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UPSC 2006: Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila located?
(a)Indus and Jehelum
(b)Jhelum and Chenab
(c)Chenab and Ravi
(d)Ravi and Beas
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Indus and Jehelum
Taxila (Takshasila) lay in the Pothohar plateau of Punjab, Pakistan, situated between the Indus River on the west and the Jhelum River on the east; therefore the correct river pair is Indus and Jhelum. ([worldheritagesite.org](https://www.worldheritagesite.org/list/Taxila?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2006, GS Paper 1, as Question 129. It falls under Ancient History > Archaeology & Epigraphy.
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