alleryWhich river system gave the Indus Valley Civilisation its name?
AThe Narmada River system
BThe Brahmaputra system
CThe Indus River system
DThe Ganga River system
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The Indus River system
1. The civilisation is named after the river in whose plains its early sites were found.
2. That river is the Indus.
3. The Ganga, Narmada and Brahmaputra lie outside its core area.
_Source: Wikipedia, Indus Valley Civilisation, Etymology_
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