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QUESTION N03
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10 marks

To what extent has the urban planning and culture of the Indus Valley Civilization provided inputs to the present day urbanization? Discuss.

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What the examiner wants

Discuss the exact proposition in the PYQ — “To what extent has the urban planning and culture of the Indus Valley Civilization provided inputs to the present day urbanization? Discuss.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Civilizations & Highlights.

DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘To what extent has the urban planning and culture of the Indus Valley Civilization provided inputs to the present day urbanization’, directly answer: To what extent has the urban planning and culture of the Indus Valley Civilization provided inputs to the present day urbanization?≈35 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘To what extent has the urban planning and culture of the Indus Valley Civilization provided inputs to the pres’, build the causal/institutional mechanism behind Civilizations & Highlights, not just a list of features≈35 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘To what extent has the urban planning and culture of the Indus Valley Civilization provided inputs to the pres’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Civilizations & Highlights≈35 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise Civilizations & HighlightsExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘To what extent has the urban planning and culture of the Indus Valley Civilization provided inputs to the present day ur’, avoid a generic note on Civilizations & Highlights; answer the actual wording/directive and the Civilizations & Highlights proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘To what extent has the urban planning and culture of the Indus Valley Civilization provided inputs to the present day ur’, do not add examples around Civilizations & Highlights unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • 3-box flow: concept/context → core argument/evidence → implication/way forward
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.