandu Rajar Dhibi
- A site of Buddhist Monastery: Alchi Monastery / Thikse Gumpha (Thikse Monastery)
- Painted Grey Ware site: Ahichchhatra
- Site related to a famous Indian Philosopher: Kaladi
- Historical Rock-cut caves: Udayagiri-Khandagiri
- Famous Fort: Fort St. George
- Capital of famous Kingdom: Nagarjunakonda or Amaravati
