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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?


  • Options
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 only
  • C. Both 1 and 2
  • D. Neither 1 nor 2

  • Correct Answer
  • Both 1 and 2  

    Explanation

    Harappa cities followed the rectangular grid pattern where roads were straight and cut each other at right angle. But it may not be the case always.

    Brick size was uniform in nearly every Harappan city from Sutkagendor in Baluchistan to Alamgirpurin Meerut, from Manda in Jammu Kashmir to Daimabad in Maharashtra.

     

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