Match List – I with List -II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List – I (Harappan Site) A) Balu B) Manda C) Padri D) Hulas List – II (UT/State of India) 1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Jammu and Kashmir 3) Haryana 4) Gujarat Codes:

Balu is in Kaithal district of Haryana, on the Sarasvati-Drishadvati plains. Manda lies on the Chenab in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu, so it is in Jammu and Kashmir. Padri, near Talaja in Bhavnagar district, is a Gujarat site in the Saurashtra Harappan cluster. Hulas, in Saharanpur district on the Yamuna, is in Uttar Pradesh. So A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1, which is option D.

The core concept is the geographical spread of the Harappan Civilisation, from Sutkagendor in Balochistan to Alamgirpur in Uttar Pradesh, and its regional clusters. For Mains, this helps you discuss Sarasvati-linked settlements and the shift of mature Harappan occupation towards Gujarat, where Lothal and Dholavira show distinct urban features.

• Option A places Balu in UP and Padri in Haryana, both wrong.
• Option B places Balu in J&K and Padri in Haryana, both wrong.
• Option C places Padri in Haryana and Hulas in Gujarat, both wrong.

Trap: Assuming Padri is in Haryana because of its Sarasvati-region association, when it is actually in Gujarat.