Which metal was first used by the Vedic people?
(A) Silver
(B) Gold
(C) Iron
(D) Copper
Answer: (D) The Rig Veda mentions such artisans as the carpenter, the chariot-maker, the weaver, the leatherworker, the potter, etc. This indicates that they practised all these crafts. The term, ayas used for copper or bronze shows that metalworking was known. Gold was known as ‘hiranya’.
