Question

Shankar's international Dolls Museum in ____ houses one of the largest collections of dolls in the country?
 A.Delhi
 B.Mumbai
 C.Chennai
 D.Kolkata

Answer 1

Hint:Dolls museum is a renowned museum with a huge collection of dolls across the globe. This dollhouse collection is divided into two parts based on where the dolls were collected. One part comprises those dolls collected from western countries like the United States of America, New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, Commonwealth of independent states and the other part comprises those dolls collected from other Asian countries, India, Africa, and the Middle East.

Complete answer:
Shankar's International Dolls Museum is located in Delhi India.
This Dolls Museum has a vast collection of beautiful dolls and was set by K.Shankar Pillai, who was a political cartoonist. He did pioneer work in the field of children's literature by setting up a Children's Book Trust. He was given a gift Doll from a Hungarian diplomat ambassador which gave Shankar the idea to collect dolls from various countries where he visited. Shankar organized various exhibitions for poor children. During one such exhibition held in Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru prime minister along with his daughter Indira Gandhi visited there and Indira got inspired, then she together with Shankar set up an international Museum for dolls in 1965.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note:This museum has more than 7000 dolls collected from about 85 countries. It has a unique collection of costumed beautiful dolls dresses in folk costumes in accordance with the country they represent. Students should visit this museum in order to understand the traditions, cultures, and cultures of different countries. Seeing this museum is like seeing the whole world in one Museum.