Consider the following information: Cultural Source Key Feature Historical Link 1. Puranas Describes royal genealogies and cosmic creation Ancient Indian historical traditions 2. Painted Grey Ware (PGW) Fine grey pottery with black painted designs Associated with Later Vedic sites 3. Ochre Coloured Pottery (OCP) Reddish-ochre slipped pottery Linked with early Bronze Age & Gangetic Copper Hoards In which of the above rows is the given information correctly matched? |ForumIAS

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1, 2 and 3

[D] 1 and 3 only

Answer: C

Notes:

Correct Answer:

Row 1 is correctly matched: The Puranas (18 major Mahapuranas) outline five main subjects (Pancha Lakshana), including primary creation (Sarga), secondary creation (Pratisarga), cosmic cycles (Manvantara), and genealogies of kings (Vamshanucharita).
Row 2 is correctly matched: Painted Grey Ware (PGW) culture ( ) in Haryana, Punjab, and the upper Ganga-Yamuna Doab is archaeologically correlated with Later Vedic settlements.
Row 3 is correctly matched: Ochre Coloured Pottery (OCP) culture ( ) in the Gangetic plains is closely linked to Copper Hoard artifacts and early metalworking.