CURRENT AFFAIRS

2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was appointed as the as the Director General of Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) effective from 12th May 2020?
A
V Vidyavati
B
Divya Mittal
C
Anita Karwal
D
Dinesh Kumar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) got a new Director-General with the appointment of IAS officer V. Vidyavathi on 12 May 2020. Ms Vidyavathi is a 1991 batch Karnataka cadre officer, according to the order of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sir John Marshall : He was the English director-general of the Indian Archaeological Survey (1902–31) who in the 1920s was responsible for the large-scale excavations that revealed Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, the two largest cities of the previously unknown Indus Valley Civilization.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sir Alexander Cunningham was the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India.

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