In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.
Assertion: Various factors such as climatic change, deforestation etc have been suggested by the Archaeologists for the decline of the Mature Harappa civilisation.
Reasoning: Some of these causes may hold for certain settlements, but they do not explain the collapse of the entire civilisation.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
Several explanations have been put forward for such a decline of the Mature Harappa civilisation. These range from climatic change, deforestation, excessive floods, the shifting and/or drying up of rivers, to overuse of the landscape. Some of these “causes” may hold for certain settlements, but they do not explain the collapse of the entire civilisation.