The roads and streets of Harappan cities were interconnected at perfect right angles with a slight curve at the corners.

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Q. Consider the following statements with reference to the Harappan Civilisation:
1. Roads cut each other at right angles and the town was divided into blocks.
2. Harappan cities were complete with town planning, sanitation and drainage system.
3. Large palaces have been discovered in almost all major cities

Which of the above is/are correct?

Q. The roads of the Harappan cities were paved with fire-burnt bricks of ________ size.

Q. Roads in Harappan cities were constructed in .

Q. Consider the following statements about the town planning during Harappan Civilisation.
1. The towns of Harappa and Mohenjodaro were divided into two parts citadel for ruling class and lower town for common people.
2. The roads cut across one another almost at right angles.
3. Water flowed from the houses to the streets, which had drains, sometimes covered with bricks and stone slabs.
4. Burnt bricks were used in Harappan cities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question 2 (ii)
(Street Plan) : A city has two main roads which cross each other at the centre of the city. These two roads are along the North-South direction and East-West direction.
All the other streets of the city run parallel to these roads and are 200 m apart. There are 5 streets in each direction. Using 1cm = 200 m, draw a model of the city on your notebook. Represent the roads/streets by single lines. There are many cross- streets in your model. A particular cross-street is made by two streets, one running in the North-South direction and another in the East-West direction. Each cross street is referred to in the following manner: If the 2nd street running in the North-South direction and 5th in the East-West direction meet at some crossing, then we will call this cross-street (2, 5). Using this convention, find:

how many cross-streets can be referred to as (3, 4)?

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