M.A. (A.I.H.C. A.)(Semester-III) New (CBCS) Examination, 2017
INTRODUCTION TO MUSEOLOGY
Day Date: Tuesday, 25-04-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 02.30 PM to 05.00 PM
Instructions All question are compulsory
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 A Select appropriate word. 14
Sarnath museum was established in ……
1990 1904
1950 1925
Goddess of Art Intelligence is known as ….. in Greek mythology.
Muses Musion
Musicon None of these
Educational institute and university are adopted ….. method to
collect the museum objects.
Exchange Purchase
Excavation Donation
...... museums are useful to get information about plants soils.
Industrial Agriculture Forest
Corporation State
India office library is in …….. country.
India Srilanka
England America
In Greek tradition Nemocin and Jeues had ……. Children.
10 9 5 8
The personal belongings of ……… are kept in Shrirangapattanam
museum.
Tipu Sultan Adlilshan
Salarjung Kutubshaha
……… has made the first attempt to establish a museum in the
Athens city.
Plato Aristotle
Alexander Strabo
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In…… Vishweshwaraiyya Museum was inaugurated at Bangalore.
1952 1970
1962 1975
10) …….. was started in 1949 at Ahmedabad.
State museum Site museum
Industrial museum Calico textile museum
11) Origin of museums in India was started on ….. basis.
Institution Co-operative
Private Government
12) Victoria memorial hall build in…….. style.
French German
Italian American
13) Collection of different objects kept in systematic manner is called
museum; this definition is given by……..
B. Kher S. M. Ketkar
UNESCO Bharatiya Sanskriti Kosh
14) …….. generally established from excavated objects.
Village museum State museum
City museum Site museum
Q2 Write short notes (any four out of five) 12
1. Sayajirao Gaikwad
2. Definitions of musem
3. Branches of Royal Asiatic Society
4. Gift method
5. Temple Museums
Q3 Write short answers of the following (any four) 16
Describe the contribution of Seth Purushottam Mavji.
Write in brief natural history museum.
Discuss the nature of museums in ancient times.
Explain the scope of museum in modern life.
Give the detail information of India Office Library.
Q4 Answer the following (any 2 out of three) 14
Discuss the short comings in the development of museum.
What is Museum? Explain the state museums in India.
Explain the educational importance of museums.
Q5 Discuss the various methods for acquiring objects for museum. 14
OR
Describe the origin and development of museums in India.