CDS 2026 (I) General Knowledge, question 57

Topic: History

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Q57

During the period 100 BCE – 200 CE, valuable evidence of India’s maritime trade links has been identified from which of the following sites on the Coromandel Coast ?

  1. (a) ArikameduCorrect answer
  2. (b) Tamralipti
  3. (c) Bharukachcha
  4. (d) Muchiri

Solution.

Answer: (a) Arikamedu

  1. Arikamedu, near Puducherry on the Coromandel Coast, has yielded important evidence of maritime trade, including Mediterranean amphorae and other imported material.
  2. Tamralipti is in Bengal; Bharukachcha and Muchiri are on the western side of the subcontinent.