The Indian Museum Act, relating to the Indian Museum in Kolkata, was passed in:

The Indian Museum Act was passed in 1910, providing for the management and administration of the Indian Museum in Calcutta (now Kolkata) by a Board of Trustees.

About the Indian Museum:

• It is the oldest and largest museum in India and one of the oldest in the world.
• It was founded in 1814 by the Asiatic Society of Bengal, at the initiative of the Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich, who became its first curator.
• The present building on Chowringhee (Jawaharlal Nehru Road) was completed in 1875.
• It is often called "Jadughar" (house of magic) in Bengali.

Earlier laws:

• Laws relating to the museum were first passed in the 19th century to transfer the Asiatic Society's collections to the government and set up the museum on a permanent basis.
• The Indian Museum Act, 1910 consolidated these laws.

Collections:

• The museum has six sections: art, archaeology, anthropology, geology, zoology and economic botany.
• Famous objects include the Bharhut stupa railings, the Rampurva bull capital of Ashoka, an Egyptian mummy and fossils.
• It also has relics of the Buddha.

Administration today:

• The Indian Museum is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Culture.
• It is managed by a Board of Trustees, chaired by the Governor of West Bengal.
• It was declared an institution of national importance.

Other important museums:

• National Museum, New Delhi.
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly the Prince of Wales Museum), Mumbai.
• Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad.
• Government Museum, Chennai.
• Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata.

The Asiatic Society:

It was founded in 1784 by Sir William Jones, and it played a key role in the study of Indian history and culture.

Why not the other options?

• ✗1857, 1878 and 1947 do not match the year of the Indian Museum Act.