Which of the following statements are correct about the Harappan Settlement?
(A) The settlement is divided into two sections, one smaller and lower and the other much larger and higher.
(B) The Citadel was walled, which meant that it was physically separated from the Lower Town.
(C) Only burnt bricks of a standard ratio were used in the settlement.
(D) The building of the Harappan settlement required mobilisation of labour on a very large scale.
(E) The settlement was first planned and then built accordingly.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (D), (E) Only
(A) The settlement is divided into two sections, one smaller and lower and the other much larger and higher. Incorrect. The statement reverses the two sections: the settlement is divided into two sections, one smaller but higher (the Citadel) and the other much larger but lower (the Lower Town).
(B) The Citadel was walled, which meant that it was physically separated from the Lower Town. Correct. The Citadel owed its height to buildings constructed on mud brick platforms, and it was walled, which meant that it was physically separated from the Lower Town.
(C) Only burnt bricks of a standard ratio were used in the settlement. Incorrect. The standard ratio was not limited to burnt bricks: bricks, whether sun-dried or baked, were of a standardised ratio, the length and breadth four times and twice the height.
(D) The building of the Harappan settlement required mobilisation of labour on a very large scale. Correct. Just to put the foundations of the platforms in place would have required four million person-days, in other words, mobilising labour on a very large scale.
(E) The settlement was first planned and then built accordingly. Correct. Once the platforms were in place, all building activity was restricted to a fixed area on them, so it seems that the settlement was first planned and then implemented accordingly.
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