Various causes have been suggested for the decline of Harappan culture. Consider the causes mentioned below and identify the weakest of them.
[amp_mcq option1=”Due to constant incidents of naturally occurring floods” option2=”Due to increase in the salinity of the soil, fertility decreased there” option3=”Earthquakes caused changes in the course of the Indus, which led to inundation” option4=”The Aryans invaded and destroyed the Harappan culture” correct=”option4″]
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UPSC CAPF – 2013
– The “Aryan Invasion Theory,” popularized by Mortimer Wheeler, suggested a violent end to the civilization by invading Aryans.
– Modern archaeological research has found little evidence of large-scale violence or invasion across the entire Harappan area at the time of decline. Evidence points more towards a gradual decline and abandonment of many sites due to complex factors.