The Archaeological Survey of India was established in the period of
(A) Warren Hastings
(B) Lord Wellesley
(C) Lord Curzon
(D) Lord William Bentinck
Correct Answer : Lord Curzon
Question Asked : UP Lower (Pre) 2009
The efforts related to archaeological survey started in 1784 with the establishment of Asiatic Society at Calcutta by William Jones. In 1861 Lord Canning appointed Alexander Cunningham as Director-General of Archaeological Survey Department. Lord Curzon during his tenure integrated and centralized Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and appointed John Marshall as new Director-General in 1901.
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