2024 · Q56
With reference to the Mesolithic art in India, consider the following statements:
- 1Alexander Burns discovered the first rock paintings in India at Sohagighat in Uttar Pradesh.
- 2Bhimbetka 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.
- 3The paintings and engravings do not exist in the same shelter in the rock art of Orissa.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- A1 only
- B2 only
- C2 and 3
- D1 and 2
Explanation
The first rock paintings in India were discovered by Archibald Carlleyle at Sohagighat (Mirzapur, UP) in 1867-68, not by Alexander Burnes — so statement 1 is false. V. S. Wakankar did discover Bhimbetka after noticing the rock formations from a train window while travelling from Bhopal to Itarsi — statement 2 is true. In Odisha's rock art, paintings and engravings do occur together in the same shelters, so statement 3 is false. Only statement 2 is correct. Hence option B is correct.