Question

What are the main causes of decline of Harappan civilization?

1. Flood
2. Deforestation
3. Epidemics
4. External invasions
5. Decline of agricultural sector

• A. ii only
• B. All of these
• C. iii, v
• D. i, iv

Answer 1

Answer:

B. All of these

The Harappan Civilization

• Flourished in the valley of the river Indus.

• The major sites of this civilization are situated in the present India and Pakistan.

• Town planning was a striking feature of the Harappan Civilization.

• The Harappan people were familiar with the art of writing. But script is not deciphered yet.

• Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Kalibangan, and Lothal were the major cities of the Indus-Valley Civilization

• The Harappan civilization began to decline by BCE 1700. Several views prevail on the causes of its decline. A few of them are given below.

• Flood

• External invasions

• Deforestation

• Decline of agricultural sector

• Epidemics