Correct answer: (d) 3 2 4 1
Explanation
- A
3 2 1 4
(a) 3 2 1 4. Places Padri in Uttar Pradesh and Hulas in Gujarat. Padri is a Gujarat Harappan site; Hulas is in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
- B
2 3 4 1
(b) 2 3 4 1. Puts Balu in Jammu & Kashmir. Balu is in Haryana’s Kaithal belt, not Kashmir.
- C
2 4 3 1
(c) 2 4 3 1. Again opens Balu in J&K and sends Manda to Gujarat. Manda is on the Chenab in Jammu.
- D
3 2 4 1
(d) 3 2 4 1. Balu → Haryana (3), Manda → Jammu & Kashmir (2), Padri → Gujarat (4), Hulas → Uttar Pradesh (1). Official key.
Summary. Official key is (d) 3 2 4 1. Balu is a Haryana Harappan site, Manda the northern outpost in Jammu, Padri a Saurashtra site in Gujarat, and Hulas an eastern Harappan site in Uttar Pradesh. Codes that park Balu in Kashmir or Padri in UP break those four state tags.