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CDS 2026 · PYQ · Ancient India / Trade and Ports · medium

During the period 100 BCE – 200 CE, valuable evidence of India's maritime trade links has been identified from which of the following sites on the Coromandel Coast?

  1. A.Arikamedu✓ Correct
  2. B.Tamralipti
  3. C.Bharukachcha
  4. D.Muchiri

Explanation

Arikamedu, located near Puducherry on the Coromandel Coast of India, is a famous port site that has yielded extensive evidence of Indo-Roman maritime trade during 100 BCE – 200 CE. Excavations by Sir Mortimer Wheeler and others uncovered Roman amphorae, Arretine ware pottery, Roman coins and beads, attesting to thriving trade with the Roman Empire. Tamralipti is on the eastern coast (Bengal), Bharukachcha (Broach) is on the western coast in Gujarat, and Muchiri (Muziris) is on the Malabar (western) coast in Kerala — none of these are on the Coromandel Coast.
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