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Organisation : Central Board Of Secondary Education
Exam : National Eligibility Test (NET)
Document Type : Model/Previous Question Paper
Subject : Museology & Conservation
Date/Year : 10.07.2016

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Museology & Conservation Model Question :

Paper – II
Note :
** This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.
** All questions are compulsory.

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1. What does the abbreviation NATHIST stand for in ICOM – NATHIST ?
(1) National History
(2) Nature and History
(3) Natural History
(4) Natural Histology

2. Who said that “a museum performs its complete office as it is at once gardant, monstrant and docent.” ?
(1) J. Mordant Crook
(2) Henry Cole
(3) Benjamin Ives Gilman
(4) Dillon Ripley

3. The unit of light exposure is
(1) Lux
(2) Lumen
(3) Megalux Hour
(4) Microwatt/lumen

4. An exposure to 50 lux for 200 hours will result in the same damage to the object as exposure to
(1) 100 lux for 100 hours
(2) 150 lux for 300 hours
(3) 200 lux for 300 hours
(4) 300 lux for 600 hours

5. Which insect is used in natural history museums to clean animal skeletons ?
(1) Silver Fish
(2) Dermistid beetles
(3) Cockroaches
(4) Termite

6. Museum is an ideal place for life-long learning because
(1) It provides lots of information
(2) It has real things
(3) It is place for non-formal learning
(4) It caters to the learning needs of different age groups

7. The life cycle of silver fish does not include
(1) Egg
(2) Larva
(3) Nymph
(4) Adult

8. If distance between an object and the light source increases, lux levels will
(1) decrease
(2) increase
(3) remain the same
(4) none of the above

9. Who was the first director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London ?
(1) Henry Cole
(2) Benjamin Ives Gilman
(3) George Brown Goodle
(4) P.V. Hoving

10. The best method of collecting anthropological material is
(1) Purchasing from dealers
(2) Exchange
(3) Gift
(4) Field work

11. The principal threat to organic artefacts at high levels of RH is
(1) Crizzling
(2) Corrosion
(3) Tarnishing
(4) Mold growth

12. Recommended pH value of wood for construction of showcases and storage system is
(1) less than 4
(2) 3
(3) 2
(4) more than 5

13. Which of the following rules is not applicable to care and handling ?
(1) Never walk backwards in the vicinity of works of art.
(2) Drag works of art.
(3) No smoking
(4) Handle only one object at a time

14. Bindu series of paintings are painted by
(1) G.R. Santhosh (2) S.H. Raza
(3) Raja Ravi Varma (4) M.F. Hussain

15. Which of the following is not used to neutralize formaldehyde ?
(1) Sodium Borate (Borax)
(2) Calcium Carbonate
(3) Sodium Carbonate
(4) Potassium Carbonate

16. Octopus belongs to the Phylum
(1) Echinodermata
(2) Arthropoda
(3) Mollusca
(4) Reptelia

17. Didactic exhibition have
I. Strong aesthetic appeal
II. Little teaching value
III. Thematic content
IV. Educational value
Code :
(1) I, II and III
(2) II, III and IV
(3) III and IV
(4) I and IV

18. Which of the following statements are correct ?
I. World fairs have assisted the development of the museum.
II. Outreach means reaching out to the public.
III. Museums are monuments to the past.
IV. Many museums are based on private collections.
Codes :
(1) I, II, III and IV
(2) I, II and IV
(3) I, II and III
(4) I and III

19. Which of the following statements are not correct ?
I. Museum studies is only concerned with history and theory.
II. The Museum became a public institution in the 15th century.
III. History museums may include historic houses.
IV. Historic villages are outdoor/open air museums.
Codes :
(1) I, III and IV
(2) I, II and IV
(3) II and IV
(4) I and III

20. Integrated pest management is strategy that emphasizes :
I. Preservation
II. Long term goals
III. Minimum use of toxic chemicals
IV. Repeated use of toxic chemicals
Codes :
(1) I, II and III
(2) I, II, III and IV
(3) I, II and IV
(4) I and II

21. Tarnishing of silver requires presence of
I. Moisture
II. Sulphide gases
III. Nitrous gases
IV. Chloride vapours
Codes :
(1) I and II
(2) II and III
(3) I and IV
(4) I, III and IV

22. Which of the followings are recommended for textile holding areas ?
I. Low UV
II. Low heat
III. Low light levels
IV. Darkness when there is no one in the storage area
Codes :
(1) I, II and III
(2) II, III and IV
(3) III, IV and I
(4) I, II, III and IV

23. A well-sealed cabinet protects bird and mammal specimens from
I. Dust
II. Pollutant
III. Rodents
IV. Insects
Codes :
(1) I, II and IV
(2) I, III and IV
(3) II, III and IV
(4) I, II, III and IV

24. Which of the following types of deterioration are physical deterioration ?
I. Cracking of wood
II. Embrittlement of textile fibres
III. Melting of waxes and resins
IV. Loss of organic material due to feeding by insects
Codes :
(1) I, III and IV
(2) II, III and IV
(3) I, II and III
(4) I, II, III and IV

25. Put the directors of National Museum, New Delhi in chronological order :
I. C. Shivarana Murti
II. L.P. Sihare
III. Grace Morley
IV. N.R. Banerjee
Codes :
(1) III, II, IV, I
(2) III, I, IV, II
(3) II, IV, III, I
(4) III, I, II, IV

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