Which one of the following archaeologists initially discovered the Mohanjedaro site of the Indus valley civilisation?

Which one of the following archaeologists initially discovered the Mohanjedaro site of the Indus valley civilisation?

Q. Which one of the following archaeologists initially discovered the Mohanjedaro site of the Indus valley civilisation?

(a) Sujohu Marshall

(b) Daya Ram Sahni

(c) Rakhal Das Banerji

(d) Sir Mortimer Wheeler

Ans: (c) Rakhal Das Banerji

Explanation: Mohenjo-daro was discovered in 1922 by R. D. Banerji, an officer of the Archaeological Survey of India, two years after major excavations had begun at Harappa, some 590 km to the north.

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