Question

Pots to store grain were made out of Painted Grey Ware.
A) True
B) False

Answer 1

Hint: People in janapadas used to make earthen pots. Some of them were grey in colour and others were red. One unique kind of pottery found at these sites is known as Painted Grey Ware. As is obvious from the name, these grey pots used to have painted designs, usually simple lines and geometric patterns.

Complete answer:
1. Painted Grey Ware culture refers to one of the remarkable archaeological cultures present in northern India.
2. It has been a subject of attraction and debate among many scholars. The very crucial aspect of this culture has been its chronology and its proposed relation to the Mahabharata as well.
3. The issue of its authorship is also considered to be equally important. A proposition has also been made about the place of origin of this culture that differs from the earlier propositions.

Hence, the given statement is False.

Notes: The PGW Culture probably corresponds to the middle as well as the late Vedic period, i.e., the Kuru-Panchala kingdom, the first large state in the Indian subcontinent after the Indus Valley Civilization's decline. The later vedic literature also provides a mass of information over life as well as the culture of the times. It has been succeeded by Northern Black Polished Ware from c.700-500 BCE, associated along with the rise of the great Mahajanapada states and of the Magadha Empire also.