Match the List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Year | ||
| (A) | Founding the Indian Museum, Calcutta | (I) | 1814 |
| (B) | Establishment of a Government Museum, Madras | (II) | 1851 |
| (C) | Sanchi was declared a World Heritage Site | (III) | 1955 |
| (D) | Jawaharlal Nehru lays the foundation stone of the National Museum, New Delhi | (IV) | 1989 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
The four events trace the growth of museums and heritage protection in India, from colonial times to after Independence.
(A) Founding the Indian Museum, Calcutta — this matches (I) 1814. It was founded by the Asiatic Society and is the oldest museum in India.
(B) Establishment of a Government Museum, Madras — this matches (II) 1851. The Government Museum, Chennai, grew from the collection of the Madras Literary Society.
(C) Sanchi was declared a World Heritage Site — this matches (IV) 1989. UNESCO listed the Buddhist monuments at Sanchi, including the Great Stupa, in that year.
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru lays the foundation stone of the National Museum, New Delhi — this matches (III) 1955. Nehru laid the stone on 12 May 1955, and the present building opened in 1960.