{"id":86566,"date":"2025-06-01T03:51:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86566"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:51:16","slug":"with-reference-to-the-mesolithic-art-in-india-consider-the-following","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-mesolithic-art-in-india-consider-the-following\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to the Mesolithic art in India, consider the following"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to the Mesolithic art in India, consider the following statements :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Alexander Burns discovered the first rock paintings in India at Sohagighat in Uttar Pradesh.<\/li>\n<li>2. Bhimbetka rock paintings were discovered when archaeologist V.S. Wakankar noticed the rocks out of a train window while travelling from Bhopal to Itarsi and got off at the nearest railway station to explore the site.<\/li>\n<li>3. The paintings and engravings do not exist in the same shelter in the rock art of Orissa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 3&#8243; option4=&#8221;1 and 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. The first discovery of rock paintings in India was made by A.C.L. Carlleyle at Sohagighat in the Kaimur range in 1867-68, not Alexander Burns.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. The discovery of the Bhimbetka rock shelters and paintings by archaeologist V.S. Wakankar in 1957 is often recounted with the detail that he noticed the formations resembling European rock shelters from a train window and decided to explore the area.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is incorrect. Rock art sites in Orissa, like Vikramkhol, are known to contain both paintings and engravings within the same shelters. It is not uncommon for both forms of rock art to coexist at sites across India.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nIndia has a rich history of rock art, dating back to the Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods.<br \/>\nBhimbetka is a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its extensive collection of rock paintings.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nA.C.L. Carlleyle was a British archaeologist who worked with the Archaeological Survey of India. V.S. Wakankar (Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar) was a prominent Indian archaeologist who dedicated his career to the study of prehistoric art.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to the Mesolithic art in India, consider the following statements : 1. Alexander Burns discovered the first rock paintings in India at Sohagighat in Uttar Pradesh. 2. Bhimbetka rock paintings were discovered when archaeologist V.S. Wakankar noticed the rocks out of a train window while travelling from Bhopal to Itarsi and got off &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to the Mesolithic art in India, consider the following\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-mesolithic-art-in-india-consider-the-following\/#more-86566\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to the Mesolithic art in India, consider the following<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1088],"tags":[1103,1168,1301],"class_list":["post-86566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cds-2","tag-1103","tag-ancient-history-of-india","tag-stone-age","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to the Mesolithic art in India, consider the following<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement 1 is incorrect. 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