Arrange the following landmarks in the discovery and preservation of early monuments and sculpture in a chronological order:
(A) H.H. Cole appointed Curator of Ancient Museums.
(B) Alexander Cunningham published Bhilsa Topes, one of the earliest works on Sanchi.
(C) Rajendra Lala Mitra published Buddha Gaya: The Heritage of Sakya Muni.
(D) Founding of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (D), (B), (C), (A)
(D) Founding of the Indian Museum, Calcutta — 1814, the earliest landmark of the nineteenth century.
(B) Alexander Cunningham published Bhilsa Topes, one of the earliest works on Sanchi — 1854.
(C) Rajendra Lala Mitra published Buddha Gaya: The Heritage of Sakya Muni — 1878.
(A) H.H. Cole appointed Curator of Ancient Museums — 1880, the last of the four.
Tip: All four landmarks sit one below the other in a timeline at the end of the chapter. Give the end-of-chapter timelines a few minutes each; whole questions are built from their rows.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part I — Chapter 4: Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings (2026-27)
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