Archaeological Point

1. Who discovered the Harappan site of Harappa? — Daya Ram Sahni 2. Who discovered Mohenjo-daro? — R. D. Banerji 3. The Great Bath was found at which site? — Mohenjo-daro 4. Which Harappan site is famous for its dockyard? — Lothal 5. Where was the famous bronze “Dancing Girl” statue found? — Mohenjo-daro 6. The Indus Valley Civilization mainly flourished along which river? — Indus River 7. Which site is known for its granary? — Harappa 8. What was the main metal used by the Harappans? — Bronze 9. Which Harappan city is in present-day Gujarat? — Dholavira 10. What type of script did the Indus Valley people use? — Undeciphered pictographic script 11. The Ashokan inscriptions were primarily written in which script? — Brahmi 12. Who deciphered the Brahmi script? — James Prinsep 13. The Sanchi Stupa was originally built by whom? — Emperor Ashoka 14. The Lion Capital of Ashoka was found at which place? — Sarnath 15. India’s national emblem is adapted from which monument? — Lion Capital of Sarnath 16. Ajanta Caves are mainly associated with which religion? — Buddhism 17. Ellora Caves contain monuments of which three religions? — Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism 18. The Kailasa Temple is located at which site? — Ellora 19. The Iron Pillar is located at which place? — Mehrauli, Delhi 20. The Iron Pillar is associated with which Gupta ruler? — Chandragupta II 21. The oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India are the Barabar Caves. They belong to which period? — Mauryan period 22. The Bhimbetka rock shelters are located in which state? — Madhya Pradesh 23. What is Bhimbetka famous for? — Prehistoric rock paintings 24. The oldest known city of the Indus Civilization in India is? — Rakhigarhi 25. Rakhigarhi is located in which state? — Haryana 26. Which site is known as the “Mound of the Dead”? — Mohenjo-daro 27. Which ancient university was located in Bihar? — Nalanda 28. The ruins of Nalanda University were visited by which Chinese traveller? — Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) 29. The Elephanta Caves are near which city? — Mumbai 30. The Konark Sun Temple is located in which state? — Odisha