2013 · Q83
Various causes have been suggested for the decline of Harappan Culture: Consider the causes mentioned below and identify the weakest of them.
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- ADue to constant incident of naturally occurring floods
- BDue to increase in the salinity of the soil, fertility decreased there
- CEarthquakes caused changes in the course of the Indus, which led to inundation
- DThe Aryans invaded and destroyed the Harappan Culture
Explanation
Floods, salinity and tectonic river shifts all have archaeological support as factors in the Harappan decline, while Wheeler's Aryan-invasion theory is now regarded as the weakest explanation.