Question

Which of the following is the full form of the 'WMF'?
A) Web Mutual Fund
B) World Mutual Fund
C) World Monuments Fund
D) World Music Fund

Answer 1

Hint: Due to its aesthetic, historical, political, technical, or architectural significance, a monument is a form of structure that was specifically built to remember a person or event, or that has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic periods or cultural heritage.

Complete answer:
Thousands of years have passed since monuments were built, and they are frequently the most durable and well-known emblems of past civilizations. Tumuli, dolmens, and other prehistoric constructions have been built in a wide range of prehistoric cultures around the world, and Monumental graves of society's wealthiest and most powerful people are frequently the source of much of our knowledge and art from those cultures.

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) is a private, worldwide non-profit dedicated to the protection of historic architecture and cultural heritage sites throughout the world through fieldwork, advocacy, grantmaking, education, and training.

After the Taj Mahal was added to the World Monuments Watch in 1996, the World Monuments Fund began working in India. WMF India, created under India's Companies Act in 2015, is the most recent addition to the World Monuments Fund family of affiliates, reflecting the country's objective of including heritage protection in corporate social responsibility programmes.

WMF India will continue to expand its conservation and critical thinking leadership in a variety of areas. As WMF India faces the issues of climate change and lack of access to potable water in major regions of India, historic water bodies will be a primary emphasis, in keeping with the Indian government's desire to restore historic water systems.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: WMF India was a knowledge partner at the International Conference on Women in Design, which was held in Mumbai in 2020 and brought together women leaders in design from all around the world.