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Q1Consider the following statements: 1. Ganeshwar in Sikar district, near the Khetri copper belt, was a Chalcolithic copper-producing site associated with copper arrows, spears and fish hooks. 2. Kalibangan is located in Hanumangarh district on the Ghaggar River and has yielded evidence of an early ploughed field. 3. Bagor is located on the bank of the Kothari river in Jhalawar district. 4. Rangmahal in Hanumangarh district belongs primarily to the Kushan-Gupta period and was excavated by Hanna Rydh in 1952-54. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct because Ganeshwar is placed in Sikar near the Khetri copper belt and is known for copper artefacts such as arrows, spears and fish hooks. Statement 2 is correct because Kalibangan is in Hanumangarh on the Ghaggar and is linked with early ploughed-field evidence. Statement 3 is incorrect because Bagor is on the Kothari river in Bhilwara district, not Jhalawar. Statement 4 is correct because Rangmahal is in Hanumangarh, belongs mainly to the Kushan-Gupta period, and was excavated by Hanna Rydh in 1952-54.
Q2Consider the following statements: 1. Baror in Ganganagar district lies on the Saraswati river tract. 2. Excavation at Baror started in 2003. 3. A pot at Baror yielded about 8,000 steatite beads along with shell and lapis lazuli beads. 4. Baror is identified as the capital of the Shibi Janapada. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct according to the local OCR source on Baror. Statement 4 is wrong because the Shibi capital identification belongs to Madhyamika/Nagari, not Baror.
Q3Consider the following statements: 1. Black and Red Ware is not associated with the Ahar-Banas culture. 2. Black and Red Ware is the hallmark pottery of the Ahar-Banas Chalcolithic culture. 3. Black and Red Ware of the Ahar-Banas culture was made by the inverted firing technique. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is incorrect because the corpus directly associates Black and Red Ware with Ahar-Banas. Statement 2 is correct because it is described as the hallmark pottery. Statement 3 is correct because the corpus states that it was made by the inverted firing technique.
Q4Consider the following statements: 1. Kalibangan contains both pre-Harappan and Harappan remains. 2. The Harappan remains at Kalibangan include a cemetery and a fortified citadel. 3. The pre-Harappan culture at Kalibangan had a writing system. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: Kalibangan has both pre-Harappan and Harappan remains, including a cemetery and fortified citadel among the Harappan remains. Statement 3 is incorrect because the pre-Harappan culture at Kalibangan had no writing system.
Q5Consider the following statements: 1. Bagor is located on the left bank of the Kothari river. 2. Bagor is located in Jodhpur district. 3. Bagor was discovered by Dr. L.S. Leshnik of the University of Heidelberg in 1967. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 3 are correct: the fetched RajRAS page places Bagor on the left bank of the Kothari river and records its discovery by Dr. L.S. Leshnik in 1967. Statement 2 is incorrect because the same source places Bagor in Bhilwara district, not Jodhpur.
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6The Bhabru (Bairat) rock edict of Ashoka is significant because it:
7Consider the following statements: 1. Kalibangan is located on the left or southern banks of the Ghaggar in Hanumangarh district. 2. Kalibangan is distinguished by unique fire altars and the world's earliest attested ploughed field. 3. The Kalibangan ploughed field shows a grid pattern of furrows. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements: 1. Gilund is located in Rajsamand district on the banks of the Banas river. 2. Gilund is located on the Ghaggar river and is the chief Harappan site of Rajasthan. 3. Gilund is an important Ahar-Banas culture site. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9The Chalcolithic site of Kalibangan is located in which district of Rajasthan?
10Ganeshwar, a major copper-age site, is located in which district of Rajasthan?
11Consider the following statements: 1. Terracotta toy carts found at Kalibangan indicate knowledge of wheel technology. 2. Ahar, also called Tambavati or Dhulkot, is located near Udaipur. 3. Rang Mahal is recorded as a post-Harappan site in Ganganagar district. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12The ancient site of Bairath (Viratnagar) in Rajasthan is associated with which Mauryan emperor?
13Which Mauryan-era site in Rajasthan was identified with the ancient Mahajanapada of Matsya?
14Consider the following statements: 1. The Bairat rock edict is distinctive because Ashoka addressed the Buddhist Sangha and recommended specific Buddhist texts. 2. The Victory Pillar at Bayana Fort belongs to the Gupta period and mentions Vishnu Vardhana. 3. Ahar, also called Tambavati, is near Udaipur and is linked with copper-smelting evidence. 4. Kalibangan's citadel was divided into two equal parts, with residential structures in the southern part and fire altars in the northern part. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Which district in Rajasthan is set to emerge as the major cement hub with six new plants between 2026 and 2029?