CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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Question
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Who was the first Director General of ASI?
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R E M Wheeler
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Cunningham
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John Marshall
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -ASI was founded in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham who also became its first Director-General.
Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: (A)Sir John Marshall was the Director-general of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1902 to 1928. The excavations of Harappa and Mohenjodaro were overlooked by him which is the t-wo of the main cities that comprises the Indus valley Civilization.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sir John Hubert Marshall CIE FBA (19 March 1876, Chester, England – 17 August 1958, Guildford, England) was an English archaeologist who was Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1902 to 1928.
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