INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mohenjo-daro had a planned layout with rectilinear buildings arranged on a grid plan. Most were built of fired and mortared brick; some incorporated sun-dried mud-brick and wooden superstructures. Sites were often raised, or built on man made hills. This could be to combat flooding in the nearby areas.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is rectangular. The towns were planned in a rectangular grid pattern during the Harappan civilisation. Town planning was the unique feature of the Indus valley civilisation. Harappan cities were planned with chessboard system or grid pattern.

Detailed explanation-3: -Grid pattern: The streets of Mohen-Jo Dero and Harappa were laid out in a grid pattern and ran from east to west. Each crossing had a light post at the intersection and was vertical. Homes were built on either side of the roads.

Detailed explanation-4: -Streets: The roads and streets intersected at right angles, with covered drains along the road. Houses were built on either side of the roads and streets.

Detailed explanation-5: -The town planning scheme used by the Harappan Civilization was grid-based, with streets and alleyways cutting across one another almost at right angles to divide the city into numerous rectangular blocks. Each of the cities of Harappa, Mohenjodaro, and Kalibangan had a fortress built on a tall mud-brick pedestal.