Q. The city patterns of the Harappan civilization were based on?
Answer: Rectangular grid pattern
Notes: The remains found at Harappa and Mohenjodaro tell about town planning. As such the towns there were based on the rectangular grid pattern. The roads ran in north-south and east-west directions and intersected each other at right angles. The city was divided into several sections, with major roads and minor roads connecting individual houses and multi-story buildings.