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Dudhwa National Park is located at Lakhimpur in U.P.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

Which one of the following is not correct statement?

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

  1. Herbarium is the collection of dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens.

  2. Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference.

  3. A museum has collection of photographs of plants and animals.

  4. Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • The herbarium is a collection of preserved plant specimens, which may be a whole plant or plant parts, usually be in a dried form mounted on a sheet.
  • Botanical gardens are the establishment, where plants are grown for the display to the public and often for scientific study.
  • The museum is a building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.
  • A dichotomous key is a list of paired statements that guide to the identification of a species.
  • So, the correct answer is option C.

Which among the following National Park in India is also called the last house of White winged Wood Duck?

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  1. Salim Ali National Park, Jammu & Kashmi

  2. Nameri National Park, Assam

  3. Ghana National Park, Rajastha

  4. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, Haryana

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Correct Option: B

The world's largest museum is

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  1. Ashmolean museum

  2. Salarjung museum

  3. Smithsonian

  4. Uffizi gallery

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Smithsonian is the world's largest museum. It is the museum, education and research complex and consists of 19 galleries, 9 research centers, the national zoological park and more than 140 affiliate museums around the world. So, the correct option is C.

Identify the first museum of the world.

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  1. Uffizi gallery

  2. Ashmolean museum

  3. Indian museum

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Museum is a building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic or cultural interest are documented, stored and exhibited. The first museum which was developed in the world was Ashmolean museum. This museum is present in Oxford and was set up in 1683. There are various cabinets in the museum which displays the various artefacts of Elias Ashmole. He was an astrologer and politician. 

Thus, the correct answer is option B. 

The main purpose of museum is

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  1. Educating people

  2. Preserving natural and historic objects

  3. Economic development

  4. Both A and B

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Museum is a building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic or cultural interest are stored and exhibited. In museum, values of vanished societies such as fossils, armour, ornaments, paintings, etc are kept and preserved. It maintains the permanent record of the flora and fauna. This is done for educating people about flora, fauna and vanished values.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Science museum foresee 

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  1. Technological changes

  2. Temperature changes

  3. Pressure changes

  4. Behavioural changes

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In near future, science museams will be more developed than ever due to technological changes. New preservative techniques, use of radioisotopes resulting in enhanched shelf life are some of the most important factors governing the given change.

So, the correct option is 'Technological changes'.

Where was the first museum built in India?

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  1. Delhi

  2. Mumbai

  3. Kolkata

  4. Hyderabad

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The first museum built was Indian Museum in Kolkata was founded in 1814 within the Asiatic Society Building. The museum was opened to public in 1878. It houses over 60 galleries and is divided into six prime sectors.
So, the correct answer is option C.

The city with the largest number of museum is

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  1. London

  2. Mexico

  3. New york

  4. Delhi

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
According to the National Council for Culture and Arts (Conaculta), Mexico City is the city with the most museums in the whole world. It is home to more than 150 museums. These ranges from European art museums, to museums devoted to communication and learning, to science focused museums and more.
So, the correct answer is option B.

Zoological museum is a part of

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

  1. Art

  2. Archaeology

  3. Science

  4. Both B and C

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

zoological museums are a part of the scientific preservation of animals which are dead or extinct.

So the answer would be both science and archaeology that is the study of ancient human activities.