UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 8
With reference to the period of Gupta dynasty in ancient India, the towns Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul were known as:
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A (ports handling foreign trade)
Explanation: Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul were coastal trade centres involved in overseas commerce in ancient and Gupta-period India.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Correct - these were ports connected to maritime foreign trade.
B. Incorrect - They were not the capitals of a single group of powerful Gupta kingdoms.
C. Incorrect - Although archaeology survives at some ports, stone carving is not their common identification.
D. Incorrect - They are identified for commerce rather than as a trio of Buddhist pilgrimage centres.