Question

During the Harappan civilisation, the rulers and the common people had different types of housing structures. Choose whether the following statements are correct regarding the settlements given below.

S1- The rulers lived on higher sections of the ground with high walls, known as the citadel.

S2: The common people lived below the citadel, known as Common palace.

• A. S1: True; S2: True
• B. S1: False; S2: False
• C. S1: True; S2: False
• D. S1: False; S2: True

Answer 1

The correct option is C S1: True; S2: False

Archeologists believe that the citadel housed important people like the kings and priests. The place for the common man was situated below the citadel, known as “lower town”. It was bigger in size and had all the residential buildings and public facilities.