CCEA approves ₹3,230-crore Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum – Quiz (11.11.2026)

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CCEA approves ₹3,230-crore Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum – Quiz (11.11.2026) – 5 questions, subject: Current Affairs. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Who designed the North and South Block buildings that will become the Yuge Yugeen Bharat museum?

Correct Answer: C [Herbert Baker]

Explanation:

Herbert Baker – built 1912–1927. Lutyens designed Rashtrapati Bhavan; Robert Tor Russell designed Connaught Place.

2.  
Which country signed a 2024 agreement with India to help develop the Yuge Yugeen Bharat museum?

Correct Answer: D [France]

Explanation:

France (France Muséums Développement) – chosen for its experience of turning old buildings like the Louvre into museums.

3.  
The museum was announced on International Museum Day in 2023. When is that day observed?

Correct Answer: D [18 May]

Explanation:

18 May – observed by ICOM since 1977. 18 April is World Heritage Day; 27 September is World Tourism Day.

4.  
Which is India's oldest museum, founded by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1814?

Correct Answer: A [Indian Museum, Kolkata]

Explanation:

Indian Museum, Kolkata – first curator Nathaniel Wallich. The National Museum, New Delhi began only in 1949.

5.  
Chennai's Egmore Government Museum, India's second oldest, is famed for sculptures from which Buddhist site?

Correct Answer: B [Amaravati]

Explanation:

Amaravati (Andhra, 2nd century CE). Founded in 1851, the museum is also famed for its Chola bronzes.

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