MCQ Practical IX

What is Dublin Core?
(A) Content management tool
(B) E- Library software
(C) Metadata standard
(D) Internet Protocol
Answer: (C)

Which one is the most important problem being faced by Institutional Repositories for archiving the documents?
(A) Availability
(B) Rarity
(C) Copyright issues
(D) Author’s resistance
Answer: (C)

As per Indian Copyright Law, copyright is granted for
(A) Fifty years after the book is published
(B) Fifty years after the death of the author
(C) Sixty years after the book is published
(D) Sixty years after the death of the author
Answer: (D)

NAAC stands for
(A) National Accreditation and Authority Council
(B) Northern Accreditation and Authorities Committee
(C) National Assessment and Accreditation Council
(D) Northern Assessment and Accreditation Council
Answer: (C)

The Principle of Local Variation is mainly applicable in
(A) Cataloguing
(B) Reference service
(C) Circulation
(D) Acquisition
Answer: (A)

Who is the Father of Library Movement in USA ?
(A) F. W. Lancaster
(B) Paul Wasserman
(C) Melvil Dewey
(D) Allen Kent
Answer: (C)

New Encyclopaedia Britannica is published from
(A) London
(B) New York
(C) Paris
(D) Chicago
Answer: (D)

Who coined the term POSDCORB?
(A) Henri Fayol
(B) Max Weber
(C) Gulick and Urwick
(D) Wilson and Tauber
Answer: (C)

Which one is not a Canon (as given by Ranganthan) ? (A) Canon of Comprehensiveness
(B) Canon of Consistence
(C) Canon of Context
(D) Canon of Currency
Answer: (A)

‘Union List’ is the record of
(A) Library members living in a Union Territory
(B) Periodicals available in a group of libraries
(C) Library unions located in a Union Territory
(D) List of members of a Library Union
Answer: (B)

The term ‘bibliometrics’ was first used by
(A) S. R. Ranganathan
(B) Alan Pritchard
(C) Allen Kent
(D) A. C. Foskett
Answer: (B)

Auto abstracting involves use of computers to
(A) structure the content of an abstract
(B) prepare indicative abstract
(C) pickup significant words
(D) arrange words in order
Answer: (A)

‘Half-life’ in Information Science relates to
(A) Rate of obsolescence
(B) Rate of growth
(C) Degree of scatter
(D) Information explosion
Answer: (A)

 In “Spiral of Scientific Method”, Zenith marks (A) Facts
(B) Empirical laws
(C) Fundamental laws
(D) Deduced laws
Answer: (C)

Which library is authorized to receive books under ‘Delivery of Books Act’?
(A) National Science Library, Delhi
(B) Central Library, Delhi
(C) State Central Library, Mumbai
(D) Parliament Library, Delhi
Answer: (B)

An increase in the level of ‘specificity’ of indexing languages results in increase in
(A) Recall
(B) Precision
(C) Noise
(D) both recall and precision
Answer: (B)

The term ‘Exponential growth’ refers to
(A) Linear growth
(B) Normal mode of distribution
(C) Geometric Progression
(D) Arithmetic Progression
Answer: (C)

“Publishers’ Weekly” is published by
(A) H. W. Wilson, New York
(B) R. R. Bowker, London
(C) American Library Association, Chicago
(D) Aslib, London
Answer: (B)

All Union Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (VINITI) was established in
(A) 1952
(B) 1953
(C) 1954
(D) 1956
Answer: (A)

Who is the author of “Subject Catalogue” ? (A) E. J. Coates
(B) J. Kaiser
(C) C. A. Cutter
(D) J. W. Metcalfe
Answer: (A)

 Arrange the following in a logical sequence :
(i) Formulation of a hypothesis
(ii) Data analysis
(iii) Selection of sample
(iv) Report writing
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
(C) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(D) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
Answer: (D)

Arrange the following according to the year of establishments:
(i) NICNET
(ii) INDONET
(iii) INFLIBNET
(iv) MALIBNET
Codes :
(A) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(B) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
(C) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(D) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
Answer: (D)

Identify the correct order as per year of establishment
(i) ASLIB
(ii) IATLIS
(iii) SLA
(iv) ALA
Codes :
(A) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(B) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
(C) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Answer: (A)

Arrange the following Laws of Library Science as given by Ranganathan :
(i) Save the time of the reader
(ii) Books are for use
(iii) Every book has its reader
(iv) Every Reader has his book
Codes :
(A) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
(B) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
(C) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(D) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
Answer: (A)

Arrange the following Public Library Acts according to their year of enactment :
(i) Pondicherry
(ii) Madras
(iii) Haryana
(iv) Orissa
Codes :
(A) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(B) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(C) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(D) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
Answer: (B)

Arrange the following in chronological order:
(i) Fayzee Committee
(ii) K. P. Sinha Committee
(iii) Chattopadhyaya Committee
(iv) Radhakrishnan Committee
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(C) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(D) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
Answer: (C)

Arrange the following in chronological order :
(i) ISBD
(ii) MARC
(iii) CCF
(iv) Resource Description and Access (RDA)
Codes :
(A) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(B) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(C) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(D) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
Answer: (A)

Arrange the following subjects in ascending order according to their DDC numbers :
(i) Horticulture
(ii) Public Administration
(iii) Metaphysics
(iv) Botany
Codes :
(A) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(B) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
(C) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(D) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
Answer: (B)

What will be the correct sequence of books on the shelves bearing the following class numbers?
(i) 2:51
(ii) 232
(iii) 2;46
(iv) 2’N65
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(C) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(D) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
Answer: (D)

Arrange the following classification schemes according to their year of first publication :
(i) DDC
(ii) CC
(iii) UDC
(iv) LC
Codes :
(A) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(B) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
Answer: (A)

Match the following :
List – I List – II
(a) Library of Congress                      (i) 1952
(b) INSDOC                                     (ii) 1954
(c) Delivery of Books Act                  (iii) 1903
(d) Imperial Library, Calcutta             (iv) 1800
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Answer: (C)

Match the following :
List – I List – II
(a) C.A. Cutter                     (i) Bibliographic Classification
(b) J.D. Brown                     (ii) Expansive Classification
(c) S.R. Ranganathan            (iii) Subject Classification
(d) H.E. Bliss                        (iv) Colon Classification
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(D) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
Answer: (A)

Match the following :
List – I List – II
(a) SENDOC                                       (i) Social Sciences
(b) INPADOC                                     (ii) Sciences
(c) NASSDOC                                    (iii) Patents
(d) INSDOC (NISCAIR)                    (iv) Small Scale Industries
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Answer: (C)

Match the following
List – I List – II
(a) Best books for the largest numbers             (i) D.B. Krishna Rao
(b) Library is the heart of all university work    (ii) B.S. Kesavan
(c) First Ph.D. in Library Science                    (iii) S. Radhakrishnan
(d) First Librarian of National Library (India)  (iv) Melvil Dewey
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
Answer: (D)

Match the following List – I List – II
(a) Books in Print                                     (i) Directory
(b) World of Learning                               (ii) Trade bibliography
(c) Keesing’s Record of World Events      (iii) Travel guide
(d) Fodor’s Guide to India                        (iv) Newspaper digest
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Answer: (A)

Linear model of communication in knowledge based on Aristotles’ model of communication was proposed by
(A) Juger Heberman
(B) A.J. Wells
(C) C.E. Shannon & W. Weaver
(D) G. Gerbner
Answer: (C)

ISBN changed from 10 digits to 13 from
(A) January, 2007
(B) January, 2008
(C) January, 2006
(D) January, 2005
Answer: (A)

Library Legislation refers to the development of
(A) Academic Libraries
(B) Special Libraries
(C) Public Libraries
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C)

IASLIC was founded in the year
(A) 1955
(B) 1965
(C) 1975
(D) 1985
Answer: (A)

 Which Bibliometrics Law describes the frequency of publication by authors in a given field ?
(A) Lotka’s Law
(B) Zipf’s Law
(C) Bradford’s Law
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A)

 Which one of the following protocols is used in transferring file over internet?
(A) POP (B) FTP
(C) SMTP (D) TCP/IP
Answer: (B)

Transistors were used in which generation of computers?
(A) First generation
(B) Second generation
(C) Third generation
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B)

Linux is an example of
(A) Application software
(B) System software
(C) Library software
(D) All of the above
Answer: (B)

UNIMARC was developed under the umbrella of
(A) OCLC
(B) IFLA
(C) UNESCO
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B)

How different nodes in a network are connected and how they communicate are determined ?
(A) By Network Connectivity
(B) By Network Topology
(C) By Network Compatibility
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B)

WorldCat is maintained by
(A) Library of Congress
(B) Online Computer Library Center
(C) American Library Association
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B)

Number of States in India which have enacted Public Library Legislation till date is
(A) Seven
(B) Ten
(C) Thirteen
(D) Sixteen
Answer: (D)

When a source referred to once in the footnote is referred to again and between them no other reference (i.e. citation) intervenes, then the footnote uses the abbreviation
(A) Ibid
(B) Id
(C) Op.Cit
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A)

Indexing system in which the coordination of terms is done at the search stage was first introduced by
(A) S.R. Ranganathan
(B) Derek Austin
(C) Morfiner Taube
(D) H.P. Luhn
Answer: (C)

Index Medicus is brought out as printed publication
(A) Quarterly
(B) Monthly
(C) Weekly
(D) Has ceased publication
Answer: (B)

Which publication was not authored by S.R. Ranaganathan?
(A) Prolegomena to library classification
(B) Reference Service
(C) Ramanujan : The man and the Mathematician
(D) Living with Books
Answer: (D)

JSTOR is an online system for archiving and accessing academic journals. It is located in
(A) Germany
(B) UK
(C) USA
(D) Budapest
Answer: (C)

260 tag in MARC format marks
(A) The edition
(B) The publication information
(C) The physical description
(D) A topical subject heading
Answer: (B)

Mean, Median and Mode are
(A) Measure of Central tendency
(B) Measure of deviation
(C) Measure of Information System
(D) Measure of Sampling
Answer: (A)

‘Five Laws of Library Science’ was first published in
(A) 1925 (B) 1930
(C) 1931 (D) 1933
Answer: (C)

Arrange the following in chronological sequence :
(I) Digital Millennium Copyright Act (II) Right to Information Act. (India)
(III) Information Technology Act (India) (IV) Indian Copyright Act
Codes :
(A) (IV), (I), (III), (II)
(B) (IV), (II), (III), (I)
(C) (I), (IV), (II), (III)
(D) (II), (III), (I), (IV)
Answer: (A)

Arrange the following States according to the year of enactment of library legislation :
(I) Pondicherry
(II) Orissa
(III) Rajasthan
(IV) Karnataka
Codes :
(A) (IV), (I), (III), (II)
(B) (IV), (II), (III), (I)
(C) (IV), (III), (I), (II)
(D) (I), (III), (II), (IV)
Answer: (B)

Arrange the following softwares according to their development:
(I) E-Print
(II) D-space
(III) Greenstone
(IV) Koha
Codes :
(A) (IV), (III), (II), (I)
(B) (III), (II), (I), (IV)
(C) (I), (II), (III), (IV)
(D) (II), (III), (IV), (I)
Answer: (B)

Arrange the following steps in research in the sequence of their occurrence:
(I) Report writing
(II) Research design
(III) Collection of data
(IV) Analysis of data
Codes :
(A) (III), (IV), (II), (I)
(B) (I), (III), (IV), (II)
(C) (II), (III), (IV), (I)
(D) (IV), (II), (III), (I)
Answer: (C)

Arrange the following chronologically according to their year of Birth :
(I) S.R. Ranganathan
(II) Melvil Dewey
(III) C.A. Cutter
(IV) B.S. Kesvan
Codes :
(A) (II), (I), (IV), (III)
(B) (I), (III), (IV), (II)
(C) (III), (II), (I), (IV)
(D) (IV), (I), (II), (III)
Answer: (C)

Arrange the following chronologically according to their development :
(I) Punched Card
(II) Floppy Disc
(III) Magnetic Disc
(IV) Optical Disc
Codes :
(A) (II), (III), (I), (IV)
(B) (I), (III), (II), (IV)
(C) (I), (II), (III), (IV)
(D) (IV), (I), (II), (III)
Answer: (C)

 Arrange the following according to their development : (I) CCC
(II) ISBD
(III) CCF
(IV) MARC II
Codes :
(A) (I), (IV), (II), (III)
(B) (I), (II), (IV), (III)
(C) (I), (IV), (III), (II)
(D) (IV), (II), (III), (I)
Answer: (A)

 The spiral of scientific method involves the following steps in correct sequence : (I) Zenith
(II) Ascendant
(III) Nadir
(IV) Descendant
Codes:
(A) (I), (III), (II), (IV)
(B) (II), (III), (I), (IV)
(C) (III), (II), (I), (IV)
(D) (I), (IV), (III), (II)
Answer: (C)

Match the following:
List – I List – II
(a) AACR-1 (i) 1978
(b) AACR-2 (ii) 1967
(c) ALA code (iii) 1934
(d) CCC (iv) 1949
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Answer: (D)

Match the following:
List – I List – II
(a) Books in print (i) Bibliography of periodicals
(b) Ulrich International Periodical Directory (ii) Trade Bibliography
(c) World of Learning (iii) Biographical source
(d) Who’s Who in India (iv) Directory
Codes:
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
Answer: (A)

Match the following:
List – I List – II
(a) Henry Fayol                           (i) Hierarchy Needs
(b) F.W. Taylor                           (ii) Theory X and Theory Y
(c) Abraham Maslow                  (iii) Classical Theory
(d) Douglas McGregor                (iv) Scientific Management
Codes :
       (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
Answer: (A)

Match the following:
List – I List – II
(a) E.J. Coates (i) KWIC
(b) H.P. Luhn (ii) Things, Property, Material, Action
(c) Derek Austin (iii) Concrete and process
(d) J. Kaiser (iv) PRECIS
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Answer: (B)

Match the following:
List – I List – II
(a) NTC (i) UK
(b) ITC (ii) India
(c) BLDSC (iii) Netherlands
(d) NISCAIR (iv) USA
Codes:
       (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Answer: (A)

Match the following:
List – I (Subjects) List – II (Modes of Formation)
(a) India                              (i) Agglomeration
(b) Agriculture of wheat      (ii) Lamination
(c) Biochemistry                 (iii) Fusion
(d) Biological Sciences       (iv) Denudation
Codes:
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Answer: (A)

Match the following:
List – I List – II
(a) Elements of Library Classification                       (i) D.J. Desolla Price
(b) Little Science Big Science                                  (ii) S.R. Ranganathan
(c) Documentation                                                  (iii) D.J. Fosket
(d) Subject Approach to Information                      (iv) S.C. Bradford
Codes:
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Answer: (A)

            

MCQ Practical VIII

Who was the Chairman of ‘National Policy on Library & Information Systems’ (1986) ?
(A) D. N. Banerjee
(B) D. P. Chattopadhyay
(C) Sam Pitroda
(D) Kalpana Dasgupta
Answer: (B)

The significance of the year 2011 for LIS education in India is
(A) Golden Jubilee year
(B) Platinum Jubilee year
(C) Diamond Jubilee year
(D) Centenary year
Answer: (D)

Digital Reference Service can be offered through
(A) FAX
(B) OPAC
(C) Ask your librarian
(D) Consortia
Answer: (C)

“Biotechnology” is formed as a result of
(A) Fusion
(B) Lamination
(C) Fission
(D) Agglomeration
Answer: (A)

The order of significance of “Thing, Material and Action” among various components of a compound subject was expanded by
(A) J. Kaiser
(B) E. J. Coates
(C) J. R. Sharp
(D) J. E. L. Farradane
Answer: (B)

Relational Database is
(A) A work which has some relationship to another work
(B) A symbol representing relationship between two concepts
(C) Manipulation commands which relate records in different fields
(D) All of the above
Answer: (C)

 “Shodhganga” is a repository of (A) E – Resources
(B) E – Thesis
(C) E – Journals
(D) E – Books
Answer: (B)

Which of the following tests can be employed for hypothesis testing?
(A) F – test
(B) Chi – square test
(C) t – test
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D)

‘RRRLF’ falls under the :
(A) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(B) Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
(C) Ministry of Culture
(D) Ministry of Science & Technology
Answer: (C)

 “Internet Public Library” is being maintained by
(A) MIT, Massachusettes
(B) University of Michigan
(C) University of Arizona
(D) Drexal University
Answer: (D)

What are the major driving forces behind an ‘Information society’ ?
(i) R T I (ii) I. C. T.
(iii) Internet (iv) I. T. ACT
Codes :
(A) (ii) & (i) are correct
(B) (ii) & (iv) are correct
(C) (i) & (iv) are correct
(D) (ii) & (iii) are correct
Answer: (D)

Which libraries are functioning as depository libraries ?
(i) Delhi Public Library
(ii) Connemara Public Library
(iii) British Council Library
(iv) Central Reference Library
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (iv) are correct
(B) (i) & (iii) are correct
(C) (i) & (ii) are correct
(D) (ii) & (iii) are correct
Answer: (C)

Which of the following are ‘Inclusive geographical sources’
(i) Maps
(ii) Atlases
(iii) Encyclopaedias
(iv) Yearbooks
Codes :
(A) (i) & (ii) are correct
(B) (iii) & (iv) are correct
(C) (ii) & (iii) are correct
(D) (ii) & (iv) are correct
Answer: (B)

Which principles are corollary to Wallpicture principle ?
(i) Cow-calf principle
(ii) Principle of later-in-time
(iii) Whole – organ principle
(iv) All of the above
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct
(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct
(C) (i) and (iii) are correct
(D) (i) and (iv) are correct
Answer: (C)

The factors that influence computer file organisation are (i) Speed of access
(ii) Storage space
(iii) Fixed length fields
(iv) File volatility
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
(B) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
(D) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
Answer: (B)

Major problems of ‘Information Communication Technology’ are
(i) Information overload
(ii) Information insecurity
(iii) Lack of innovative technologies
(iv) Lack of control over communication
Codes:
(A) (ii) and (iv) are correct
(B) (i) and (iv) are correct
(C) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
(D) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
Answer: (C)

Which of the following are ‘Open Source Content Management Systems’?
(i) Drupal (ii) Atex
(iii) Joomla (iv) OpenCms
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
(B) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
(D) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
Answer: (D)

Which of the following are not styles of citation ?
(i) Anglo American Cataloguing
Rules
(ii) MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
(iii) Chicago Manual of Style
(iv) Little Science Big Science
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct
(B) (iii) and (iv) are correct
(C) (i) and (iv) are correct
(D) (ii) and (iii) are correct
Answer: (C)

Which of the following are Schools of Management thought ?
(i) Scientific Management School
(ii) Human Behavioural School
(iii) Classical School
(iv) School of Authority
Codes :
(A) (ii) and (iv) are correct
(B) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct
(D) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
Answer: (D)
    

Arrange the following associations according to their year of establishment :
(i) IASLIC (ii) ASLIB
(iii) ALA (iv) SLA
Codes :
(A) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
(B) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
Answer: (C)

Arrange the following according to their year of enactment in India :
(i) Freedom of Information Act
(ii) Right to Information Act
(iii) Copyright Act (Revised)
(iv) Information Technology Act
Codes :
(A) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
(B) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(C) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
Answer: (B)

Arrange the following publications according to their year of origin.
(i) Social Science Citation Index
(ii) L I S A
(iii) Library Literature and Information Science
(iv) Library Journal
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(B) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(D) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
Answer: (C)

Arrange the following according to their year of origin :
(i) Broad System of Ordering
(ii) Classification in Online Systems
(iii) Automated Keyword Classification
(iv) Classification Research Group
Codes:
(A) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(B) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(C) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
(D) (ii), (iv), (iii), (ii)
Answer: (A)

Arrange the following according to their year of origin :
(i) Bradford’s Law
(ii) Lotka’s Law
(iii) Statistical Bibliography
(iv) Zipf’s Law
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(B) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(C) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(D) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
Answer: (D)

 “Prevention of Cholera in India” generates following index terms according to modified ‘Chain Indexing’, arrange them in correct order (i) India
(ii) Cholera
(iii) Disease
(iv) Treatment
(v) Medicine
Codes :
(A) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii), (v)
(B) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv), (v)
(C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (v), (i)
(D) (i), (iii), (iv), (v), (ii)
Answer: (C)

Arrange the following according to their year of first publication :
(i) Encyclopaedia Britannica
(ii) Encyclopaedia Americana
(iii) Encyclopaedia of Library and Information Science
(iv) McGraw-Hill Encyclopaedia of Science and Technology
Codes :
(A) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(B) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(C) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(D) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
Answer: (B)

Arrange the following according to their year of establishment :
(i) NIC
(ii) DESIDOC
(iii) NISCAIR
(iv) NASSDOC
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(B) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(C) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(D) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
Answer: (D)

Arrange the following Public Library Acts according to their year of enactment :
(i) Uttar Pradesh PL Act
(ii) Arunachal Pradesh PL Act
(iii) Orissa PL Act
(iv) Gujarat PL Act
Codes :
(A) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(B) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(C) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(D) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
Answer: (A)

Match the following :
List – I List – II
(a) Obligation of the State (i) First Law
(b) Shelf Arrangement & Catalogue (ii) Second Law
(c) Open Access & Shelf Arrangement (iii) Third Law
(d) Library location/hours (iv) Fourth Law
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Answer: (A)

Match the following:
List – I List – II
(a) Asian Recorder (i) Location of specific volume of journal
(b) Union Catalogue of Scientific Serials (ii) Articles on Green Revolution
(c) Books-in- Print (iii) Obituary of Dev -Anand
(d) Social Science Index (iv) Availability of books
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(B) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Answer: (C)

Match the following:
List – I List – II
(a) User orientation (i) Bibliographic service
(b) Information repackaging (ii) Reference service
(c) Translation (iii) Digest series
(d) Indexing (iv) Support service
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(D) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Answer: (D)

Match the following:
List – I List – II
(a) Textual representation (i) Pascal
(b) Computer language (ii) Gopher
(c) Network tool (iii) Boolean operators
(d) Searching technique (iv) ASCI
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Answer: (A)

Match the following :
List – I List – II
(a) Law of Parsimony (i) Classification
(b) Principle of Osmosis (ii) F. W. Lancaster
(c) Paperless Society (iii) Overall economy
(d) APUPA pattern (iv) Reclassification
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
Answer: (C)

Match the following:
List – I List – II
(a) Hubs (i) A physical layer device used to interconnect the media segments of an extended network
(b) Repeater (ii) A physical layer device that connects multiple computers each via a dedicated cable
(c) Bus Topology (iii) Multiple bridges known for transfer of data between different parts
(d) Switches (iv) A straight line data highway that carries network information from one network station to another
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(D) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
Answer: (B)

Match the following:
List – I List – II
(a) RRRLF (i) Delhi
(b) Connemara Public Library (ii) Patna
(c) NISCAIR (iii) Kolkata
(d) Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library (iv) Chennai
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Answer: (C)

Match the following:
List – I List – II
(a) Right man at right library (i) Annual financial statement
(b) Budget (ii) Deployment
(c) Journal (iii) TQM
(d) Identifying user’s views and expectations (iv) ISSN
Codes :
       (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
Answer: (B)

National Knowledge Commission was launched under the chairmanship of
(A) Nandan Nilekani
(B) Deepak Nayar
(C) Sam Pitroda
(D) Ashok Ganguli
Answer: (C)

Amendment to ‘Delivery of Books (Public Libraries) and Newspapers Act’ was enacted in India in the year
(A) 1952 (B) 1954
(C) 1956 (D) 1962
Answer: (C)

‘Quality Circles’ in organization is used in
(A) Personnel Estimation
(B) Personnel Evaluation
(C) Management Control
(D) Participative Management
Answer: (D)

In PRECIS, role operator Zero (0) is allotted for
(A) Action (B) Object
(C) Agent (D) Location
Answer: (A)

The idea of Thesaurofacet was developed by
(A) G. Bhattacharya
(B) S. R. Ranganathan
(C) Jean Aitchison
(D) Derek Austin
Answer: (C)

 Which of the model is not based on the analysis of the subject? (A) Citation Indexing
(B) PRECIS
(C) Chain Indexing
(D) Uniterm Indexing
Answer: (C)

‘Scalar Chain’ shows (A) Authority Structure
(B) Scale of Performance of Staff
(C) Chain for locating racks
(D) A link in the chain
Answer: (A)

 The Principle of Canonical Sequence is one of the principles of (A) Facet Sequence
(B) Fundamental Categories
(C) Helpful Sequence
(D) Basic laws
Answer: (C)

Gazetteer of India was first published by
(A) Ministry of Education and Social Welfare
(B) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
(C) Ministry of Home Affairs
(D) Controller of Publications
Answer: (D)

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is
(A) United States Copyright Law
(B) British Copyright Law
(C) European Copyright Law
(D) Russian Copyright Law
Answer: (A)

11. Who is the author of ‘Systematic Indexing’?
(A) E.J. Coates
(B) J. Kaiser
(C) C.A. Cutter
(D) J.W. Metcalfe
Answer: (B)

Public Library Manifesto was developed by
(A) Delhi Public Library
(B) UNESCO
(C) RRRLF
(D) IFLA
Answer: (B)

NACLIN is sponsored by
(A) INFLIBNET
(B) MALIBNET
(C) DELNET
(D) NICNET
Answer: (C)

Douglas McGregor is known for the
(A) Theory X & Theory Y
(B) Two Factor Theory
(C) Management grid
(D) Theory of Leadership
Answer: (A)

SCOPUS is a/an
(A) Indexing Database
(B) Numerical Database
(C) Full Text Database
(D) Abstract and Citation Database
Answer: (D)

Which national agency in India is assigning the ISSN?
(A) BIS
(B) RRRLF
(C) NISCAIR
(D) National Library, Kolkata
Answer: (C)

Library Herald is published from
(A) Kolkata
(B) Bangalore
(C) Delhi
(D) Lucknow
Answer: (C)

INFROSS is an important study frequently quoted in
(A) Historical Research
(B) Survey Research
(C) Experimental Research
(D) Case Study
Answer: (A)

Zipf’s Law deals with
(A) Scattering of articles in a subject
(B) Productivity of authors in terms of scientific papers
(C) Frequency of occurrence of words in a text
(D) Law of book selection
Answer: (C)

Identify the odd one
(A) Louis Shores
(B) William A. Katz
(C) Samuel Rothstein
(D) Michael Gorman
Answer: (B)
  
Arrange the following according to their year of first publication :
(i) Colon Classification
(ii) Prolegomena to Library Classification.
(iii) Five Laws of Library Science.
(iv) Classified Catalogue Code
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(B) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(C) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
Answer: (C)

Arrange the following in correct order :
(i) Deductive phase
(ii) Empirical phase
(iii) Verification phase
(iv) Hypothesizing phase
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(B) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(C) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(D) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
Answer: (D)

Arrange the following according to their year of publication
(i) New Encyclopaedia Britannica
(ii) Encyclopaedia Americana
(iii) Encyclopaedia of Library & Information Science
(iv) McGraw Hill Encyclopaedia of Science & Technology
Codes :
(A) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(B) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(C) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(D) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
Answer: (B)

What will be the correct sequence of books on the shelves bearing the following class numbers ?
(i) 2 : 8’N4
(ii) 2 : 8a
(iii) 2 : 81
(iv) 2 : 81a
Codes :
(A) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(B) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(C) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(D) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
Answer: (B)

Arrange the following according to their year of emergence :
(i) RDC (ii) ALA Code
(iii) FRBR (iv) AACR1
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(C) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
Answer: (A)

Arrange the following according to their year of enactment :
(i) Information Technology Act
(ii) Copyright Act
(iii) RTI Act
(iv) Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(C) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
Answer: (B)

Arrange the following in order as given in Colon Classification: (i)
(ii) X
(iii)  
(iv) 4
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(B) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(C) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
Answer: (A)

Arrange the following according to their year of development.
(i) Java
(ii) Visual Basic
(iii) C++
(iv) COBOL
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(B) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(C) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
Answer: (B)

Arrange the following according to their year of development
(i) Zipf’s Law
(ii) Lotka’s Law
(iii) Bradford’s Law
(iv) Five Laws of Library Science
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(B) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
Answer: (B)

Arrange the following in ascending order according to DDC numbers :
(i) Rajput Painting
(ii) Ophthalmology
(iii) Microeconomics
(iv) Elections
Codes :
(A) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(B) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(C) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
Answer: (A)

Match the following:
List – I List – II
(a) Tamil Nadu Public Libraries Act (i) 1948
(b) Maharashtra Public Libraries Act (ii) 1989
(c) Kerala Public Libraries Act (iii) 1967
(d) Orissa Public Libraries Act (iv) 2002
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
Answer: (A)

Match the following:
List – I List – II
(a) Ibid (i) in the work cited
(b) Op.cit (ii) same as above
(c) Loc.cit (iii) in the same pages
(d) Vide (iv) see
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
Answer: (B)

Match the following:
List – I List – II
(a) ALA (i) 1927
(b) ILA (ii) 1876
(c) ASLIB (iii) 1933
(d) IFLA (iv) 1924
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
Answer: (B)

Match the following :
List – I List – II
(a) CDS/ISIS (i) INSDOC
(b) Sanjay (ii) CMC
(c) Granthalya (iii) UNESCO
(d) Maitrayee (iv) DESIDOC
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Answer: (D)

Match the following:
List – I List – II
(a) Bibliography (i) Persons
(b) Yearbook (ii) Words
(c) Dictionary (iii) Current information
(d) Biography (iv) Books
Codes :
      (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
Answer: (C)

MCQ Practical VII

  “Web of Science” is

(A) A Citation Index
(B) A Bibliography
(C) An Abstracting Service
(D) All of the above
Answer: (A)

WIPO is located at

(A) New York

(B) London

(C) Geneva

(D) Paris

Answer: (C)

The National Mission on Libraries, India was established in which year ?

(A) 2009

(B) 2010

(C) 2011

(D) 2012

Answer: (D)

In MARC 21, subject access fields are

(A) 3xx (B) 4xx
(C) 5xx (D) 6xx

Answer: (D)

The production of mental reflection and imagination is known as

(A) Information

(B) Idea

(C) Data

(D) Knowledge

Answer: (B)

Who is the propounder of the term ‘Information Transfer’ ?

(A) Ranganathan

(B) J. Martin

(C) Calvin Moores

(D) Beesman

Answer: (D)

Which organisation was joined with ‘Library Association’ to form CILIP in 2007 ?

(A) Institute of Bibliography

(B) Institute of Information Scientists

(C) Institute of Documentation

(D) Institute of Librarianship

Answer: (B)

Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) contains biography of prominent people of

(A) All nations

(B) Europeans

(C) Americans

(D) Britishers

Answer: (D)

Access to back volumes of E-journals is known as _______.

(A) Random Access
(B) Perpetual Access
(C) Online Access
(D) Retrospective Access
Answer: (B)

The “citation indexes” are now available online as

(A) Web of Science

(B) JCCC

(C) Scopus

(D) EBSCO

Answer: (A)

Which among the following is free Audio book site ?

(A) Ebrary

(B) Virtua

(C) Librivox

(D) Google Books

Answer: (C)

The online version of ‘McGraw Hill Encyclopaedia of Science and Technology’ is

(A) Access Science

(B) McGraw Hill Online

(C) Online Encyclopaedia of Science and Technology

(D) Science online

Answer: (A)

‘Indian National Bibliography’ is arranged under two parts, General Publication and _____ Publications.

(A) Private

(B) Electronic

(C) Governmental

(D) Non-book

Answer: (C)

The concept of ‘Reference Service’ is given by

(A) J.H. Shera

(B) A. Strauss

(C) S.R. Ranganathan

(D) Samuel Green

Answer: (D)

Which of the following is not an alerting service ?

(A) CAS

(B) SDI

(C) Document Delivery Service

(D) Electronic Clipping Service

Answer: (C)

. “Facts on File” can be grouped under

(A) Primary source
(B) Secondary source
(C) Tertiary source
(D) None of the above

Answer: (B)

The concept of ‘Ask Library Anything’ was originally initiated by

(A) Indian Library Association

(B) ASLIB

(C) Special Library Association

(D) American Library Association

Answer: (D)

In C.C. the title ‘Medical Jurisprudence’ can be classified and sharpened with the help of

(A) Subject Device

(B) Alphabetical Device

(C) Classic Device

(D) Enumerative Device

Answer: (A)

Template is a

(A) Structured specification

(B) Recursive routine

(C) Assembler program

(D) I/O measure

Answer: (A)

‘Research-in-progress’ database in India is________.

(A) Vidyanidhi

(B) Shodhganga

(C) Shodhgangotri

(D) Indian National Depository Library

Answer: (C)

‘Open Journal Access System’ in India is mainly managed by

(A) NIC

(B) CSIR

(C) ICSSR

(D) INFLIBNET

Answer: (D)

In the world wide web, name the acronym that describes the internet address of a file

(A) ULA

(B) RELUR

(C) URI

(D) URL

Answer: (D)

TKDL is developed and managed by

(A) National Library and RRRLF

(B) CSIR and RRRLF

(C) CSIR and AYUSH

(D) AYUSH and National Library

Answer: (C)

Web impact factor is developed by

(A) P. Ingwersen

(B) L. Bornebora

(C) M. Thelwall

(D) R. Rousseau

Answer: (A)

Which of the following guides are used in maintenance section of the library ?

(i) Gangway guides

(ii) Shelf guides

(iii) Tier guides

(iv) User guides

Codes :

(A) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.

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

(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

(D) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

Answer: (B)

Which of the following are ‘TQM’ tools ?

(i) Fishbone Diagram

(ii) Histogram

(iii) Pie Chart

(iv) Run Charts

Codes :

(A) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

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

(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

(D) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.

Answer: (D)

Library Ethics is a combination of what ?

(i) Responsibility

(ii) Accountability

(iii) Commitment

(iv) Decision Making

Codes :

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

(B) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

(C) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

(D) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.

Answer: (A)

Which of the following is/are related to open access initiatives ?

(i) Creative Commons

(ii) DOAJ

(iii) FOSS

(iv) GNU

Codes :

(A) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

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

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

(D) (i) and (ii) are correct.

Answer: (D)

User-friendly interface caters to

(i) Human-computer Interaction

(ii) Individual users with customisation

(iii) Simplify execution of operations

(iv) Basis for computer-computer interface

Codes :

(A) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.

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

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

(D) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

Answer: (B)

As per Voigt’s study, which are the approaches of the scientists towards information ?

(i) Current

(ii) Everybody

(iii) Exhaustive

(iv) Browsing

Codes :

(A) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

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

(C) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.

(D) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.

Answer: (C)

Why to cite ?

(i) Acknowledging the source

(ii) Crediting the original ideas

(iii) Substantiate findings

(iv) For popularising cited sources

Codes :

(A) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.

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

(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

(D) All are correct.

Answer: (B)

Which of the following are Trade Bibliographies ?

(i) Books-in-Print
(ii) Indian Books-in-Print
(iii) Indian National Bibliography
(iv) British National Bibliography
Codes :
(A) (i) and (iii) are correct.
(B) (ii) and (iv) are correct.
(C) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(D) (ii) and (iii) are correct.
Answer: (C)

Match the following :

List – I List – II

a. DCMES i. Defined Functional Requirements of Records

b. MARC ii. Rules for Bibliographic Records

c. RDA iii. Retrieval and Data Exchange

d. FRBR iv. Coding Scheme for computerized Bibliographic Records

Codes :

       a b c d

(A) iii iv ii i

(B) iv ii iii i

(C) i ii iii iv

(D) ii iv i iii

Answer: (A)

Match the following dialogue systems :

List – I List – II

a. Menu i. Computer recognizable dialogues

b. Icons ii. Communicating with computers with everyday language

c. Natural language iii. List of options available

d. Common language iv. Pictorial representation of objects

Codes :

      a b c d

(A) i iii iv ii

(B) ii iv iii i

(C) iii iv ii i

(D) iv ii iii i

Answer: (C)

Match the following :

List – I List – II

a. POSDCORB i. Robert McNamara

b. TQM ii. Peter Phyrr

c. ZBB iii. Gulick F. Urwick

d. PPBS iv. Edward Deming

Codes :

       a b c d

(A) iv iii i ii

(B) iii iv ii i

(C) iii i ii iv

(D) ii i iii iv

Answer: (B)

Arrange the following according to their year of origin :

(i) Indian National Bibliography
(ii) British National Bibliography
(iii) Cumulative Book Index
(iv) Books in Print
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(B) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(D) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
Answer: (D)

Match the following :

List – I List – II

a. Remote resource sensing satellite i. Processing data

b. Memory chips ii. Transportation of data

c. VLSI chips iii. Capture data

d. Optical fibre iv. Storage data

Codes :

      a b c d

(A) i ii iii iv

(B) iv iii ii i

(C) ii iii iv i

(D) iii iv i ii

Answer: (D)

Match the following :

List – I List – II

a. f(r) = K/r i. Bradford

b. xⁿy = C ii. Zipf’s

c. L : n : n² iii. Pareto

d. 80 – 20 iv. Lotka

Codes :

       a b c d

(A) iv ii iii i

(B) ii iii iv i

(C) ii iv i iii

(D) i iii ii iv

Answer: (C)

Match the following :

List – I List – II

a. Scientific Management i. Max Weber

b. System School ii. Mary Follett

c. Human Behaviour School iii. Henry Fayol

d. Classical School iv. Louis Brandeis

Codes :

      a b c d

(A) iv i ii iii

(B) iv ii i iii

(C) ii i iii iv

(D) i iv ii iii

Answer: (A)

Match the following as per Ranganathan’s Staff formula recommended for a university library :

List – I List – II

a. Acquisition Section i. 1 person for 1500 readers

b. Reference Section ii. 1 person for 500 titles

c. Periodical Section iii. 1 person for 6000 titles

d. Circulation Section iv. 1 person for 50 readers

Codes :

      a b c d

(A) i iv iii ii

(B) iii iv ii i

(C) iv i iii ii

(D) ii iii i iv

Answer: (B)

Match the following standard subdivisions from DDC :

List – I List – II

a. Philosophy & Theory i. 07

b. Serial Publications ii. 05

c. Collections iii. 01

d. Study and Teaching iv. 08

Codes :

      a b c d

(A) i ii iv iii

(B) iii iv ii i

(C) iii ii iv i

(D) ii iv i iii

Answer: (C)

Arrange the following in chronological order of their establishment :

(i) ARPANET

(ii) DARPA

(iii) SPUTNIK

(iv) ICCB (Internet Configuration Control Board)

Codes :

(A) iv i iii ii

(B) iii ii i iv

(C) ii iii iv i

(D) i ii iv iii

Answer: (B)

Arrange the following according to their year of origin :

(i) APA

(ii) MLA

(iii) Chicago

(iv) Turbian

Codes :

(A) ii iii i iv

(B) i iv ii iii

(C) iii ii iv i

(D) iv iii i ii

Answer: No one is correct.

Arrange the following State Library Acts according to their year of establishment :

(i) Goa

(ii) West Bengal

(iii) Orissa

(iv) Karnataka

Codes :

(A) iv ii iii i

(B) iv ii i iii

(C) ii i iii iv

(D) iii ii i iv

Answer: (B)

Give the following in sequence according to the year of their first publication :

(i) Bibliographic Classification

(ii) Universal Decimal Classification

(iii) Library of Congress Classification

(iv) Colon Classification

Codes :

(A) ii iii i iv

(B) iv ii iii i

(C) i iii ii iv

(D) iii ii iv i

Answer: (D)

The distinct characteristic(s) of digital objects are

(A) Physical Medium

(B) Logical process

(C) Conceptual recognition and transaction

(D) All the above

Answer: (D)

‘Who’s who in India’, an irregular publication is published by

(A) Business Press, Bombay

(B) Sterling, New Delhi

(C) Tradesman & Men Asia, Delhi

(D) Sahitya Samsad, Calcutta

Answer: (A)

Which department of the Government of India deals with Public Libraries?

(A) Department of Archaeology

(B) Department of Culture

(C) Department of Primary Education

(D) Department of Science and Technology

Answer: (B)

Information on Prime Minister of Bangladesh can be found in

(A) International Who’s Who

(B) Who’s Who in Bangladesh

(C) Current Biography

(D) Statesman’s Yearbook

Answer: (D)

‘Eradication of Malaria in India 190-1999’ – a report can be categorized under

(A) Trend Report

(B) Review Report

(C) State of the Art Report

(D) Research Report

Answer: (A)

Which is not a reprographic service?

(A) Micro Copying

(B) Blue Printing

(C) Paper Printing

(D) Thermo Copying

Answer: (C)

ERIC is sponsored by

(A)             US National Health Institute

(B)              Health and Rehabilitation Services Division, A LA

(C)              Department of Health Education & Welfare, Government of USA

(D)             Health Science Information Centre, USA

Answer: No one is correct. The correct answer is: Institute of Education Sciences of the United States Department of Education

In the library hierarchy which level of management is responsible for execution of policies?

(A)             Middle level

(B)              Operational level

(C)              Top level

(D)             Lower level

Answer: (A)

METS stands for

(A)             Machine Encoded Transmission System

(B)              Metadata Encoded for Textual Standard

(C)              Metadata Encoding Transmission Standard

Answer: (D)

Sector Device is an extension of

(A)             Gap Device

(B)              Empty Device

(C)              Octave Device

(D)             Group Notation Device

Answer: (C)

 “Control, Disease, Malaria, Brain” indicates that it is

(A)             Raw Title

(B)              Expressive Title

(C)              Kernel Title

(D)             Transformed Title

Answer: (C)

A graphical representation using symbols to represent operations, data, flow, etc. is

(A)             Logical Chart

(B)              Flow Chart

(C)              System Flow Chart

(D)             Network Chart

Answer: (B)

The 12 rules for relational database were given by

(A)             E.F. Codd

(B)              Charles Babbage

(C)              James Weyer

(D)             Tim Berners Lee

Answer: (A)

A technique displaying graphic information on screen, pixel by pixel with bits held in main memory is

(A)             Bit handling

(B)              Bit mapping

(C)              Bit pattern

(D)             Bit matrix

Answer: (B)

ZOTERO is a –

(A)             Content Management System

(B)              Reference Management System

(C)              Serials Management System

(D)             Bibliographic Reference Management System

Answer: (D)

A network in which the host computer controls different nodes which further control other nodes, is known as

(A)             Star Network

(B)              Ring Network

(C)              Hierarchical Network

(D)             Multipoint Network

Answer: (C)

Impact factor is devised by

(A)             Eugene Garfield

(B)              Alan Pritchard

(C)              David Hume

(D)             Louis Brandeis

Answer: (A)

A skillful method of providing means, mechanism and structural elements to streamline organizational work is known as

(A)             Role Analysis

(B)              Strategic Planning

(C)              Work Culture

(D)             Autonomous Planning

Answer: (B)

Financial allocation made to a library for purchase of furniture and equipment’s usually comes under the budget head

(A)             Recurring grant

(B)              Endowments

(C)              Non-recurring grant

(D)             Annual grant

Answer: (C)

Historical/Government records related to an organization are maintained in

(i)                 Achieves

(ii)               Museums

(iii)             Repositories

(iv)             Government libraries

Codes:

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

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

(C)              (i) and (iii) are correct

(D)             (ii) and (iv) are correct

Answer: (C)

Major elements of a profession are

(i)                 Philosophy

(ii)               Body of knowledge

(iii)             Publicity

(iv)             Status

Codes:

(A)             (i), (ii), (iv) are correct

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

(C)              (ii), (iii), (iv) are correct

(D)             (i), (iii), (iv) are correct

Answer: (A)

Which of the following states don’t have library legislation?

(i)                 Haryana

(ii)               Delhi

(iii)             J & K

(iv)             Manipur

Codes:

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

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

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

(D)             (ii) and (iii) are correct

Answer: (B) and (D) Both

Which of the following principles are associated with library building planning?

(i)                 Principle of Uniformity

(ii)               Principle of Comfort ability

(iii)             Principle of Simplicity

(iv)             Principle of Continuity

Codes:

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

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

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

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

Answer: (B)

ETD database in India is maintained by

(i)                 Shodhgangotri

(ii)               Vidyanidhi

(iii)             Shodhganga

(iv)             INDEST-AICTE consortium

Codes:

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

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

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

(D)             (iii) and (iv) are correct

Answer: (C)

Vocabulary in a database is controlled by

(i)                 Thesaurus files

(ii)               Dictionary files

(iii)             Standard files

(iv)             Authority files

Codes:

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

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

(C)              (i) and (iii) are correct

(D)             (i) and (iv) are correct

Answer: (B)

Limitations of Bibliometrics is/are

(i)                 Analyzing research and development trends

(ii)               Describing text, not necessarily meaning and context

(iii)             Identifying the active areas of research

(iv)             Citation bias

Codes:

(A)             (ii) and (iv) are correct

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

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

(D)             (ii) and (iii) are correct

Answer: (A)

Identify the technique(s) to collect the data regarding the number of persons visited the periodical section of the library at different hours of the day.

(i)                 Questionnaire

(ii)               Interview

(iii)             Observation

(iv)             Library records

Codes:

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

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

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

(D)             (ii) and (iv) are correct

Answer: (C)

Which of the following are prohibited under copyright?

(i)                 Downloading a document, printing multiple copies

(ii)               Placing a copyright protected document on web-server

(iii)             Downloading a document and save it in folder

(iv)             Downloading a document with license to use and E-mailing it

Codes:

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

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

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

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

Answer: (D)

The professional ethics help to –

(i)                 Get the right direction

(ii)               Enhance image

(iii)             Get more salaries

(iv)             Resolve day to day issues

Codes:

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

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

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

(D)             (ii) and (iv) are correct

Answer: (C)

Match the following

a.                   Systematic Bibliography                     i) List of macro/micro ideas of articles

b.                  Analytical or Critical                           ii) Investigation of physical nature of books

c.                   Historical Bibliography                       iii) Listing of items with minimum details

d.                  Documentary Bibliography                 iv) Concerned with art of writing, printing and binding

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

Answer: (C)

Match the following queries with their appropriate category of reference source:

a.                   Enrolment of students in a university                          i) Yearbook

b.                  Weather of Denmark                                                 ii) Statistical source

c.                   No. of foreigners visited World Book Fair in 2011    iii) Directory

d.                  No. of hospitals in China                                           iv) Geographical Source

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

Answer: (D)

Match the following :

a.                   Last law of Library Science                            i) Real time access

b.                  2^nd Law of Library Science                             ii) Search engine & subject gateways

c.                   3^rd Law of Library Science                             iii) Web access to resources

d.                  4^th Law of Library Science                             iv) Open access initiatives

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

Answer: (A)

Match the following :

a.                   Douglas McGregor                                         i) Scientific Management School

b.                  Abraham Maslow                                            ii) Theory of Authority Structure

c.                   F.W. Taylor                                                     iii) Self Actualization Needs

d.                  Max Weber                                                     iv) Theory X and Theory Y

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

Answer: (A)

Match the following:

List – I List – II
a. Classification i. LISA
b. Cataloguing ii. UDC
c. Subject Heading iii. AACR
d. Library Science Abstracts iv. LCSH
Codes :
      a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iv iii i ii
(D) ii iv i iii
Answer: (B)

Match the following  DDC numbers :

a.                   Education                                                        i) 770

b.                  Medicine                                                         ii) 370

c.                   Photography                                                   iii) 610

d.                  Astronomy                                                      iv) 520

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

Answer: (B)

Match the following  :

a.                   Key to a given collection                                i) Abstract

b.                  Key to literary sources on a subject                ii) Index

c.                   Representation of subject concept                  iii) Catalogue

d.                  Condensation of a document              iv) Bibliography

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

Answer: (A)

Match the following  :

a.                   Unity of command                                          i) Specialization

b.                  Unity of direction                                           ii) strength in unity

c.                   Esprit de corps                                                iii) Orders from only one person

d.                  Division of work                                             iv) One boss, one plan

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

Answer: (C)

Give in sequence, the following in order of their origin :

i.                    National  Library

ii.                  Calcutta Public Library

iii.                Imperial Library Act

iv.                 Imperial Library

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

Answer: (D)

Arrange the following according to year of publication :

i.                    Colon Classification

ii.                  Prolegomena to Classification

iii.                Five Laws of Library Science

iv.                Classified Catalogue Code

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

Answer: (C)

Arrange the following according to their year of origin :

(i) UNICODE
(ii) XML
(iii) HTML
(iv) SGML
Codes :
(A) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(B) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(C) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Answer: (A)