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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Union Defence Ministry has sanctioned the construction of a National War Memorial and National War Museum in which state
A
New Delhi
B
Ahmedabad
C
Cochin
D
Ranchi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -National War Museum is located in Princess Park, near India Gate, New Delhi. It is built in memory of all Indian soldiers who have made the supreme sacrifice for the country post-Independence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National War Memorial in Delhi on 25 February 2019.

Detailed explanation-2: -This monument is spread over 40 acres of land and was built by the Government of India around the existing chhatri (canopy), near India Gate, New Delhi. The memorial wall is flushed with the ground and in harmony with existing aesthetics.

Detailed explanation-3: -The consideration acquired momentum in 2014 and after a deliberate process the Union Cabinet on 07 October 2015 approved construction of National War Memorial & Museum (NWM&M) within the National capital’s Lutyen’s zone.

Detailed explanation-4: -India Gate, official name Delhi Memorial, originally called All-India War Memorial, monumental sandstone arch in New Delhi, dedicated to the troops of British India who died in wars fought between 1914 and 1919.

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