Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who was the first scholar to use the term "Indus Civilization"?

  1. Rakhal Das Bannerji

  2. John Marshall

  3. Dayaram Sahani

  4. R. S. Bist
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B Correct answer
Explanation

John Marshall, Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India, coined the term 'Indus Civilization' in the 1920s after excavations at Harappa. While Rakhal Das Bannerji and Dayaram Sahani discovered sites earlier, Marshall formally named and recognized the civilization.

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