When did the use of iron begin in the Indian subcontinent?
- AAround 9000 years ago
- BAround 12000 years ago
- CAround 6000 years ago
- DMore than one of the above
- ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (e) None of the above
Explanation
No option matches, so the answer is 'none'. Iron with Black-and-Red Ware at Noh (Rajasthan) dates to about 1400 BCE, and Atranjikhera's iron tools to about 1000 BCE, which most scholars accept. The Atharvaveda calls iron shyama ayas.