Question

Brahmagiri archeological site is in modern _______.
A.Karnataka
B.Kerala
C.Uttar Pradesh
D.Bihar

Answer 1

Hint: Exhuming has uncovered middle age stone sanctuaries, stoneware, terracotta dots and puppets, semi precious stones and gigantic structures. There have been hints of societies: Microlithic, Neolithic, Iron Age, Maurya and Chalukya-Hoysala.

Complete answer: Brahmagiri is an archeological site situated in the Chitradurga region of the territory of Karnataka, India. Legend has it that this is where sage Gautama Maharishi (likewise spelt Gautama Maharishi) and his significant other Ahalya lived. He was one among seven noted Hindu holy people (Saptharshi mandalam). This site was first investigated by Benjamin L. Rice in 1891, who found stone declarations of Emperor Ashoka here. These stone orders showed that the territory was named as Isila and signified the southernmost degree of the Mauryan empire. The Brahmagiri site is a rock outcrop raised around 180 m. over the encompassing fields and measures around 500 m east-west and 100 m north-south. It is notable for the enormous number of massive landmarks that have been found here. The most punctual settlement discovered here has been dated to in any event the second thousand years BC.

Thus, Option A is the right answer.

Note: In 1947, Mortimer Wheeler further uncovered the site in the interest of the Archeological Survey of India. The district was exhumed again in 1956 by Seshadri and by Amalananda Ghosh in 1965 and 1978.