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Who among the following was an ex-army official and worked as Director General of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)? - History

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Who among the following was an ex-army official and worked as Director General of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)?

विकल्प

  • John Marshal

  • Alexander Cunningham

  • R.D. Bannerjee

  • R.E.M. Wheeler

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उत्तर

R.E.M. Wheeler

Explanation:

He was a British archaeologist with a military background. During World War II, he served in the British Army and achieved the rank of brigadier. After the war, he was appointed as the Director General of ASI. He introduced modern archaeological techniques in India, such as the Wheeler-Kenyon method of stratigraphy, and conducted excavations at several sites like Harappa.

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