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GK QUESTION#2100

According to NCERT's account of Harappan cities, which feature was often built around parts of these cities?

  1. AWooden palisades
  2. BNatural rock barriers
  3. CWater-filled trenches with movable bridges
  4. DFortified walls made of baked bricksCorrect answer
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D. Fortified walls made of baked bricks

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Walls of baked brick often enclosed parts of Harappan cities. This was not universal: Dholavira had massive stone walls. The evidence supports enclosure, without requiring a single purpose for every wall.

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