1 The earliest ammonites appear in

Cambrian Period

Devonian Period

Cretaceous Period

Siloram Period

2 Which one of the followings is not a publication

Exhibition labels

CD

DVD

Guide-book

3 The range of visible radiation is between

300 nm and 400 nm

400 nm and 700 nm

500 nm and 600 nm

600 nm and 800 nm

4 Demographic research conducted by a museum would reveal

Effectiveness of museum's programmes

Popularity of the museum

Profile of visitors

Attitude of public towards museum

5 Which of the following types of research is psychological or sociological

Basic research

Programmatic research

Market research

None of the above

6 Which one of the followings contain negligible amount of Ultraviolet rays

Day light

Mercury lamps

Fluorescent lighting

Incandescent lighting



7 Public Relations does not include

Efforts to influence public perception

Dissemination of information

Dissemination of knowledge

Image building

8 Which one of the followings is not suitable for visitors with physical disability

Wheel chair

Ramps

Braille

Elevators

9 Museum is an ideal place for life-long learning because

It provides lots of information

It has real things

It is a place for non-formal learning

It caters to the learning needs of different age groups

10 Fry Test is used for assessing

Legibility of text

Readability of text

Comprehensibility of text

Aesthetic appearance of labels

11 Who urged the use of electronic bombardment to stimulate the viewer

Marshall McLuhan

Duncon Cameron

Garry Thomson

A.E. Parr

12 Recommended maximum lighting level for undyed leather and lacquer is

50 Lux

100 Lux

150 Lux

300 Lux

13 Which one of the followings is added to silica gel to make its colour blue

Tin

Magnesium

Cobalt

Sodium

14 Who is considered as a great museum showman

Sir Hans Sloane

P.T. Barnum

Germain Bazin

B.I. Gilman

15 A separate Museums Branch in Archaeological Survey of India was created in the year

1927

1935

1946

1957

16 ICOM's International Committee for Collecting is called

COMCOL

ICOL

ICCOL

CIDOC

17 ICOM's International Committee for Exhibition Exchange is called

ICR

ICME

CIPEG

ICEE

18 The British Museum was formed on collections of

Tradescants

E. Ashmole

Aldrovandi

Sir Hans Sloane

19 British Museum Leather Dressing Mixture does not contain

Anhydrous lanolin

Cedarwood oil

Paraffin wax

Hexane

20 Who is considered as 'Father of Open Air Museums'

Dillon Ripley

Arthur Hazelins

T.R. Adam

H.R. Baker

21 Which of the following is used to reveal chemical composition of an inorganic object

Ultraviolet rays

Infrared rays

X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy

Thermo-luminescence

22 The first Public Natural History Museum was

University Museum, Basel

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Louvre Museum, Paris

American Museum of Natural History, New York

23 Who said "There is an inexorable law which spares no works, past and present all living matter is subject to decay and one day must perish; like doctors we can only do our best to delay the deadly process"

John Cotton Dana

Paul Coremans

Dillon Ripley

John Falk

24 Who said "Museum exhibits are like a buffet table spread out for the delectation of the wedding guests"

John Falk

E.P. Alexander

Dillon Ripley

Pierre Schommer

25 Assertion A vast majority of museums in India have prepared a Disaster Plan.

Reason Because in case of any kind of disaster a large fraction of cultural property may be lost forever.

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Both and are wrong

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26 Assertion The base of famous Iron Pillar of Mehrauli was covered with lead to protect it from corrosion.

Reason Because lead corrodes faster than Iron and thus protects it.

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Both and are wrong

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27 Assertion Equipped with good collections, a museum must also fulfill its research function by studying its collection.

Reason In order to experiment with increasing interaction between collections and viewers.

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28 Assertion The condition reports of the collections should be updated periodically. Reason Because they give a precise accounting of the condition of an item at a particular time. Codes

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29 Assertion Windows should be excluded from collection stores.

Reason From the point of view of security and day light.

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30 Assertion The colour of moisture indicating silica gel changes as it absorbs moisture.

Reason Because it is a natural ability of silica gel.

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is wrong, but is right

Both and are right

Both and are wrong

31 Assertion UV and IR are not part of the dilemma between seeing and damaging.

Reason UV and IR are not necessary for seeing. They are simply damaging.

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is wrong, but is right

Both and are right

Both and are wrong

32 Assertion Biological specimens are preserved in ethyl alcohol or neutral formalin solution.

Reason Because these chemicals arrest dehydration of the specimen.

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is wrong, but is right

Both and are wrong

Both and are right

33 Assertion Wood warps and distorts.

Reason There is equal gain and loss in longitudinal, radial and tangential sides of wood.

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is wrong, but is right

Both and are right

Both and are wrong

34 Assertion Accession Register should be kept in safe custody and should not be accessible to public.

Reason It is an important document and is meant for administrative purposes.

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is wrong, but is right

Both and are right

Both and are wrong

35 Assertion A museum must accept all gifts.

Reason It enriches collections without involving any cost.

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Both and are right

Both and are wrong

36 Assertion Light is safe to museum objects if UV Portion of light is eliminated from it.

Reason Only Ultraviolet light is harmful.

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Both and are right

Both and are wrong

37 Assertion Objects should be well lit in exhibitions when people are viewing them.

Reason An object poorly seen is partially wasted.

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Both and are right

Both and are wrong

38 Assertion The adhesive "Araldite" is used for joining all types of broken ceramic objects.

Reason Araldite is a natural resin, available easily.

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39 Assertion Replace old enclosures and interleaving papers when necessary.

Reason Because acids from interleaving papers can migrate back to the original documents.

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40 Assertion Quite frequently conservators use saliva for cleaning of Canvas Paintings. Reason Because human saliva contains bacteria that are capable of eating the dust and dirt. Codes

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41 Assertion While choosing an adhesive for joining broken glass artefacts, refractive index of the adhesive is considered very important.

Reason Because if the refractive index of adhesive is closer to the refractive index of glass it will result in a weaker bond.

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42 Assertion Patching a canvas is not considered a good practice.

Reason Because the adhesive used very often distorts the canvas in the region of patch.

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43 The Properties of silica gel include
Chemically inert
Absorbs and de-absorb moisture
Can be pre-conditioned to a particular level
Non Corrosive

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44 The position of the tracks with lighting fixtures is important in order to
avoid glare and reflections
avoid shadows of visitors
avoid undue emphasis of the surface features of objects
avoid heat build up on objects

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45 Which of the following basic points you will keep in mind while lifting an object
Lift objects by protruding parts
Handle one object at a time
Stabilize any loose parts that cannot be removed
Use both hands

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46 Which of the following devices are used to monitor relative humidity in Museums
Psychrometer
Hygrothermographs
Humidity indicator cards
Aspirating Psychrometer

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47 A museum's non plan budget can include
Salaries
Superannuation expenses
Maintenance of the museum
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48 Materials derived from plant and animal sources are adversely affected by
High temperatures
Unstable RH
Acidic vapors
High light levels

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49 The sources of museum revenue include
Museum shop
Admission fee
Grants
Salaries

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50 Which of the following are included in the preparation of an Exhibition Brief
Objectives of the exhibition
Target audience
Legal requirements
Funding

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51 A museum can augment its collection by acquiring objects on permanent basis by
Gifts
Purchases
Loans
Exchanges

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52 Natural History museums' collections can include objects/specimens related to
Zoology
Botany
Anthropology
Geology

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53 The functions of accession register include
Designates the objects belonging to the museum
Identifies each object with an individual number
Enables periodic verification of the collection
Enables the evaluation of the whole collection

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54 Organic material includes
Lacquer ware
Wooden objects
Ivory
Glass

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55 Match the items in List I with List II List I List II
Aquarium A place where live birds are kept
Zoological Garden A place where live fish are kept
Herbarium sheet A method of keeping dry plants
Aviary A place where live animals are kept

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56 Match items in List I with items in List II List I List II
Malleability The ability to retain a shape attained by pressure deformation.

Permeable The property of a material which does not allows the passage of another substance.

Impermeable The property of a material which allows the passage of another substance.

Plasticity The ability of a material to undergo plastic deformation by compression

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57 Match items in List I with items in List II List I List II
Relining Removing some threads along each side leaving only perpendicular strands at the edges

Lining Removal of the old lining canvas and adhesive and mounting on a new lining canvas with new adhesive

Impregnation The sticking of a fabric to the reverse side of a canvas picture (the purpose may be to counteract structural weakness in the original canvas).

Feathering The complete permeation of a porous material by an adhesive or consolidant.

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58 Match the book in List I with the name of the author in List -II
List I List II
Learning out of school A teacher's guide to the educational use of museums Barry Lord
The Manual of Museum Management Harrison Molly
A Cabinet of Curiosities Tilden, Freeman
Interpreting our Heritage Stephen E. Weil

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59 Arrange the following in Chronological order
Harappa Period
Kushan Period
Shung Period
Mauryan Period

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60 Match the famous objects in List with the museums in which they are housed in List II
List I List II
Hope Diamond Louvre museum
Monalisa British museum
Rosetta Stone (iii) Tower of London
Khohinoor Diamond Smithsonian Institute

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61 Match the famous objects in List I with the museum they are housed in List II
List I List II
Bharhut Sculptures National museum
Didargunj Yakshi Salarjung museum
Dancing Girl (iii) Patna museum
Veiled Rebecca Indian museum

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62 Match the Archaeological site museum (List with states they are located in (List II)
List I List II
Archaeological museum Dholavira West Bengal
Archaeological museum Khajraho Rajasthan
Archaeological museum Kalibangan Gujarat
Hazar Dwari Palace Museum Madhya Pradesh

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63 Match the items in List I with terms in List II
List I List II
Evaluation skills Ability to take Information in form and express it in another form

Inference skills Ability to make value Judgements

Translation skills Ability to think in hypothetical and deductive terms

Interpretation skills Ability to understand Information

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64 Match the museum in List I with their location in List II
List I List II
Prado museum London
Hermitage museum Madrid
Victoria Albert museums Saint Petersburg
Skansen open Air museum Stockholm

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65 Match the museums in List I with the type of Governing body in List II
List I List II
Craft museum, Delhi Autonomous body under central Government
Allahabad museum Central Government
Baroda museum Private
Sulabh Toilet museum State Government

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66 Match the personalities in List I with their contributions in List II
List I List II
F.S. Growse Founded Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784

James Smithson Founder of Museology in India

Sir William Jones Founded the Mathura site Museum in 1874

V. L. Devkar Founder donor of the Smithsonian Institution

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67 Arrange the following steps for organising educational visits of School Children to Museum in correct order
Booking the class visit
Story telling session and art activity
Evaluation
Teacher's preparatory visit to museum

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68 Arrange the basic steps involved in control process in order
Remedial action
Establishment of standards
Measurement of performance
Comparing actual performance with the planned performance

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69 Arrange the aims of Fire Protection Programme in order of priority
Extinguish fire
Prevent fire from spreading
Detect
Prevent fire from starting

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70 Arrange the following Museum Procedure in sequence
Cataloguing
Accessioning
Publishing
Field Notes

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71 Arrange the following Museum Labels in sequential order for Museum Visitors
Object Label
Introductory Label
Title of the exhibition
Section Label

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72 Arrange the stages of applying numbers on stone objects in order
Seal number
Seal surface
Write number
Dust and clean surface

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73 Arrange in order the standard method of revarnishing of easel paintings
Inpainting
Removal of defective varnish
Revarnishing
Wax Varnishing

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74 Arrange the stages of Research in order
Data collection
Generalization
Hypothesis construction
Data analysis

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75 Arrange the following in order of Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Biological needs
Esteem needs
Social needs
Safety needs

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