Multiple choice

Which of the following metals was not known to the Indus Valley people?

  1. Copper

  2. Bronze

  3. Iron

  4. None of these

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Indus Valley Civilization flourished during the Bronze Age (c. 3300-1300 BCE). They knew copper and bronze metallurgy well. Iron smelting and use came much later to India, around 1200-1000 BCE, marking the beginning of the Iron Age, after the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization.