NET/SLET for Library & Information Science: MCQ Practical IV

The fundamental equation of Information Science has been put forward by :
(A) Michael Buckland
(B) Robert Brooks
(C) Marc Porat
(D) Wersig Gernot
Answer: (B)

Source, Message, Transmitter and receiver are the components of communication model developed by :
(A) Shannon - Weaver
(B) Schramm
(C) Lasswell
(D) George Gerbner
Answer: (A)

Who said that Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves or we know
where we can find information about it ?
(A) S.R. Ranganathan
(B) W.C.Berwick Sayers
(C) Samuel Johnson
(D) H.E.Bliss
Answer: (C)

The acronym for Association for Information Management is :
(A) IAMA
(B) AIM
(C) ASLIB
(D) IIM
Answer: (C)

Census Atlas National Volume is an example of _________ Atlas :
(A) Local
(B) Historical
(C) Demographic
(D) Anthropological
Answer: (C)

COMPENDEX is the on-line Database on the subject :
(A) Physics
(B) Commerce and Export
(C) Analytical Chemistry
(D) Engineering
Answer: (D)

Routing of periodicals is :
(A) CAS
(B) SDI
(C) Indexing Service
(D) Abstracting Service
Answer: (A)

The subject “Research Methodology” has been formed by which of the following modes ?
(A) Fusion
(B) Distillation
(C) Fission
(D) Loose Assemblage
Answer: (B)

Boolean Logic was propounded by :
(A) B.C.Wickery
(B) S.C.Bradford
(C) J. Buckland
(D) George Boole
Answer: (D)

“IMCE” Stands for :
(A) International Meeting of Cataloguing Experts
(B) International Meeting of Computer Experts
(C) International Meeting of Communication Experts
(D) International Meeting of Classification Experts
Answer: (A)

An indispensable function of Thesaurus is :
(A) Knowledge representation
(B) Problem Solving
(C) Representation of relationship between concepts
(D) Knowledge Engineering
Answer: (C)

“Book Number” helps in :
(A) Individualising the book within the same class number
(B) Individualising the book among the books with same authors
(C) Individualising among the books with same year of publication
(D) Knowing the subject of the book
Answer: (A)

The library budget prepared without considering the previous years budget is :
(A) Zerobased Budget
(B) Performance Budget
(C) Line item Budget
(D) Lumpsum Budget
Answer: (A)

The abbreviation MB to state the storage capacity refers to :
(A) Mega bytes
(B) Million bits
(C) Million bytes
(D) Mega bits
Answer: (A)

Data about data is known as :
(A) Micro Data
(B) Database
(C) Metadata
(D) Databank
Answer: (C)

The concept of Micro photography was developed by :
(A) Johan Gutenberg
(B) Chester Cardson
(C) John Benjimen Dancer
(D) Ohi Battle
Answer: (C)

Which among the following is a digital library software used in the creation of an inhouse digital library :
(A) LIBSYS
(B) Greenstone
(C) Alice for Windows
(D) Micro CDS / ISIS
Answer: (B)

SSDC referred to the National Documentation Centre now known as :
(A) DESIDOC
(B) SENDOC
(C) NISCOM
(D) NASSDOC
Answer: (D)

Annual Convention of INFLIBNET organised to discuss the progress of the library
automation and library services is known as :
(A) ISCON
(B) NACLIN
(C) CALIBER
(D) INFONET
Answer: (C)

Formulation of Research Hypothesis implies :
(A) Creating a legal basis for research
(B) Enunciation of Postulates
(C) Enumeration of Canons
(D) Formation of tentative generalization
Answer: (D)

The Study of Epistemology deals with :
I. Modes of formation of subjects II. Classification of Knowledge III. Cataloguing of composite books IV. Origin, Source and nature of Knowledge In the types of items, there may be more than one answer. Identity the correct combination :
(A) I and II are correct
(B) II and III are correct
(C) I, II and III are correct
(D) II and IV are correct
Answer: (D)

The Compact Disk is conceptually referred to as :
I. Magnetic Storage II. Compact Storage III. Optical Storage IV. All the above In the type of items, there may be more than one answer. Identity the correct combination :
(A) I , II and III are correct
(B) II and III are correct
(C) I and III are correct
(D) II and IV are correct
Answer: (B)

Match the following :
List - 1 List - 2 Abbreviations Meaning
I. Ibid a. See
II. Loc. cit. b. Previously cited
III. Op. cit c. Same reference cited immediately above
IV. Vide d. The same place cited
Codes :
(A) I - a, II - b, III - c, IV - d
(B) I - b, II - a, III - d, IV - c
(C) I - c, II - d, III - b, IV - a
(D) I - d, II - c, III - a, IV - b
Answer: (C)

Match the following:
List - 1 List - 2 Types of users of information Purpose of use of information
I. Students a. Decision Making
II. Professionals b. To impart Knowledge
III. Government Officials c. To prepare for the course programme
IV. Teachers d. To pursue their respective vocation
Codes :
(A) I - c, II - d, III - a, IV - b
(B) I - d, II - a, III - b, IV - c
(C) I - c, II - c, III - d, IV - a
(D) I - b, II - b, III - c, IV - d
Answer: (A)

Match the following:
List - 1 List - 2 Writing Materials Place of Origin
I. Clay Tablet a. Algeria / Babylonia
II. Palm Leaves b. Egypt
III. Paper c. Ninveh
IV. Papyrus d. China
e. India
Codes:

(A) I - c , II - b , III - a , IV - c

(B) I - d , II - e , III - a , IV - c

(D) I - c , II - b , III - a , IV - d

Answer: (C)

Match the following:
List - 1 List - 2 Database Supplier
I. ERIC a. American Chemical Society, USA
II. C A Search b. Bowker & Saur London
III. Books in Print c. R R Bowker USA
IV. LISA d. National Institute of Education, USA
Codes :
(A) I - d, II - a, III -c, IV - b
(B) I - d, II - b, III - a, IV - c
(C) I - b, II - c, III - a, IV - d
(D) I - a, II - d, III - b, IV - b
Answer: (A)

Match the following :
List - 1 List - 2
I. ILRC (Inter Library Resource Centre) a. Science and Technology
II. NISSAT b. Indexing Service
III. Journal of Librarianship c. UK
IV. INIS Atomindex d. Delhi
Codes :
(A) I - a, II - b, III - b, IV - c
(B) I - b, II - c, III - a, IV - d
(C) I - d, II - a, III - c, IV - b
(D) I - c, II - d, III - d, IV - a
Answer: (C)

Match the following :
List - 1 List - 2
I. POPSI a. P M Roget
II. Citation Indexing b. H P Luhn
III. Key word Indexing c. Eugene Garfield
IV. Thesaurus d. G. Bhattacharyya
Codes :
(A) I - b, II - d, III - a, IV - c
(B) I - c, II - d, III - a, IV - b
(C) I - d, II - c, III - b, IV - a
(D) I - a, II - b, III - d, IV - c
Answer: (C)

Match the following:
List - 1 List - 2
I. DDC a. J.D. Brown
II. Expansive Classification b. H.E. Bliss
III. Subject Classification c. Melvil Dewey
IV. Bibliographic classification d. C.A. Cutter
Codes :
(A) I - b, II - d, III - c, IV - a
(B) I - c, II - b, III - a, IV - d
(C) I - a, II - b, III - d, IV - c
(D) I - c, II - d, III - a, IV - b
Answer: (D)

Match the following :

List - 1 List - 2 Technical Terms Meaning

I. Thesaurus a. Collection of programmes for the Computer System

II. Windows b. A revolving Disc on which data is stored

III. Microprocessors c. A graphical user interface created as DOS Extension by Microsoft

IV. Software d. A multi user Operating System

e. A classified dictionary of synonyms

Codes :

(A) I - b, II - d, III - c, IV - a

(B) I - c, II - e, III - a, IV - d

(D) I - c, II - d, III - a, IV - b

Answer: (C)

Match the following :

List - 1 List - 2

I. Browser a. Google
II. Operating System b. ‘ C ’
III. Programming Language c. Internet Explorer
IV. Search Engine d. Windows
Codes :
(A) I - a, II - c, III - b, IV - d
(B) I - c, II - b, III - d, IV - a
(C) I - c, II - d, III - b, IV - a
(D) I - d, II - b, III - c, IV - a
Answer: (C)

Match the following :

List - 1 List - 2

I. INIS a. Ohio
II. AGRIS b. Delhi
III. OCLC c. Vienna
IV. NICNET d. Rome
Codes :
(A) I - c, II - a, III - b, IV - d
(B) I - b, II - d, III - c, IV - a
(C) I - d, II - c, III - a, IV - b
(D) I - c, II - d, III - a, IV - b
Answer: (D)

Match the following :

List - 1 List - 2

I. Observation (Senses) a. Knowledge
II. Organization (Logical Relation) b. Data / Ideas
III. Learning and Assimilation c. Wisdom
IV. Judgement Correlation d. Information

(application of content)

Codes :
(A) I - d, II - a, III - c, IV - b
(B) I - c, II - b, III - d, IV - a
(C) I - a, II - c, III - b, IV - d
(D) I - b, II - d, III - a, IV - c
Answer: (D)

Match the following :

List - 1 List - 2

I. Mysticism a. Y7
II. Useful Arts b. Y
III. Sociology c. ∆
IV. Anthropology d. M
Codes :
(A) I - c, II - d, III - b, IV - a
(B) I - d, II - b, III - c, IV - a
(C) I - b, II - c, III - d, IV - a
(D) I - a, II - d, III - c, IV - b
Answer: (A)

Assertion (A) : Library cooperation is the prime need of the day.
Reason (R) : It is impossible for an individual library to meet all the requirements of its users.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true
Answer: (A)

Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
(A) The difference between the highest and lowest values of a variable

................. Range.

(B) The value of a variable which divides the area under the frequency curve into

two equal parts ................................... Median.

items in the series ...................... Mean.

(D) The value of a variable for which the frequency is maximum ............... Probability.
Answer: (D)

Assertion (A) : Arrangement of documents by subject will satisfy more users.
Reason (R) : Many users search for documents by title.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true
Answer: (B)

Assertion (A) : A special library serves a specialist clientele.
Reason (R) : The collection of special library is relatively narrow in scope
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true
Answer: (A)

Assertion (A) : Copyright Act safeguards the interest of the author.
Reason (R) : This Act is essential to maximise the circulation of documents.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true
Answer: (C)

Arrange the following classification schemes according to the year of publication use
the code below : I. Color classification II. Dewey Decimal Classification III. Bibliographic Classification IV. Subject Classification
Code :
(A) II , IV , I , III
(B) III , II , I , IV
(C) I , IV , III , II
(D) IV , II , III , I
Answer: (A)

Identify the correct chronological order in which they were setup :

(A) NASSDOC, RRRLF, DRTC, INSDOC

(B) RRRLF, INSDOC, NASSDOC, DRTC

(D) DRTC, INSDOC, NASSDOC, RRRLF

Answer: (C)

Arrange the following units of storage capacity in increasing order of magnitude. Use
the code given below : I. Gigabyte II. Kilobyte III. Terabyte IV. Megabyte
Code :
(A) IV, II, III, I
(B) I, III, II, IV
(C) III, IV, I, II
(D) II, IV, I, III
Answer: (D)

Based on the years of establishment arrange the following in chronological order. Use the code given below : I. ASLIB II. ALA III. ILA IV. IFLA
Code :
(A) III, IV, II, I
(B) I, IV, III, II
(C) II, I, IV, III
(D) IV, I, III, II
Answer: (C)

Identify the correct order in which the commissions were set up. Use the code given
below : I. Roy Committee on State Universities Review II. Radhakrishnan Commission on Education III. Kothari Commission on Education IV. Mudliar Commission of Secondary Education
Code :
(A) I, IV, III, II
(B) IV, III, I, II
(C) III, II, I, IV
(D) II, IV, III, I
Answer: (D)

Arrange the following components in order in which they were used in computers.
Use the code given below : I. Transistors II. Vaccum Tubes III. Large Scale Integrated Circuit IV. Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit
Code :
(A) I, III, II, IV
(B) II, I, III, IV
(C) II, III, IV, I
(D) IV, I, III, II
Answer: (B)

Who is the chairman of National Knowledge Commission?

(A) Dr. Sukhadeo Thorat

(B) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

(D) Sam Pitroda

Answer: (D)

Who has not changed its name?

(A) Library Association, U.K

(B) ALA

(D) IFLA

Answer: (B)

Which of the following is not correct?

(A) Maslow’s need analysis is useful for understanding motivation of employees.

(B) Theory Z is the contribution of Japanese style of Management.

(D) Mission of an organisation is essentially abstract.

Answer: (B)

NISCAIRE is a Part of:

(A) DST

(B) ISRO

(D) CSIR

Answer: (D)

Use of Microfilming is considerably reduced due to:

(A) Problems of Preservation of microfilms.

(B) Need for use microfilm reader.

(D) High cost involved in it.

Answer: (C)

Opaque paper is a:

(A) Ultra-white paper

(B) Ultra-white thin paper

(D) Non-Transparent paper

Answer: (D)

Which of the following is a public domain database?

(A) INIS

(B) AGRIS

(D) MEDLINE

Answer: (B)

In which Library Service barcode technology is used:

(A) Stock verification

(B) Library Security

(D) Reference Service

Answer: (C)

One of the following journals is published in U.K:

(A) Library Quarterly

(B) Program

(D) Herald of Library Science

Answer: (B)

‘Fair use’ is a term most relevant to:

(A) Intellectual Property Rights

(B) Books borrowed for home reading

(D) Use of reference books

Answer: (D)

Which of the following does not fall into the category of pre-coordinate indexing?

(A) Chain indexing

(B) Uniform indexing

(D) Sear’s List of Subject Headings

Answer: (D)

Dublin core is:

(A) A set of core activities of a National library

(B) Collection of metadata elements

(D) Revised version of MARC

Answer: (B)

‘Best is the enemy of the Good’ is said by:

(A) Drury

(B) Urquart

(D) Shera

Answer: (B)

Which of the following is not associated with communication system?

(A) Receiver

(B) Sender

(D) Entropy

Answer: (D)

One of the following is not open source software:

(A) DSpace

(B) Windows

(D) Linux

Answer: (B)

DESIDOC is documentation centre for:

(A) Indigeneous Knowledge

(B) Defence Science

(D) Khadi & Village Industries

Answer: (B)

Questionnaire is a:

(A) Research method

(B) Measurement Technique

(D) All the above

Answer: (C)

Mean, Median and mode are:

(A) Measures of deviation

(B) Ways of sampling

(D) None of the above

Answer: (C)

‘Cranfield Studies’ are an example of:

(A) Survey Research

(B) Experimental Research

(D) Case Study

Answer: (B)

Assertion (A): As the level of recall increases, precision tends to decrease.

Reason (R): Recall and precision tend to vary inversely.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true

(B) (A) is true but (R) is false

(D) (R) is true but (A) is false

Answer: (A)

Assertion (A): Operators using ‘AND’, ‘OR’ and ‘NOT’ are mostly used in online IR.

Reason (R): User interfaces cannot transform the natural language input into Boolean search Query

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true

(B) (A) is true but (R) is false

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false

Answer: (B)

Assertion (A): Maximization of the use of documents is the motto of the library.

Reason (R): Maximization of the use of documents in the library satisfies the Fifth Law of library Science.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true

(B) Both (A) and (R) are false

(D) (R) is true but (A) is false

Answer: (C)

Assertion (A): User profile is an essential component of SDI service.

Reason (R): SDI is a personalized current awareness service.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true

(B) Both (A) and (R) are false

(D) (A) is true but (R) is false

Answer: (A)

Assertion (A): AACR 2 like CCC can satisfy all approaches of the users.

Reason (R): Both AACR 2 and CCC are comprehensive cataloguing codes.

Codes:

(A) (A) is true but (R) is false

(B) (R) is true but (A) is false

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false

Answer: (B)

Assertion (A): Document transfer and information transfer are not the same.

Reason (R): Assimilation of the content of the document by the user constitutes information transfer.

Codes:

(A) (A) is true and (R) is false

(B) (R) is true but (A) is false

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false

Answer: (B)

Assertion (A): ISO 9000 is a quality framework which calls for documentation to adopt TQM in a Library.

Reason (R): ISO 9000 is a valuable component of TQM

Codes:

(A) (A) is true and (R) is false

(B) (R) is true but (A) is false

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true

Answer: (D)

Assertion (A): Consortia cannot provide an effective strategy to increase the buying power of individual libraries.

Reason (R): Consortia arrangement saves the funds of the libraries in developing their information sources.

Codes:

(A) (A) is false but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true but (R) is false

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true

Answer: (C)

Arrange the following in the order of computer generations:

(i) Integrated circuit (ii) Transistor (iii) Vacuum Tube (iv) Chip

Codes:

(A) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)

(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)

(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)

Answer: (B)

Match the following:

List-I List-II

(a) BLAISE project (i) Library of congress

(b) MARC project (ii) Intel

(d) Microchip (iv) British Library

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)

(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(D) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)

Answer: (C)

Which is the correct logical sequence of the following?

(A) Information, knowledge, data, wisdom

(B) Knowledge, Information, wisdom, data

(D) Data, information, knowledge, wisdom

Answer: (D)

The theories relating to motivation are:

1. Feyol theory 2. Maslow theory

3. Drucker theory 4. McGregor Theory X and Theory Y

(A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct

(B) 1, 3 and 4 are correct

(D) 2, 3 and 4 are correct

Answer: (C)

Which of the following are library networks?

1. INTERNET 2. DELNET

3. NICNET 4. OCLC

(A) 1 and 2 are correct

(B) 2 and 4 are correct

(D) 1 and 4 are correct

Answer: (B)

The national level associations for special libraries are:

1. Association for Information Management (ASLIB)

2. Society for Information Science (SIS)

3. Charatered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)

4. Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centers (IASLIC)

(A) 1 and 3 are correct

(B) 2 and 3 are correct

(D) 3 and 4 are correct

Answer: (D)

Arrange the following Act according to the year of enactment

(A) Copyright Act, The patent Act, information Tech. Act, IPR Act

(B) The patent Act, C, information Tech. Act, IPR Act

(D) Copyright Act, The patent Act, IPR Act, information Tech. Act

Answer: (C)

Arrange the following according to the year of publication:

A) Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopaedia Americana, Encyclopaedia of Library & Information Science, McGraw-Hill Encyclopaedia of Science & technology.

B) Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopaedia of Library & Information Science, McGraw-Hill Encyclopaedia of Science & technology, Encyclopaedia Americana.

C) Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopaedia Americana, McGraw-Hill Encyclopaedia of Science & technology, Encyclopaedia of Library & Information Science.

D) Encyclopaedia Britannica, McGraw-Hill Encyclopaedia of Science & technology, Encyclopaedia Americana, Encyclopaedia of Library & Information Science.

Answer: (A)

Match the following:

List-I List-II

a) Conventional i) Patents

b) Neo-conventional ii) Printed books

c) Non-conventional iii) Satellite imageries

d) Mata documents iv) Audio-visual material

Codes

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) I ii iii iv

(B) ii I iv iii

(D) iii ii I iv

Answer: (B)

Match the following:

List-I List-II

a) Library is people’s university i) Kothari

b) Library is a growing organisation ii) Urquart

c) Library can be useful to the society iii) Ranganathan

d) Library is the heart of the University iv) Sayajirao Gayakwar

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) iv iii ii i

(B) iv I iii ii

(D) iv ii I iii

Answer: (A)

Match the following:

List-I List-II

a) P. Wassermann i) Line of thinking

b) P. Atherton librarianship ii) Foundation of Education for

c) J. H Shera iii) New Librarianship

d) Maurice B. Line iv) Putting Knowledge to work

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) I ii iii iv

(B) ii I iii iv

(D) iii iv ii i

Answer: (D)

Match the following:

List-I List-II

a) Theory of X & Y i) Frederic Taylor

b) Scientific Management ii) Ouchi

c) Need Hierarchy iii) A. Maslow

d) Theory Z iv) D. Mc Grager

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) iii I ii iv

(B) iii iv ii i

(D) iv i iii ii

Answer: (D)

Match the following:

List-I List-II

a) UDC i) H. E. Bliss

b) DDC ii) C. A. Cutter

c) Expensive Classification iii) Otlat & La Fontane

d) Bibliographic classification iv) M Dewey

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) iii I ii iv

(B) iii iv ii i

(D) i ii iii iv

Answer: (B)

Match the following:

List-I List-II

a) British Library i) Russia

b) Bibliotheque National ii) USA

c) Lenin Library iii) UK

d) Library of Congress iv) French

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) iv iii I ii

(B) I ii iii iv

(D) iii iv ii i

Answer: (C)

42) Match the following:

List-I List-II

a) Windows i) A revolving disc on which data is stored

b) Microprocessor ii) It is used for processing of text

c) Word processor iii) Collection of programmes for computer system
d) Software iv) A graphical user interface working as Dos

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) iv I ii iii

(B) iii ii i iv

(D) i ii iii iv

Answer: (A)

43) Match the following:

List-I List-II

(Library Act) (Year of Enactment)

a) Orissa i) 2006

b) Goa ii) 2005

c) Uttaranchal iii) 2001

d) Uttar Pradesh iv) 1994

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) i ii iii iv

(B) iii iv ii i

(D) ii i iii iv

Answer: (B)

44) Match the following:

List-I List-II

a) Software i) Key words

b) Hardware ii) CD

c) Storage Device iii) SOUL

d) I/O Device iv) CPU

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) ii iv iii i

(B) ii iii iv i

(D) iii iv ii i

Answer: (D)

45) Match the following:

List-I List-II

a) Planning i) Delegation of authority

b) Staffing ii) Audit

c) Control iii) Promotion

d) Organising iv) Resource management

Codes:

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) i ii iii iv

(B) ii iv i iii

(D) iv iii ii i

Answer: (D)

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