Identify the correct statements among the following:
(A) Indian Museum, Calcutta was founded in 1814.
(B) Government Museum, Madras was established in 1851.
(C) The foundation stone of the National Museum, New Delhi was laid in 1955.
(D) John Marshall was appointed as Curator of Ancient Monuments in 1960.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B) and (C) only
(A) Indian Museum, Calcutta was founded in 1814. Correct. The Indian Museum in Calcutta was founded in 1814, the earliest landmark in the story of how early Indian monuments and sculpture were discovered and preserved.
(B) Government Museum, Madras was established in 1851. Correct. The Government Museum, Madras followed in 1851.
(C) The foundation stone of the National Museum, New Delhi was laid in 1955. Correct. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone of the National Museum, New Delhi, in 1955.
(D) John Marshall was appointed as Curator of Ancient Monuments in 1960. Incorrect. H.H. Cole was appointed Curator of Ancient Monuments, in 1880. John Marshall belongs to the early twentieth century: he published The Monuments of Sanchi with Alfred Foucher in 1914 and the Conservation Manual in 1923.
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