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UPSC PYQPrelims 2020

Civil Services Examination · Question 82

With reference to the period of Gupta dynasty in ancient India, the towns Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul were well known as

  1. ports handling foreign trade
  2. capitals of powerful kingdoms
  3. places of exquisite stone art and architecture
  4. important Buddhist pilgrimage centres
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Answer: (A) ports handling foreign trade

Explanation

Ghantasala and Kadura (Andhra coast) and Chaul (west coast) were ports handling foreign trade.