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Explain the following statements with reasons.

Archives and libraries publish research journals, informative pamphlets, leaflets, posters, etc.

1. Archives and libraries are storehouses of knowledge and information.


2. Archives are supposed to be very reliable because they are official records.


3.Before information or book is published, it has to be cross-checked by libraries. It has to check the book information source, preservation of information, a collection of data and finally book are published.


4. Most of the work is done through computers.


5. The first official archive of India, The ‘Imperial Record Department’, was established in 1891 C.E. in Kolkata


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Complete the sentences by choosing the correct option.

(1) Lovre Museum has in its collection the much-acclaimed painting of …….. by Leonardo da Vinci.


(a) Napoleon (b) Mona Lisa


(c) Hans Sloan (d) George II


(2) ……… at Kolkata is the first museum in India.


(a) Government Museum


(b) National Museum


(c) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastusangrahalay


(d) Indian Museum

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Identify the wrong pair in the following, correct it and rewrite.

(1) Maharaja Sayajirao University-Delhi


(2) Banaras Hindu University- Varanasi


(3) Aligarh Muslim University- Aligarh


(4) Jivaji University- Gwalior

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Explain the following statements with reasons.

Only trained persons, who are duly qualified can take up the tasks involved in the work of conservation and preservation.

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