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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following company has tied up with Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for 360 degree virtual tour of 280-odd monuments across the country
A
Google
B
Apple
C
IBM
D
Yahoo
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Here’s how. Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) on Thursday tied up with Google to provide 360 degree virtual tours of 280-odd monuments across the country, an official said.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sir Alexander Cunningham was the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India. He excavated several ancient archaeological sites mentioned in the Buddhist texts.

Detailed explanation-3: -It was founded in 1861 by a British Army engineer who took a keen interest in archaeology in India, James Cunningham. Archaeological pursuits started much earlier, in the 18th century, when Sir William Jones formed the Asiatic Society in 1784 together with a group of antiquarians.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni CIE (16 December 1879 – 7 March 1939) was an Indian archaeologist who supervised the excavation of the Indus valley site at Harappa in 1920 to 1921 But the first report of Harappan excavations came out in 1921, 29 March by John Marshall.

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