{"id":2507,"date":"2025-05-02T17:10:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2507"},"modified":"2025-05-02T17:10:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:40:18","slug":"q-with-reference-to-the-difference-between-the-culture-of-rigvedic-aryans-and-indus-valley-people-which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-the-difference-between-the-culture-of-rigvedic-aryans-and-indus-valley-people-which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to the difference between the culture of Rigvedic Aryans and Indus Valley people, which of the following statements is\/are correct?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Rigvedic Aryans knew\u00a0gold, silver and copper<\/strong>\u00a0whereas Indus Valley people knew\u00a0only copper and iron.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Rigvedic Aryans had domesticated the horse whereas there is no evidence of Indus Valley people having been aware of this animal.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Select the correct answer using the code given below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • 1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Answer:<\/strong> (c) 1 and 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
      Rig Vedic Aryans vs. Indus Valley People:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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      • Use of Armor in Warfare:<\/strong>\n
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        • Rig Vedic Aryans\u00a0utilized armor and helmets during warfare<\/strong>, whereas the Indus Valley Civilization\u00a0did not leave evidence\u00a0<\/strong>of similar protective gear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Knowledge of Metals:<\/strong>\n
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          • Rig Vedic Aryans were knowledgeable about\u00a0gold, silver, and copper.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • However, the Indus Valley people also had knowledge of\u00a0bronze (copper and tin alloy) and possibly iron.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Domestication of Horses:<\/strong>\n
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            • The\u00a0Rig Vedic Aryans domesticated horses<\/strong>, while\u00a0there is no substantial evidence that the Indus Valley people were aware of horses.<\/strong><\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Tribal Society Structure:<\/strong>\n
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              • The Rig Vedic society was primarily divided into three groups:\u00a0warriors, priests, and the common people.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • A\u00a0fourth group, the Sudras, emerged towards the end of the Rig Vedic period<\/strong>, first mentioned in the\u00a0tenth Book of the Rig Veda<\/strong>, which is the most recent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Presence of Slavery:<\/strong>\n
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                • References in the Rig Veda indicate the\u00a0existence of slaves, primarily women<\/strong>, who were given as gifts to priests and employed for domestic purposes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Slaves were not directly used in agriculture or production activities<\/strong>\u00a0during this period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Occupational Differentiation:<\/strong>\n
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                  • While there was a\u00a0beginning of occupational differentiation<\/strong>, it was not rigid, as many families engaged in various occupations simultaneously.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Social Structure:<\/strong>\n
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                    • Tribal elements in society were prominent, with\u00a0no significant social divisions based on tax collection<\/strong>\u00a0or the accumulation of land.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • The society maintained a largely\u00a0egalitarian structure, indicating a lack of feudalism<\/strong>\u00a0during the Rig Vedic period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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                      \"Difference<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

                      <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                      Select the correct answer using the code given below: Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only Notes: Rig Vedic Aryans vs. Indus Valley People:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[40],"years":[56],"class_list":["post-2507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc","category-prelims","tag-ancient-history","years-56"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"},{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"}],"post_tag":[{"value":40,"label":"Ancient History"}],"years":[{"value":56,"label":"2017"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0},{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":40,"name":"Ancient History","slug":"ancient-history","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":40,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":108,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2507"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}