1 Who said "An efficient educational museum may be described as a collection of instructive labels, each illustrated by a well selected specimen"

P.T. Barnum

O.P. Agrawal

George Brown Goode

A.S. Bisht

2 A separate Museum branch in Archaeological Survey of India was established by Mortimer Wheeler in the year

1936

1836

1946

1846

3 The book "Museum Experience" is authored by

John Falk

S. Griggs

Eilean Hooper Greenhill

E.P. Alexandar

4 Age of wood can be determined by

T.L. dating

Argon-argon dating

Archaeomagnetic dating

Dendrochronology

5 Hope diamond is housed in

Victoria and Albert Museum

Smith Sonian Museum

British Museum

Louvre Museum

6 Getty Conservation Institute is located in

Washington, D.C.

Los Angeles, California

London

Rome

7 Which of the following site museum was founded by F.S. Growse

Nalanda Site Museum

Mathura Site Museum

Sarnath Site Museum

Lothal Site Museum

8 What does 23 represent in the accession number 95.23.4.1

The year of acquisition

23rd acquisition of 1995

23rd object of 95th acquisition

23rd object acquired in 1995

9 Identification of corrosion products is best done by making use of

X-Ray Fluorescence

X-Ray radiography

Emission spectroscopy

X-Ray diffraction

10 Benzotriazole is used as an inhibitor for

Silver

Iron

Gold

Bronze

11 Sublimation is the underlying principle for

Preserving specimen in formalin

Dehydrating the specimen

Freeze drying the specimen

Embedding specimen in Resin

12 Central Asian Antiquities recovered by Sir Aurel Stein are housed in

National Museum, New Delhi

Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata

Indian Museum, Kolkata

Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai

13 Who was the first director of ICCROM

Harold Plenderleith

Paul Fillippo

O.P. Agrawal

Garry Thomson

14 A tentative explanation based on theory to predict a causal relationship between variables is called

Individualism

Generalizability

Hypothesis

Inductive analysis

15 Barium Chloride is used for the identification of

Chloride ions

Sulphate ions

Nitrate ions

Phosphate ions

16 Which of the following is a blue pigment

Orpiment

Cinnabar

Gluconite

Azurite

17 Match the museum professionals in List-I with the organisations they were associated with in List-II.
List-I List-II
George Brown Goode British Museum
Charles Wilson Peale Smith Sorian Institute
H. Plenderleith Philadelphia Museum of Art
German Bazin Louvre

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18 Match the Journals in List-I with the organisation in List-II.
List-I List-II
Museum International ICOMOS
Monumentum IGRMS
Mankind IIC
Studies in Conservation UNESCO

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19 Match the book in List-I with the name of the author in List-II.
List-I List-II
Techniques of Biological Preparation Barry Lord
The Manual of Museum Exhibitions Eilean Mooper Greenhill
New Museology Critical views John Simpkins
Museums and Gallery Education Peter Vergo

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20 Match the museum professionals in List-I with the organisation they were associated with in List-II.
List-I List-II
Saroj Gosh National Museum, New Delhi
Rai Krishnadas NRLC, Lucknow
L.P. Sihare NCSM, Kolkata
O.P. Agrawal Bharat Kala Bhavan, Varanasi

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21 Match the colours in List-I with their respective pigments in List-II.
List-I List-II
Red(i) Hematite
Blue Orpiment
Green Indigo
Yellow Verdigris

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22 Match the names of scientists in List-I with their specialisation in List-II.
List-I List-II
Ernst H.P. Haekel Evolution
Charles Darwin Ecology
Carolus Linnaeus Taxonomy
George Mendel Genetics

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23 Match the following explanation in List-I with their management terms in List-II.
List-I List-II
Beliefs, values and practices of an organisation directly influencing employees conduct and behaviour. Corporate Image
Prescribed standards, principles and concepts that an organisation regards as highly important. Corporate Vision
The way in which an organisation is viewed by clients, employees and general public. Corporate Culture
Description of what an organisation wants to become or hopes to accomplish in future. Corporate Values

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24 Match the title of exhibitions in List-I with definitions in List-II.
List-I List-II
Aesthetic Exhibition Facilitate dialogue between the exhibit and the viewer
Participatory Exhibition Intended to make people appreciate the beauty
Didactic Exhibition Involving visitors to use their sense of touch
Interactive exhibition To import information

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25 Match the National Parks in List-I with the state they are located in List-II.
List-I List-II
(National Park) (State)
Ranthambore National Park Madhya Pradesh
Corbet National Park Rajasthan
Kazi Ranga National Park (iii) Uttar Pradesh
Kanha National Park Assam

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26 Arrange the steps involved in treatment of corroded metal objects from archaeological excavations
First-aid to object
Removal of accretions
Application of inhibitor
Removal of corrosion products

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27 Arrange in order the procedure followed for treatment of water logged terracotta objects.
Removal of excess water
.se of consolidant
Removal of soluble salts
Application of surface coating

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28 Arrange the stages of construction of an oil painting in order from bottom to top.
Paint
Ground
Coating
Support

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29 Arrange in order the process of Taxidermy of birds.
Skinning
Collection
Narcotization
Stuffing

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30 Arrange the following stages of organising a visit of school children to museum in order.
Meeting of museum educator with school teachers
Story telling session
Getting feedback
Pre-visit briefing to children

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31 Arrange the stages of applying numbers on a stone object in order
Seal number
Seal surface
Write number
Dust and clean surface

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32 Assertion When designing public spaces in a museum, the light levels should gradually increase from the entrance.
Reason Because the human eye can adapt to different light levels quickly.
Codes

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Both and are wrong.

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33 Assertion An Accession Register is a chronological list of acquisitions.
Reason Because it records all the significant facts about acquisition.
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34 Assertion Generally, all curative conservation treatments should be irreversible.
Reason So that the objects do not require treatment in future.
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35 Assertion pH4 is 1.. times more acidic than pH2.
Reason pH scale is algebriac in nature.
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36 Assertion The pages of accession register should be numbered in succession and total number of pages mentioned at the beginning or end of the register.
Reason It must be possible to detect any missing page.
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37 Assertion Avoid blower machines to remove loose dust and dirt from textiles.
Reason Because they will drive dirt deeper into the textile.
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Both and are wrong.

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38 Assertion After recovering iron objects from sea, these are stored in water.
Reason Water stops crystallization of salts present in the metal.
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Both and are wrong.

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39 Assertion Silica gel is preconditioned before installing it in a show-case.
Reason To increase its capacity to absorb water-vapour. Codes

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Both and are wrong.

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40 Assertion Study-skins of birds and mammals are placed directly in drawers or compartmentalized trays within drawers.
Reason Because they make it easier to remove a series of specimens at a single time for examination.
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Both and are wrong.

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41 Assertion Broken low-fixed ceramics are not joined by epoxy resins.
Reason Low-fixed ceramics have more strength than epoxy resins.
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Both and are wrong.

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42 Assertion All types of art objects can be stored in wooden cupboards.
Reason Material of furniture has no impact on the health of art objects.
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43 Assertion Accession number applied to a museum object should be easy to locate.
Reason So that unnecessary handling of the object is avoided.
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44 Before handling objects you should consider
Removing rings and dangling jewellery
Removing lids and loose parts of the object
Wearing gloves
The route
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45 Museum Membership benefits can include
Free admission
News letters
Discount in museum shop
Free entry passes for guests
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46 Which of the following procedures should be followed for handling vertebrate collections
use plastic bags for collecting and handling dead specimens
Immerse whole bodies in solution of disinfectant where practical
Make sure instruments are clean and sterilised
Destroy carcass
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47 Which of the following materials are inorganic material
Enamel
Stone
Ceramics
Glass
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48 In case of fire, the museum staff should not
Break windows
use elevators
Assist disabled visitors
Spread rumours
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49 Excessive dryness of organic material results in
Shrinkage
Embrittlement
Mould growth
Dessication
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50 Which of the following adhesives are synthetic in nature
Cellulose nitrate
Araldite
Polyester resin
Shellac
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