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MPPSC (MP PCS) 2017 · Question 99 of 100

Who is called the ‘Father of Indian Archaeology’?

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  1. AAlexander CunninghamCorrect
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  3. CMortimer Wheeler
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Answer: A. Alexander Cunningham

Explanation

Alexander Cunningham (1814 - 1893) was deployed as a British Army officer to work with Bengal Engineers. He is known as 'Father of Indian Archeology', after the retirement of the army in 1861, he was appointed the first Chief Inspector of the Archaeological Survey of India

Source: MPPSC Prelims 2017 GS Paper-I (evidyarthi English solved compilation; answers per compilation)

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