CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
Question
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India, Pakistan & China
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India, Pakistan
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India, Pakistan & Afghanistan
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Indus Valley Civilisation extended from across northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India, with an upward reach from east of Jhelum River to Ropar on the upper Sutlej. The coastal settlements extended from Sutkagan Dor at the Pakistan, Iran border to Kutch in modern Gujarat, India.
Detailed explanation-2: -The international border between India and Pakistan. The pomp and pageantry of the Beating Retreat and the Change of Guard within handshaking distance of the Indian and Pakistani forces makes for a most charming spectacle.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Ravi river acts as a natural boundary between India and Pakistan.
Detailed explanation-4: -Four Indian states share a border with Pakistan: Punjab (547 km), Rajasthan (1, 035 km), Gujarat (512 km) and Jammu & Kashmir (1, 216 km), with a combined shared border of 3, 310 km.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Harappan civilization was located in the Indus River valley. Its two large cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, were located in present-day Pakistan’s Punjab and Sindh provinces, respectively. Its extent reached as far south as the Gulf of Khambhat and as far east as the Yamuna (Jumna) River.