History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET July 2016 History
The cultural sequence of the excavated site of Hastinapur from bottom upwards is as under. Arrange in the correct order and select the code.
- 1. Kushan period
- 2. N.B.P. ware period
- 3. O.C.P. period
- 4. P.G.W. period
A2, 4, 1, 3
B3, 2, 4, 1
C3, 4, 2, 1 ✓ Correct
D1, 2, 3, 4
Correct answer: (C) 3, 4, 2, 1 — The correct order is 3, 4, 2, 1.
Explanation
★The correct order is 3, 4, 2, 1.
★The Ochre Coloured Pottery period lies at the bottom and belongs to the Harappan age.
★Next comes the Painted Grey Ware period of the early Vedic age.
★Above it lies the Northern Black Polished ware period of the later Vedic age.
★The Kushan period comes last, at the top.
★So the sequence from bottom upwards is O.C.P., P.G.W., N.B.P., Kushan.
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