Q. Which of the following pairs of the archaeological excavation sites in news and their respective states is / are correct?

1. Maligaimedu – Tamil Nadu
2. Durgadevi – Jharkhand
3. Sivagalai – Andhra Pradesh
4. Kondapur – Telangana

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer: Only 1 & 4
Notes: The Maligaimedu Excavation Site in Tamil Nadu revealed remnants of a Chola-era palace and Chinese Celadon ware, marking the capital of the Chola Kingdom. The Durgadevi Excavation Site in Balasore, Odisha, uncovered three cultural phases from 2000 BC to 100 BC: Chalcolithic, Iron Age, and Early Historic. The Sivagalai Excavation Site in Tamil Nadu yielded a complete human skeleton in a burial urn and microlithic tools. The Kondapur Excavation Site in Telangana produced Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic tools, along with remnants of a Satavahana urban township.