Where to the first civilization of India arise?(a) along the Ganges river (b) along the indus and sarasvati rivers

(b) along the Indus and Sarasvati rivers.

The first civilization in India, known as the Indus Valley Civilization or the Harappan Civilization, emerged around 2500 BCE along the Indus and Sarasvati rivers in present-day Pakistan and northwest India. The major cities of this civilization were Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, which thrived along these rivers and displayed advanced urban planning and sophisticated systems of drainage and sanitation.