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Multiple choice zoology diversity in living world botanical gardens, zoological parks and zoological museums museums and zoos tools of taxonomy

Which of the following is the largest museum in India

  1. National museum

  2. The prince of wales museum

  3. Indian museum

  4. Salarjung museum
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian Museum is the largest and oldest museum in India. It was founded by the Asiatic Society of Bengal in Kolkata in the year 1814 and has rare collections of antiques, armour and ornaments, fossils, skeletons, mummies, and Mughal paintings. 
So, the correct answer is option c.

Multiple choice zoology diversity in living world botanical gardens, zoological parks and zoological museums museums and zoos tools of taxonomy

Prince of wales museum is located in

  1. Mumbai

  2. Kolkata

  3. London

  4. Italy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Prince of Wales Museum is the main museum in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was founded in the early years of the 20$ _th$ century by prominent citizens of Mumbai, with the help of the government, to commemorate the visit of the Prince of Wales.
So, the correct answer is option A.
Multiple choice zoology diversity in living world botanical gardens, zoological parks and zoological museums museums and zoos tools of taxonomy

Select the correct pair of types of museum and its location.

  1. Small museum- university

  2. Medium museum- village

  3. Large museum- big city

  4. Small museum- home
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A museum is a non-profit institution in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited. The large museums are concentrated through the major cities and small and local museums are located in smaller cities.

So, the correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice zoology diversity in living world botanical gardens, zoological parks and zoological museums museums and zoos tools of taxonomy

Which of the following is not a cause for loss of biodiversity?

  1. Destruction of habitat

  2. Invasion by alien species

  3. Keeping animals in zoological parks

  4. Over-exploitation of natural resources
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Keeping of animals in zoological parks is a method to provide protection to the organisms in some other area instead of its natural habitat. The animals transferred  from their  natural habitat to a safer area either due to an injury or other physical ailment or a change in environmental conditions that is no longer sustainable

So, the correct option is 'Keeping animals in zoological parks'

Multiple choice zoology diversity in living world botanical gardens, zoological parks and zoological museums museums and zoos tools of taxonomy

Preservation of insect specimen for museum involves one of the following steps.

  1. Use of NaCl solution as preservative

  2. Pinning

  3. Pressing
  4. Treating specimen with $CuSO _4$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Answer : 
Pinning -Use the pin through the thorax to pin the insect into the display case. On larger, heavier insects you may want to use additional pins to keep the insect's body from pivoting.
So correct answer is option B.Pinning.

Multiple choice zoology diversity in living world botanical gardens, zoological parks and zoological museums museums and zoos tools of taxonomy

Match the column I with Column II:


Column I Column II
a. Royal Botanical Garden 1. Howrah
b. Indian botanical garden 2. Lucknow
c. National botanical research institute 3.  Kew (England)

  1. $a\, \rightarrow3; \, b\, \rightarrow2; \, c\, \rightarrow1$
  2. $a\, \rightarrow3; \, b\, \rightarrow1; \, c\, \rightarrow2$
  3. $a\, \rightarrow1; \, b\, \rightarrow2; \, c\, \rightarrow3$
  4. $a\, \rightarrow1; \, b\, \rightarrow3; \, c\, \rightarrow2$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Royal botanical garden - Kew (England)
Indian botanical garden - Howrah
National botanical research institute - Lucknow
So, the correct option is B.