INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

HARRAPAN CIVILIZATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The credit for Harappa excavation goes to .
A
D.R. Sahni
B
N.G. Mazumdar
C
O. Stein
D
R.D. Banerji
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Discovery and Major Excavations Mohenjo-daro was discovered in 1922 by R. D. Banerji, an officer of the Archaeological Survey of India, two years after major excavations had begun at Harappa, some 590 km to the north.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sir John Hubert Marshall led an excavation campaign in 1921-1922, during which he discovered the ruins of the city of Harappa.

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