Discovering the IVC/Harappan Civilization

In which year did James Lewis desert the East India Company Army?

• 1827 CE

• 1832 CE

• 1800 CE

• 1853 CE

What was James Lewis particularly interested in that led him to excavate ancient sites?

• Ancient weapons

• Old coins

• Historical manuscripts

• Precious stones

Which site did James Lewis excavate that was near the small village of Harappa?

• Mohenjo-Daro

• Rakhigarhi

• Lothal

• Harappa

Who did James Lewis wrongly attribute the building of the city he discovered to?

• Chandragupta Maurya

• Alexander the Great

• Ashoka the Great

• Akbar the Great

Who founded the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in 1861 CE?

• Charles Masson

• Alexander Cunningham

• Harappa

• The British colonial officials

What did the workers use unknowingly while dismantling the ruins of the ancient city of Brahmanabad?

• Modern bricks

• Ancient artifacts

• Soapstone artifacts

• Fire-baked bricks

In what year did Alexander Cunningham publish his interpretation in which he identified and named the Indus Script?

• 1842 CE

• 1861 CE

• 1875 CE

• 1856 CE

Which book did Charles Masson publish in 1842 CE that attracted the attention of the British authorities in India?

• Indus Valley Civilization

• Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan and the Punjab

• The Ancient City of Brahmanabad

• The Excavation of Harappa

What remained isolated with no connection to any known past civilization according to Cunningham's incomplete interpretation of Harappa?

• The Indus Script

• The city of Lahore

• Harappa

• The city of Brahmanabad