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Which civilization had made the world's first urban sanitation system?

  1. Harappa and Mohenjodaro

  2. Vedic civilization

  3. Mauryan period

  4. Gupta dynasty
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Explanation

The Indus Valley Civilization at Harappa and Mohenjodaro created the world's first known urban sanitation system around 2500 BCE, featuring covered drains and indoor plumbing in many houses. Later civilizations like the Vedic, Mauryan, and Gupta periods did not develop comparable urban sanitation infrastructure.

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