Consider the following statements about Harappan cities : 1. Roads were not always absolutely straight and did not always cross one another at right angles. 2. A striking feature is the uniformity in the average size of the bricks for houses and for city

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Q: 115 (CDS-II/2016)
Consider the following statements about Harappan cities :
1. Roads were not always absolutely straight and did not always cross one another at right angles.
2. A striking feature is the uniformity in the average size of the bricks for houses and for city walls.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

CDS-II

stats: 

0,14,30,1,28,12,3

keywords: 

{'harappan cities': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'city walls': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'uniformity': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'striking feature': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'bricks': [3, 1, 0, 4], 'houses': [13, 3, 5, 21], 'right angles': [1, 2, 2, 2], 'roads': [0, 1, 0, 2], 'average size': [0, 1, 0, 2]}

The correct answer is option 2.

The first statement says that roads in Harappan cities were not always straight and did not always cross each other at right angles. This statement is correct. Archaeological evidence suggests that the streets in Harappan cities were not straight. They had curves and bends, possibly due to the presence of pre-existing structures or natural landscape features.

The second statement says that there was uniformity in the average size of bricks for houses and city walls in Harappan cities. This statement is also correct. Excavations at Harappan sites have revealed that bricks of a standard size were used in the construction of houses and city walls. This standardized brick size points towards a centralized authority and a planned approach to city construction.

In conclusion, both statements in the question are correct, and the answer is option 2 - 2 only.