Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The sixth century BCE is known as an era of Second Urbanization in the Indian Subcontinent.
2.After the decline of the Harappan towns the centre of economic and political activity shifted to Ganga basin.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: The sixth century BCE is known as an era of ‘Second Urbanisation’ in the Indian Subcontinent.
- After the decline of the Harappan towns and after a gap of more than a thousand years, urban centres emerged again but not in the Indus plain.
- The centre of economic and political activity shifted from the North-West, Punjab, Haryana, and Western UP, to Eastern UP and Bihar (Ganga Basin).
- This region was not only fertile on account of better rainfall and river systems but was also closer to the iron production centres.
Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT
