Question

The Archaeological Survey of India' is headquartered in which of the following cities?

• A. Kolkata
• B. Mumbai
• C. New Delhi
• D. Chandigarh

Answer 1

Answer:

C. New Delhi

• The headquarters of the Archaeological Survey of India is located in New Delhi.

• ASI was founded in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham who also became its first Director-General.

• The first systematic research into the subcontinent's history was conducted by the Asiatic Society, which was founded by the British Indologist Sir William Jones on 15 January 1784.