Which of the following is called the storehouse of world-art collections?
(A) National Archives of India
(B) National Museum
(C) National Modern Art Gallery
(D) Salarjung Museum
Answer: (D) The Salar Jung Museum is an art museum located at Darushifa, on the southern bank of the Musi River in the city of Hyderabad. It is the third-largest museum in India housing the biggest one-man collections of antiques in the world. It is well known throughout India for its prized collections belonging to different civilizations dating back to the 1st century. Nawab Mir Yousuf Ali Khan Salar Jung III (1889–1949), former Prime Minister of the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, spent a substantial amount of his income over thirty-five years to make this priceless collection, his life’s passion.
