With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs: Famous Place — Present State 1. Bhilsa…

With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs: Famous Place — Present State 1. Bhilsa — Madhya Pradesh 2. Dwarasamudra — Maharashtra 3. Girinagar — Gujarat 4. Sthanesvara — Uttar Pradesh Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
  1. 1 and 3 only
  2. 1 and 4 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 2 and 4 only

Solution

Bhilsa (modern Vidisha) — Madhya Pradesh (1 correct). Dwarasamudra (modern Halebidu) — Karnataka, not Maharashtra (2 wrong). Girinagar (Girnar) — Gujarat (3 correct). Sthanesvara (modern Thanesar) — Haryana, not Uttar Pradesh (4 wrong). Answer: (a) 1 and 3 only.

Asked in: UPSC Prelims 2020

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