The biggest museum of the country depicting the story of the development of human civilization and also known as Indira Gandhi Manav Sangrahalaya is situated in
- (a)Bhopal
- (b)New Delhi
- (c)Mumbai
- (d)Ahmedabad
Correct — A, Bhopal. The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS) — the National Museum of Mankind — stands on the Shamla Hills overlooking the Upper Lake in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. It is a very large open-air-cum-indoor anthropological museum (spread over roughly 200 acres) that depicts the story of humankind and India's cultural and tribal diversity through recreated tribal dwellings and exhibits.
- (b)New Delhi — New Delhi has the National Museum, the National Gallery of Modern Art and the National Crafts Museum — but the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya is not among them.
- (c)Mumbai — Mumbai's landmark museum is the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly the Prince of Wales Museum); it is not the Manav Sangrahalaya.
- (d)Ahmedabad — Ahmedabad is famous for the Calico Museum of Textiles and the Sabarmati Ashram, but not for the Manav Sangrahalaya.
The IGRMS, Bhopal is an autonomous anthropological/ethnographic museum under the Union Ministry of Culture. Conceived as a national museum of mankind, it uses an open-air layout with life-size tribal dwellings drawn from across India to present the evolution and diversity of human culture. It is one of Madhya Pradesh's flagship cultural institutions.
The question rewards knowing that this particular national museum sits in Bhopal rather than in a metro. Bhopal is a hub of MP's cultural institutions (it also hosts Bharat Bhavan). Anchor the pair 'Manav Sangrahalaya ↔ Bhopal'.
- Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (National Museum of Mankind) is at Bhopal, on the Shamla Hills
- It is an open-air anthropological museum depicting human cultural evolution and India's tribal diversity
- It is an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Culture
- Bhopal also hosts Bharat Bhavan, another major MP cultural centre
- Assuming a 'national' museum must be in New Delhi
- Confusing it with Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
MPPSC often asks 'which institution/museum is located in which MP city'; pair the Manav Sangrahalaya and Bharat Bhavan with Bhopal.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya is a museum devoted to:
- (a)modern art
- (b)anthropology and human cultural evolution
- (c)natural history
- (d)science and technology
Answer(b) anthropology and human cultural evolution.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Bharat Bhavan, a noted multi-arts complex, is located in which city?
- (a)Indore
- (b)Gwalior
- (c)Bhopal
- (d)Jabalpur
Answer(c) Bhopal.