_________ is called the ‘Father of Indian Archaeology’.

The correct answer is Option (2) → Sir Alexander Cunningham

Sir Alexander Cunningham, a British army engineer, was appointed the first Archaeological Surveyor in 1861 and later became the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). He surveyed and excavated sites such as Sarnath, Sanchi and Harappa, and identified many places named in the accounts of the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang.

For setting up the ASI and laying the base of systematic archaeology in India, he is called the ‘Father of Indian Archaeology’.