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(A) Iron began to be used in India during the period of Later Vedic Age.
(R) Iron was a harder metal than copper and bronze.
- (R) contradicts (A)
- (R) is the reason for (A)
- (A) is true but (R) is false.
- (A) and (R) are independent of each other.
Vedic Period
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(R) is the reason for (A)
Explanation — In India, Iron began to be used around 1000 BC during the Later Vedic Period. Iron was a harder metal than copper and bronze. It helped the Aryans to clear forests and settle in the Gangetic Valley.
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