Prelims Map Based Questions - 5 - UPSC MCQ

Sri Lanka was not the part ofAshoka’sterritory. The second inscription of Ashoka clarifies that CholaPandSattiyaputta, Kerala and Tamraparni (Sri Lanka) were not the part of Mauryan reign. That’s why they were called as edge states. 

Neolithic Settlements in Baluchistan

• In the world context, the New Stone or the Neolithic age began in 9000 BC. The only known Neolithic settlement in the Indian subcontinent, attributed to 7000 BC, is in Mehrgarh(The site numbered 1), which is situated in Baluchistan, a province of Pakistan.
• Mehrgarh is located on the bank of the Bolan river in the Kochi plain which is called the ‘bread basket’ of Baluchistan. The settlement lay on the edge of the Indus plains. It is called one of the largest Neolithic settlements between the Indus and the Mediterranean.

Neolithic Settlements in Kashmir:

• In the north-west, Kashmiri Neolithic culture was distinguished by its dwelling pits, wide range of ceramics, the variety of stone and bone tools, and the complete absence of microliths.
  Its most important site is Burzahom, which means ‘the place of birch’, situated 16 km north-west of Srinagar.
• The Neolithic people lived there on a lakeside in pits, and probably had a hunting and fi shing economy, and seem to have been acquainted with agriculture.

After accepting the Buddhist religion, Ashoka stopped hunting and started pilgrimage trips. First, he visited Bodhgaya. The sequence of his religious trip is- Gaya, Kushinagar, Lumbini, Kapilavastu, Sarnath and Shravasti. 

The correctly matched pairs are-Brick-built Temple Dashavatara Temple -Shiva Temple Vishnu Temple Hence (a) is the correct answer. 

• Statement 2 is incorrect, so usning elimination method one can arrive at the correct answer which is option (c).
• Statement 2 is incorrect: Bogar in Rajasthan, a Mesolithic site, was a distinctive microlith industry.

Arikamedu is an archaeological site in southern India at Pondicherry. An intaglio was found here which was carved with the picture of a man. It was identifi ed as Augustus Caesar. Beads and Gems were also found. Hence it was concluded that these antiquities belonged to the Roman Empire. Dubreuil called Arikamedu “a true Roman city.” In Periplus, it was called as Poduke.

The given map refers to the kingdom of Aurangzeb at the time of his death in 1707 in which Bijapur and Golconda were included. 

The list of various ports is available in `Periplus of the Erythraean Sea”, the famous book of an anonymous Greek sailor. Nara, Tondi, Mushiri and Nelisanda were the main , ports of the western coast. 

Shipki La pass is located through Sutlej Gorge. It connects Himachal Pradesh with Tibet.

Statement 1 is incorrect: none of them passes through Chhattisgarh.
Statement 2 is incorrect: none of them lies in North Eastern India.

The correctly matched list is as follows :

The caves of Ajanta and Ellora are located in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. The Kailasa temple of Ellora is the fi nest example ofrock cut art, which was built by Rashtrakutas.

The correctly matched list is as follows:

Thus, option (d) is the correct code.

Badami was the capital of Chalukyas. Pulakesin-II was the most glorious king of BadamiChalukyas. The detailed history of Pulakesin-II is known from the Aihole inscription written by Ravikirti. The capital of Pallavas was Kanchipuram. Harsha, with his sister Rajyashri ruled jointly over Kannauj. Madurai was the capital of Pandyas.

Option 1 and 2 are incorrectly matched.

• Nokrek Biosphere Reserve lies in the State of Meghalaya, while River Teesta originates in Sikkim, fl ows through West Bengal and Bangladesh to join Meghna, without passing through Meghalaya.
• River Ken flows through Panna Biosphere Reserve, which lies in the State of Madhya Pradesh.

Statement 1 is incorrect: Non-ferrous minerals are abundantly found in NorthWestern mineral belt, but the South-Western Mineral belt is a minor producer of these minerals.