Q. Consider the following statements regarding later vedic age economy:
1.It was called Painted Gray Ware – Iron Phase culture.
2.Agriculture emerged as the chief means of livelihood of the Later Vedic people.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: The Later Vedic culture is also called PGW–Iron Phase culture, as a particular kind of pottery (painted grey ware) was used during that phase.
- The main factor in the expansion of the Aryan culture during the Later Vedic period was the beginning of the use of iron, which was introduced around 1000 BCE and is mentioned as Krishna Ayas/Shyama Ayas.
- The Rig Vedic people knew of a metal, called ayas, which was either copper or bronze.
- The society was largely rural. However, towards the end of the period, there are traces of the beginning of urbanism (as nagar in the sense of a town is mentioned in the Taittiriya Aranyaka).
- Agriculture emerged as the chief means of livelihood of the Later Vedic people.
Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT
