Question

The agricultural system improved during the later Vedic period. What change(s) took place?

• A. Hybrid seeds were used.
• B. Oxen was used to plough the fields.
• C. Cow-dung was used as the manure.
• D. They build big canals across the field.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

The correct options are
B Oxen was used to plough the fields.
C Cow-dung was used as the manure.

During the later Vedic period, ploughing was performed using oxen in teams of six, eight, or twelve. Varieties of seeds were sown in grid-patterned furrows. They used cow-dung as manure. Besides the rainwater, they developed irrigation systems through digging small canals.