Correct answer: (a) ports handling foreign trade
Explanation
- A
ports handling foreign trade
Ports handling foreign trade. Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul in the Gupta-period maritime list.
- B
capitals of powerful kingdoms
Capitals. They were not imperial seats.
- C
places of exquisite stone art and architecture
Stone-art towns. Not their fame here.
- D
important Buddhist pilgrimage centres
Buddhist pilgrimage. Possible remains, not the keyed role.
Summary. Official key is (a). Ghantasala (Krishna delta), Kadura and Chaul (Konkan) are remembered as ports in the Gupta-era foreign-trade map, not as capitals or pilgrimage HQ.
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