History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2019 History
Which one of the following statements with regard to the Bharatpur archaeological site is correct?
AIt is located in West Bengal.
BIt is situated in Rajasthan, from where the traces of bones of migratory birds were found. ✓ Correct
CFor Period I, there was evidence for fishing, hunting and agriculture.
DPeriod II provided evidence of the use of iron and northern black polished ware.
Correct answer: (B) It is situated in Rajasthan, from where the traces of bones of migratory birds were found. — The keyed statement is that it is in Rajasthan with bones of migratory birds.
Explanation
★The keyed statement is that it is in Rajasthan with bones of migratory birds.
★There is, however, a well-known Bharatpur in the Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal.
★That Bengal site showed Neolithic-Chalcolithic habitation in its lower levels.
★Statues of the Buddha and a Buddhist stupa were also found there.
★The question treats the Rajasthan identification with migratory bird bones as correct.
★So the keyed answer is the statement placing Bharatpur in Rajasthan.
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