Until the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilisation, ancient Indian history was known only up to the _________ period.
A
Vedic
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B
Gupta
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C
Ashokan
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D
Mauryan
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Solution
The correct option is A Vedic Up until a hundred years ago, it was believed that the history of India began with the coming of the Aryans, which supposedly started off the Vedic period. However, the period of ancient Indian history was pushed back farther by the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilisation.