The excavation at Chanhudaro was directed by-
U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015
A. J. H. Mackay
B. Sir John Marshall
C. R. E. M. Wheeler
D. Sir Aurel Stein
Answer: J. H. Mackay
Option a is the correct answer
Chanhudaro was first excavated by N. G. Majumdar in March, 1931, and again during 1935-36 by the American School of Indic and Iranian Studies and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston team led by Ernest John Henry Mackay.
John Marshall was the Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India from the year 1902 till 1928 and oversaw excavations of Indus Valley civilisation sites Harappa and Mohenjodaro.
R.E.M. Wheeler was the Director General of Indian Archaeology from 1944-48. He did a lot in the Harappa excavations.
Ganweriwal more commonly known as Ganweriwala, is an archaeological site in the Cholistan Desert of southern Punjab, Pakistan. It was originally rediscovered in the Cholistan desert by Sir Aurel Stein.
Important Tips
Site First Person to
Excavate Year Harappa Daya Ram Sahni 1921 Mohenjo-daro R.D. Banerjee 1922 Dholavira J.P. Joshi 1968 Rakhigarhi R.S. Bisht 1998 Kalibangan B.B. Lal 1960 Lothal S.R. Rao 1954 Solution: (d) Exp) Option d is the correct answer The Shatapatha Brahmana of the Yajur Veda describes how the ancient king Videha Madhava founded the kingdom of Videha. The Rishi Gautama Rahugana was his family priest. Videgha Madhava started a journey from Saraswati and with help of God Agni reached till Sada Nira (river Gandak). Important Tips Rishi Bharadwaja is one of the greatest Hindu sages, descendant of rishi Angirasa, whose accomplishments are detailed in the Puranas. He is one of the Saptarshis in the present Manvantara; with others being Atri, Vashishtha, Vishvamitra, Gautama, Jamadagni, Kashyapa. Rishi Vasishtha was a famous sage of the Vedic period. Vashishta is a Saptarishi. His wife is Arundhati. He is the guru of Rama in the Yoga-vasistha. Rishi Vasishtha was also the royal guru of King Dasharatha. Rishi Vishvamitra was not a Brahmana by birth but a valiant warrior. He was a Kshatriya King named Kaushika, as he was a descendant of the Sage Kusha and son of King Gaadhi. Vishvamitra competently ruled the kingdom for many years before he finally gave up everything and went on to become a saint
Excavate Year Harappa Daya Ram Sahni 1921 Mohenjo-daro R.D. Banerjee 1922 Dholavira J.P. Joshi 1968 Rakhigarhi R.S. Bisht 1998 Kalibangan B.B. Lal 1960 Lothal S.R. Rao 1954 Solution: (d) Exp) Option d is the correct answer The Shatapatha Brahmana of the Yajur Veda describes how the ancient king Videha Madhava founded the kingdom of Videha. The Rishi Gautama Rahugana was his family priest. Videgha Madhava started a journey from Saraswati and with help of God Agni reached till Sada Nira (river Gandak). Important Tips Rishi Bharadwaja is one of the greatest Hindu sages, descendant of rishi Angirasa, whose accomplishments are detailed in the Puranas. He is one of the Saptarshis in the present Manvantara; with others being Atri, Vashishtha, Vishvamitra, Gautama, Jamadagni, Kashyapa. Rishi Vasishtha was a famous sage of the Vedic period. Vashishta is a Saptarishi. His wife is Arundhati. He is the guru of Rama in the Yoga-vasistha. Rishi Vasishtha was also the royal guru of King Dasharatha. Rishi Vishvamitra was not a Brahmana by birth but a valiant warrior. He was a Kshatriya King named Kaushika, as he was a descendant of the Sage Kusha and son of King Gaadhi. Vishvamitra competently ruled the kingdom for many years before he finally gave up everything and went on to become a saint