Question

The Napier Museum is located in _____________.
A. Visakhapatnam
B. Hyderabad
C. Thiruvananthapuram
D. Bangalore

Answer 1

Hint:
Napier Museum is popular for art and natural history. It is situated in South India. This museum has a large and rare collection of archaeological and historic artefacts. It offers a unique style of the architecture which attracts many visitors.

Complete solution:
Napier Museum is a very popular museum of the Thiruvananthapuram city. It is showcasing a glimpse of Kerala's rich cultural heritage. It houses a great number of artefacts such as idols, carvings, coins etc. It is showing the complete history of the region with respect to the different rulers. It was built in the 19th century. This museum has Indo-Saracenic architecture with the gothic roof and minarets.

Additional Information:
This architectural masterpiece was designed by Robert Chisholm. He was the consulting architect of the Madras Government at that time. The current dreamy, romantic style of the museum is known as Indo-Saracenic. This style is also famous as Indo-Gothic.
The style drew the elements from native Indo-Islamic and Indian architecture with the combined effect. But, due to Kerala as a native architecture, it is influencing it a lot. It has also been influenced by the cultures of countries like Chinese, Japanese, Arabs, Europeans. Their effects can be seen in the Gothic roof, minarets, hand-painted frescoes etc. With all the mixtures of different architectural styles, the museum building ends up looking great.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
The museum is situated in the Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala State of south India. It is located right at the heart of Thiruvananthapuram City. It is at walking distance from the Thiruvananthapuram railway station.