Correct Answer:
A. Taxila
The correct answer is Taxila. Sirkap is an ancient city located near Taxila in present-day Pakistan. It was founded by the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius I around 180 BC and served as a significant urban center. Taxila itself was a renowned ancient city and a hub of learning and culture.
- Mohenjo-daro and Harappa are major cities of the much older Indus Valley Civilization, located in different regions and predating Sirkap by millennia.
- Mehrgarh is an even older Neolithic site, considered one of the earliest farming villages in South Asia, making it chronologically and geographically distinct from Sirkap.