The Harappan civilization was discovered in the year _____.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 1921
The Harappan civilization was discovered in 1921, when Daya Ram Sahni began excavations at Harappa on the Ravi river (now in Pakistan’s Punjab). The civilization is named after this first site.
A year later, in 1922, R. D. Banerji found Mohenjo-daro on the Indus. The work was carried out under Sir John Marshall, Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India, who announced the discovery of the new civilization in 1924.