CDS 2026 (I) General Knowledge, question 54

Topic: History

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Q54

Extensive pit-dwellings have been identified at the two Neolithic sites of :

  1. (a) Piklihal and Maski
  2. (b) Chirand and Tekkalkota
  3. (c) Kodekal and Hallur
  4. (d) Burzahom and GufkralCorrect answer

Solution.

Answer: (d) Burzahom and Gufkral

  1. Burzahom and Gufkral, both in Kashmir, are associated with Neolithic pit dwellings.
  2. The other pairs belong to different regional archaeological traditions and do not form the Kashmir pit-dwelling pair.