Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List – I (Harappan Site): A. Balu, B. Manda, C. Padri, D. Hulas
List – II (UT/State of India): 1. Ut

Question

Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List – I (Harappan Site): A. Balu, B. Manda, C. Padri, D. Hulas
List – II (UT/State of India): 1. Uttar Pradesh, 2. Jammu and Kashmir, 3. Haryana, 4. Gujarat

UnlockIAS · Accepted Answer

Correct — D, A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1. Balu is a Harappan site in Kaithal district, Haryana (3). Manda lies near Akhnoor on the Chenab in the Jammu region of Jammu & Kashmir (2) — the northernmost Indus site. Padri is a coastal Harappan site in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat (4), noted for salt production. Hulas is in Saharanpur district, western Uttar Pradesh (1). Only option (d) maps all four correctly.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Gets Balu (Haryana) and Manda (J&K) right but swaps the other two — it wrongly places Padri in Uttar Pradesh and Hulas in Gujarat, whereas Padri is in Gujarat and Hulas in UP.  (b) Padri (Gujarat) and Hulas (UP) are correct, but Balu and Manda are interchanged — Balu is in Haryana, not J&K, and Manda is in J&K, not Haryana.  (c) Only Hulas–UP is right; Balu, Manda and Padri are all mis-assigned (Balu is Haryana not J&K, Manda is J&K not Gujarat, Padri is Gujarat not Haryana).

Concept: The Indus (Harappan) Civilization spread far beyond its core in Sindh and Punjab. Its outermost sites mark its reach: Manda (Jammu) in the north, Alamgirpur/Hulas (UP) in the east, Daimabad (Maharashtra) in the south and Sutkagen Dor (Balochistan) in the west. Besides the famous cities, several smaller sites — Balu (Haryana), Padri (coastal Gujarat), Hulas (UP) — are favourite match-the-pairs material.

State PCS 2020 Q12 — History PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2020 Q12 — History PYQ with Answer