Q. Consider the following statements regarding “Harappan civilization”:
1.It was the first urban civilization in South Asia.
2.It was occupied lesser area than Mesopotamia and Egypt civilizations.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation: The Harappan civilisation was the first urban civilisation in South Asia, contemporaneous with the civilisations of Mesopotamia and Egypt.
- Of the three aforementioned civilisations, the Harappan civilisation occupied most area (about 8,00,000 sq km).
- Earlier historians had called this civilisation the Indus Valley Civilisation, but since then, major settlements have been excavated in the Ghaggar-Hakra belt that spread far beyond the Indus region.
Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT
