Match the following Harappan Civilization sites in List 1 with the Archaeologists who excavated them in List 2 :
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List- 1 (Site) |
List- 2 (Archaeologists) |
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(A) Harappa |
(I) Bahawalpur |
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(B) Lothal |
(II) B.K. Thapar |
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(C) Kalibangan |
(III) S.R. Rao |
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(D) M.R. Mughal |
(IV) M.S. Vats |
Choose the correct answer from the given options:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option 3 - (A)- IV, (B)- III, (C)- II, (D)- I
The correct match is:
Match the following Harappan Civilization sites in List 1 with the Archaeologists who excavated them in List 2 :
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List- 1 (Site) |
List- 2 (Archaeologists) |
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(A) Harappa |
(IV) M.S. Vats |
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(B) Lothal |
(III) S.R. Rao |
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(C) Kalibangan |
(II) B.K. Thapar |
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(D) M.R. Mughal |
(I) Bahawalpur |
Timeline of important dates related to the Harappan Civilisation:
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1871 (19th Century) |
Alexander Cunningham was made the Director-general of the ASI |
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1875 (19th Century) |
Alexander Cunningham’s Report on Harappan Seal |
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1902 (20th Century) |
John Marshall became the Director General of the ASI |
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1921 (20th Century) |
M.S. Vats started excavations at Harappa |
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1924 (20th Century) |
John Marshall announced the discovery of the Harappan Civilization |
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1925 (20th Century) |
Excavations began at Mohenjodaro |
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1944 (20th Century) |
R.E.M. Wheeler took over as Director-General of the ASI |
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1946 (20th Century) |
R.E.M. Wheeler excavated Harappa |
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1955 (20th Century) |
S.R. Rao began excavated at Lothal |
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1960 (20th Century) |
B.B. Lal & B.K. Thapar started excavation at Kalibangan (Rajasthan) |
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1974 (20th Century) |
M.R. Mughal started exploring Bahawalpur |
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1980 (20th Century) |
German & Italian archaeologists started surface explorations at Mohenjodaro |
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1986 (20th Century) |
American team started excavations at Harappa |
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1990 (20th Century) |
R.S. Bisht started excavation at Dholavira |