Encyclopedia

Q. ___________ by Raghunath Bhaskar Godbole is the earliest encyclopaedia on history-related subjects.

1. Bharatvarshiya Arvachin Charitrakosh
2. Bharatvarshiya Prachin Aitihasik Kosh
3. Vishwakosh
4. Maharashtriya Dnyankosh

Q. 'X' is also known as a Vishwakosh. It is divided into two types. One of them deals with a wide range of subjects. Marathi Vishvakosh is an example of the same. What is 'X'?

1. Dictionary
2. Index
3. Yearbook
4. Comprehensive encyclopaedia

Q. _________ is the systematic compilation of information of various topics.

1. Library
2. Archive
3. Encyclopedia
4. Museum

Q. Choose the correct statements in the context of encyclopaedias.

1. Encyclopaedias make a vast volume of knowledge accessible to readers.
2. Encyclopaedias provide fundamental information on a number of topics in order to understand them properly.
3. Encyclopaedias do not make existing knowledge easily accessible to scholars and researchers.
4. Encyclopaedias are indicators of the state of cultural ripeness of a society.

Q. Which of the following are different types of encyclopedias?

1. Dictionaries
2. Comprehensive Encyclopaedia or Vishwakosh
3. Encyclopaedic literature or Koshsadrush
4. Fictional stories

Q. Who compiled Prachin Bharatiya Sthalakosh in 1969?

1. Siddheshwar Shastri Chitrav
2. Muni Vyas
3. Yahswantrao Chavhan
4. Mahadevshastri Joshi

Q. Koshsadrush Literature is similar to an encyclopaedia which comprises scholarly articles on all possible aspects of predetermined subjects.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following talks about exercises that can make an individual fit and healthy?

1. Bharatiya Samskruti Kosh
2. Vyayam Dnyankosh
3. Maharashtriya Dnyankosh
4. Marathi Vishvakosh

Q. An encyclopedia is a systematic compilation of information on various topics.

1. True
2. False