Which ancient site of Rajasthan was known as Tambavati?
- A.Ahar
- B.Bairath
- C.Rairh
- D.Noh
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Ahar. Ahar lies on the Ayad river within present day Udaipur and was called Tambavati, which means the place of copper, because so much copper was smelted and worked there. It is the type site of the Ahar or Banas Chalcolithic culture of southern Rajasthan, whose pottery is Black and Red Ware fired upside down and whose houses were built of stone and mud brick.
Option B is wrong because Bairath in Jaipur district is a Mauryan Buddhist site famous for the Ashokan edict and the circular shrine. Option C is wrong because Rairh in Tonk district is known for punch marked coins and iron slag. Option D is wrong because Noh in Bharatpur district is known for its long cultural sequence including Painted Grey Ware.
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Practice Questions
View allKalibangan, the Harappan site of Rajasthan, is situated on the bank of which river?
- A.Banas
- B.Ghaggar
- C.Luni
- D.Chambal
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Kalibangan lies in Hanumangarh district on the left bank of the now dry bed of the Ghaggar, the river that many scholars identify with the Saraswati of the Vedic texts.
Read the full explanation →The earliest known ploughed field in the world has been reported from which site?
- A.Lothal
- B.Kalibangan
- C.Dholavira
- D.Banawali
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In the pre Harappan level at Kalibangan the excavators found a field with furrows running in two directions and crossing at right angles, exactly the pattern of mixed cropping still used in the region, where one crop is sown in the wider spaced furrows and another in the closer ones.
Read the full explanation →Bagor, one of the largest Mesolithic sites of India, is located in which district of Rajasthan?
- A.Bhilwara
- B.Nagaur
- C.Sikar
- D.Tonk
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Bagor stands on the Kothari river in Bhilwara district and was excavated by V. N. Misra. The site produced thousands of tiny stone tools called microliths, along with human burials and large numbers of animal bones, among them sheep and goat, which are read as evidence for early herding.
Read the full explanation →An edict of Ashoka has been found in Rajasthan at which place?
- A.Nagari
- B.Bairath
- C.Balathal
- D.Gilund
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Bairath, also called Viratnagar, in Jaipur district is the chief Mauryan site of Rajasthan.
Read the full explanation →Ganeshwar, the site known as the cradle of copper, lies in which district?
- A.Sikar
- B.Jhunjhunu
- C.Barmer
- D.Hanumangarh
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Ganeshwar lies on the Kantli river in Sikar district in the Shekhawati region, close to the copper bearing rocks of the Khetri belt.
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