Museums and Zoological Parks
Questions about museums, zoos, taxonomic aids, and related institutions covering their history, locations, purposes, and preservation practices
Questions
Which of the following is the largest museum in India
- National museum
- The prince of wales museum
- Indian museum
- Salarjung museum
Prince of wales museum is located in
- Mumbai
- Kolkata
- London
- Italy
The Calico museum of textile is located in
- Mumbai
- Delhi
- Ahmedabad
- Mysore
Select the correct pair of types of museum and its location.
- Small museum- university
- Medium museum- village
- Large museum- big city
- Small museum- home
National Zoological Park is situated at.
- Delhi
- Lucknow
- Jaipur
- Darjeeling
Which of the following is not a cause for loss of biodiversity?
- Destruction of habitat
- Invasion by alien species
- Keeping animals in zoological parks
- Over-exploitation of natural resources
Which one manages zoo in India?
- CZA
- SSC
- IUCN
- WZCS
Preservation of insect specimen for museum involves one of the following steps.
- Use of NaCl solution as preservative
- Pinning
- Pressing
- Treating specimen with $CuSO _4$
Which one of the following is not correct statement?
- Herbarium is the collection of dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens.
- Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference.
- A museum has collection of photographs of plants and animals.
- Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens.
The world's largest museum is
- Ashmolean museum
- Salarjung museum
- Smithsonian
- Uffizi gallery
Identify the first museum of the world.
- Uffizi gallery
- Ashmolean museum
- Indian museum
- None of the above
The main purpose of museum is
- Educating people
- Preserving natural and historic objects
- Economic development
- Both A and B
Science museum foresee
- Technological changes
- Temperature changes
- Pressure changes
- Behavioural changes
Where was the first museum built in India?
- Delhi
- Mumbai
- Kolkata
- Hyderabad
The city with the largest number of museum is
- London
- Mexico
- New york
- Delhi
Zoological museum is a part of
- Art
- Archaeology
- Science
- Both B and C
Which of the following animal product is displayed in the museum?
- Pearl
- Silk
- Milk
- Both A and B
Objects exhibited in zoological museum is
- Stuffed animals
- Bird beaks
- Skeletons
- All of the above
The finest textile museum in the world is
- Indian museum
- Calico museum of textile
- National museum
- None of the above
Which of the following precaution should be taken while in the museum?
- Should not touch any objects
- Should not make noise
- Make a note of important exhibit
- All of the above
A person skilled in taxidermy is called as
- Taxonomist
- Taxidermist
- Archeologist
- Scientist
Which is not correct ?
- Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens.
- Herbarium houses dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens.
- Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference.
- A museum has collection of photographs of plants for reference.
Which one is a taxonomic aid?
- Manual
- Monograph
- Museum
- All of the above
Science museum foresee
- Technological changes
- Environmental changes
- Climatic changes
- Behavioural changes
Number of professionally managed zoos/ zoological parks world wide is
- 297
- 400
- 650
- 800
Read the following statements regarding biological museums.
(i) Biological museums are generally set up in educational institutes such as schools and colleges.
(ii) Museums have collections of preserved plant and animal specimens for study and reference.
(iii) Specimens are preserved in the containers or jars in preservative solutions.
(iv) Insects are preserved in insect boxes after collecting killing and pinning.
(v) Larger animals like birds and mammals are usually stuffed and preserved.
(vi Skeletons of mammals are not allowed to be kept in museums.
Which of the given statements is/are not correct?
- (ii) and (iii)
- (i) and (vi)
- (v) only
- (vi) only
In which city are the headquarters of Zoological Survey of India situated?
- Delhi
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Kolkata
- Guwahati
India museum was established in
- 1759
- 1814
- 1955
- 1957
Zoological museum displays
- Living plants
- Living animals
- Inanimate objects
- All of the above
Museum is a centre of
- Documentation
- Experiments
- Communication
- None of the above
The collection of natural, historical and scientific objects is called as
- Herbarium
- Museum
- Library
- Botanical garden