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| Q. |
The Harappan Civilisation was discovered in the year - |
| A. | 1935 |
| B. | 1942 |
| C. | 1901 |
| D. | 1922 |
| Answer» D. 1922 | |
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Explanation: In 1872-75 Alexander Cunningham published the first Harappan seal (with an erroneous identifications Brahmi letters). It was half a century later, in 1912 that more Harappan seals were discovered by J. Fleet prompting an excavation campaign under Sir John Hubert Marshall in 1921-22 and resulting in the recovery of the civilization at Harappa by Sir John Marshall, Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni and Madho Saru Vats, and at Mohenjo-Daro by Rakhal Das Banerie E. J. H. MacKay, and Sir John Marshall. |
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