Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Bricks, Beads and Bones

Question:

Match List I with List II.

List – I

List - II

 (A) M.S. Vats

 (I) Dholavira

 (B) B.K. Thapar  

 (II) Bahawalpur 

 (C) R.S. Bisht

 (III) Harappa

 (D) M.R. Mughal  

 (IV) Kalibangan  

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A) M.S. Vats- (III) Harappa
(B) B.K. Thapar- (IV) Kalibangan
(C) R.S. Bisht - (I) Dholavira
(D) M.R. Mughal -(IV) Kalibangan  

Year and Excavation done at various sites of Indus Valley Civilisation:

1921 (20th Century)

 M.S. Vats begins excavations at Harappa.

1946 (20th Century)

R.E.M. Wheeler excavated Harappa

1955 (20th Century)

S.R. Rao began excavated at Lothal

1960 (20th Century)

B.B. Lal & B.K. Thapar started excavation at Kalibangan (Rajasthan)

1974 (20th Century)

M.R. Mughal started exploring Bahawalpur

1980 (20th Century)

German & Italian archaeologists started surface explorations at Mohenjodaro

1986 (20th Century)

American team started excavations at Harappa

1990 (20th Century)

R.S. Bisht started excavation at Dholavira