Madhya Pradesh Police Exam Model Paper 1

The correct answer is Kolkata.

• Victoria Memorial is located in Kolkata, West Bengal.
• Victoria Memorial is one of the famous monuments in India.
• It was built between 1906 and 1921.
• It was conceptualized by the then Viceroy George Curzon.
• The Prince of Wales, King George V, laid the foundation stone in 1906 and it was formally opened to the public in 1921.
• Victoria Memorial was built to commemorate Queen Victoria's 25-year reign in India.
• The British parliament made Victoria the Empress of India in 1876.
• Her reign ended with her death in 1901.
• The memorial was made from Makrana marbles from Rajasthan.
• William Emerson, the then president of the Royal Institute of British Architects was the chief architect of the Victoria memorial.