HISTORY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Later Vedic age
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Pre-Mauryan age
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Mauryan period
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Post-Mauryan
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ring wells were used for the first time under the rule of the Maurya’s in the Gangetic plain which spread out in provinces beyond the heart of the empire. Ring wells were named because of the lining with terracotta rings which can be distinguished from other types of dug wells.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is the Mauryan Period. The period of Ancient India, in which the first reference of ring wells is found is the Mauryan Period.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Ring well discovered in Purana Qila excavation. Towards the end of the latest excavation at Purana Qila, which began in January this year, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has discovered a ring well 4.4 metres below the earth.
Detailed explanation-4: -The ringstone is a distinctive type of artefact and miniature sculpture made in India during the approximate period of the Mauryan Empire (c. 322–185 BCE) and the following Sunga Empire (187–78 BCE). They are usually dated to the third or second centuries BCE.