UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 1979 · Q2 · 60 marks
Give an appraisal of town planning of the Indus cities and evaluate the various reasons for their decline.
- Chapter
- Indus Valley Civilization
- Topic
- Town Planning, Architecture and Water Management
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