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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many stolen Indian artefacts is the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York set to repatriate?
A
67
B
20
C
15
D
23
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -New York museum announced to return 15 stolen antiquities to India | Times of India Travel.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, is returning 15 antique sculptures to the Government of India after having learned that these were “illegally removed” from India.

Detailed explanation-3: -New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that it will return 15 Indian sculptures after it learnt that the items were trafficked. The press release stated that all the works were sold by Subhash Kapoor, a convicted Indian-American antiquities smuggler.

Detailed explanation-4: -Reporters reviewed the museum’s catalog and found 1, 109 pieces – of which fewer than half have records describing how they left their country of origin – previously owned by people indicted or convicted for antiquities crimes or their galleries, and 309 of those are currently on display.

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