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
- (a)A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
- (b)A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
- (c)A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
- (d)A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
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.
- (a)A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4 — 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)A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 — 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)A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1 — 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).
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.
The distractors work by scrambling which state each lesser-known site belongs to. Fix the extremes first: Manda = northernmost (Jammu, on the Chenab); Hulas = eastern (UP, Saharanpur); Padri = Gujarat coast (salt); Balu = Haryana. With those anchors, only option (d) survives.
- Manda (Jammu, J&K), on the Chenab near Akhnoor — the northernmost Harappan site.
- Balu — a Harappan site in Kaithal district, Haryana.
- Padri — a coastal Harappan site in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, associated with salt-making.
- Hulas — a Harappan site in Saharanpur district, western Uttar Pradesh.
Correct pairing → A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1 (option d)
- Manda (Jammu, a Harappan site) vs unrelated places of the same name
- Debate over the easternmost IVC site (Alamgirpur vs Hulas, both in UP)
UPPSC frequently sets Harappan-site ↔ state match lists; UPSC prefers 'which one is / is not a Harappan site' single-answer questions.
Which one of the following is not a Harappan site?
- (a) Chanhudaro
- (b) Kot Diji
- (c) Sohgaura
- (d) Desalpur
Answer(c) Sohgaura
Tests the same skill — knowing which places are (and are not) Harappan sites; Sohgaura is a Mauryan-era site, not a Harappan one.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which is the northernmost site of the Indus Valley Civilization?
- (a)Ropar
- (b)Manda
- (c)Alamgirpur
- (d)Sutkagen Dor
Answer(b) Manda — on the Chenab in the Jammu region, the northernmost Harappan site.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Harappan site of Hulas is located in which present-day state?
- (a)Haryana
- (b)Gujarat
- (c)Uttar Pradesh
- (d)Rajasthan
Answer(c) Uttar Pradesh — Hulas lies in Saharanpur district of western UP.