UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 7

They belong to the later Vedic Period during the Second civilization.
Hence, Statement 1 is incorrect.
They are glossy and shiny in appearance. Hence, Statement 2 is correct.
They are served as tableware for the richer class .
They are considered as luxury and are found with the elites revealing societal stratification which was a result of Brahmanical hegemony.
This pottery continued to exist during the Mahajanapada era.
Found in Ahichatra, Hastinapur (both in UP), Navdatoli (Madhya Pradesh).
They are further classified into bichrome and monochrome.
Hence, Statement 3 is correct.
Monochrome pottery has a fine and thin fabric .
Potted on the fast wheel and have a strikingly lustrous surface .
The majority is jet black, brownish-black and bluish-black.
Colours like pink, golden, brown can also be found.
Bichrome pottery is not much in number.
It shows all the features of monochrome except that it shows the combination of two colours.