INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The large hoard of copper comes from Gungeria in
A
Utter Pradesh
B
Madhya Pradesh
C
Arunachal Pradesh
D
Andhra Pradesh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1870 a hoard, consisting of 424 copper implements and 102 silver plates, was incidentally discovered at Gungeria in Madhya Pradesh3. While the copper implements have often attracted the attention of the scholars, the significance of silver plates appears to have escaped their attention.

Detailed explanation-2: -The copper hoards are comprised of numerous objects such as flat celts, bar celts, harpoons, antennae swords, anthropomorphic figures etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Copper Hoards consists of weapons, tools, and the objects of worship. The harpoons and antennae swords were used as weapons while various kinds of Celts and axes may have been used as tools. Bar Celts seem to have been used for mining ores. The anthropomorphs were possibly the objects of worship.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Copper Anthropomorph with a Harappan Fish sign was found in Sheorajpur, the Gangetic Doab (of Uttar Pradesh).

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