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John Marshall, a British archaeologist, is credited with the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization in 1922.

He was the Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at the time and led the excavations at Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa, two of the major cities of the Indus Valley Civilization.

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The pyramids were originally constructed as tombs to bury Egyptian pharaohs and preserve their bodies for the afterlife.

They reflect the ancient Egyptians' beliefs in life after death and their reverence for their kings.

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Explanation

 Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician and inventor, said this to express the power of the lever.

Archimedes Quotes

Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth. Give me but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth.

Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world.

Explanation

The main occupation of the people of the Indus valley civilization was Agriculture.

The Indus valley people knew the use of Gold, Silver, Copper, and Bronze but not iron

The Indus Valley Civilisation, also known as the Indus Civilisation.

The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC)  was a Bronze Age civilization 

Major sites: Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, Dholavira, and Rakhigarhi

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ND8-1-2023

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In April 2023, Pakistan’s first female architect Yasmeen Lari has won UK’s King Royal Gold Medal for Architecture for her work championing zero-carbon self-build concepts for displaced populations.

Explanation

In April 2023, Pakistan’s first female architect Yasmeen Lari has won UK’s King Royal Gold Medal for Architecture for her work championing zero-carbon self-build concepts for displaced populations.

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Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa is located in present-day Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan,

Additional information 

Mohenjo-Daro means Mound of the Dead

This is because after it had declined, the remains started to have layers over them.

it was first recognized in 1922

It was discovered by R. D. Banerji

It is located in Larkana upper Sindh

It was the largest settlement of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation

Explanation

Kalan Kot Fort was built probably in 14th century along with Thatta.

It is located 5km south of Makli.

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Explanation

A supercomputer is another name for a high-performance computer (HPC).

Supercomputers are powerful computers that are designed to execute a large number of instructions at an extremely high speed.

It making them ideal for scientific simulations, weather forecasting, cryptography, and other compute-intensive tasks.