Consider the following statements about Harappan cities:

1. Roads were not always absolutely straight and did not always cross one another at right angles.

2. A striking feature is the uniformity in the average size of the bricks for houses and for city walls.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (CDS (II) 2016)A.1 onlyB.2 onlyC.Both 1 and 2D.Neither 1 nor 2

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Consider the following statements about Harappan cities: 1. Roads were not always absolutely straight and did not always cross one another at right angles. 2. A striking feature is the uniformity in the average size of the bricks for houses and for city walls. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (CDS (II) 2016)

Accepted Answer

Both 1 and 2. The answer is (c) Both 1 and 2. Streets formed a rough grid, and most excavated ones are straight, but not all roads were straight or met at right angles. Bricks and weights follow standard dimensions. Why the others fail: Statement 1 is true. Statement 2 is true as well. So '1 only', '2 only' and 'neither' fail. Memory hook: rough grid, exact bricks. Read more: Harappan Civilisation: Life, Economy and Decline, Harappan Civilisation: Sites and Discovery, Animals of the Indus Valley Civilization.

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