Consider the following pairs:

(Historical Place) : (Well known for)

1. Burzahom : Rock cut shrines

2. Chandra ketugarh : Terracotta art

3. Ganeshwar : Copper artefacts

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

The correct answer is 2 and 3.

Key Points

• At Burzahom, Kashmir valley, tools made of bones and stones and tools representing the ritualistic practices were found. It represents the natural setting of the Neolithic people. Hence, Pair 1 is not correctly matched.
• Several terracotta artefacts have been unearthed at Chandra ketugarh including erotic art on the plaques. Hence, Pair 2 is correctly matched.
• At the sites of Ganeshwar-Jodhpur near the Khetri copper mines, several copper artefacts were excavated viz. arrowheads, spearheads, bangles, pottery and chisels etc. Hence, Pair 3 is correctly matched.
  • ​Ganeshwar had mainly supplied copper objects to Harappa. The archaeological site was named after the present-day village, Gilund, and is locally known as Modiya Magari which means “bald habitation mound”.