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Off the following scholars, who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilisation? |
A. | Sir John Marshall |
B. | R. D. Baneji |
C. | A. Cunningham |
D. | Daya Ram Sahani |
Answer» C. A. Cunningham | |
Explanation: The ruins of Harrappa were first described in 1842 by Charles Masson in his Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan. In 1856, General Alexander Cunningham, later director general of the archeological survey of northern India, visited Harappa. In 1872-75 Alexander Cunningham published the first Harappan seal. |
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