Arrange the following in chronological order:
(A) Establishment of the Government Museum, Madras
(B) ‘Sanchi’ was declared a World Heritage Site
(C) Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone of the National Museum, New Delhi
(D) Founding of the Indian Museum, Calcutta
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (D), (A), (C), (B)
(D) Founding of the Indian Museum, Calcutta — 1814, the earliest of the four.
(A) Establishment of the Government Museum, Madras — 1851.
(C) Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone of the National Museum, New Delhi — 1955.
(B) ‘Sanchi’ was declared a World Heritage Site — 1989. The stupa at Sanchi had survived in place, and it is now recognised as a site of world importance.
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