4. With reference to the difference between the culture of Rigvedic Aryans and Indus Valley people, which of the following statements is/are correct? [2017-I] 1. Rigvedic Aryans used the coat of mail and helmet in warfare whereas the people of Indus Valley Civilization did not leave any evidence of using them. 2. Rigvedic Aryans knew gold, silver and copper whereas Indus Valley people knew only copper and iron. 3. Rigvedic Aryans had domesticated the horse whereas there is no evidence of Indus Valley people having been aware of this animal. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a,c)NEW NCERT Class 12, Ch. 1, page 10 list the locations and photographs of gold jewelry found at Harappan sites, soSecond statement is wrong. Indus Valley people also knew gold and silver also. This eliminates B and D. and we are left with “A” or “D” in both cases. In the third statement, the ending part is: there is no evidence of Indus Valley people having been aware of horse. • If we go by the history books written by Krishna Reddy or RS Sharma- atleast in the post-urban Indus places some people would be aware of Horse. Hence answer C. • If we go by Tamilnadu Class 11, A.L.Basham, Upinder Singh, answer is “A” because Indus Valley people’s knowledge of horse is inconclusive or debatable.
