MUSEOLOGY AND CONSERVATION- PAGE 5
MUSEOLOGY AND CONSERVATION- PAGE 5
1. Rochelle Salt method is used in treatment of:
(A) Copper and its alloys
(B) Stone
(C) Terracotta
(D) Glass
Ans: A
2. Insect traps can help in
(A) Monitoring insect activity
(B) Attracting insects
(C) Killing insects
(D) all of the above
Ans: A
3. Red Rot occurs in
(A) Textiles
(B) Ceramics
(C) Leather
(D) Bone and Ivory
Ans: C
4. ‘The Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art: Treatment, Repair and Restoration’ is authored by
(A) Harold J. Plenderleith
(B) Harold J. Plenderleith and A.E.A. Werner
(C) Garry Thomson
(D) Robert M. Organ
Ans: B
5. Which of the following cities does not have a Regional Museum of Natural History?
(A) Bhopal
(B) Kolkata
(C) Sawai Madhopur
(D) Mysore
Ans: B
6. Zonal Cultural Centres, Government of India are:
(A) Subordinate offices of Government of India
(B) Autonomous bodies of Government of India
(C) Attached offices of Government of India
(D) State Autonomous Bodies
Ans: A
7. Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata is governed by
(A) State Government
(B) Society (Under Society Registration Act)
(C) Board Trustee
(D) Board of Governors
Ans: C
8. Skansen Open Air Museum is in
(A) London
(B) Stockholm
(C) Florence
(D) Paris
Ans: B
9. Asutosh Museum of Indian Art, Calcutta University was established in
(A) 1925
(B) 1937
(C) 1946
(D) 1920
Ans: B
10. Turban and Chair of Tipu Sultan is housed in
(A) State Archaeology Museum, Bangalore
(B) Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad
(C) City Palace, Jaipur
(D) National Museum, New Delhi
Ans: B
11. CC in ICOM-CC stands for
(A) Committee for Conservation
(B) Council for Conservation
(C) Committee for Cultural Collections
(D) Committee for Curatorial Care
Ans: A
12. The ‘International Journal of Museum Management and Curatorship’ is published by:
(A) Routledge
(B) British Museum
(C) Museums Association, U.K.
(D) Smithsonian Institute
Ans: A
13. The life cycle stages of carpet beetle does not include
(A) Egg
(B) Larva
(C) Nymph
(D) Adult
Ans: C
14. Who was the first President of Museums Association of India?
(A) V.S. Aggrawal
(B) Moti Chandra
(C) K.N. Dikshit
(D) Grace Morley
Ans: C
15. Who said: “An efficient museum…. may be described as a collection of instructive labels, each illustrated by a well-selected specimen”?
(A) A.E. Parr
(B) Dillon Ripley
(C) John Cotton Dana
(D) George Brown Goode
Ans: D
16. Which is the chemical used for consolidation of wooden specimen?
(A) Creosote
(B) Urea Formaldehyde
(C) Barium Chloride
(D) Ammonium Hydroxide
Ans: B
17. Which chemical is used to remove grease stain from archival materials?
(A) Oxalic Acid
(B) Trichloroethylene
(C) Methylated spirit
(D) Formalin
Ans: B
18. Which chemical is used from removal of insoluble salts from terracotta objects?
(A) Sodium chloride
(B) Ammonia
(C) Acetic acid
(D) Hydrochloric acid
Ans: B
19. Which of the following is not a primary colour of pigment?
(A) Red
(B) Yellow
(C) Blue
(D) Green
Ans: B
20. According to museum norms, UV filtration is necessary when the proportion of UV radiation in the light is greater than:
(A) 50 microwatt/lumen
(B) 75 microwatt/lumen
(C) 100 microwatt/lumen
(D) 150 microwatt/lumen
Ans: B
21. Exposure of a painting to 150 lux for 300 hours will result in the damage as exposure to
(A) 75 lux for 600 hours
(B) 100 lux for 600 hours
(C) 300 lux for 900 hours
(D) 200 lux for 500 hours
Ans: A
22. Pre-conditioning of silica gel means
(A) Drying the silica gel
(B) Raising the level of moisture to a particular level
(C) Adding moisture indicating ability
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
23. Hot solution of sodium carbonate is used in Taxidermy for
(A) Cleaning fur
(B) Removing flesh from boney skeleton
(C) Tanning the skin
(D) Softening the skin
Ans: B
24. Sanchi Museum has a collection of
(A) Jaina artefacts
(B) Buddhist artefacts
(C) Hindu artefacts
(D) Islamic artefacts
Ans: B
25. Where is the Harappan Civilization Site of Kalibagan is located?
(A) Near Sindh
(B) Near Roppar
(C) Ganganagar, Rajasthan
(D) Bhimbetka, M.P.
Ans: C
26. One of the following is not a primary colour:
(A) Red
(B) Blue
(C) Green
(D) White
Ans: D
27. The radiation that our eye detect is
(A) UV
(B) IR
(C) Light
(D) All of the above
Ans: C
28. The standard limit for UV for preservation is
(A) 75 microwatt per lumen
(B) 100 microwatt per lumen
(C) 125 microwatt per lumen
(D) 150 microwatt per lumen
Ans: A
29. If distance between an object and the light source increases, lux levels will
(A) decrease
(B) increase
(C) remain the same
(D) none of the above
Ans: A
30. Which deity holds Khatavanga weapon in one of the hands?
(A) Vishnu
(B) Surya
(C) Bhairava
(D) Ganesh
Ans: C
31. Match the items in List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve i. Meghalaya
b. Nanda Devi ii. Uttaranchal
c. Kokrek Biosphere Reserve iii. Kerala
d. Thar Desert Biosphere iv. Rajasthan
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: B
32. Match the items in List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Colosium i. Egypt
b. Stone Henge ii. Rome, Italy
c. Sphinx iii. U.S.A.
d. Status of Liberty iv. U.K.
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iv i iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iii ii i iv
Ans: A
33. Match items in List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. RH i. Nanometer
b. Wavelength ii. %
c. Intensity of light iii. Microwatt/ Lumen
d. UV light iv. Lux
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: B
34. Match the items in List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Raja Dinanath Kelkar Museum i. Personalia Museum
b. Rashtriya Manav Sanghralya ii. Folk Art Museum
c. Anand Bhavan iii. Archaeology Museum
d. Deccan College Museum iv. Anthropological Museum
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: B
35. Match the items in List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Bharat Kala Bhawan i. State Museum
b. Allahabad Museum ii. Govt. of India Museum
c. Egmore Museum iii. University Museum
d. Calico Museum iv. Private
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii i ii
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) ii iii iv i
Ans: C
36. The marble sculpture of Venus-de-Milo is displayed at
(A) British Museum
(B) The Louvre
(C) Victoria & Albert Museum
(D) Rijksmuseum Amstardam
Ans: B
37. Elgin Marbles are displayed at
(A) Louvre, Paris
(B) British Museum
(C) V & A, London
(D) Hermitage
Ans: B
38. Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum (VITM) is situated at
(A) Patna
(B) Kolkata
(C) Bangalore
(D) Chennai
Ans: C
39. What is the expansion of the abbreviation NCSM?
(A) National Cultural & Scientific Mission
(B) National Council of Science Museums
(C) National Council of Site Museum
(D) Natural Conservation of Selected Monuments
Ans: B
40. The ICOM Committee for Documentation is called
(A) M.D.A.
(B) CIDOC
(C) ICOM-DOC
(D) DOC-ICOM
Ans: B
41. Gir Forest is famous for protection of
(A) Rhino
(B) Tiger
(C) Lion
(D) Bustard
Ans: C
42. Which of the following is not a cool colour?
(A) Blue
(B) Green
(C) Violet
(D) Red
Ans: D
43. Invertebrate animals are preserved in
(A) Ethane
(B) Formalin
(C) Hydrogen peroxide
(D) Paradichlorobenzene
Ans: B
44. Which one of the following is an Extinct Bird?
(A) Archyopterix
(B) Dodo
(C) Great Indian Bustard
(D) Emu
Ans: B
45. The Science of Study of Fossils is called
(A) Mineralogy
(B) Ornithology
(C) Paleonology
(D) Palaeontology
Ans: D
46. Bronze contains
(A) Copper + Tin
(B) Zinc + Tin
(C) Copper + Iron
(D) Copper + Zinc
Ans: A
47. Museums Napthalene is primarily used as a
(A) Fungicide
(B) Insect Repellent
(C) Rodenticide
(D) Insecticide
Ans: B
48. The non-reactive chemical used for the preservation of metal is called
(A) Poly Vinyl Alcohol
(B) Poly Vinyl Acetate
(C) Formaldehyde
(D) Zinc Silicate
Ans: B
49. The largest Freshwater Island famous for dance and music in Brahmaputra River is called
(A) Nagarjuna Island
(B) Majuli Island
(C) Sundarbans
(D) Andaman
Ans: B
50. The instrument to measure light is called
(A) Hygrometer
(B) Lux meter
(C) Barometer
(D) Thermometer
Ans: B
(A) Copper and its alloys
(B) Stone
(C) Terracotta
(D) Glass
Ans: A
2. Insect traps can help in
(A) Monitoring insect activity
(B) Attracting insects
(C) Killing insects
(D) all of the above
Ans: A
3. Red Rot occurs in
(A) Textiles
(B) Ceramics
(C) Leather
(D) Bone and Ivory
Ans: C
4. ‘The Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art: Treatment, Repair and Restoration’ is authored by
(A) Harold J. Plenderleith
(B) Harold J. Plenderleith and A.E.A. Werner
(C) Garry Thomson
(D) Robert M. Organ
Ans: B
5. Which of the following cities does not have a Regional Museum of Natural History?
(A) Bhopal
(B) Kolkata
(C) Sawai Madhopur
(D) Mysore
Ans: B
6. Zonal Cultural Centres, Government of India are:
(A) Subordinate offices of Government of India
(B) Autonomous bodies of Government of India
(C) Attached offices of Government of India
(D) State Autonomous Bodies
Ans: A
7. Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata is governed by
(A) State Government
(B) Society (Under Society Registration Act)
(C) Board Trustee
(D) Board of Governors
Ans: C
8. Skansen Open Air Museum is in
(A) London
(B) Stockholm
(C) Florence
(D) Paris
Ans: B
9. Asutosh Museum of Indian Art, Calcutta University was established in
(A) 1925
(B) 1937
(C) 1946
(D) 1920
Ans: B
10. Turban and Chair of Tipu Sultan is housed in
(A) State Archaeology Museum, Bangalore
(B) Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad
(C) City Palace, Jaipur
(D) National Museum, New Delhi
Ans: B
11. CC in ICOM-CC stands for
(A) Committee for Conservation
(B) Council for Conservation
(C) Committee for Cultural Collections
(D) Committee for Curatorial Care
Ans: A
12. The ‘International Journal of Museum Management and Curatorship’ is published by:
(A) Routledge
(B) British Museum
(C) Museums Association, U.K.
(D) Smithsonian Institute
Ans: A
13. The life cycle stages of carpet beetle does not include
(A) Egg
(B) Larva
(C) Nymph
(D) Adult
Ans: C
14. Who was the first President of Museums Association of India?
(A) V.S. Aggrawal
(B) Moti Chandra
(C) K.N. Dikshit
(D) Grace Morley
Ans: C
15. Who said: “An efficient museum…. may be described as a collection of instructive labels, each illustrated by a well-selected specimen”?
(A) A.E. Parr
(B) Dillon Ripley
(C) John Cotton Dana
(D) George Brown Goode
Ans: D
16. Which is the chemical used for consolidation of wooden specimen?
(A) Creosote
(B) Urea Formaldehyde
(C) Barium Chloride
(D) Ammonium Hydroxide
Ans: B
17. Which chemical is used to remove grease stain from archival materials?
(A) Oxalic Acid
(B) Trichloroethylene
(C) Methylated spirit
(D) Formalin
Ans: B
18. Which chemical is used from removal of insoluble salts from terracotta objects?
(A) Sodium chloride
(B) Ammonia
(C) Acetic acid
(D) Hydrochloric acid
Ans: B
19. Which of the following is not a primary colour of pigment?
(A) Red
(B) Yellow
(C) Blue
(D) Green
Ans: B
20. According to museum norms, UV filtration is necessary when the proportion of UV radiation in the light is greater than:
(A) 50 microwatt/lumen
(B) 75 microwatt/lumen
(C) 100 microwatt/lumen
(D) 150 microwatt/lumen
Ans: B
21. Exposure of a painting to 150 lux for 300 hours will result in the damage as exposure to
(A) 75 lux for 600 hours
(B) 100 lux for 600 hours
(C) 300 lux for 900 hours
(D) 200 lux for 500 hours
Ans: A
22. Pre-conditioning of silica gel means
(A) Drying the silica gel
(B) Raising the level of moisture to a particular level
(C) Adding moisture indicating ability
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
23. Hot solution of sodium carbonate is used in Taxidermy for
(A) Cleaning fur
(B) Removing flesh from boney skeleton
(C) Tanning the skin
(D) Softening the skin
Ans: B
24. Sanchi Museum has a collection of
(A) Jaina artefacts
(B) Buddhist artefacts
(C) Hindu artefacts
(D) Islamic artefacts
Ans: B
25. Where is the Harappan Civilization Site of Kalibagan is located?
(A) Near Sindh
(B) Near Roppar
(C) Ganganagar, Rajasthan
(D) Bhimbetka, M.P.
Ans: C
26. One of the following is not a primary colour:
(A) Red
(B) Blue
(C) Green
(D) White
Ans: D
27. The radiation that our eye detect is
(A) UV
(B) IR
(C) Light
(D) All of the above
Ans: C
28. The standard limit for UV for preservation is
(A) 75 microwatt per lumen
(B) 100 microwatt per lumen
(C) 125 microwatt per lumen
(D) 150 microwatt per lumen
Ans: A
29. If distance between an object and the light source increases, lux levels will
(A) decrease
(B) increase
(C) remain the same
(D) none of the above
Ans: A
30. Which deity holds Khatavanga weapon in one of the hands?
(A) Vishnu
(B) Surya
(C) Bhairava
(D) Ganesh
Ans: C
31. Match the items in List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve i. Meghalaya
b. Nanda Devi ii. Uttaranchal
c. Kokrek Biosphere Reserve iii. Kerala
d. Thar Desert Biosphere iv. Rajasthan
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: B
32. Match the items in List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Colosium i. Egypt
b. Stone Henge ii. Rome, Italy
c. Sphinx iii. U.S.A.
d. Status of Liberty iv. U.K.
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iv i iii
(B) i ii iii iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iii ii i iv
Ans: A
33. Match items in List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. RH i. Nanometer
b. Wavelength ii. %
c. Intensity of light iii. Microwatt/ Lumen
d. UV light iv. Lux
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: B
34. Match the items in List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Raja Dinanath Kelkar Museum i. Personalia Museum
b. Rashtriya Manav Sanghralya ii. Folk Art Museum
c. Anand Bhavan iii. Archaeology Museum
d. Deccan College Museum iv. Anthropological Museum
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: B
35. Match the items in List – I with List – II:
List – I List – II
a. Bharat Kala Bhawan i. State Museum
b. Allahabad Museum ii. Govt. of India Museum
c. Egmore Museum iii. University Museum
d. Calico Museum iv. Private
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii i ii
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) ii iii iv i
Ans: C
36. The marble sculpture of Venus-de-Milo is displayed at
(A) British Museum
(B) The Louvre
(C) Victoria & Albert Museum
(D) Rijksmuseum Amstardam
Ans: B
37. Elgin Marbles are displayed at
(A) Louvre, Paris
(B) British Museum
(C) V & A, London
(D) Hermitage
Ans: B
38. Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum (VITM) is situated at
(A) Patna
(B) Kolkata
(C) Bangalore
(D) Chennai
Ans: C
39. What is the expansion of the abbreviation NCSM?
(A) National Cultural & Scientific Mission
(B) National Council of Science Museums
(C) National Council of Site Museum
(D) Natural Conservation of Selected Monuments
Ans: B
40. The ICOM Committee for Documentation is called
(A) M.D.A.
(B) CIDOC
(C) ICOM-DOC
(D) DOC-ICOM
Ans: B
41. Gir Forest is famous for protection of
(A) Rhino
(B) Tiger
(C) Lion
(D) Bustard
Ans: C
42. Which of the following is not a cool colour?
(A) Blue
(B) Green
(C) Violet
(D) Red
Ans: D
43. Invertebrate animals are preserved in
(A) Ethane
(B) Formalin
(C) Hydrogen peroxide
(D) Paradichlorobenzene
Ans: B
44. Which one of the following is an Extinct Bird?
(A) Archyopterix
(B) Dodo
(C) Great Indian Bustard
(D) Emu
Ans: B
45. The Science of Study of Fossils is called
(A) Mineralogy
(B) Ornithology
(C) Paleonology
(D) Palaeontology
Ans: D
46. Bronze contains
(A) Copper + Tin
(B) Zinc + Tin
(C) Copper + Iron
(D) Copper + Zinc
Ans: A
47. Museums Napthalene is primarily used as a
(A) Fungicide
(B) Insect Repellent
(C) Rodenticide
(D) Insecticide
Ans: B
48. The non-reactive chemical used for the preservation of metal is called
(A) Poly Vinyl Alcohol
(B) Poly Vinyl Acetate
(C) Formaldehyde
(D) Zinc Silicate
Ans: B
49. The largest Freshwater Island famous for dance and music in Brahmaputra River is called
(A) Nagarjuna Island
(B) Majuli Island
(C) Sundarbans
(D) Andaman
Ans: B
50. The instrument to measure light is called
(A) Hygrometer
(B) Lux meter
(C) Barometer
(D) Thermometer
Ans: B
51. Deleting the entry of an object from the accession register is called
(A) Data removal
(B) De-accessioning
(C) Decataloguing
(D) Deindexing
Ans: B
52. Three dimensional textile items should be stored by
(A) Putting them in boxes
(B) Rolling them as a cardboard/ plastic tubes
(C) Putting them in Drawers
(D) Hang them as prepared and padded hangers with cotton covers
Ans: D
53. Expansion and contraction of organic museum object is caused by
(A) Temperature
(B) Relative humidity
(C) Light
(D) Fluctuation in relative humidity and temperature
Ans: D
54. Graphic presentation techniques include
(A) Text and pictures
(B) Text only
(C) Text and models
(D) Text, pictures and models
Ans: A
55. In which North East Indian State Mutua Museum is located?
(A) Nagaland
(B) Manipur
(C) Assam
(D) Mizoram
Ans: B
56. The largest number of Harappan sites after independence are discovered in
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Haryana
(D) Punjab
Ans: B
57. Plastination technique is used inMuseums for
(A) Freezedrying
(B) Preservation of Biological specimens
(C) Preservation of colour
(D) Embalming
Ans: B
58. The first survey of Museums in India was done by
(A) Grace Morley
(B) Mortimer Wheeler
(C) Markham and Hergreaves
(D) Amelendu Ghosh
Ans: C
59. The Khuda Baksh Library is situated in
(A) Kolkata
(B) Patna
(C) Rampur
(D) Aligarh
Ans: B
60. Forest Research Institute is located in
(A) Izzat Nagar, Barely
(B) Dehradun
(C) Delhi
(D) Nainital
Ans: B
61. Ptolemy Soter founded the museum at
(A) Athens
(B) Vienna
(C) Alexandria
(D) Rome
Ans: C
62. Cubism Art style started in the
(A) 19th century
(B) Early 20th century
(C) Early 18th century
(D) Late 19th century
Ans: B
63. Bindu Series of Paintings are done by
(A) M.F. Hussain
(B) S.H. Raza
(C) G.R. Santosh
(D) Satish Gujral
Ans: B
64. Onge tribe is the indigenous inhabitants of
(A) Andaman & Nicobar
(B) Lakshadweep
(C) Kerala
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: A
65. “Mother & Child” is a famous painting of
(A) M.F. Hussain
(B) Jamini Roy
(C) Nand Lal Bose
(D) Amruta Sher Gill
Ans: B
66. The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites & Remains Act was enacted in
(A) 1878
(B) 1958
(C) 1947
(D) 1864
Ans: B
67. The National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi was opened to the Public in the year
(A) 1972
(B) 2000
(C) 1978
(D) 1956
Ans: C
68. The Book “The Hand Book for Museums” is written by
(A) Gary Edson & David Dean
(B) C.E. Barcaw
(C) Ambrose & Paine
(D) Garry Thomson
Ans: A
69. The Book ‘Fundamentals of Museology’ is written by
(A) S.M. Nair
(B) M.L. Nigam
(C) O.P. Aggarwal
(D) S.J. Bakshi
Ans: B
70. The Monument Gol Gumbaz is situated at
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Bijapur
(C) Aurangabad
(D) Delhi
Ans: B
71. Alexendric Mouseion was founded by
(A) Ptolemy soter
(B) Alexandra, the Great
(C) Napolean Bonapart
(D) Queen Victoria
Ans: A
72. Museum became public institution in
(A) 15th Century
(B) 16th Century
(C) 17th Century
(D) 18th Century
Ans: C
73. The British Museum was formed on collections of
(A) Tradescant
(B) E. Ashmole
(C) Aldrovandi
(D) Sir Hans Salone
Ans: D
74. Binomial classification of Biological specimen was introduced by
(A) Aristotle
(B) Charls Darwin
(C) Carlos Linnaeus
(D) George Mendel
Ans: C
75. The title of the famous book of Charles Darwin is
(A) Limits of Growth
(B) Silent Spring
(C) Theory of Evolution
(D) Origin of species
Ans: D
76. ‘Museums in Motion’ is written by
(A) E. P. Alexander
(B) Susan Pearce
(C) T. Ambrose
(D) Crispon Paine
Ans: A
77. ‘Museum Environment’ is written by
(A) Garry Thomson
(B) J. Stevenson
(C) J. B. Watson
(D) D. Thompson
Ans: A
78. Third part of the number 84.132.17.c means that the object
(A) Is the 17th acquisition of the year 1984?
(B) Is the 17th component of 132ndacquisition of the year 1984?
(C) Was acquired in the year 1984.
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
79. Ghodavaj Powder is used as
(A) Coloring Agent
(B) Fixative Agent
(C) Adhesive Agent
(D) Repellent Agent
Ans: D
80. Which of the following rules is not applicable to care and handling?
(A) Never walk backwards in the vicinity of works of art
(B) Drag works of art
(C) No smoking
(D) Handle only one object at a time
Ans: B
81. Collection of bones is called
(A) Osteological collection
(B) Anthropological collection
(C) Arthopoda collection
(D) Paleantological collection
Ans: A
82. Who urged the use of electronic bombardment to stimulate the viewer?
(A) Marshall McLuhan
(B) Duncon Cameron
(C) Garry Thomson
(D) A. E. Parr
Ans: A
83. Which of the following is added to silica gel to make it colour blue?
(A) Tin
(B) Magnesium
(C) Cobalt
(D) Sodium
Ans: C
84. Which one of the followings is used for bleaching?
(A) Formalin
(B) Mercuric Chloride
(C) Hydrogen Peroxide
(D) Alcohol
Ans: C
85. Paper pulp method is used in treatment of
(A) Water logged wood
(B) Stone objects
(C) Metal objects
(D) Glass objects
Ans: B
86. Museums Association of India was formed in
(A) 1936
(B) 1946
(C) 1956
(D) 1966
Ans: B
87. A label that identifies or refers to individual objects in an exhibition is called
(A) Object label
(B) Introductory label
(C) Group label
(D) Section label
Ans: A
88. Which of the following is not a publication?
(A) Exhibition labels
(B) CD
(C) DVD
(D) Guidebook
Ans: A
89. One of the following is not a fish
(A) Rays
(B) Whale
(C) Carb
(D) Shark
Ans: D
90. Archaeological museum, Khajuraho exhibits objects of
(A) Surya art
(B) Mathura art
(C) Chandela art
(D) Kushana art
Ans: C
91. The deity holding lotus is
(A) Shiva
(B) Brahma
(C) Surya
(D) Karttikeya
Ans: C
92. Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthic scripts?
(A) Mortimer wheeler
(B) William Jones
(C) James Princesh
(D) V. D. Krishna Swamy
Ans: C
93. Konark is famous for
(A) Caves
(B) Stone Chariot
(C) Brihadheswara
(D) Stupa
Ans: B
94. The deity holding Khatavanga is
(A) Bhairava
(B) Vishnu
(C) Ganesha
(D) Hanuman
Ans: A
95. The deity holding ankush is
(A) Shiva
(B) Karttikeya
(C) Surya
(D) Ganesha
Ans: D
96. The book “The Museum Age” was written by
(A) Alma S. Wittlin
(B) G. Ellis Bureaw
(C) Greman Bazin
(D) Richard D. Altick
Ans: C
97. Getty Conservations Institute (GCI), is in
(A) Los Angeles
(B) Washington D.C
(C) Rome
(D) London
Ans: A
98. Which of the following is a subordinate office of Ministry of Culture, Government of India?
(A) Archeological Survey of India
(B) National Archives, New Delhi
(C) National Museum, New Delhi
(D) National Culture Fund
Ans: C
99. National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi runs by
(A) Ministry of Forest, Govt. of India
(B) Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
(C) National Council of Science Museum, Govt. of India
(D) Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India
Ans: B
100. Prado Museum is in
(A) Italy
(B) Spain
(C) England
(D) France
Ans: B
(A) Data removal
(B) De-accessioning
(C) Decataloguing
(D) Deindexing
Ans: B
52. Three dimensional textile items should be stored by
(A) Putting them in boxes
(B) Rolling them as a cardboard/ plastic tubes
(C) Putting them in Drawers
(D) Hang them as prepared and padded hangers with cotton covers
Ans: D
53. Expansion and contraction of organic museum object is caused by
(A) Temperature
(B) Relative humidity
(C) Light
(D) Fluctuation in relative humidity and temperature
Ans: D
54. Graphic presentation techniques include
(A) Text and pictures
(B) Text only
(C) Text and models
(D) Text, pictures and models
Ans: A
55. In which North East Indian State Mutua Museum is located?
(A) Nagaland
(B) Manipur
(C) Assam
(D) Mizoram
Ans: B
56. The largest number of Harappan sites after independence are discovered in
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Haryana
(D) Punjab
Ans: B
57. Plastination technique is used inMuseums for
(A) Freezedrying
(B) Preservation of Biological specimens
(C) Preservation of colour
(D) Embalming
Ans: B
58. The first survey of Museums in India was done by
(A) Grace Morley
(B) Mortimer Wheeler
(C) Markham and Hergreaves
(D) Amelendu Ghosh
Ans: C
59. The Khuda Baksh Library is situated in
(A) Kolkata
(B) Patna
(C) Rampur
(D) Aligarh
Ans: B
60. Forest Research Institute is located in
(A) Izzat Nagar, Barely
(B) Dehradun
(C) Delhi
(D) Nainital
Ans: B
61. Ptolemy Soter founded the museum at
(A) Athens
(B) Vienna
(C) Alexandria
(D) Rome
Ans: C
62. Cubism Art style started in the
(A) 19th century
(B) Early 20th century
(C) Early 18th century
(D) Late 19th century
Ans: B
63. Bindu Series of Paintings are done by
(A) M.F. Hussain
(B) S.H. Raza
(C) G.R. Santosh
(D) Satish Gujral
Ans: B
64. Onge tribe is the indigenous inhabitants of
(A) Andaman & Nicobar
(B) Lakshadweep
(C) Kerala
(D) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: A
65. “Mother & Child” is a famous painting of
(A) M.F. Hussain
(B) Jamini Roy
(C) Nand Lal Bose
(D) Amruta Sher Gill
Ans: B
66. The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites & Remains Act was enacted in
(A) 1878
(B) 1958
(C) 1947
(D) 1864
Ans: B
67. The National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi was opened to the Public in the year
(A) 1972
(B) 2000
(C) 1978
(D) 1956
Ans: C
68. The Book “The Hand Book for Museums” is written by
(A) Gary Edson & David Dean
(B) C.E. Barcaw
(C) Ambrose & Paine
(D) Garry Thomson
Ans: A
69. The Book ‘Fundamentals of Museology’ is written by
(A) S.M. Nair
(B) M.L. Nigam
(C) O.P. Aggarwal
(D) S.J. Bakshi
Ans: B
70. The Monument Gol Gumbaz is situated at
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Bijapur
(C) Aurangabad
(D) Delhi
Ans: B
71. Alexendric Mouseion was founded by
(A) Ptolemy soter
(B) Alexandra, the Great
(C) Napolean Bonapart
(D) Queen Victoria
Ans: A
72. Museum became public institution in
(A) 15th Century
(B) 16th Century
(C) 17th Century
(D) 18th Century
Ans: C
73. The British Museum was formed on collections of
(A) Tradescant
(B) E. Ashmole
(C) Aldrovandi
(D) Sir Hans Salone
Ans: D
74. Binomial classification of Biological specimen was introduced by
(A) Aristotle
(B) Charls Darwin
(C) Carlos Linnaeus
(D) George Mendel
Ans: C
75. The title of the famous book of Charles Darwin is
(A) Limits of Growth
(B) Silent Spring
(C) Theory of Evolution
(D) Origin of species
Ans: D
76. ‘Museums in Motion’ is written by
(A) E. P. Alexander
(B) Susan Pearce
(C) T. Ambrose
(D) Crispon Paine
Ans: A
77. ‘Museum Environment’ is written by
(A) Garry Thomson
(B) J. Stevenson
(C) J. B. Watson
(D) D. Thompson
Ans: A
78. Third part of the number 84.132.17.c means that the object
(A) Is the 17th acquisition of the year 1984?
(B) Is the 17th component of 132ndacquisition of the year 1984?
(C) Was acquired in the year 1984.
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
79. Ghodavaj Powder is used as
(A) Coloring Agent
(B) Fixative Agent
(C) Adhesive Agent
(D) Repellent Agent
Ans: D
80. Which of the following rules is not applicable to care and handling?
(A) Never walk backwards in the vicinity of works of art
(B) Drag works of art
(C) No smoking
(D) Handle only one object at a time
Ans: B
81. Collection of bones is called
(A) Osteological collection
(B) Anthropological collection
(C) Arthopoda collection
(D) Paleantological collection
Ans: A
82. Who urged the use of electronic bombardment to stimulate the viewer?
(A) Marshall McLuhan
(B) Duncon Cameron
(C) Garry Thomson
(D) A. E. Parr
Ans: A
83. Which of the following is added to silica gel to make it colour blue?
(A) Tin
(B) Magnesium
(C) Cobalt
(D) Sodium
Ans: C
84. Which one of the followings is used for bleaching?
(A) Formalin
(B) Mercuric Chloride
(C) Hydrogen Peroxide
(D) Alcohol
Ans: C
85. Paper pulp method is used in treatment of
(A) Water logged wood
(B) Stone objects
(C) Metal objects
(D) Glass objects
Ans: B
86. Museums Association of India was formed in
(A) 1936
(B) 1946
(C) 1956
(D) 1966
Ans: B
87. A label that identifies or refers to individual objects in an exhibition is called
(A) Object label
(B) Introductory label
(C) Group label
(D) Section label
Ans: A
88. Which of the following is not a publication?
(A) Exhibition labels
(B) CD
(C) DVD
(D) Guidebook
Ans: A
89. One of the following is not a fish
(A) Rays
(B) Whale
(C) Carb
(D) Shark
Ans: D
90. Archaeological museum, Khajuraho exhibits objects of
(A) Surya art
(B) Mathura art
(C) Chandela art
(D) Kushana art
Ans: C
91. The deity holding lotus is
(A) Shiva
(B) Brahma
(C) Surya
(D) Karttikeya
Ans: C
92. Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthic scripts?
(A) Mortimer wheeler
(B) William Jones
(C) James Princesh
(D) V. D. Krishna Swamy
Ans: C
93. Konark is famous for
(A) Caves
(B) Stone Chariot
(C) Brihadheswara
(D) Stupa
Ans: B
94. The deity holding Khatavanga is
(A) Bhairava
(B) Vishnu
(C) Ganesha
(D) Hanuman
Ans: A
95. The deity holding ankush is
(A) Shiva
(B) Karttikeya
(C) Surya
(D) Ganesha
Ans: D
96. The book “The Museum Age” was written by
(A) Alma S. Wittlin
(B) G. Ellis Bureaw
(C) Greman Bazin
(D) Richard D. Altick
Ans: C
97. Getty Conservations Institute (GCI), is in
(A) Los Angeles
(B) Washington D.C
(C) Rome
(D) London
Ans: A
98. Which of the following is a subordinate office of Ministry of Culture, Government of India?
(A) Archeological Survey of India
(B) National Archives, New Delhi
(C) National Museum, New Delhi
(D) National Culture Fund
Ans: C
99. National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi runs by
(A) Ministry of Forest, Govt. of India
(B) Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
(C) National Council of Science Museum, Govt. of India
(D) Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India
Ans: B
100. Prado Museum is in
(A) Italy
(B) Spain
(C) England
(D) France
Ans: B