Consider the following pairs : (Historical Place) (Well-known for) I. Girnar : Sudarshana Lake II. Cholistan : Terracotta model of Plough III. Mant (near Mathura) : Headless standing figure of Kanishka IV. Sannati : Asokan Pillar Edict in Odisha How many pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

Pair I is correct as Lake Sudarshana in Gujarat's Girnar area is recognized as one of the oldest man-made reservoirs in India, dating back to the Mauryan period [3]. Pair II is correct because terracotta models of the plough have been discovered at Harappan sites in Cholistan and Banawali [2]. Pair III is correct; the famous headless standing statue of the Kushana emperor Kanishka was found at the Mat (or Mant) shrine near Mathura, representing the Gandhara-Mathura school of art. Pair IV is incorrect; while Sannati (Karnataka) is a significant Ashokan site, it is famous for a unique relief sculpture of King Ashoka and rock edicts, but it is located in Karnataka, not Odisha. The Ashokan Pillar Edicts in Odisha are primarily associated with Dhauli and Jaugada. Thus, only three pairs (I, II, and III) are correctly matched.

Sources

1. [1] Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 4: Aquatic Ecosystem > 4.a.z.In India > p. 35
2. [3] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 4: Emergence of State and Empire > Sources > p. 47
3. [2] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART I, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 1: Bricks, Beads and Bones > 2.1 Agricultural technologies > p. 3