Question

The Government Museum of _________ is often called the Egmore Museum due to its location in Egmore.
A)New Delhi
B)Kolkata
C)Mumbai
D)Chennai

Answer 1

Hint - The Egmore Museum is the second oldest museum in India after the Indian Museum in Kolkata. It was hugely aided by the contributions of the Madras Literary Society and the Oriental Manuscripts Library.

Complete Step by Step Answer - The Government Museum Chennai, also known as the Madras Museum is a Government Museum Complex dedicated to human history and culture, located in the Egmore neighbourhood in Chennai. Henceforth it is also known as the Egmore Museum. Outside of Europe, this Museum boasts of possessing the largest collection of Roman antiquities in the world. The museum has the largest collection of Bronze artefacts in the world. The Madras Museum is the tenth-oldest and the third-largest in the world. It was established in 1851 and built-in Indo-Saracenic architectural style. It also was within its premises The National Art Gallery which houses paintings of renowned artists from Europe and Asia.
 OPTION A - The museum located in New Delhi is the National Museum of India. It was established in 1949 after a plan was submitted by the Gwyer Committee.
OPTION B - The museum located in Calcutta is known as the Indian Museum, Calcutta or the Imperial Museum at Calcutta. It is the oldest and the largest museum of India. It was established by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1814.
OPTION C - The most famous museum in Mumbai is The National Gallery of Modern Art, it was established in 1996.
OPTION D - The Government Museum of Chennai is located in the Egmore neighbourhood of the city and therefore is often called the Egmore Museum.

Note - The Egmore Museum is located in Chennai. It is known as the Government Museum of Chennai. It is the second-largest museum in India and the third-largest museum in the world.