MCQ Practical V

Which among the following is considered as an informal channel of Information Communication?

(A) Journals

(B) Textbooks

(C) Invisible Colleges

(D) Technical Reports

Answer: (C)

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Books in Print - Trade Bibliography

(B) Cummulative Book Index - Books published in English language

(C) British Books in Print - R. R. Bowker

(D) National Bibliography - INB
Answer: (B)

URL stands for :
(A) Uniform Resource Locator

(B) Universal Resource Locator

(C) Unified Resource Locator

(D) Uniform Reference Locator
Answer: (A)

Zero Based Budgeting system was propounded by :
(A) Peter Drucker

(B) Edward Evans

(C) Allen Kent

(D) Peter Phyrr
Answer: (D)

A series of interconnected documents stored on the Internet is called :
(A) Websites

(B) Domain Name

(C) Home Page

(D) Web Page
Answer: (A)

The first All India Conference of Librarians in 1918 was held at :
(A) Baroda

(B) Calcutta

(C) Madras

(D) Lahore
Answer: (D)

If two citations are cited together, it is known as :
(A) Double citation

(B) Twin citation

(C) Co-citation

(D) Controlled citation
Answer: (C)

8. Grey Literature means :
(A) The literature published by a publisher named as “Grey Publisher”

(B) The literature which is not published and is not available through normal book selling channels

(C) The literature published and made available in Grey shades

(D) The literature which is published and made available through special publishers

Answer: (B)

The smallest unit of data in a database is : 
(A) Record

(B) File

(C) Field

(D) Table 
Answer: (C)

The term “Bandwidth” refers to : 
(A) The amount of data that can be sent through communication media

(B) The amount of data in a multimedia file

(C) The speed of transmission of data

(D) Number of bands available in a computer
 Answer: (C)

Which of the following factors is not considered in the making of a library budget? 
(A) The size of the organization

(B) The type of users

(C) The collection

(D) The age of library employees  
Answer: (D)

OCLC is : 
(i) Online Computer Library Centre 
(ii) At Dublin (Ohio) 
(iii) At New York 
(iv) Ohio College Library Centre

(A) (i) and (ii) are correct

(B) (i) and (iii) are correct

(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct

(D) (ii) and (iv) are correct 
Answer: (A)

Pre-coordinate indexing system is followed in :  
(i) Chain Indexing 
(ii) POPSI 
(iii) UNITERM 
(iv) PRECIS

(A) (i) and (iv) are correct

(B) (i) (ii) and (iii) are correct

(C) (i) (ii) and (iv) are correct

(D) (ii) and (iv) are correct  
Answer: (C)

ADONIS is a : 
(i) Bibliographic database only 
(ii) Numerical database only 
(iii) Full text database 
(iv) None of the above

(A) (i) and (ii) are correct

(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct

(C) (iii) is correct

(D) (iv) is correct

Answer: (C)

Hypothesis is a : 
(i) Solution to the problems 
(ii) Statements of assumption 
(iii) Statement to be tested 
(iv) Fact

(A) (i) and (iii) are correct

(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct

(C) (i) and (ii) are correct

(D) (i) and (iv) are correct 
Answer: (B)

The first library science school in the world was started  
(i) By Melvil Dewey 
(ii) At Columbia University, New York (USA) 
(iii) By W.C. Berwick Sayers 
(iv) At London University, London (UK)

(A) (i) and (ii) are correct

(B) (i) and (iv) are correct

(C) (ii) and (iii) are correct

(D) (iii) and (iv) are correct  
Answer: (A)

Primary sources include :  
(i) Thesis 
(ii) Patent 
(iii) Abstracting Periodical 
(iv) Periodical article

(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

(B) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct

(C) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct

(D) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct  
Answer: (C)

Shannon and Weaver are associated with : 
(i) Mathematical theory of communication 
(ii) Models of communication 
(iii) Theories of Management 
(iv) Library software packages

(A) (i) and (ii) are correct

(B) (i) and (iii) are correct

(C) (ii) and (iii) are correct

(D) (ii) and (iv) are correct  
Answer: (A)

The decision to make or not to make an entry under a subject term is governed by the 
(A) Canon of Ascertainability

(B) Canon of Prepotence

(C) Canon of Sought Heading

(D) Canon of Context

Answer: (A)

“Span of control” refers to :  
(A) The numbers of subordinates to be supervised

(B) Exercise strict control staff

(C) Duration over which the control is to be exercised

(D) The area which is to be controlled

Answer: (A)

Assertion (A): Classification as a tool for organization of knowledge will continue to persist.
Reason (R): In the age of e-documents classification is redundant.
Codes

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) (A) is correct and (R) is false.

(C) (R) is correct (A) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (B)

Assertion (A): Collection development should be judiciously done.
Reason (R): Almost all libraries have limited resources.

Codes
(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 right explanation
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Answer: (B)

Assertion (A) : No single library connect all the demands of the users
Reason (R) : Resource sharing is the need of the day.

Codes
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(D) (R) is false, but (A) is true

Answer: (B)

Assertion (A): Library catalogues meet most of the approaches of the users.
Reason (R): Catalogues include all the details of the document.
Codes
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true
(B) (A) is true but (R) are false
(C) Both are partially true
(D) (R) is true, and (A) is false

Answer: (A)

Assertion (A): Information can be obtained from several sources other than the libraries.
Reason (R): Library science is narrower in scope than information science Codes :
Codes
(A) (A) is false and (R) are true
(B) (R) is false and (A) is true
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true

Answer: (D)

The catalogue codes were developed in the order as :

(A) Anglo American Code (Joint Code), Rules for Dictionary catalogue, ALA rules

for author and title entries, AACRI

(B) Rules for Dictionary catalogue, ALA Rules for author and title entries, AACRI,

Anglo American Code (Joint Code)

(C) Rules for dictionary catalogue, Anglo American Code (Joint Code) ALA rules for

author and title entries, AACRI

(D) ALA rules for author and title entries, AACRI, Rules for Dictionary catalogue,

Anglo American Code
Answer: (C)

Which is the correct sequence of the following in the chronological order of publication

(A) 14th edition of D.D.C., 1st edition of C.C., Rider’s International Classification, Broad

System of Ordering.

(B) 1st edition of C.C., 14th edition of D.D.C., Broad System of Ordering, Rider’s

International Classification

(C) Rider’s International classification, 1st edition of C.C., Broad System of Ordering,

14th edition of D.D.C.

(D) 1st edition of C.C., Rider’s International Classification, 14th edition of D.D.C., Broad

System of Ordering
Answer: (D)

28. Identify the development in following Library Software in correct chronological
sequence

(A) Sanjaya, Libsys, SLIM, SOUL

(B) SLIM, Libsys, SOUL, Sanjaya

(C) Libsys, Sanjaya, SOUL, SLIM

(D) Sanjaya, SOUL, SLIM, Libsys
Answer: (C)

Select the right chronological sequence of information systems, as per their year of
establishment

(A) INIS, AGRIS, NISSAT, Patent Information System (India)

(B) AGRIS, NISSAT, INIS, Patent Information System (India)

(C) Patent Information System (India), INIS, AGRIS, NISSAT

(D) NISSAT, AGRIS, INIS, Patent Information System (India)

Answer: (C)

Select the right sequence of the following devices according to their storage capacity in descending order :

(A) CD, DVD, Floppy Disc, Punched Card

(B) Floppy Disc, Punched Card, CD, DVD

(C) Punched Card, Floppy Disc, CD, DVD

(D) DVD, CD, Floppy Disc, Punched Card
Answer: (D)

Select the right sequence of contribution of classificationists in the chronological order

(A) Francis Bacon, W.T. Harris, Melvil Dewey, J. D. Brown

(B) W.T. Harris, Francis Bacon, Melvil Dewey, J. D. Brown

(C) Francis Bacon, Melvil Dewey, J. D. Brown, W.T. Harris

(D) Francis Bacon, J. D. Brown, W.T. Harris, Melvil Dewey

Answer: (A)

Arrange the contributors in management in the proper chronological order :
(i) Peter Drucker (ii) Henry Gantt (iii) Ishikawa (iv) Juran

Code :(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(A) Peter Drucker, Henry Gantt, Juran, Ishikawa

(B) Henry Gantt, Peter Drucker, Juran, Ishikawa

(C) Henry Gantt, Juran, Ishikawa, Peter Drucker,

(D) Ishikawa, Henry Gantt, Juran, Peter Drucker

Answer: (A)

Arrange the following in the chronological sequence :
(i) CCF (ii) Metadata (iii) ISBD (iv) MARC Code :

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

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

(C) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)

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

Answer: (A)

Match the following :

List A	List B
(a) Zip’s Law	(i) Impact Factor
(b) Lotkas Law	(ii) Circulation Statistics
(c) Bradford’s Law	(iii) Authors Productivity
(d) Eugene Garfield	(iv) Word frequency
	(v) Scattering

Codes :

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
(A)	(ii)	(iv)	(v)	(i)
(B)	(v)	(i)	(iv)	(ii)
(C)	(iv)	(iii)	(v)	(i)
(D)	(iii)	(iv)	(v)	(ii)

Answer: (C)

Match the following:
(a) Soul                                                  (a) DESIDOC
(b) WINISIS                                         (b) ALGORITHM
(c) SANJAY                                         (c) Informatics (India)
(d) SLIM                                              (d) INFLIBNET
                                                             (e) UNESCO
Code:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
A	iv	v	i	ii
B	v	iii	iv	i
C	iv	v	ii	iii
D	v	iv	i	ii

Answer: (A)

Match the following:
                        List- I                           List- II
(A) Kothari Commission                     (i) Status and pay scales of librarian
(B) Radhakrishnan Commission          (ii) Public Library System
(C) Mehrotra Commission                 (iii) library budget as a percentage of organization budget
(D) Fyzee Commission                      (IV) Importance of library in Academic Institutions
                                                          (v) Specials Libraries
  Code:

	(a)	b	c	d
A	iii	i	v	ii
B	iii	iv	i	ii
C	ii	iii	i	v
D	iv	iii	ii	i

Answer: (B)

Match the following:
                        List-I                                       List-II
(a) Translation Service                         (i) BLDSC
(b) Information repackaging Service     (ii) DELNET
(c) Document Delivery Service             (ii) ITC
(d) Library Networking                        (iv) Information Analysis Centre                                                   
                                                            (v) DRTC
Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(ii)	(iv)	(i)	(iii)
(B)	(iii)	(iv)	(i)	(ii)
(C)	(v)	(iv)	(ii)	(i)
(D)	(iii)	(v)	(iv)	(ii)

Answer: (B)
 
Match the following:
            List-I                           List-II
(a) Z39.50                                (i) Standard for Document Description
(b) ISO 9000                            (ii) Standard for Library Building
(c) ISO 2709                            (iii) Information Retrieval
(d) ISBD                                  (iv) Quality Related Standards
                                                (v) Bibliographic Record Structure
Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(iii)	(iv)	(v)	(i)
(B)	(iv)	(v)	(ii)	(iii)
(C)	(v)	(iv)	(ii)	(i)
(D)	(iv)	(iii)	(v)	(ii)

Answer: (A)

  Match the following:
            List-I                                       List-II
(a) Classarus                                        (i) Jean Aitchison
(b) Relative Index                                (ii) J. L. Ferradane
(c) Thesauro facet                                (iii) S. R. Ranganathan
(d) Relational Inbdexing                      (iv) G. Bhattacharya
                                                            (v) Melvil Dewey Structure
Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(iii)	(i)	(ii)	(v)
(B)	(iv)	(v)	(i)	(ii)
(C)	(ii)	(v)	(i)	(iii)
(D)	(iii)	(ii)	(i)	(iv)

Answer: (B)

Match the following:
            List-I                           List-II
(a) CCF                         (i) OCLC
(b) UNIMARC             (ii) American Library Association
(c) DUBLIN CORE      (iii) Library of Congress
(d) USMARC               (iv) Unesco
                                     (v) IFLA
Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(v)	(iv)	(i)	(iii)
(B)	(iv)	(v)	(i)	(iii)
(C)	(iii)	(v)	(iv)	(ii)
(D)	(ii)	(iv)	(v)	(i)

Answer: (B)

Match the following:
            List-I                           List-II
(a) Management Service          (i) Fission
(b) Biophysics                         (ii) Distillation
(c) Gandhiana                          (iii) Agglomeration
(d) Life Sciences                      (iv) Clustering
                                                (v) Fusion
Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(ii)	(v)	(iv)	(iii)
(B)	(ii)	(iv)	(i)	(iii)
(C)	(iv)	(v)	(ii)	(i)
(D)	(iii)	(v)	(i)	(ii)

Answer: (A)

Match the following:
            List-I                                                               List-II
(a) Madras Public Library Act                         (i) 1. 1965
(b) West Bengal Public Library Act                 (ii) 2. 1960
(c) Andhra Pradesh Public Library Act            (iii) 3. 1948
(d) Karnataka Public Library Act                     (iv) 4.1979
Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(iii)	(iv)	(ii)	(i)
(B)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)
(C)	(iii)	(ii)	(iv)	(i)
(D)	(ii)	(i)	(iv)	(iii)

Answer: (A)

Match the following:
            List-I                           List-II
            (Publication)               (Institution/System)   
(a) AGRINDEX                       (i) INSPEC
(b) ATOMINDEXt                   (ii) National Library of Medicine
(c) Physics Index                     (iii) AGRIS
(d) Index MEDICUS                (iv) INIS
Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(iv)	(i)	(iii)	(ii)
(B)	(i)	(iii)	(iv)	(ii)
(C)	(iii)	(iv)	(i)	(ii)
(D)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)

Answer: (C)

Match the following:
            List-I                                                   List-II

(Medium/Connectivity)                      (Type)

(a) Fax                                                 (i) Optical Storage
(b) CD-ROM                                      (ii) Magnetic Storage
(c) Floppy Disc                                    (iii) Switching System
(d) Circuit                                            (iv) Image transmission
Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(iv)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
(B)	(ii)	(iii)	(i)	(iv)
(C)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)
(D)	(iii)	(ii)	(i)	(iv)

Answer: (A)

Herzberg’s is two factor theory deals with :

(A) Staff recruitment

(B) Leadership 
C) Decision making

(D) Motivation  
Answer: (D)

Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation :
 (i) Promotes public libraries  
(ii) Located at Mumbai  
(iii) Promotes school libraries  
(iv) Located at Kolkata  
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct  
(B) (i) and (iv) are correct  
(C) (i) and (iii) are correct  
(D) (iii) and (iv) are correct  
Answer: (B)

The “Principle of Literary Warrant” was propounded by : 
(A) S.R. Ranganathan

(B) W. Hulme  
(C) Melvil Dewey

(D) Derek De Solla Price  
Answer: (B)

Pre-natal Cataloguing means : 
(A) Simplified Cataloguing

(B) Pre-Publication Cataloguing  
(C) Selective Cataloguing

(D) Shared Cataloguing  
Answer: (B)

The author who defined Reference Service as the “Process of establishing contact between a reader and his documents in a personal way” is : 
(A) WA. Katz

(B) L. Shores 
(C) M. Hutchins

(D) S. R. Ranganathan  
Answer: (A)

Identify the odd one : 
(A) LISA

(B) Psychological Abstracts 
(C) Index Medicus

(D) World of Learning

Answer: (D)

WIPO stands for : 
(A) World Information and Patents Organisation

(B) World Intellectual Property Organisation

(C) World International Property Organisation

(D) World Information Protection Organisation  
Answer: (B)

Which of the following is not correctly matched ?  
(A) DELNET - Telecommunication Network

(B) Digital Library - Print Material

(C) Thesaurus - List of Descriptors

(D) ISBN - Serial Number 
 Answer: (B)

An entry in an Abstracting Journal consists of : 
(A) Bibliographic citation

(B) An abstract and bibliographic citation

(C) Annotation

(D) Bibliographic citation, an abstract and initials of the abstractor  
Answer: (B)

Technological Gatekeeper is :  
(i) An informal channel 
(ii) A term coined by T.J. Allen 
(iii) A formal channel 
(iv) A term coined by Derek De J. Solla Price

(A) (i) and (ii) are correct

(B) (i) and (iii) are correct

(C) (ii) and (iii) are correct

(D) (iii) and (iv) are correct  
Answer: (A)

The National Library for the visually handicapped is located at :  
(A) Allahabad

(B) Indore

(C) Dehradun

(D) Nainital 
Answer: (C)

In which of the following network topologies, all the computers are connected to a central computer :

(A) Ring

(B) Star

(C) Bus

(D) Peer to Peer  
Answer: (B)

If the size of the study population is very small, the following sampling method will give better results :

(A) Purposive

(B) Stratified

(C) Random

(D) Census

Answer: (A)

Formatting a document in Computer means :  
(A) Editing the content

(B) Changing the appearance

(C) Adding new content

(D) Changing the font size only  
Answer: (A)

Which of the following search devices will lead to an increase in the Recall output ? 
(A) Boolean ‘And’

(B) Boolean ‘Not’

(C) Proximity Operators

(D) Truncation  
Answer: (D)

Orientation of library users is a kind of :  
(A) Reference Service

(B) Referral Service

(C) Current Awareness Service

(D) Selective Dissemination of Information Service 
Answer: (A)

Informal Communication among knowledgeable persons is known as :  
(A) Invisible College

(B) Information Gatekeeper

(C) Communication Gatekeeper

(D) Knowledge Management  
Answer: (A)

18. Which of the following are produced by Institute of Scientific Information : 
(i) Science Citation Index 
(ii) Current Contents 
(iii) Index Medicus 
(iv) Atom Index

(A) (i), (ii) and (iii)

(B) (i) and (ii) only

(C) (ii) and (iii) only

(D) (i) and (iv) only 
Answer: (B)

The term ‘Precision’to measure the performance of Information Retrieval Systems, was suggested by :

(A) S.R. Ranganathan

(B) F.W. Lancastere

(C) Cyril Cleverdon

(D) H.P. Luhn  
Answer: (B)

The GMD in a catalogue entry according to AACR-II revised edition is given :  
(A) After the title proper

(B) Before the title

(C) After the statement of responsibility

(D) Before the statement of responsibility

Answer: (A)

Assertion (A) : Computerisation of Public Libraries in India is slow.

Reason (R) : Non-availability of resources.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (A)

Assertion (A) : Reference service is the hub of all library activities.

Reason (R) : It is provided in the shortest possible time.

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

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

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the right explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the right explanation

Answer: (C)

Assertion (A) : Systems analysis identifies the flow of work.

Reason (R) : Systems analysis is not necessary if the library is to be automated.

Codes
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct

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

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

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

Answer: (C)

Assertion (A) : Users can have access to large number of E-journals through consortia.

Reason (R) : Users are not aware of using web-resources.

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

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

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the right explanation of (A)

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

Answer: (C)

Assertion (A) : Historical, Descriptive and Experimental Methods are scientific

Methods.

Reason (R) : A scientific method is one that adopts a logical and systematic procedure.

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

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

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

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation

Answer: (C)

The chronological sequence of the technology is :

(A) Telephone, Television, Satellite Communication, INTERNET

(B) Telephone, Satellite Communication, Television, INTERNET

(C) Telephone, Television, INTERNET, Satellite Communication

(D) Telephone, INTERNET, Television, Satellite Communication

Answer: (A)

Identify the correct order of the evolution of the following storage devices :

(A) DVD, Magnetic tape, Floppy, CD

(B) CD, DVD, Magnetic tape, Floppy

(C) Floppy, CD, DVD, Magnetic tape

(D) Magnetic tape, Floppy, CD, DVD

Answer: (D)

Identify the correct order of evolution of computers :

(A) PC-XT, PC-AT, Main frame, Micro

(B) PC-AT, PC-XT, Main frame, Micro

(C) Micro, PC-AT, PC-XT, Main frame

(D) Main frame, Micro, PC-AT, PC-XT

Answer: (D)

Identify the correct order of evolution of the following storage order.

(A) Paper, Micro card, Magnetic tape, Clay tablet

(B) Clay tablet, Paper, Micro card, Magnetic tape

(C) Micro card, Magnetic tape, Clay tablet, Paper

(D) Magnetic tape, Clay tablet, Paper, Micro card

Answer: (B)

Identify the correct chronological order in which the following were established :
(A) National Library of India (Kolkata), Delhi Public Library, Documentation Researchand Training Centre, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation

(B) Delhi Public Library, Documentation Research and Training Centre, Raja RamMohan Roy Library Foundation, National Library of India (Kolkata)

(C) Documentation Research and Training Centre, Raja Ram Mohan Roy LibraryFoundation, National Library of India (Kolkata), Delhi Public Library

(D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation, National Library of India (Kolkata),

Delhi Public Library, Documentation Research and Training Centre
Answer: (A)

Which one of the sequences is in ascending order ?

(A) Bytes, Gigabytes, Megabytes, Terrabytes

(B) Bytes, Megabytes, Gigabytes, Terrabytes

(C) Bytes, Terrabytes, Megabytes, Gigabytes

(D) Megabytes, Bytes, Terrabytes, Gigabytes

Answer: (B)

Which of the following would be the correct chronological sequence ?

(A) Bibliometrics, Informetrics, Librametry, Webometrics

(B) Librametry, Bibliometrics, Informetrics, Webometrics

(C) Librametry, Informetrics, Bibliometrics, Webometrics

(D) Bibliometrics, Informetrics, Webometrics, Librametry

Answer: (B)

Arrange the physical forms of catalogue in the chronological sequence :

(A) Register, Sheaf Catalogue, Card Catalogue, OPAC

(B) Sheaf Catalogue, Register, Card Catalogue, OPAC

(C) Card Catalogue, Sheaf Catalogue, Register, OPAC

(D) Sheaf Catalogue, Card Catalogue, Register, OPAC

Answer: (A)

Match the following:

            List-I                           List-II

            (Term)                        (Forms of Communication)  

(a) Invisible College                 (i) Physical Carrier

(b) Noise                                  (ii) Formal Carrier

(c) Medium                              (iii) Barrier

(d) Document                          (iv) Informal Channel

Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(ii)
(B)	(i)	(iii)	(iv)	(ii)
(C)	(iii)	(iv)	(i)	(ii)
(D)	(iv)	(iii)	(ii)	(i)

Answer: (D)

Match the following:

            List-I                           List-II

            (Work)                        (Author)         

(a) Subject Classification                     (i) J. Atchinson

(b) Thesaurofacet                                (ii) C. A. Cutter

(c) Classified Catalogue Code             (iii) J. D. Brown

(d) Rules of Dictionary Catalogue       (iv) S. R. Ranganathan

Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(iii)	(i)	(iv)	(ii)
(B)	(ii)	(iii)	(i)	(iv)
(C)	(iv)	(ii)	(iii)	(i)
(D)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)

Answer: (A)

Match the following:

            List-I                                       List-II

            (Research Methods)               (Type)

(a) Content Analysis                (i) Data Collection Tool

(b) Questionnaire                     (ii) Qualitative Methods of Analysis

(c) Observation                        (iii) Methods of Research

(d) Case Study                         (iv) Direct Method

Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(i)	(iv)	(iii)	(ii)
(B)	(ii)	(i)	(iv)	(iii)
(C)	(iii)	(ii)	(i)	(iv)
(D)	(iv)	(iii)	(ii)	(i)

Answer: (B)

Match the following:

            List-I                           List-II

(a) Maharastra Public Library Act        (i) 2001

(b) Gujarat Public Library Act              (ii) 2001

(c) Orissa Public Library Act               (iii) 1967

(d) West Bengal Public Library Act     (iv) 1988

                                                           (v)1979

Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(i)	(iii)	(ii)	(iv)
(B)	(ii)	(v)	(iv)	(iii)
(C)	(iii)	(i)	(ii)	(v)
(D)	(v)	(ii)	(iv)	(iii)

Answer: (C)

Match the following:

            List-I                                        List-II

(a) Scientific Management                   (i) Espirit de crops

(b) Unity of Command                        (ii) Peter Drucker

(c) Management by Objectives            (iii) Factor of Planning

(d) Forecasting                                    (iv) Efficiency and waste Prevention

Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(iv)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
(B)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)
(C)	(ii)	(iii)	(i)	(iv)
(D)	(iii)	(i)	(iv)	(ii)

Answer: (A)

Match the following:

            List-I                                       List-II

(a) Search Engine                     (i) Internet Explorer

(b) Subject Gateway                (ii) Dogpile

(c) Net Browser                       (iii) FTP

(d) Meta Search Engine            (iv) SOSIG

                                                (v) Altavista

Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(iv)	(iii)	(ii)	(i)
(B)	(v)	(iv)	(i)	(ii)
(C)	(v)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
(D)	(v)	(i)	(iv)	(ii)

Answer: (B)

Match the following:

            List-I                                       List-II

(a) ERNET                   (i) Japan

(b) JANET                   (ii) Global

(c) RLIN                      (iii) India

(d) OCLC                     (iv) United Kingdom

                                    (v) USA

Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(v)	(iv)	(i)	(ii)
(B)	(iv)	(v)	(i)	(ii)
(C)	(iii)	(iv)	(v)	(ii)
(D)	(iii)	(ii)	(iv)	(v)

Answer: (C)

Match the following:

            List-I                                       List-II

(a) Origin of a word                             (i) World of Learning

(b) Synonyms of a word                      (ii) Dictionary of Etymology

(c) How to install a gadget                   (iii) Encyclopedia

(d) Address of Oxford University        (iv) Manual

                                                            (v) Theasaurus

Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(ii)	(v)	(v)	(iii)
(B)	(v)	(iii)	(iv)	(i)
(C)	(v)	(iv)	(i)	(iii)
(D)	(ii)	(v)	(iv)	(i)

Answer: (D)

Match the following:

            List-I                                                                           List-II

(a) Nehru Memorial Museum Library                            (i) Chennai

(b) Connemara Public Library                                      (ii) Pune

(c) Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute Library       (iii) Patna

(d) Khudabaksh oriental Library                                  (iv) Delhi

                                                                                   (v) Allahabad                          

Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(iii)	(v)	(iv)	(ii)
(B)	(v)	(iv)	(i)	(ii)
(C)	(v)	(ii)	(i)	(i)
(D)	(iv)	(i)	(ii)	(iii)

Answer: (D)

Match the following:

            List-I                           List-II

(a) IFLA                       (i) Science Citation Index

(b) Unesco                   (ii) First Search

(c) OCLC                     (iii) Patent Information

(d) ISI                          (iv) Public Library Manifesto

                                    (v) Universal Availability of Publications

Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(iii)	(iv)	(ii)	(i)
(B)	(iv)	(iii)	(i)	(ii)
(C)	(v)	(iv)	(ii)	(i)
(D)	(v)	(i)	(iv)	(ii)

Answer: (C)

Match the following:

            List-I                                       List-II

(a) Email                                   (i) Bulletin Board

(b) FTP                                    (ii) Remote Log In

(c) TELNET                             (iii) Library Network

(d) USENET                            (iv) Moving/ Downloading Files

                                                (v) Exchanging Message

Code:

	(a)	(b)	(C)	(d)
(A)	(iv)	(iii)	(v)	(i)
(B)	(v)	(iv)	(ii)	(i)
(C)	(ii)	(iv)	(i)	(iii)
(D)	(v)	(i)	(iv)	(iii)

Answer: (B)

Fundamental facts of research are available in :
(A) Primary sources

(B) Secondary sources

(C) Tertiary sources

(D) None of the above  
Answer: (A)

 POSDCORB coined by : 
(A) Fayol

(B) Maslow

(C) Gulic

(D) Ranganathan  
Answer: (C)

3. OCLC Project, MARC Project are the examples of : 
(A) Co-operative storage of materials

(B) Co-operative Acquisition of materials

(C) Co-operative processing of materials

(D) Co-operative sharing of materials  
Answer: (C)

Peter Phyrr developed this technique :  
(A) PPBS

(B) Line by Line Budget

(C) Zero Based Budgeting

(D) Performance Budget  
Answer: (C)

The unit for measuring the speed of the transmission of the data is called :  
(A) Baud

(B) Protocol

(C) HTTP

(D) RAM  
Answer: (A)

Dublin core is related to :  
(A) Metadata

(B) MARC

(C) ISBD

(D) CCF  
Answer: (A)

“God has chosen me as an instrument, the honour done to me should act as an incentive to the younger generation to devote their lives whole heartedly to library science and service”. Whose quotation is this?

(A) B. S. Kesavan

(B) Melvil Dewey

(C) S. R. Ranganathan

(D) W. C. B Sayers

Answer: (C)

Routing of periodicals is considered as :  
(A) CAS

(B) SDI

(C) Translation service

(D) Indexing and Abstracting service 
Answer: (A)

A statement that is to be tested in research is called :  
(A) Problem

(B) Assumption

(C) Hypothesis

(D) All the above  
Answer: (C)

ISDN stands for :  
(A) International Standard Digital Network

(B) International Standard Distributed Network

(C) Integrated Services Digital Network

(D) Integrated Services Distributed Network  
Answer: (C)

The following is the search engine for scientific information only :  
(A) Google

(B) SCIRUS

(C) Yahoo

(D) Alta Vista  
Answer: (B)

One of the following has designed models of communication : 
(A) Shannon and Weaver

(B) Ranganathan and Neelmeghan

(C) Losswell and Gerbher

(D) Blake and Mouton  
Answer: (A)

OAI stands for :  
(A) Open Access Initiatives

(B) Open Archives Initiatives

(C) On-line Archives Initiatives

(D) On-line Access Initiatives  
Answer: (B)

Maslow’s theory is related to :  
(A) Motivation

(B) Leadership

(C) Maturity

(D) Scientific Management  
Answer: (A)

CALIBER is sponsored by :  
(A) INFLIBNET

(B) DELNET

(C) AGRINET

(D) CALIBNET  
Answer: (A)

16. Headquarters of UNESCO is : 
(A) Washington

(B) Paris

(C) London

(D) The Hague

Answer: (B)

“Search strategy is the mirror in the dark”. Whose quotation is this ? 
(A) Kartz

(B) Ranganathan 
(C) Bliss

(D) Cutter  
Answer: (A)

INDEST is a  
(A) Bibliography

(B) Consortium 
(C) Directory

(D) Dictionary  
Answer: (B)

ISBN now consists of  
(A) 10 digits

(B) 13 digits

(C) 15 digits

(D) 8 digits  
Answer: (B)

Which Association was established in 1876 ?  
(A) LA

(B) ALA

(C) ILA

(D) IASLIC  
Answer: (B)

Encycloapedia of library and Information Science is published by :  
(A) H. W. Wilson

(B) R. R. Bowker  
(C) Marcel Dekker

(D) Andrew Deutsch  
Answer: (C)

This particular law of library science gives emphasis on the delegation of the government to enact library legislation in their respective states :  
(A) First Law

(B) Second Law 
C) Third Law

(D) Fourth Law

Answer: (B)

Assertion (A) : Research is a total process consisting of a series of steps.
Reason(R) : Sometimes, several steps are carried out simultaneously.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are True
(B) Both (A) and (R) are False
(C) (A) is True and (R) is False
(D) (R) is True and (A) is False

Answer: (B)

Assertion (A) : Now a days marketing of information products is necessity.
Reason(R) : Information is an important source.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are True
(B) (A) is True but (R) is False
(C) (A) is False but (R) is True
(D) Both (A) and (R) are False

Answer: (A)

Assertion (A) : Internet is an important tool for the dissemination of information.
Reason (R) : Large number of open sources are available
Codes :
(A) (A) is True but (R) is False
(B) (A) is False but (R) is True
(C) Both (A) and (R) are True
(D) Both (A) and (R) are False

Answer: (A)

Assertion (A) : Libraries of tomorrow will become more information service oriented centres.
Reason(R) : They would require more powerful tools for storage and retrieval of
information.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is True but (R) is False
(D) (A) is False but (R) is True

Answer: (A)

Assertion (A) : Training programme for library and information professionals can be developed on the lines of proportional education and continuing education.

Reason(R) : Continuing education programme must take care of information demands of the clientele of the parent organisation from time to time.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are True, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are False
(C) (A) is False and (R) is True
(D) (A) is True and (R) is False

Answer: (D)

Assertion (A) : Dewey Decimal classification is popularly used in libraries with large
collections.
Reason(R) : It is being regularly updated
Codes :
(A) (A) is True but (R) is False
(B) (A) is False but (R) is True
(C) Both (A) and (R) are False
(D) Both (A) and (R) are True

Answer: (B)

Assertion (A) : Book selection must be done judiciously.
Reason(R) : Resource sharing is the need of the day.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are False
(C) Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(D) (A) is False but (R) is True

Answer: (C)

Arrange the following in the chronological sequence of their development.

(i) Pascal

(ii) Cobol

(iii) Fortran

(iv) Basic

Codes:

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

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

(C) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)

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

Answer: (B)

Arrange the following catalogue codes according to the year of publication.

(i) Classified catalogue code

(ii) AA code

(iii) AACR II

(iv) RDC

Codes:

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

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

(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)

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

Answer: (B)

Arrange the following according to the work flow:

(A) Dissemination, Selection, Processing, Acquisition

(B) Selection, Processing, Acquisition, Dissemination

(C) Selection, Acquisition, Processing, Dissemination

(D) Processing, Acquisition, Dissemination, Selection

Answer: (C)

Arrange the following according to the preferred order of sources for information.

(i) Colophon

(ii) Outside the issue

(iii) Title Page

(iv) Preface

Codes:

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

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

(C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)

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

Answer: (C)

Identify the correct chronological order in which they were set up :
(A) ILA, IASLIC, APLA, IATLIS
(B) APLA, ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS
(C) IASLIC, ILA, IATLIS, APLA
(D) IATLIS, IASLIC, ILA, APLA
Answer: (A)

Match the following:
List- I                                                                           List- II
(a)    Pre-scientific Period                           (i) Pre 1927
(b)   Scientific Period                                 (ii) Pre 1880
(c)    Human relations                                 (iii) 1880-1927
(d)   Synthesis                                            (iv) 1927-1950

                                                                  (v) 1950-2007

Codes:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
(A)	(i)	(iii)	(iv)	(v)
(B)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)	(v)
(C)	(iii)	(iv)	(v)	(ii)
(D)	(ii)	(iii)	(v)	(iv)

Answer: (B)

Match the following:
List- I                                                                           List- II
(a)    OCLC                                                 (i) City
(b)   INFLIBNET                                         (ii) International
(c)    CALIBNET                                       (iii) Regional
(d)   ASTINFO                                           (iv) National
Codes:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
(A)	(ii)	(i)	(iv)	(iii)
(B)	(ii)	(iv)	(i)	(iii)
(C)	(iii)	(ii)	(iv)	(i)
(D)	(iii)	(i)	(ii)	(iv)

Answer: (B)

Match the following:
              List- I                                                 List- II
(a)    Biological abstract                              (i) H. W. Willson
(b)   Statesman Yearbook                           (ii) NISCAIR
(c)    Indian Science Abstract                     (iii) Institute of Scientific Information
(d)   Cumulative Book List                         (iv) U N Statistical office
Codes:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
(A)	(i)	(iii)	(iv)	(ii)
(B)	(iii)	(iv)	(ii)	(i)
(C)	(iv)	(ii)	(iii)	(i)
(D)	(ii)	(iii)	(i)	(iv)

Answer: (B)

Match the following:
List- I                                                                           List- II
(a)    B. S. Kesavan                                     (i) Catalouging Rules
(b)   W. C. B Sayers                                   (ii) National Library
(c)    C. A. Cutter                                       (iii) School of librarianship
(d)   J. D. Brown                                        (iv) List of subject heading
                                                                  (v)  Subject Classification
Codes:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
(A)	(ii)	(i)	(iv)	(iii)
(B)	(ii)	(iv)	(i)	(iii)
(C)	(iii)	(ii)	(iv)	(i)
(D)	(iii)	(i)	(ii)	(iv)

Answer: (C)

Match the following:
List- I                                                                           List- II
(a)    NISCAIR                                           (i) MINISIS
(b)   DESIDOC                                          (ii) Libsys
(c)    IDRC                                                (iii) Granthalaya
(d)   INFOTEK                                          (iv) Sanjay
                                                                  (v) SLIM
Codes:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
(A)	(ii)	(v)	(iii)	(iv)
(B)	(i)	(ii)	(v)	(iv)
(C)	(iii)	(ii)	(i)	(v)
(D)	(iii)	(iv)	(i)	(ii)

Answer: (D)

Match the following:
List- I                                                                           List- II
(a)    Journal of Librarianship                       (i) Delhi
(b)   Herald of Library Science                    (ii) London
(c)    Library Herald                                    (iii) New York
(d)   Library Literature                                (iv) Lucknow

                                                                  (v) Canada

Codes:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
(A)	(ii)	(iv)	(i)	(iii)
(B)	(iv)	(iii)	(i)	(v)
(C)	(iii)	(ii)	(v)	(iv)
(D)	(ii)	(i)	(iv)	(iii)

Answer: (D)

Match the following:
List- I                                                                           List- II
(a)    Blake                                      (i) Chart technique
(b)   Gantt                                       (ii) Leadership style
(c)    Maslow                                  (iii) Maturity Immaturity Theory
(d)   Mc Gregor                              (iv) Theory X and Y
                                                      (v) Motivation Theory
Codes:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
(A)	(ii)	(iii)	(v)	(iv)
(B)	(ii)	(i)	(v)	(iv)
(C)	(iii)	(iv)	(ii)	(i)
(D)	(i)	(iv)	(iii)	(ii)

Answer: (B)

Match the following:
List- I                                                                           List- II
(a)    INIS                                                 (i) 1950
(b)   AGRIS                                              (ii) 1970
(c)    INPADOC                                       (iii) 1972
(d)   OCLC                                               (iv) 1974
                                                                 (v) 1967
Codes:

	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)
(A)	(ii)	(iii)	(v)	(iv)
(B)	(ii)	(i)	(iv)	(v)
(C)	(iii)	(iv)	(ii)	(i)
(D)	(i)	(iv)	(iii)	(ii)

Answer: (B)

Match the following :
List - I List – II
(a) Search Engine (i) PASCAL
(b) Browser (ii) UNIX
(c) Operating System (iii) Yahoo
(d) Programming Language (iv) Netscape
                                                (v) HTTP Codes :

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

(A) (i) (iv) (v) (ii)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (v)
Answer: (C)

Match the following :

List - I List - II

(a) Pre-natal Cataloguing (i) Shared Cataloguing Programme
(b) NPAC (ii) Library of Congress
(c) CIP (iii) NUCSSI
(d) Union Catalogue (iv) S. R. Ranganathan Codes :

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

(A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(B) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Answer: (B)

Match the following :
List - I List - II
(a) Subject indexing (i) P. M. Rogget
(b) Keyboard indexing (ii) H. P. Luhn
(c) Automated indexing (iii) H. Ohlman
(d) SLIC indexing (iv) M. E. Sears
(v) S. L. Mc Nold
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(C) (ii) (i) (v) (iv)
(D) (v) (iii) (iv) (ii)
Answer: (B)