Q. 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?
- 1 only
- 1 and 2 only
- 3 only
- 2 and 3 only
Answer: (d) 2 and 3 only
Notes:
- At Burzahom, Kashmir valley, tools made of bones and stones and tools representing the ritualistic practices were found. It represents the natural setting of the Neolithic people.
- Chandraketugah is a site in West Bengal near Kolkata. According to historians, the place dates back to the 3rd century, which is pre-Mauryan era. The place has always generate curiosity among the archaeologists and various excavations have taken place here and a number of terracotta artworks has been unearthed.
- Ganeshwar is a famous site in Khetri belt in Rajasthan. At the sites of Ganeshwar-Jodhpur near the Khetri copper mines, several copper artefacts were excavated viz. arrowheads, spearheads, bangles, pottery and chisels etc.
- Ganeshwar had mainly supplied copper objects to Harappa. The archaeological site was named after the present-day village, Gilund, and is locally known as Modiya Magari which means “bald habitation mound”.