History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2023 History (Shift-I)
Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Painted Grey Ware (PGW)? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. PGW was first identified at Ahichchhatra (in Bareilly district) in the 1940s
- 2. It has also been found at the sites of Thapli and Purola in the coastal region of Orissa
- 3. Makkhan Lal's study of Kanpur district (Uttar Pradesh) in the 1980s brought to light the PGW sites and their settlement patterns
- 4. Nagda represents a fairly evolved proto-urban or semi-urban stage of the PGW
- 5. Alamgirpur, Kampil, Noh, Bhagwanpura and Hastinapur have the evidence of PGW material culture
A1, 3 and 5 only ✓ Correct
B1, 2, 3 and 4 only
C1, 3 and 4 only
D2, 3, 4 and 5 only
Correct answer: (A) 1, 3 and 5 only — The correct statements are 1, 3 and 5 only.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 3 and 5 only.
★The Painted Grey Ware culture is an Iron Age culture of the western Gangetic plain and the Ghaggar-Hakra valley, dated between 1200 and 500 BCE.
★PGW was first identified at Ahichchhatra in Bareilly district in the 1940s.
★Makkhan Lal's study of Kanpur district in the 1980s brought to light the PGW sites and their settlement patterns.
★Alamgirpur, Kampil, Noh, Bhagwanpura and Hastinapur have evidence of PGW material culture.
★The other statements about Orissa and Nagda are not supported, so they are excluded.
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