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Which of the following is not an Indus Valley Civilization site?
Solution & Analysis
Answer: C
Concept
Indus Valley sites are concentrated in the North-West, while the 'Second Urbanization' (Magadhan period) shifted the focus to the East.Explanation
Kalibangan (Rajasthan), Ropar (Punjab), and Lothal (Gujarat) are well-documented Harappan settlements. Pataliputra (modern Patna) was established as a capital only in the 5th century BCE during the Haryanka dynasty.Logical Breakup
Logic 1: Pataliputra post-dates the IVC by nearly 1,500 years.
Logic 2: It was located in the Middle Ganga valley, a region the Harappans did not inhabit.