Indian Culture

Q. The eastern most outpost of Indus Valley Civilization (Alamgirpur) was excavated by :

A
B.B. Lai
B
J. Joshi
C
Y. D. Sharma
D
S.R. Rao

Correct Answer

Y. D. Sharma

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