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Who is called the Father of Archaeology in India?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

Alexander Cunningham founded the Archaeological Survey of India in 1861 and served as its first Director General, which earned him the title Father of Indian Archaeology. James Prinsep is instead remembered for deciphering the Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts.

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2025: 23 May Shift 1

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
Major religious developments in IndiaPeriod
(A) First Stupas(I) Sixth Century BCE
(B) Jainism, Buddhism(II) Second Century BCE onwards
(C) Later Vedic traditions(III) Third Century BCE
(D) Vaishnavism, Shaivism(IV) 1000-500 BCE

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2025: 3 June Shift 2

Wife of which of the following Emperors of the Mughal Empire was popularly known as "Nur Jahan"?

2025: 13 May Shift 2

Match List-I with List-II

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(B) Chittagong Armoury Case(II) Surya Sen
(C) Kanpur Conspiracy Case(III) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Home Rule Movement(IV) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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2025: 27 May Shift 2

In which year did excavation begin at Mohenjodaro?

2026: 30 May Shift 2

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Traveler Name)List-II (Related Country)
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2026: 21 May Shift 2

Which of the following historical events are correctly matched with their time period?

A. Accession of Chandragupta Maurya - 321 BCE

B. Reign of Asoka- 272/268-231 BCE

C. End of the Mauryan Empire - 500-400 BCE

D. Earliest inscriptional evidence of land grants by Satavahana rulers - 200-100 BCE

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