GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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R.D. Banerjee
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John Marshal
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D.R. Sahni
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R.S. Sharma
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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Dayaram Sahini. Harappa was excavated by Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni in 1921. It is situated on the bank of river Ravi in the Montgomery district of Punjab (Pakistan).
Detailed explanation-2: -The vast mounds at Harappa stand on the left bank of the now dry course of the Ravi River in the Punjab. They were excavated between 1920 and 1934 by the Archaeological Survey of India, in 1946 by Wheeler, and in the late 20th century by an American and Pakistani team.
Detailed explanation-3: -The term Harappan is sometimes applied to the Indus civilisation after its type site Harappa, the first to be excavated early in the 20th century in what was then the Punjab province of British India and is now Punjab, Pakistan.
Detailed explanation-4: -Archaeologists, Dayaram Sahni and led the excavations at Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, respectively.