Multiple choice

What was the main feature of the trade in the Vedic period?

  1. The barter system was not practiced in the Vedic period.

  2. The use of metals implied regular trade and transport.

  3. Most of the trade and commerce was in the hands of common man.

  4. They transported goods through the seas.

  5. Horses and Bullocks were not used for carrying goods from place to place.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This statement is true. The use of metals implied regular trade and transport because metal ores were not available in most of the river valleys where Rig-Vedic settlements existed.

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