UPSC Prelims 2020 · Question 57 of 100
UPSC Prelims 2020 question on Bilhsa Dwarasamudra Girinagar Sthanesvara
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2020
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectArt and Culture
- TopicIndian Culture
- DifficultyHard
- TypeMatch
With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs:
Famous Place — Present State
1. Bilhsa : Madhya Pradesh
2. Dwarasamudra : Maharashtra
3. Girinagar : Gujarat
4. Sthanesvara : Uttar Pradesh
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Show answer
Answer: A. 1 and 3 only
Verdict
Correctly matched pairs: 1 and 3 → Option (a).
Statement by statement
Pair 1 – CORRECTLY MATCHED: Vidhisha (Bilhsa) is an ancient city in Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is also the administrative capital of the district with the same name. It was known as Besnagar in ancient times. Vidhisha city was known as Bhelsa during the Medieval period. Hence pair 1 is correctly matched.
Pair 2 – INCORRECTLY MATCHED: The Hoysala empire ruled a large part of modern day Karnataka and parts of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu from the 10th to the 14th century. Hoysalas had their capital at Dwarasamudra, the modern Halebidu in Belur Taluk (Karnataka) — NOT Maharashtra. Hence pair 2 is not correctly matched.
Pair 3 – CORRECTLY MATCHED: Girinar is one of the most ancient Jain Tirthankar lord Neminath prabhu kshetras in India, located in Gujarat. Hence pair 3 is correctly matched.
Pair 4 – INCORRECTLY MATCHED: Sthanesvara (Thanesar) is located in Haryana, NOT Uttar Pradesh. It is associated with King Harshavardhana. Hence pair 4 is not correctly matched.