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Decline of Harappan Civilization — MCQ Practice

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Q1medium

Which of the following is NOT considered a major theory for the decline of the Harappan Civilization?

Q2medium

Consider the following statements regarding the archaeological evidence for Harappan decline: 1. Mohenjo-daro shows evidence of repeated devastating floods and haphazard constructions in later layers. 2. The drying up of the Ghaggar-Hakra river system is linked to the abandonment of sites like Kalibangan. 3. The 'massacre group' skeletons at Mohenjo-daro definitively prove a large-scale Aryan invasion. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q3easy

Which of the following cultural phases is associated with the Late Harappan period?

Q4hard

The Vyyuha Multi-Causal Decline Model emphasizes which of the following aspects regarding Harappan decline?

Q5easy

Which of the following archaeologists is most famously associated with the Aryan Invasion Theory, though it is now largely discredited?

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