RAS question
Ganeshwar civilization site is in which district?
Correct answer: (A) Sikar (Neem ka Thana).
Ganeshwar, the Chalcolithic site known for copper artefacts, is in the Neem-Ka-Thana area of Sikar district in Rajasthan.
Explanation
Ganeshwar belongs to Sikar district because the verified Election Department, Rajasthan map for Assembly Constituency Neem-Ka-Thana-38 marks the constituency as part of District Sikar and includes Ganeshwar within that area. Ganeshwar is a Chalcolithic site known for copper artefacts such as arrows, spears and fish hooks. That copper-rich material culture gives it the exam-preparation label "mother of copper cultures". The location and material-culture facts both support Sikar/Neem-Ka-Thana, not the eastern Rajasthan districts used as distractors.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Bharatpur is in eastern Rajasthan, while the verified Election Department, Rajasthan map places Ganeshwar in the Neem-Ka-Thana constituency marked under District Sikar.
- (C) Jaipur is wrong because the relevant Neem-Ka-Thana area is part of Sikar district on the Election Department, Rajasthan map, and Ganeshwar is also known as a Sikar site.
- (D) Alwar is wrong because Ganeshwar is tied to Neem-Ka-Thana in District Sikar and is known as Ganeshwar (Sikar).
Concept
Rajasthan's Chalcolithic archaeological sites are often identified through district-wise location. RAS repeats such associations because site, district and material-culture links are high-yield in Rajasthan History, Art and Culture.