{"id":44071,"date":"2024-04-15T21:38:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T21:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=44071"},"modified":"2024-04-15T21:38:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T21:38:29","slug":"which-is-the-indias-largest-and-the-oldest-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-is-the-indias-largest-and-the-oldest-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Which is the India&#8217;s largest and the oldest museum?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Indian Museum, Kolkata&#8221; option2=&#8221;National Museum, New Delhi&#8221; option3=&#8221;Allahabad Museum&#8221; option4=&#8221;Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>A. Indian Museum, Kolkata<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian Museum is the largest and oldest museum in India. It was founded in 1814 by the Asiatic Society of Bengal. The museum is located in Kolkata, West Bengal. It has a collection of over 2 million objects, including art, archaeology, numismatics, geology, zoology, and botany.<\/p>\n<p>The National Museum is a museum in New Delhi, India. It is the largest museum in India and one of the largest museums in the world. The museum was established in 1949 and is under the Ministry of Culture. It has a collection of over 200,000 objects, including art, archaeology, numismatics, geology, zoology, and botany.<\/p>\n<p>The Allahabad Museum is a museum in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was founded in 1864 by Sir William Muir, the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces. The museum has a collection of over 20,000 objects, including art, archaeology, numismatics, geology, zoology, and botany.<\/p>\n<p>The Salar Jung Museum is a museum in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It was founded in 1914 by Mir Yusuf Ali Khan Salar Jung III, the sixth Prime Minister of Hyderabad State. 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