Art & Culture MCQs

The Ministry of Culture is the nodal agency responsible for the establishment and administration of national museums in India.

The museum aims to provide a comprehensive view of ancient civilizations and their connection to India's cultural heritage.

The museum is part of the broader initiative to showcase India's history at the Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum site in Delhi.

The Geographical Indications Registry, under the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, handles GI tagging in India.

Risa is a traditional handwoven fabric of the Tripuri community in Tripura, which received its GI tag status recently.

The Apatani textile of Arunachal Pradesh was granted the GI tag in 2025 to protect its unique weaving patterns and cultural significance.

Ancient manuscripts are often extremely fragile and require specialized handling to prevent damage during the scanning and digitization process. Additionally, ensuring accurate transcription, translation, and metadata creation for diverse scripts and languages presents significant technical and linguistic challenges.

The primary objective of digitizing ancient manuscripts is to protect these fragile cultural artifacts from decay and damage, while simultaneously making them widely available to scholars and the public worldwide, thus ensuring their long-term preservation and global accessibility.

The National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM), established in 2003 by the Ministry of Culture, is dedicated to identifying, documenting, conserving, and making accessible India's vast manuscript heritage. The National Museum's digitization efforts are a key part of this mission.

The Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) is the primary manufacturer of Mysuru Silk Sarees, maintaining the traditional quality and designs that have earned them their reputation and GI tag.