History · From State to Empire
UGC NET June 2012 History
Match List I (Ancient city) with List II (Modern representative) and select the correct answer using the code given below.
List I
- I. Dasapura
- II. Dvarasamudra
- III. Madhyamika
- IV. Samapa
List II
- A. Halebid
- b. Mandsor
- c. Nagari
- d. Jaugada
AI-b, II-a, III-c, IV-d ✓ Correct
BI-a, II-d, III-b, IV-c
CI-c, II-b, III-a, IV-d
DI-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a
Correct answer: (A) I-b, II-a, III-c, IV-d — The correct match is I-b, II-a, III-c, IV-d.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-b, II-a, III-c, IV-d.
★Dasapura is the modern Mandsor in Madhya Pradesh, famed for the Mandsor inscription of the silk weavers.
★Dvarasamudra is the modern Halebid in Karnataka, the great capital of the Hoysalas.
★Madhyamika is the modern Nagari near Chittor in Rajasthan.
★Samapa is the modern Jaugada in Odisha, a site of Ashoka's separate rock edicts.
★Identifying ancient cities with modern sites is a basic test of historical geography.
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