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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India’s first maritime museum is to be established at which of the following sites?
A
Navinal
B
Amri
C
Lothal
D
Bet Dwarka
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Lothal . The government is planning to establish India’s First ‘National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC)’ at Lothal, Gujarat. The museum will be set up in Lothal, Gujarat by the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW).

Detailed explanation-2: -Synopsis. Gujarat is developing a world-class facility, close to the Archaeological Survey of India in Lothal. It is about 80 km away from the city of Ahmedabad, and is the National Maritime Heritage Complex.

Detailed explanation-3: -Archaeological excavations have discovered the oldest man-made dockyard, over 5000 years old, in Lothal. A maritime heritage complex at such a crucial location will fit the historical importance of Lothal and help it become an area of extraordinary and unparalleled maritime heritage.

Detailed explanation-4: -This is the only such kind of Museum in India. The Museum, located at 24 Km from Mayiladuthurai, in the Sirgazhi Taluk, Nagapattinam District was inaugurated in the year 1997.

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