With reference to lsquo Later Vedic period rsquo consider the following statements 1 Use of Painted...........

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With reference to ‘Later Vedic period’, consider the following statements:

1.Use of Painted grey ware became extinct in this period.

2.People started growing rice, pulses and sugarcane.

3.The capital cities of Mahajanapadas got fortified during this period.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 2 only

1, 2 and 3

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Explanation:

2 and 3 only

The statement about the use of Painted Grey Ware becoming extinct in the Later Vedic period is incorrect. Painted Grey Ware continued to be used during this period and even later.

People did indeed start growing rice, pulses, and sugarcane during the Later Vedic period, marking an expansion in agricultural practices.

The statement about the capital cities of Mahajanapadas getting fortified during the Later Vedic period is correct. This fortification was a response to the increasing urbanization and political complexity of the period.

Therefore, statements 2 and 3 are correct,