WORLD CIVILIZATION

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INDUS VALLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the first Director General of ASI?
A
R E M Wheeler
B
Cunningham
C
John Marshall
D
None of the above
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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