SSC
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Despite having an advanced culture, Mohenjo-Daro disappeared after 1900 B.C. Which of the following are theories for its disappearance?
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flood
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earthquake
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ground water became salty
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attacked by invaders
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The decline of the Indus civilization Just what ended the Indus civilization-and Mohenjo Daro-is also a mystery. Kenoyer suggests that the Indus River changed course, which would have hampered the local agricultural economy and the city’s importance as a center of trade.
Detailed explanation-2: -(Key Concept: (flood, migration, invasion) Answer: The Indus valley civilization started declining from about 1900 BCE. Changes in climate, decline of trade with Mesopotamians, drying up or flooding of the river, foreign invasion of Indus civilisation might have been the reasons for the decline of this civilization.
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