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?
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A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2
C. 3 only
D. 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3
Option d is the correct answer.
Pair 1 is incorrectly matched. It can be eliminated as Burzahom site (Jammu and Kashmir) is a Neolithic site. Rock cut shrines were not found in Neolithic period. Pair 2 is correctly matched Chandraketugah is a site in West Bengal near Kolkata. According to historians, the place dates back to the 3rd century, which is pre-Mauryan era. The place has always generate curiosity among the archaeologists and various excavations have taken place here and a number of terracotta artworks has been unearthed. Pair 3 is correctly matched. Ganeshwar is a famous site in Khetri belt in Rajasthan. Ganeshwar complex sites have yielded more than 5000 copper objects, with some typical Harappan types like thin blades, arrow-heads etc.