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Question
The earliest museum in the world was discovered in the excavations at the city of ..............
Options
(a) Delhi
(b) Harappa
(c) Ur
(d) Kolkata
Solution
The earliest museum in the world was discovered in the excavations at the city of Ur.
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(i) Maharaj Sayajirao University - Delhi
(ii) Banaras Hindu University - Varanasi
(iii) Aligarh Muslim Universiy - Aligarh
(iv) Jivaji University - Gwalior
Find the incorrect pair in every set and write the correct one.
(i) Indian Museum - Kolkata
(ii) National Museum - Delhi
(iii) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastusangrahalay - Pune
(iv) Jivaji University - Gwalior
______ at Kolkata is the first museum in India.
Louvre Museum has in its collection the much acclaimed painting of ______ by Leonardo da Vinci.
Complete the sentence by choosing the correct option.
_______ prepared during the reign of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj are important in the books of the medieval period.
Identify the wrong pair in the following and rewrite.
Identify the wrong pair in the following and rewrite.
Read the following extract and answer the questions.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastusangrahalay: In 1904 C.E. some influential residents of Mumbai decided to establish a museum to commemorate the visit of the Prince of Wales to India. In the month of November of 1905 C.E. the foundation was laid of the museum building. It was decided that the name of the museum would be ‘Prince of Wales Museum of Western India’. It was renamed ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastusangrahalay’, in 1998 C.E. The building of the museum is built in the Indo-Gothic style. It has been given the status of the Grade I Heritage Building in Mumbai. The museum houses about 50 thousand antiquities divided into three categories, Arts, Archaeology, and Natural History.
- When was ‘Prince of WalesMuseum of Western India’ established?
- in which style the building of the museum is built?
- Describe the features of ChhatraptiShivajiMaharajVastusangrahalay.
Write short notes on
Louvre Museum
Observe the picture given below and answer the questions that follow.
- Name the figure.
- Name the artist who painted the figure.
- Where is the painting?
- Why does the museum hold importance?
