Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Bricks, Beads and Bones

Question:

"The amount of brick taken from the ancient site was enough to lay bricks for about 100 miles of the railway line between Lahore and Multan."

Who stated this about the Harappa Site of Indus Valley Civilisation?

Options:

Mahbub Ul Haq

Ernest Mackey

R.E.M. Wheeler

Alexander Cunningham

Correct Answer:

Alexander Cunningham

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4- Alexander Cunningham

Although Harappa was the first site to be discovered, it was badly destroyed by brick robbers. As early as 1875, Alexander Cunningham, the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), often called the father of Indian archaeology, noted that the amount of brick taken from the ancient site was enough to lay bricks for “about 100 miles” of the railway line between Lahore and Multan. Thus, many of the ancient structures at the site were damaged. In contrast, Mohenjodaro was far better preserved.