2023 · Q84
Which one of the following statements about ancient Indian pottery is correct?
Indian Culture and HeritagePaintings and crafts
- ANorthern Black Polished Ware (NBPW) refers to a type of pottery found from archaeological sites in India dating back to 600 BCE.
- BPainted Grey Ware (PGW) refers to a type of pottery found over a large part of South India coinciding with the Sangam period.
- COchre Coloured Pottery (OCP) sites are located in South India only.
- DBlack-and-Red Ware (BRW) never found at Neolithic sites.
Explanation
Northern Black Polished Ware is associated with the early historic period beginning around 600 BCE (A). Painted Grey Ware belongs to the western Ganga plains of the later Vedic period, not the Sangam south (B); Ochre Coloured Pottery sites lie in the northern Ganga-Yamuna doab (C); and Black-and-Red Ware does occur at Neolithic-Chalcolithic sites (D). Hence A.