Question

A visit to Sandesh museum of Communication in Bengaluru, which recently opened its doors to

the public, would be an education of sorts. Housed in a 2000 – plus square feet building that

dates back to 1804 on the Museum Road, the heritage space was once occupied by the British.

The museum has six rooms. The first room, Sandesh has a display of stamps dedicated to

Indian festivals, Indian Literature, Hindustani & Carnatic music, Indian cinema. The second

room, Samparka, has several communication instruments like the handle cradle telephone, AL

(adding and listening) machine, Morse transmitter, mail bomb detector, petromax light, Army

postal uniforms, and the quadrant scale which was used to measure the thickness of paper. The

third room, Samputa, has a display of old order books and bags.

The fourth room, Samvahna, has the VSAT apparatus that was used in the past for transmitting

money orders. The fifth room, Sangathi, has a display of brass weights. The last room,

Sangraha, has a variety of philately frames, it doubles up as an activity room for children. In this

room, you will see the Philascop, a postage stamp viewer that magnifies the stamp and the

Signascope. The museum also has a small book of post cards called ‘Bangalore Swinging’ in

the 1970’s. When you are here,do take time out to see special documentary films on various

aspects of postal services across the country, Entry to the museum is free and it’s open on all

working days expect Sundays and government holidays.

Q1 (a) . On the basis of the reading of the above passage, make notes using headings and sub

– headings. Use recognizable abbreviations wherever necessary. Suggest a suitable title for the

passage.

Q1 (b) . Write a summary of the above passage in not more than 50 words using the notes

made by you​

Answer 1

Explanation:

"rooms" (and any subsequent words) was ignored because we limit queries to 32 words.

Answer 2

Answer:

visit to sandesh museum