Match List-I with List-II:
| List-I Year | List-II Developments in Harappan Archaeology | ||
| (A) | 1990 | (I) | R.S. Bisht begins excavations at Dholavira |
| (B) | 1875 | (II) | Report by Alexander Cunningham on Harappan seal |
| (C) | 2013 | (III) | Daya Ram Sahni begins excavations at Harappa |
| (D) | 1921 | (IV) | Vasant Shinde begins archaeogenetic research at Rakhigarhi |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
(A) 1990 — this matches (I) R.S. Bisht begins excavations at Dholavira, the large Harappan city in Kutch, Gujarat.
(B) 1875 — this matches (II) Report by Alexander Cunningham on Harappan seal. Alexander Cunningham was the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India.
(C) 2013 — this matches (IV) Vasant Shinde begins archaeogenetic research at Rakhigarhi, where DNA was extracted from the skeletal remains to study the genetic history of the Harappans.
(D) 1921 — this matches (III) Daya Ram Sahni begins excavations at Harappa. These excavations, together with those at Mohenjodaro from 1922, revealed the Harappan civilisation.
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