UPSC PRELIMS · HISTORY · ANCIENT INDIA: ARCHAEOLOGY

Consider the following pairs: 1. Chandraketugarh — Odisha — Trading port 2. Inamgaon — Maharashtra — Chalcolithic site 3. Mangadu — Kerala — Megalithic site 4. Salihundam — Andhra Pradesh — Rock-cut cave shrines Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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EXPLANATION

Inamgaon is a well-known Chalcolithic site in Maharashtra and Mangadu is associated with megalithic remains in Kerala. Chandraketugarh is in West Bengal, while Salihundam is known especially for Buddhist remains, so 2 and 3 are correct.

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