Q. Who led the first excavations at the Vikramashila monastery in Bihar?
Answer: Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha
Notes: Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha, a noted archaeologist from Bihar, conducted the first systematic excavations at Vikramashila, an important 8th-century Buddhist monastery. He also established Bihar’s Directorate of Archaeology and Museums and contributed significantly to the study of early Indian archaeology.