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1. CAN refers to A. The maintenance section should be in


near place to stock room, reading room
A Computerised Area Network
etc.
B X Campus Area Network B. The entire stock room covered by main-
tenance section, for renewal of dam-
C Campus Automated Network aged book.

D Computerisd Architecture Network A Statement A is true Bis false

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2. Which program is not related with IFLA?
B X Statement A and B true
A UBC

D
C Statement A and B false
B UAP

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D Statement A false B true
C PAC 6. PRECIS was developed by in 1971.

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D X Pre natal cataloguing A X British National Bibliography

A
3. Which part of new encyclopedia Britan-
nica is useful for ready references? B Indian National Bibliography
H
A Macropaedia C UNESCO
-C

B X Propaedia D Library of Congress


7. Which of the following are news sum-
C Micropaedia
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maries?

D Premedia i) Data India


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4. Which libraries are functioning as deposi- ii) Times of India Index


tory libraries? iii) New York Times Index
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i.) Delhi Public Library iv) Asian Recorder


ii.) Connemara Public Library
A (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
iii.) British Council Library
A

iv.) Central Reference Library B (ii) and (iii) are correct.


N

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

B (i) & (iii) are correct D X (i) and (iv) are correct.
8. Which is National Library?
C X (i) & (ii) are correct
A Anna Centenary Library
D (ii) & (iii) are correct
5. Consider the following statements: B X Library of Congress

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C Anna University Library 13. Which of the following is not a circulation
procedure?
D British Council Library
A Registration of members
9. A common test in research demands much
priority on B Charging of overdues

A Reliability C Renewal of books

B Useability D X Preparation of shelf card


14. Who was the first Librarian of Imperial Li-
C Objectivity brary, Calcutta?

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D X All of the above A X John MacFarlane
10. In which law “Guidance to uses in the use
B Harinath De
of library”?

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A First Law of Library Science C B.S.Kesavan

B Third Law of Library Science


iR D S.R.Ranganathan
15. Indian Science Abstract is published by:
C Fifth Law of Library Science
A DRTC
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D X Second Law of Library Science
B ILA
11. Physical condition of the books should be
property maintained.This is known as C ICSSR
iS

A Collation. D X INSDOC

B X Conservation 16. How many fundamental categories did


Ranganathan identify?
Ja

C Shelf-arrangement A X five

D Organization B two
12. Gate register of library shows
C six
A to find the user name
D four
B for name shake 17. In 1966, the MARC as pilot project was
launched by:
C X to know the total user strength per
day A OCLC

D check the library staff B X Library of Congress

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C The British Library A Traditional Commercial Publisher

D American Library Association B Scholarly Society Publisher

18. INSDOC comes under C X Electronic Aggregator


A DST
D Publisher of Higher Learning Institu-
tions

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B UGC
23. Which Law of Library Science emphasize
C AICTE the need of Library Building?

D
A X First Law of library science
D X CSIR
B Second Law of library science

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19. What is Index India?

A Abstracting Service C Third Law of library science

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B Reprographic Service D Fourth Law of library science

C X Indexing Service
A
24. Which one is not service of circulation sec-
tion?
H
A X Binding of book
D Translation Service
-C

20. The essential qualities of a researcher are B Lending of book’s


N

A Spirit of free enquiry C Renewal of book’s

D Discharging of book
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B Reliance on observation and evi-


dence 25. An online search in which all aspects of the
records in natural language may be used as
C Systematization or theorizing of
sought terms is
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knowledge
A Alphabetical collateral search
D X All the above
B Multi aspect search
A

21. WIPO is located at

A New York C X Free text searching


N

B London D Streaming search


26. What is the symbol used in CC Ed 7 for in-
C X Geneva dicating anterioring common isolate?

A X Double inverted comma (, , )


D Paris

22. “Pro Quest” is B Equal (=)

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C Plus(+) A X List of technical words with defini-
tions
D Dot(.)
B List of words in a language
27. Internet filtering is
C List of thematically arranged words
A X A form of censorship
D Alphabetical index to passages of
B Acceptable user policy
work
C Access to inappropriate material 32. Who categorized information sources
into conventional, non-conventional, neo-
D Blocking internet facility conventional and micro documents?

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28. What are the four entities of FRBR model? A X Ranganathan

A Personality, Matter, Energy, Space B Bradford

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B Books, Form, Availability, Type C Grogan

Item
iR
C X Work, Expression, Manifestation, D Henson
33. Expand ARPA Network
D Discipline, Entity, Action, Personality
A All Research Projects Agency Net-
hr
29. When Madras Public Library Act was in- work
troduced? B X Advanced Research Projects
A 1939 Agency Network
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B 1940 C Advanced Review Projects Agency


Network
C X 1948 D Advanced Research peer Agency
Ja

Network
D 1946
34. In which year was UGC INFLIBNET estab-
30. Who is the father of Library movements in lished?
(U.S.A.), America?
A 1973
A J.D.Brown
B X 1988
B H.E.Bliss
C 1982
C John Paul Otlet
D 1973
D X Melvil Louis Kossuth Deway
35. Which Section of AACR - II (R) deals with
31. Glossary is a: serial publications?

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A Part - A, Section - 3 ii.) British National Bibliography


iii.) Cumulative Book Index
B Part - B, Section - 3
iv.) Books in Print
C X Part - A, Section - 12
A (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
D Part - B, Section - 12
B (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

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36. What is/are common feature/s between
RFID & Barcode Technology?
C (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
i.) Read more than one item at a time

D
ii.) Able to locate specific items on D X (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
shelves 39. The Farmington plan is associated with:

G
iii.) Programmable
A Library Legislation

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iv.) Read while item is moving
B Library Cataloguing

A
A (i), (ii) are correct
C X Library Cooperation
B (iii), (iv) are correct
H
C (ii), (iv) are correct D Library Indexing Service
-C

40. SDI service is a/an


D X All the above are correct
A Group Service
N

37. Which of the following are the types fac-


tors studies under ANOVA?
B X Individual Service
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i) Fixed
ii) Frequency C Parallel Service

iii) Calculated
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D Retrospective Service
iv) Random
41. Who is the Secretary of the College Library
A (ii) and (iii) are correct. Committee?
A

A Principal
B X (i) and (iv) are correct.
N

B Vice Principal
C (i) and (iii) are correct.
C X Librarian
D (ii) and (iv) are correct.
38. Arrange the following according to their D Assistant Librarian
year of origin:
42. The process of establishing headings and
i.) Indian National Bibliography providing ‘Cross references’ is called

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A Access points D Shelf list

B Headings 47. How is stochastic equation of information


solved?
C X Authority control A By statistical rules
D Bibliographic Records
B By dynamic rules
43. Thesauro facet is
A X Indexing tool C X By statistical and dynamic rules

B Abstracting tool D None of these.

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C Book selection tool 48. Package libraries are one of the activity of

A X Extension service
D Reference tool

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44. Bibliography is a systematic list of all B Lending service
the books published all over the world.
iR
A Systematic C Research work

B Trade D Reference work

49. Indian Copyright Act, 1957 came into ef-


hr
C X Universal
fect from
D Descriptive A X 1958
45. How many entries are there in CCC (Clas-
iS

sified Cataloguing Code)? Entries (Eg.) B 1959


Leading Section, Title Section, Head Sec-
tion Etc. C 1960
A 4 Entries
Ja

D 1965
B 3 Entries
50. The following is a collaborative network of
Reference Librarians
C 5 Entries
A Worldcat
D X 6 Entries
46. What is the chief record in the library? B INDEST

A Catalogue C X Question point

B X Accession Register D Global scholar

C Collection Register 51. CCF stands for:

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A X Common Communication Format 55. The standard size of a catalogue card is

A X 12.5 cm × 7.5 cm
B Centre for Communication Format

C Committee for Communication For- B 12 cm × 7 cm


mat
C 11 cm × 5 cm
D Common Curriculum Format

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52. Who has evolved ‘Bureaucracy model’ of D 10 cm × 4 cm
organization? 56. What is a bug?
A John A.Veig A Computer Virus

D
B Harold Laski B Error in Computer Configuration

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C X Max Weber C X Error in a Programme

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D Joseph Massie D None of these

A
53. Match the following: 57. Which law of library science promotes
reading habit?
H
List - I List - II
A.Trade publisher i.UNESCO A Fifth
B.Subject book ii.American Psy-
-C

publisher chological Society B Fourth


C.Government iii.Harper Collins
Press
N

C Third
D.Scholarly Pub- iv.W.B.Saunders
lisher D X First
YA

58. Who publishes Science Citation Index?


A A − ii, B − iv, C − iii, D − i
A X Institute for Scientific Information
RA

B A − iv, B − iii, C − i, D − ii
B Oxford Press
C A − i, B − iv, C − iii, D − ii
C Wiley
A

D X A − iii, B − iv, C − i, D − ii
D Clive Bingley
N

54. Who has developed World Wide Web?


59. What is the another name of Added en-
A X Tim Berners-Lee tries?
B Bill Gates A Main entry

C Balagurusamy B Cross reference entry

D None of the above C X Secondary entries

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D Subject entry A Software
60. The term communication came from B Hardware
which language?
C Back end
A Greek
D X Program to perform word process-
B X Latin
ing functions
C German 65. First Law of library science is not con-
nected with
D French A Location

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61. ILA Bulletin is
B Building
A X Quarterly
C X Loss of Book’s

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B Monthly
iR D Furniture
C Bi-annual 66. UNESCO Public Library Manifesto was
published in the year
D Bi-monthly
A 1972
62. In the process of reasoning when we start
hr
with a specific statement, and conclude to B X 1949
a general statement, it is called
C 1948
A Deductive Reasoning
iS

D 1947
B X Inductive Reasoning
67. AACR I is a code meant for which cata-
C Abnormal Reasoning logue?
Ja

A X Dictionary catalogue
D Transcendental Reasoning
63. Indian Library Association was founded in B Divided catalogue
the year
C Alphabetical catelogue
A 1931
D Classified catalogue
B X 1933 68. Windows NT is a

C 1936 A Software

B Hardware
D 1948
64. What is a Word Processor? C Tool

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D X Operating system A See also cross reference


69. Shelf list facilitates
B check also cross reference
A Classification
C See cross reference
B Weeding out
D X Inverted cross reference
C X Stock verification

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74. Which Indian University first started
M.Lib.Sc.& M.Phil courses
D Documentation
A X University of Delhi
70. What does library classification mean?

D
B University of Madras
A X Arrangement of ideas in a system-

G
atic manner C S.N.D.T.Women University, Bombay

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B Arrangement of document according
D Aligar Muslim University
to physical form

A
75. Mark the ‘odd one out’:
C Arrangement of year wise
A Cow-Calf principle
H
D Author wise arrangement
B X Principle of osmosis
-C
71. Who stated that “To provide the right book
to the right reader at the right time”? C Wall picture principle
N

A L.R.McColvin D Whole organ principle


76. SLSH stands for
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B Melvil Dewey
A Subject Language Subdivision Head-
C S.R.Ranganathan ing
RA

D X Drury B Science List of Subject Headings


72. FTP refers to
C X Sears List of Subject Headings
A Full Time Programmer
A

D Science Language Subject Heading


N

B X File Transfer Protocol 77. Which of the following are nonprobability


sampling?
C File Transfer Programme
i) Quota sampling
D File Task Programme ii) Judgement Sampling
73. Which of the following gives complete iii) Cluster Sampling
control over the cross references of an in- iv) Multi-stage sampling
dex to the Indexer?

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A (i) and (iv) are correct. A Colon Classification 6th Edition

B (ii) and (iii) are correct. B Colon Classification 4th Edition

C X (i) and (ii) are correct. C Colon Classification 3rd Edition

D (iii) and (iv) are correct. D X Colon Classification 1st Edition


82. In which one is synonyms meaning?
78. By which name Delivery of Books Act
(1954) was revised in 1956? 1. Reference book
2. Rare possible book
A Delivery of Books Act, 1956
3. Not possible book

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B X Delivery of Books and Newspapers 4. In printed book
(Public Libraries) Act, 1956
A X 1 and 2

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C Delivery of Books and Newspaper
Act, 1956 iR B 1 and 3

D None of the above C 2 and 3


79. The replacement of book in the proper
D 3 and 4
places of shelves at regular intervals is
called as 83. The ”Expansive classification’ was pub-
hr
lished in
A Reference service
A 1901
B X Shelf rectification
iS

B X 1891
C Separation of rare books
C 1933
D Information service
D 1905
Ja

80. Headquarters of IFLA is located in: 84. Library Ethics is a combination of what?

A Paris i.) Responsibility


ii.) Accountability
B Washington
iii.) Commitment

C London iv.) Decision Making

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


D X The Hague

81. Which one was the first scheme could B (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
be called a completely Analytico-Synthetic
classification scheme? C (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

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D (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct. A 10


85. Generally the information sources are di-
B 12
vided mainly in to following categories?

A Primary and secondary. C X 14

B Reference and information sources. D 16


90. Which two organizations jointly publish

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C X Documentary and non-documentary survey on digitization and preservation?

A X IFLA + UNESCO

D
D Books and periodicals
86. Peter Phyrr developed this technique: B ALA + UNESCO

G
A PPBS C IFLA + ALA

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B Performance Budget D IFLA + LC

A
91. The first printed works are called
C X Zero Based Budgeting
A Impensis
H
D Line by line Budget
B X Incunabula
-C
87. Which of the following is not covered in
Resource sharing? C Impression
N

A Sharing materials
D Imprimatur
92. In notational plane “Decimal fraction de-
YA

B Sharing functions
vice” contributes to which canon?
C Sharing services
A Uniformity
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D X Sharing staff B X Relativity


88. Which kind of budget initialize with a min-
imal or zero figure for funding? C Hierarchy
A

A Traditional Budget D Non Hierarchy


N

93. The alternatives and modifications of H-


B X Zero Based Budget Index are

C Capital Budget i.) I-index


ii.) Pure-h Index
D Imposed Budget
iii.) Scimgo Journal Rank
89. How many columns are there in the acces-
iv.) European Impact Factor
sion register?

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A (i) & (iii) are correct 98. A word book is also known as
A Index
B X (i) & (ii) are correct
B X Dictionary
C (i) & (iv) are correct
C Monograph
D (ii) & (iii) are correct
94. Indian National Bibliography is used for D Periodical
A X Book Selection 99. To make a program safe, one should take
care of
B Stock verification A X Strong authentication and access

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controls
C Reservation
B Error checking controls
D Classification

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95. Query languages come under which gen- C Do risk analysis
eration? iR D Vendor’s credibility
A Second generation
100. A systematic method and process of
B Third generation studying and evaluating whether the ex-
penditure for products, materials, or ser-
C X Fourth generation vices is justified by the benefits is
hr
A Break Even Analysis
D Fifth generation
96. What is the meaning of E-Documents? B X Cost-Effective Analysis
iS

A All Documents other than printed


C System Analysis
B Non-Paper documents
D Administrative Analysis
Ja

C X In electronic form such as Cas- 101. Arrange the following IFLA programmes
settes, CD-ROMs, etc. according to their year of commencement:

D Audio visual tools i) UBC


97. Consultation of Book Replacement and ii) UAP
Duplication with whom? iii) ISBD
A X with circulation section iv) International MARC Office

B with technical section A (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)

C with maintenance section B (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)

D with librarian C (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)

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D X (iii), (i), (ii), (iv) C (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
102. Which of the following is not an implica-
D (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
tion of Fourth Law of Library Science?
106. When Karnataka Public Library Act was
A Classified arrangement enacted?
A X 1965
B Stack-room-guides

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B 1968
C Issue Methods
C 1972
D X Rural Library Services

D
103. In the library hierarchy which level of D 1981
management is responsible for execution 107. Primary Sources include:

G
of policies?
i) Thesis

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A X Middle level
ii) Patent
iii) Abstracting Periodical

A
B Operational level
iv) Periodical article
C Top level
H
A (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
D Lower level
-C
B (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
104. In which device is requires when connect-
ing to Internet?
C X (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
N

A Keyboard
D (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
YA

B X Modem 108. Which of the following are reasons for ob-


solescence of information?
C Eathernet cable
i) Information is considered invalid.
RA

D Data card ii) Information is valid but mostly avail-


able online.
105. Which of the following guides are used in
maintenance section of the library? iii) Works are extensively cited.
A

iv) Information is valid but inadequate


i.) Gangway guides for exploration.
N

ii.) Shelf guides


A (i) and (ii) are correct.
iii.) Tier guides
iv.) User guides B (ii) and (iii) are correct.

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

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

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109. Citation Indexing was first developed in 4. Assist to use oflibrary catalogue
the field of
A Social Science A 1 and 2 are true

B X Law B 3 and 4 are true

C Science C 2 false

D Mathematics D X all are correct

110. Windows edition of CDS/ISIS is named 114. Which one of the following is correctly
as matched?
A Reference service ± Special Library

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A X WINISIS

B WISIS B Reference books ± Theses

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C Windows ISIS C X Clipping service ± Newspapers
iR and Magazines
D WINCDS
D CAS -+ print Journals
111. Modes of formation of subject are the part
of which process of the library? 115. In which year reference service was
started in USA?
A Accessioning
hr
A 1905
B X Classification B 1872
C Cataloguing
iS

C 1873
D Documentation
D X 1875
112. Generally library staff working hours per
116. Which of the following activities are sup-
week
Ja

ported by UGC?
A 40 -50 hours
i.) Facilitating increased access to infor-
mation.
B X 36 -50 hours
ii.) Monitoring the implementation of re-
C 56 -65 hours vised curriculum.
iii.) Making policies for human resource
D 50 -60 hours development
113. Which one is a basic service of the library? iv.) Funding all academic libraries.
1. Provision of General information
A (i) and (ii) are correct
2. Provision of specific information
3. Assistant to location of document B X (i) and (iii) are correct

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C (ii) and (iii) are correct A X First law of library science

D (i) and (iv) are correct B Third law of library science


117. Which association & aposs tagline is
“connecting people and information” C Second’law of library science

A X SLA D Fourth law of library science

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B IFLA 122. An University providing Open Access to
Sanskrit dissertations through Internet
C ALA

D
A Jawaharlal Nehru University
D COMLA

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118. In spiral of scientific method, the span of B X Delhi University
Zenith to descendent is

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C Mahatma Gandhi University
A Empirical phase

A
D University of Madras
B Hypothesizing phase
123. Which among the following is free Audio
H
C X Deductive phase book site?
-C
D Verification phase A Ebrary
119. How many Auxiliary tables are there in
DDC 23rd Edition B Virtua
N

A 16 C X Librivox
YA

B X6
D Google Books
C 7 124. Library is a
RA

D 8 A Political agency
120. Which one of the following is a Bulletin
Board Service on Internet? B X Social agency
A

A Picaso
C Economic agency
N

B Google talk
D Industrial agency
C X Blog
125. Who said, “Public Library is the responsi-
bility of Local and National Authorities.It
D Oovoo
must be supported by specific legislation
121. Open access increases the use of books ac- and financed by National and Local Govn-
cording to the erments”?

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A S.R.Ranganathan 130. Which is fourth law of library science?

B Gopala Rao Ekbote A Every book its reader

C Sinha Committee B Every reader his/her book

D X UNESCO Manifesto C The library is a growing organism


126. Information is
D X Save the time of the reader
A Raw data
131. Weeding of un-useful books from the li-
B Raw knowledge brary is emphasized by this law of library
science:

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C Input data
A Second law
D X Organized data

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B Third law
127. The term ’literary warrant’ was first intro-
duced by
C Fourth law
A S.R.Ranga nathan
iR D X Fifth law
B X E.Wyndhan Hulme
132. In colon classification scheme ‘X’ repre-
sent for
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C A.Neelamegam
A Sociology
D Senguptha
128. ISO-9960 is related with? B History
iS

A X Standard for encoding data on CD-


ROM C X Economics

B Standard for Computer Hardware D Library and Information Science


Ja

C Standard for Information Processing 133. Search engine is usually a web based sys-
tem for
D Standard for Networking
A Searching the information available
129. The Principle of Local Variation is mainly
on E-mail
applicable in:
B X Searching the information avail-
A X Cataloguing
able on the web
B Reference service C Searching the information available
on the Laptop
C Circulation
D Searching the information available
D Acquisition
on the Databases
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134. One of the authorized user makes bulk A Providing lands and buildings
downloading of a Journal using robots and
consequently licensor blocks access of the B Closing the library
journal.What may be the most appropriate
action (s) that librarian should initiate? C X Enacting Public Library Act
i) Cancellation of authentication of the
D Employing Staff
said user.
ii) Asking the licensor for blocking up 138. Sir Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III established

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the access without prior information. which type of library?

iii) Investigate and take corrective mea- A Academic Library


sures.

D
iv) Notify user community of user re- B X Public Library

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strictions.
C National Library

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A (ii), (iv) are correct.

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D Special Library
B (ii), (iii) are correct.

A
139. Which is not a input device?

C X (i), (iii) are correct. A Key board


H
D (i), (ii) are correct. B OMR
-C

135. In KWIC indexes the keyword is


C OCR
A Derived from the text
N

D X Plotter
B Derived from the abstract 140. Which organization supported in India
YA

the Information Policy?


C X Derived from the title
A INSDOC
D Assigned by the author
RA

B X NISSAT
136. The invisible web refers to-
A The internet, since we cannot see it C DESIDOC
A

B X That part of the internet, which is D NIC


N

hidden from the search engines 141. When the answer of a reference question
is provided within half an hour then it is
C The telecommunication signals called
which are not seen
A X Short range reference service
D The failure in accessing the web
pages B Very short range reference service
137. Which of the following is not the power
of Local Library Authority? C Long range reference service

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D Reference service C Delhi University Library
142. Identify the place where IFLA was first
D Ahmedabad University Library
found.
146. What does ZBB stand for?
A The Hague, Netherlands
A Zero Balanced Budget
B X Edinburgh, Scotland
B X Zero Base Budgeting
C Helsinki, Finland
C Zero Based Budget
D London
D Zero Balancing Budgeting
143. In fund accounting, fund can not be

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used for other purposes. 147. With which activity analysis, decision
analysis and relations analysis are associ-
A X Recurring ated?

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A Planning
B Non-recurring

C Restricted
iR B X Organizing

C Staffing
D Encumbering
144. Which of the following are the main role D Reporting
hr
operators of PRECIS? 148. When was the Encyclopaedia Britannica
first published?
i.) Key System
ii.) Action A 1765 -1769
iS

iii.) Performer of action


B 1750-1754
iv.) Form of Document
C 1775-1779
A X (i), (ii) and (iii)
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D X 1768 -1771
B (ii), (i) and (iv)
149. Fore runners of Internet is
C (i), (iii) and (iv) A X ARPANET

D (ii), (iii) and (i) B DELNET


145. Name the University Library in India
C INFLIBNET
that first ”Reference Librarian” created the
post
D CALIBNET
A X Madras University Library 150. What is the correct sequence of the fol-
lowing sections of the main entry as per
B Mumbai University Library classified catalogue code (CCC)?

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Chapter 1. Library and information science MCQs hub

i.) Note Section A John Harris


ii.) Leading Section
B Johan H.Alsled
iii.) Heading Section
iv.) Title Section C X Tim Berners Lee

A (i) (iv) (iii) (ii) D Dewey


155. Who was the first librarian of New Impe-

ER
B X (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) rial Library?

C (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) A Harinath Dey

D
D (iv) (i) (iii) (ii) B W.Bordan

G
151. Which of the following is not a language C B.S.Keshvan
of DBMS?

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A DDL D X Mac Farlane

A
156. How many numbers are there in call
B DML number?
H
A 1
C X PASCAL
-C
B X3
D All the above
152. Who publishes INIS atom index? C 4
N

A X INIS (Vienna) D 2
YA

157. In CC, main class are divided into:


B ICSU
A X Facets
C LC
RA

B Notation
D AGRIS
C Isolates
153. The term Lexicography is associated
A

with: D PMEST
A Compilation of Encyclopedia
N

158. When Ranganathan left to England, who


can Associates with him m London, Chief
B Compilation of Hand books Librarian?
A Sir P.Sivasamy Iyar
C X Compilation of Dictionaries
B X W.C.Berwick Sayers
D None of the above
154. Who is the father of WWW? C Sir Maurice Gayer

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D Prof.S.Das Gupta 163. ‘Eradication of Malaria in India 190-1999’
- a report can be categorized under
159. Arrange the following in chronological
order A X Trend Report
i) Unix
B Review Report
ii) MS-DOS
iii) Linux C State of the Art Report
iv) Windows
D Research Report
A (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
164. Identification of an e-article and paying
for full-text is known as
B X (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)

am
A X Pay-per-view
C (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
B Consortium

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D (iii), (i), .(iv), (ii)
160. ‘Communities’ is a component of follow-
iR C Campus license
ing digital library software
D E-subscription
A GSDL
165. Which two is a Library Management Soft-
B X D space ware for small libraries?
hr
A X Library Solution and Follet
C Fedora
B Follet and MSN
D i-core
iS

161. What is “McAfee”? C MSN and Tar


A X Virus checking software
D LYCOS and Live Search
B Self replicating programme 166. Which of the following qualities that the
Ja

notations should have m the words of


C Open source software Dr.S.R.Ranganathan?

D Non-text files A Unity, Strength, Expression


162. The committee that advices the Govern-
ment in matters relating to libraries is B X Uniqueness, Brevity, Expressive-
ness
A X State central committee
C Union, Brief, Exposure
B Local library authority
D Uniform, Bright, Extension
C Adhoc committee 167. Who propounded “Minimum, Middling
and Maximum Theories” of reference ser-
D Executive committee vice?

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A C.M.Winchell A X (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)

B James I.Wyer B (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)

C X Samuel Rothstein C (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

D D.W.Lewis D (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)

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171. Identify the correct order of the evolution
168. Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Founda-
of computers
tion:
A X PC-XT, PC-AT, Mainframe, Micro
i) Promotes public libraries

D
ii) Located at Mumbai B PC-AT, PC-XT, Mainframe, Micro

G
iii) Promotes school libraries
C Micro, PC-AT, PC-XT, Mainframe

N
iv) Located at Kolkata

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D Mainframe, Micro, PC-AT, PC-XT

A
A (i) and (ii) are correct
172. Ulrich International Periodical Directory
has been published by
B X (i) and (iv) are correct
H
A X R.R.Bowker
C (i) and (iii) are correct
-C

B H.W.Wilson
D (iii) and (iv) are correct
N

C Butterworths
169. Cataloguing -in-publication started by li-
brary of congress in the year D R.R.Vaghn
YA

A X 1971 173. What is software for a computer?

A Set of packages
RA

B 1981

C 1991 B Set of databases

C Computer system
A

D 2001

170. Arrange the following in the chronologi- D X Set of programmes


N

cal order of their first year of publication: 174. The main components of an RFID system
include
i) Arts and Humanities Index
ii) Social Science Citation Index A Handheld Reader, RFID label printer,
server and External book return
iii) ISI Web of Science
B X RFID tags, readers or sensors, An-
iv) Science Citation Index
tenna and server

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C RFID label printer, sensors, antenna 178. Among the following which is a
and server Browser?

D RFID tags, server, external book re- A Alta Vista


turn, sensors
B Trojan Horse
175. Resource sharing is a part of
C Yahoo
A X Library cooperation
D X Netscape
B Library Administration
179. Arrange the following according to year
C Library Management of publication:

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D Library Cataloging i) Colon Classification
ii) Prolegomena to Classification
176. Which of the following are not the sec-

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ondary sources? iii) Five Laws of Library Science
iv) Classified Catalogue Code
A Encyclopedia iR A iii, iv, i, ii
B Digest
B X iv, ii, i, iii
C X Thesis
hr
C iii, i, iv, ii
D Text book
177. Which of the following are prohibited un- D i, ii, iv, iii
der copyright?
180. Arrange the following according to their
iS

i.) Downloading a document, printing year of origin:


multiple copies
i) Statistical Bibliography
ii.) Placing a copyright protected docu-
ii) Librametery
Ja

ment on web-server
iii.) Downloading a document and save it iii) Bibliometrics
in folder iv) Webometrics
iv.) Downloading a document with li-
cense to use and E-mailing it A (ii)(iii) (i)(iv)

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

B (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct C X (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)

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


181. In which system of periodical registration
D X (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct “Bottom and Top cards” are used?

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A X Kardex 186. Identify the chronological order of the


following Public Libraries Acts:
B Three card system
i) Andhra Prade h Public Libraries Act
C Ledger system ii) Karnataka Public Libraries Act
iii) Haryana Public Libraries Act
D Register system iv) Maharashtra Public Libraries Act

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182. Information is
A (ii), (iv).(iii), (i)
A Raw data
B X (i), (ii).(iv), (iii)

D
B Raw knowledge
C (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

G
C Input data
D (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

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D X Organized data
187. Advisory Committee for libraries was set
183. The Unit card system associated with up by Government of India under the
A X Register card system
A
Chairmanship of
H
A B.K.Sen
B Shelf card system
-C
B S.R.Ranganathan
C Dolphi card system
C B.S.Kesavan
N

D Browny card system


184. Subject classification was introduced by D X K.P.Sinha
YA

188. Which of the following are the basic com-


A H.E.Bliss ponents of expert system?

B X J.D.Brown i) User interface


RA

ii) Knowledge base


C S.R.Ranganathan
iii) Inference Mechanism
A

D C.A.Cutter iv) Schema

185. SLIC Developed by


N

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


A S.R.Ranganathan
B (ii), (iii) and (iv)
B C.A.Cutter
C (iii), (iv) and (i)
C X J.R.Sharp
D (iv), (iii) and (ii)
D Derick Austin 189. In which year PRECIS was introduced?

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A X 1958 C Copier

B 1960 D Printer
194. Binary system of numbers uses only
C 1962
A X Two digits
D 1964
190. Who coined the word Bibliography? B Four digits

A X Louis Jacob de Saint Charles C Eight digits

B Lee Ash D Six digits

am
195. In which year and which University was
C J.D.Brown started M.Lib.Sc.Course First
A 1962 Madurai Kamaraj University

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D Ranganathan
191. Which committee recommended that im-iR B 1968 -Delhi University
perial library be designated as copyright li-
brary?
C X 1968-Banaras University Varanasi
A Fayzee Committee, 1939
D 1968 -Annamalai University
B X Richey Committee, 1926
hr
196. Which service demands the creation of a
‘user’ profile?
C Statham Committee, 1932
A CAS
D Sadler Committee, 1916
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B Information retrieval
192. Which of the following does not fall into
the category of pre-coordinate indexing?
C X SDI
A Chain indexing
Ja

D Reference service
B Uniform indexing 197. The Dewey Decimal Classification di-
vides human knowledge into
C LCSH
A X 10 basic categories.
D X Sear’s List of Subject Headings
B 100 basic categories.
193. What is the name of the instrument mar-
keted by Remington Rand of India Ltd for C 1000 basic categories.
Periodical registration?

A Three card tray D 10000 basic categories.


198. ’Fair use’ is the norm for determining the
B X Kardex legality of

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Chapter 1. Library and information science MCQs hub

A Producing the second edition of a 202. Research Primary periodicals sources are
book which category of sources?

B X Photocopying an entire book A X Primary sources

C Making available a book to another li- B Secondary sources


brary on inter-library loan
C Teritiary sources

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D Prescribing a book as a text book.
D Non-documentary sources
199. What are three types of basic languages
used in computer programming? 203. In USA, what was student expenditure on

D
college and university library 1964-1965?
A Zero, low and high levels
A $ 51.75

G
B COBOL, BASIC and PROLOG
B X $ 52.75

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C FOTRAN, PL/I and SNOWBOL
C $ 53.75
D X Machine, Assembly and high level
lannguages
A
D $ 54.75
H
200. budgeting does not take into ac- 204. Which of the following are review type
services?
-C
count what happened in the past but em-
phasizes on current activities.
i) Current Awareness
A Formula
N

ii) Trend Reports


iii) News Clippings
B X Performance
YA

iv) State of the Art Report


C Programme
A (i), (ii), (iii) are correct.
RA

D Zero-base
B (i), (iii), (iv) are correct.
201. Arrange the following classification
schemes in the order of year of origin.
C X (ii)& (iv) are correct.
A

A UDC, Expansive classification, DDC,


CC D (ii) & (iii) are correct.
N

B Expansive classification, UDC, CC, 205. Joseph W Lippincott Award is presented


to the librarians for
DDC
A promoting love for books and read-
C DDC, CC, Expansive classification,
ing.
UDC
D X DDC, Expansive classification, B advanced study in the field of chil-
UDC, CC dren’s library.

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C achievements in classification and A Modern Budget Operation
cataloguing.
B X Management By Objective
D X outstanding participation in pro-
fessional library associations. C Modern Bibliographic Organization
206. Find out the odd one
A AA code D Management By Organization

211. What are two main methods of measur-


B X CCF ing impact factor of any information re-
trival system? (1) Expression rate (2) Re-
C AACR II call rate (3) Precision rate (4) Depression

am
rate
D CCC
207. are the storage areas for the various A (1) and (3) are correct
types of documents kept in a library.

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B X (2) and (3) are correct
A Tasks. iR C (2) and (4) are correct
B .Racks
D (1) and (4) are correct
C X Stacks
212. The paper used in “pocket edition” books
hr
D Desks are of what type?
208. APUPA Pattern is related with which pro-
A Superior type
cess?
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A Cataloguing B X Inferior type

B X Classification C Medium type

C Documentation
Ja

D Ordinary type
D Acquisition 213. Which of the following software is useful
209. A good library building is an outcome of for word processing?
librarian and.
A DBASE
A Registrar
B LIBSYS
B Building Corporation
C X WordStar
C Finance Officer

D X Architect D CDS/ISIS

210. What is the full form of MBO? 214. Who printed ”A.A.Code” draft?

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A X LC D Boyl

B ALA 219. Which of the following is developed by


Microsoft?
C LA A Oracle

D CLA B X Word Perfect

ER
215. Reading centre & aposs, story hours,
exhibitions and reading to literature are C Corel Draw
forms of
D Page maker

D
A Extension service
220. Roget’s International Thesaurus is a
B Service of a public library

G
A X Classified List of Words
C X Both

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B Book of Synonyms
D None
216. Who is bringing out the ISBDs?
A
C List of Standard Terms
H
A UNESCO D List of Scientific Terms
-C
B X IFLA 221. OAISTER is an example of digital li-
braries architecture based on
C Library of Congress A CORBA
N

D ALA B Software Agents Architecture


YA

217. The chi-square technique is used to com-


pare the observed data with that of C Federated Database System
RA

A Collected raw data D X Metadata Harvesting

B X Expected data 222. Which of the following is not an alerting


service?
A

C Analysed data
A CAS
N

D Graphical data
B SDI
218. Who designed analytical engine?
C X Document Delivery Service
A X Charles Babbage
D Electronic Clipping Service
B Pascal
223. One of the following search engine is ex-
C James Watt clusively meant for scientific information:

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A Google 228. Which of the following barriers, come in
the way of cooperative ventures?
B Yahoo
1. Inadequate library collections
C X SCIRUS 2. Inadequate Finance
3. Lack of support from authorities
D Altavista
4. Distance between libraries
224. Which category of sources of information
are directories? A 1, 2 and 3 are correct
A X Tertiary
B X 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
B Non-documentary

am
C 2, 3 and 4 are correct
C Primary
D 1, 3 and 4 are correct

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D Secondary 229. Which type of switching system is tele-
phone network?
225. Motivational factors in management was
iR
started by A X Circuit switching
A Abraham Maslow
B Packet switching
B Doughlas Mc Gregor
C Message switching
hr
C X Fredrick Herzberg
D None of the above
D Chester Barnard 230. Which of the following states don’t have
iS

226. Mobile library is a kind of which service? library legislation?

A Reference service i) Haryana


ii) Delhi
B X Extension service
Ja

iii) J & K

C Ready reference service iv) Manipur

D Long range reference service A (i) and (ii) are correct.

227. IATLIS was established in the year B (ii) and (iii) are correct.
A 1965
C (i) and (iv) are correct.
B 1966
D X (ii) and (iii) are correct.
C X 1969 231. A sale organized fair by a library to dis-
pose of surplus and out-depted sale books
D 1970 is

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Chapter 1. Library and information science MCQs hub

A Book fair 236. Indian Patent Act, came into force in the
year
B X Book Sale
A 1972
C Book stall
B X 1970
D Book week
C 1975
232. Expansion of MALA.

ER
D 1977
A Mumbai Acquisition of Library Asso-
ciation 237. Which one of the following has devel-
oped an automated book ordering sys-

D
B X Madras Library Association tem?

G
C fyiunicipal Library Association A Jawaharlal Nehru University Library

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D Modern Library Association
B University of Madras Library
233. ASCII has how many codes?

A
C Anna University Library
A X 256
H
D X University of Missouri Library
B 526
238. ERIC is sponsored by
-C
C 265
A US National Health Institute
D 254
N

B Health and Rehabilitation Services


234. Which classification scheme was pub-
Division, A LA
lished in 1876?
YA

A Colon Classification C Department of Health Education &


Welfare, Government of USA
B Universal Decimal Classification
RA

D X Institute of Education Sciences of


C X Dewey Decimal Classification the United States Department of Education

D Expansive Classification 239. International Information System on Re-


A

search in Documentation established by


235. The word “Hierarchical classification”, is
N

derived from philosopher who is A IFLA


A Plato
B ALA
B Aristotle
C ASLIB
C X Plato and Aristotle
D X UNESCO
D No one of these above 240. CDS/ISIS, CD stands for

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A X Computerized documentation iv.) M.L.A.

B Computer Disc A (i) and (ii) are correct.

C Compact Disc B X (ii) and (iii) are correct.

D Computerized Disc C (iii) and (iv) are correct.


241. “Prevention of Cholera in India” gener-
ates following index terms according to D (ii) and (iv) are correct
modified ‘Chain Indexing’, arrange them
in correct order 244. Map Library, Record Library, comes un-
der

am
i) India
A Academic Library
ii) Cholera
iii) Disease B Branch Library

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iv) Treatment
C District Library
v) Medicine iR
A (iii), (iv), (i), (ii), (v) D X Special Library

245. Following is not a Web 2.0 tool:


B (ii), (i), (iii), (iv), (v)
A Blog
hr
C X (iv), (iii), (ii), (v), (i)
B Facebook
D (i), (iii), (iv), (v), (ii)
iS

242. “Students’ visit to Library is influenced C X UGC-INFONET 2.0


by the availability of Internet”.State “Stu-
dents’ visit to library” is which kind of D RSS feeds
variable?
246. The distinct characteristic(s) of digital
Ja

A Independent Variable objects are

B Intervening Variable A Physical Medium

C X Dependent Variable B Logical process

D Intercept Variable C Conceptual recognition and transac-


243. Which of the following citation style man- tion
uals are from the same publisher?
D X All the above
i.) A.P.A.
247. When the population is heterogenous,
ii.) Turabian which of the following methods give bet-
iii.) Chicago ter results?

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A Purposive Sampling 252. In colon classification, which mnemonic


is displayed in the use of digit ‘4’ as for
B X Quota Sampling pathology, disease, transport, hybrid etc.?

C Random Sampling A X Seminal

D Stratified Random Sampling B Systematic


248. Maintenance section is responsible for

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C Scheduled
A X Stock verification
D Alphabetical
B Classification of books

D
253. The objectives of a library catalogue were
C Reservation of books broadly described by in 1876.

G
D Maintenance of statistics A X Charles Ammi Cutter

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249. ‘Span of control’ is associated with which
B S.R.Ranganathan
of the following?

A X Management principle
A
C Melvil Deway
H
B Managerial function D W.A.Bordon
-C

C Management theory 254. CAS is defined as


A A process of dissemination of infor-
N

D Complex staff pattern


mation
250. In the binary system of numbers, 100 rep-
B A process of information
YA

resents the decimal number


A 12 C X A process of dissemination of cur-
rent information
RA

B 7
D A simple information service
C 5
255. “Five Laws of Library Science” was first
D X4 published in
A

251. The person who provides reference ser-


A 1925
N

vice is called
A Chief librarian B 1930

B Grade One Librarian C X 1931


C Deputy Librarian D 1933
D X Reference Librarian 256. METS stands for

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A X Machine Encoded Transmission A Bibliography
System
B Directory
B Metadata Encoded for Textual
Sources C X Encyclopedia
C Machine Encoded Textual Standard
D Dictionary
D Metadata Encoding Transmission 261. Who is the compiler of Web- Bibliography
Standard of Rabindranath Tagore?

257. Which of the following makes a network A Bengal Library Association


insecured?

am
A Encryption B X RRRLF

B Network Interface Card (NIC) C National Library of India

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D IASLIC
C X Password Capture iR 262. Following is not a social bookmarking
D Static Keys site:
258. Which Law of Library Science, restated A Digg
with emphasis on information as a dy-
namic, continuum and never ending phe- B Delicious
hr
nomenon?
C X Sqidoo
A X Fifth Law
iS

D Facebook
B Fourth Law
263. Identify the secondary sources from the
C Third Law following:

A Standards
Ja

D Second Law
259. ZOTERO is a B Patents
A X Content Management System
C X Directories
B Reference Management System
D Journals
C Serials Management System 264. Expand DEVSIS

D Bibliographic Rreference Manage- A Developing Science Information Sys-


ment System tem

260. An appropriate source to find out de- B X Development Science Information


scriptive information is System

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Chapter 1. Library and information science MCQs hub

C Development Science Informatics C American Library Association


System
D X Dr.S.R.Ranganathan
D Defence and Science Information
System 269. Outlook express is available on
265. One of the following is not an open source A Netscape
software:

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A DSpace B Mozilla firefox

B X Windows C Chrome

D
C Green-stone D X Internet explorer

G
270. In Five laws of Library Science “Every
D Linux
Book its reader” is

N
266. Dr.S.R.Ranganathan stated that ”Adop-

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


tion of Pre-natal Classification and Cat- A Second law
aloguing of all home produced book by
the National Central Library.of a coun-
try would save—-percent of technical man
A
B X Third law
H
power”. C First law
-C
A 90 percent D Fourth law

B X 79 percent 271. Example of tertiary sources is


N

C 89 percent A Bibliographics
YA

D 69 percent B Year books

267. A budget which mainly covers items of


C X Bibliography of bibliographics
current revenue and expenditure is called
RA

D Monographs
A Programme budget
272. Ranganathan’s “Classified catalogue
A

B Welfare economics code” was published by

A University of Madras
N

C Current budgeting
B Tamil nadu Library Association
D X Capital budgeting
268. The term ’Pre-natal’ cataloguing used by C Public Library Association
A C.A.Cutter
D X Madras Library Association
B Antony Panizi 273. The first law of library science focus qn

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A on general appeal 278. Which one is not a canon (as given Ran-
ganathan)?
B on the organisation
A X Canon of Comprehensiveness
C user and the usable item
B Canon of Consistence
D X on usable item
C Canon of Context
274. What is the main source of income for
Public libraries?
D Canon of Currency
A UGC
279. Which of the following is not a “Graphic
representation”?
B Government

am
A Pie Chart
C X Library cess
B Bar Chart

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D Gifts/Donations
275. Canon of decreasing extension is related
iR C X Table
to which canon?
A Canon of context D Histogram
280. What do you know about management?
B Canon of array
A It is a collective process
hr
C X Canon of chain
B It is a single process
D Canon currency
C Management is a process
iS

276. A version of KWIC augmented with au-


thor/name is called
D X It is a process of making collective
A X WADEX efforts aimful
Ja

B KWOC 281. What is the meaning of Modular form of


library building?
C KWAC
A The building is in the form of model
D KWIC
B The building has circular rooms
277. “Scitation” is the online host service of
A X American Institute of Physics C X One hall is constructed at every
floor
B University of Maryland
D The area of the rooms may be in-
C Society for Industrial Research creased or decreased
282. In classification, the sequence of two iso-
D Oxford University lates ideas in an array is determined by the

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Chapter 1. Library and information science MCQs hub

A Principles of filiatory sequence 286. Expansion of ISO

B Principles of array A Indian Standards Organisation

C Principles of chain B X International Standards Organisa-


tion
D X Principles of facet sequence
C International Science Organization

ER
283. Arrange the following in a chronological
order according to their year of establish- D Information Standards Organisation
ment:
287. A set of rules that govern overall data

D
i.) Library of Congress communications system is popularly
ii.) NISCAIR known as

G
iii.) Delivery of Books Act A X Protocol

N
iv.) National Library of India

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B Agreement
A (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)

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


A
C Pact
H
D Memorandum
C X (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
-C
288. Which one is not a enemy of book?
D (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
A X Napthalin
N

284. “List of Subject Headings for use in dic-


tionary catalogs” brought out by B Insects
YA

A C.A.Cutter
C Fire
B Library of Congress
RA

D Dust
C X ALA
289. Anglo-American cataloguing rules
(AACRl) was published in the year
D The Library Association
A

285. Informal self education is possible in A 1960


what kind of library?
N

B X 1967
A National Library
C 1970
B X Public Library
D 1971
C Specific Library
290. “Internet Public Library” is being main-
D College Library tained by

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A MIT, Massachusettes A Direct method

B University of Michigan B Indirect method

C University of Arizona C Combination of direct and indirect


method
D X Drexal University
D X All of above
291. Find a correct answer:
295. Which of the following are the compo-
1. S.R.Ranganathan’s five laws of library nents of Search Engine?
science 1st Edition was in 1931, 2nd
i.) Spider
Edition 1957
ii.) TCP/IP

am
2. S.R.R.Colon classification 1st Edition
was in 1933, 5th Edition in 1958 iii.) Search Mechanism
iv.) Index

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A 1 and 2 True
A (iv), (i) and (ii)
B X 2 only False iR B (iii), (ii) and (i)
C 1 and 2 False
C X (i), (iii) and (iv)
D 1 only False
hr
292. Which is the largest University Library in D (ii), (iv) and (iii)
the World? 296. Bern Convention (1886) is related with:
A X Harward University Library, USA A Standard
iS

B New York University Library, USA B Patents

C Delhi University Library, India C X Copyright


Ja

D Madras University Library, India D Translations


293. In which modes of formation the subject 297. The description of the document present
”Biochemistry” is formed? in brief is called
A X Fusion A X Abstract

B Cluster B Index

C Distillation C Glossary

D Denudation D Literature
294. User education methods can be classified 298. ‘British Book News’ is an example of
into which Bibliography?

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A Subject A 15th Sep

B X Trade B 24th Nov

C International News letter C 11th Dec

D National News Letter D X 12th Aug


299. Information retrieval is fastest from 304. Which of the following principles are as-

ER
sociated with library building planning?
A Floppy Disk
i) Principle of Uniformity
B Magnetic Tape ii) Principle of Comfortability

D
iii) Principle of Simplicity
C X Hard Disk

G
iv) Principle of Continuity
D None of the above

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A X (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
300. Who has initiated UDC?
B (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

A
A Melvil Dewey
C (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.
H
B S.R.Ranganathan
D (iii), (iv) and (i) are correct.
-C
C X Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine
305. What name was given to the rules regard-
D C.A.Cutter ing cataloguing by Ranganathan?
N

301. Academic libraries includes A Laws

A Special libraries
YA

B Theories

B Mobile libraries C X Canons


RA

C Government libraries D Principle


306. The Delivery of Books and Newspapers
D X University libraries
Act of 1954 was amended in the year
302. All India public library association was
A

formed in A X 1956
N

A 1919 B 1957

B X 1920 C 1955

C 1921 D 1959
307. In which library, was first introduced
D 1922
by Dr.S.R.Ranganathan evolved the Three
303. The Librarian Day celebrated on Card system?

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A Banaras Hindu University Library 312. BERN CONVENTION (1886) is con-
cerned with:
B X Madras University Library A Translations

C Delhi University Library B X Copyright

D Aligarh Muslim University Library C Patent


308. E.C.Richardson defines notation as
D Standards
A ”A detailed symbol”
313. Which policy gives importance to Public
B X ”A shorthand sign” Libraries?

am
A X National Policy on Education
C ”A sort listed symbol”
B Information Policy
D ”A brief sign”

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


309. In which year American Library Associa- C Book Selection Policy
tion was formed? iR D National Policy on Medicine
A X 1876
314. POSDCORB coined by
B 1886 A Henry Foyal and W.Taylor
hr
C 1896 B X Gulick and Urwick

D 1899 C Henry Foyal


310. In which Library, Reference Service was
iS

first developed in USA D Frederick W.Taylor


315. Which one is Library and Information
A Special Library
Science Journal name?
B X Public Library A X Reference Reviews incorporating
Ja

ASLIB Book Guide


C University Library
B Reference Reviews incorporating
D College Library ASLIB Book journals
311. CDS/ISIS software was developed in C Reference Reviews incorporating
A 1990 ASLIB Book Review
D Reference Reviews incorporating
B 1965 ASLIB E-Book
316. Which of the following principles are as-
C 1970
sociated with library building planning?
D X 1971 i.) Principle of Uniformity

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ii.) Principle of Comfort ability A Ring


iii.) Principle of Simplicity
B X Star
iv.) Principle of Continuity
C Bus
A (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
D Mesh
B X (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
321. Which of the following is not related to

ER
C (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct case study approach in a research design?

A Indepth Study
D (iii), (iv) and (i) are correct

D
317. The “citation indexes” are now available B Study of one/limited cases
online as

G
C X General study
A X Web of Science

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D Little concern about generalisation to
B JCCC
a large population
C Scopus
A
322. Which of the following are Open Source
Content Management System?
H
D EBSCO 1. Drupal
-C
318. Which of the following is Volatile Mem- 2. Joomla
ory? 3. Atex
A X RAM 4. Open CMS
N

B PROM A (1) and (2)


YA

C EEPROM B X (1), (2), (4)

C (1), (3), (4)


RA

D ROM
319. The National Library for the visually D (2), (3), (4)
handicapped is located at:
323. According to General Financial Rules,
A

A Allahabad 2005, loss of how many volumes per thou-


sand volumes issued / consulted in a year
N

B Indore is to be taken as reasonable.


A Three
C X Dehradun
B Four
D Nainital
320. A topology designed with each node con- C X Five
nected directly to a central unit and switch
is known as D Six

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324. Which of the following is not the criteria D UNNAC-I
for selecting periodicals?
328. General Financial rules prescribe physical
A Recommendation of specialists verification of books annually for the col-
lection of
B Recommendation of members
A 50, 000 volumes
C Recommendation of library staff
B 40, 000 volumes
D X Recommendation of the publisher
C 30, 000 volumes
325. Arrange the following according to their
year of first publication:
D X 20, 000 volumes

am
i) Encyclopaedia Britannica
329. In PRECIS, the index entries are gener-
ii) Encyclopaedia Americana ated in format of.

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


iii) Encyclopaedia of Library and Infor- A X two line, three part
mation Science
iv) McGraw-Hill Encyclopaedia of Sci-
ence and Technology
iR B three line, two part

C one line, three part


A (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
D three line, three part
hr
B X (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
330. A template is a
C (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
A X Structured specification
iS

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


B Recursive routine
326. The standard size of an accession register
is?
C Assembler program
A 15” × 13”
Ja

D I/O measure
B X 16 × 13”
331. In Colon classification, which digit is
used to represent India?
C 12” × 5”
A X 44
D 5” × 3”
327. Which was the first calculating machine? B 54

A Mark-I C 45

B Analytical engine
D 5491
C X Abacus 332. Expand GOC

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A Government Order for Catalogue C Job placement

B Goods Order Committee D Job training


337. What is the suitable reference sources to
C Government Officials Committee know about the information of a particular
place?
D X Good Office’s Committee
A Directory
333. “National Library Week” in India is ob-

ER
served during the month of
B X Gazetteer
A August
C Encyclopedia

D
B X November
D Year book

G
C December 338. ‘Delphi Technique’ was first discussed in

N
a monograph by

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D January
A X O.Helmer

A
334. Now a day & aposs what is a most im-
portant vital resource for societal develop- B E.Nagel
ment of a country?
H
C D.M.Potter
A Books
-C

D J.H.Shera
B Kowledge
339. Which one is not search engine?
N

C X Information
A Google
YA

D Data
B Yahoo
335. What is a Patent?
A An agreement to the Government C X Netscape navigator
RA

D AOL
B Document of the library
340. The device that converts digital to analog
C X An agreement between the inven- and analog to digital signal is known as
A

tor and the Government


A Analog computers
N

D An agreement between library and


Publisher B X Modem
336. The first and foremost function of person-
C VDU
nel management are

A X Job analysis D Electro fax


341. Index Medicus is brought out as printed
B Performance appraisal publication.

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A Quarterly 345. Access to back volumes of E-journals is
known as
B X Monthly A Random Access

C Weekly B X Perpetual Access

D Has ceased publication C Online Access


342. Which of the following are the models of
D Retrospective Access
communication?
346. “National Program for Acquisitions and
i) Economic Theory Model Cataloguing”(NPAC) is an example for
ii) Stock Adjustment Model A X Shared cataloguing

am
iii) Shanon Weaver Model
iv) Schramm Model B Centralized cataloguing

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C Cataloguing in publication
A X (iii) and (iv) are correct.

B (ii) and (iii) are correct.


iR D Pre-natal catalogue
347. What does Formula Budget refers?
C (i) and (ii) are correct. A Enhance the facilities

D (ii) and (iv) are correct.


hr
B No logical way of allocation
343. Dictionary of National Biography (DNB)
contains biography of prominent people C Emphasize more expenditure on
of salary
iS

A All nations D X Standard allocation of money


348. Ontology is
B Europeans
A A Documentation service
Ja

C Americans
B An Indexing method
D X Britishers
C X Classification of Internet based
344. LIPHIS (Linked Phrase Indexing System) documents
was developed by
D Cataloging of Internet based docu-
A X T.C.Craven ments
349. Which of the following are common types
B J.Farradane of protocols?

C J.C.R.Yeats i.) HTTP


ii.) FTP
D P.Ekern iii.) Telnet

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iv.) Gopher C UNDP

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


354. The Principle of local variation is associ-
B (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.
ated with:
C (iii) and (iv) are correct. A Circulation

ER
D X (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct. B X Cataloguing
350. Which organisation applied Library and
C Classification
Information Policy in India at national

D
level?
D Acquisition
A NISSAT

G
355. Expand the acronym “IASLIC”
B INSDOC A International Association of Special

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


Libraries
C UNESCO

A
B X Indian Association of Special Li-
D X RRRLF braries and Information Centers
H
351. Feedback mechanism is a part of which C Indian Association of Special Library
service? Center
-C

A Reprography service D International Association of Special


Libraries and Information Centers
N

B CAS
356. Which indexing system has open ended
vocabulary?
C Translation service
YA

A X PRECIS
D X SDI
352. By which name MEDLARS is provided B POPSI
RA

online?
C KWOC
A X MEDLINE
D KWIC
A

B Index Medicus
357. The term ‘Literary warrant’ for book clas-
sification was introduced by
N

C Medical Index
A X W.C.B.Sayers
D Medaindex
353. Which of the following is an ‘Acronym’? B Wyndham Hulme

A X UNESCO C J.D.Brown

B UNO D H.E.Bliss

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358. Raw, unevaluated, unprocessed and un- C Refresher course
organized facts is known as:
D Work guide
A X Data
363. Article published in research journal are
B Information
A Reference sources
C Knowledge
B Secondary sources
D Wisdom
359. Patent Information Alert published by C X Primary sources

A NASSDOC D Tertiary sources

am
364. BIOS stands for
B X DESIDOC
A X Basic Input Output System

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C NISCAIR
iR B Basic Index Output System
D None of these
C Basic Input Output Symbol
360. In which of the following the term “Trun-
cation” is used
D Basic Index Output Symbol
A Budgeting 365. Which of the following is not a System
hr
Software?
B X Search Formulation
A Operating System
C Coordination
B Language Translator
iS

D Classified bibliography
C X Adobe Photoshop
361. Most of the periodicals do not provide
in their volumes. D System Utility
Ja

A Abstracts 366. Register system is the method is not used


in which system?
B X Indexes
A Periodical Receipt
C References
B Charging method
D Diagrams
C X Notifications
362. A periodical evaluation of an employee is
done through
D Stock verification
A Job rotation 367. The libraries with Defence Science mate-
rials is coming under which category of li-
B X Performance appraisal brary?

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Chapter 1. Library and information science MCQs hub

A Public library i.) Internet


ii.) Indonet
B Private library
iii.) INFLIBNET
C Academic library iv.) OCLC

D X Special library A (i) and (ii) are correct.

ER
368. User education may be provided in four B (ii) and (iv) are correct.
interrelated areas which are
A X User’s awareness, user studies, li- C X (iii) and (iv) are correct.

D
brary orientation, bibliographic instruc-
tion D (i) and (iv) are correct.

G
372. IIA founded in U.S.A.in 1968 stands for
B User’s awareness, library orientation,
inter-profiling, bibliographic instruction A Integrated Industry Association

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C Aptitude test of the users, use of cat- B Information Industry Association

A
aloguing, inter-profiling, user’s awareness
C Integrated Illiteracy eradication As-
H
D Bibliographic instruction, library ori- sociation
entation, computer literacy, user’s aware-
D X Institute of Information Associa-
-C
ness.
tion.
369. “Pre Natal cataloguing” a term used by
373. Who wrote the book “Book binding for
N

A X S.R.Ranganathan Librarians”?
A S.R.Ranganathan
YA

B Melvil Devey
B H.M.Lydenberg
C M.T.Franklin Currier
RA

C X Eric.A Clough
D G.Michet Le Jay
370. Which is the central theme of Drury’s D Douglas
principle of book selection? 374. Three cards system in libraries are mainly
A

used for
A Staffs
N

A circulation of books
B Books
B serial selection
C X Reader
C X acquisition and control of serials
D Furniture
D book selection
371. Which of the following are Library net
works? 375. “Current contents service” is a service in

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A SDI A IFLA

B X CAS B X ASLIB

C Translation C ALA

D Reprography D LC
376. Reference sources are those 380. Who initiated NATIS in 1974?

A Which are large in size? A IFLA

B Which are read at home easily? B FID

am
C X Which used to obtain particular in- C X UNESCO
formation?
D ALA

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D Which are costly? 381. When was the different typological study
377. ZOTERO is a - iR towards mode of formation of subjects
done?
A Content Management System
A X 1950
B Reference Management System
B 1960
C Serials Management System
hr
C 1970
D X Bibliographic Reference Manage-
D 1975
ment System
382. “Unity of Command” is associated with
iS

378. Which of the following are the advan-


tages of RFID technology in libraries? A X One Person’s Responsibility
i.) Tags can be read inside a case.
B Joint Responsibility
ii.) Hundred of tags can be read at a time.
Ja

iii.) Cheaper than Barcode C Nobody’s Responsibility


iv.) More security and Privacy
D General Responsibility
A (i) and (iii) are correct 383. What is the cataloguing that refers to any
reductions in the amount of catalogue?
B X (i) and (ii) are correct
A .Centralised Cataloguing
C (ii) and (iii) are correct
B Cooperative Cataloguing
D (iii) and (iv) are correct C X Limited Cataloguing
379. Which association‘s tagline is “managing
information”? D Shared Cataloguing

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384. The initial focus of BONET was aimed to 388. The Vth edition of CCC Classified Cata-
do which major activity? loguing Code was published in

A X Inter -library Activities A 1962

B Acquisition Activity
B X 1964
C Circulation Activity
C 1966

ER
D Reference Activity
D 1971
385. Virtua accommodates Different version
of the MARC Standard?

D
389. PRECIS has been developed by
A USMARC
A S.R.Ranganathan

G
B UKMARC

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


B X Derek Austin
C CANMARC

A
C M.A.Gopinath
D X SWEMARC/All of above
H
386. Books misplaced on the shelves by read- D Ganesh Bhattacharya
ers are restored.This work is referred to as.
390. Who has studied the psychology of work-
-C
A Shelving ers?
B Stock verification A X Hugo Mansterberg
N

C X Shelf rectification B F.W.Taylor


YA

D Shifting
C Frank Gilbreth
387. Which of the following are Schools of
RA

Management thought? D Henry Fayol


i) Scientific Management School
391. What are the two parts of the annual re-
ii) Human Behavioural School port of the library
A

iii) Classical School


iv) School of Authority A Primary and Secondary
N

A (ii) and (iv) are correct B Analytical and Systematic

B (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct C Upper and Lower

C (iii) and (iv) are correct D X Descriptive and Statistical

D X (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct 392. What is Trade bibliography?

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A List of Author Bibliography A Public library

B List of Special Bibliography B Government library

C X List of books in print or for sale C X Special library


compiled by a publisher
D College library
D List of books of trade Library
397. In the notational system of a classification
393. Information about scale and projection ”an empty digit” denotes that has
can be found in
A No real value
A Encyclopaedias

am
B Hand books of Manuals B X No semantic value

C X Geographical sources C No syntactical value

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D Directories D No ordinal value

switching system?
iR
394. Which one of the following is not a 398. A network in which the host computer
controls different nodes which further con-
trol other nodes, is known as
A Packet
A Star Network
hr
B Circuit
B Ring Network
C X Router
C X Hierarchical Network
iS

D Message
D Multipoint Network
395. ETD database in India is maintained by
399. E-Journal articles can be identified with
i.) Shodhgangotri the help of
Ja

ii.) Vidyanidhi
A Digital Journal Identifier
iii.) Shodhganga
iv.) INDEST-AICTE consortium B Journal Source Identifier

A (i) and (iii) are correct C Journal Article Identifier

B (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct D X Digital Object Identifier

C X (ii) and (iii) are correct 400. MEDLARS was developed by (NLM)
USA in
D (iii) and (iv) are correct A 1965
396. A library on ’Gandhian studies” belongs
to which type of library? B X 1964

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C 1969 405. Library Technology Report is a publica-


tion of
D 1967 A X ALA
401. An entry that is made for the subject of a
chapter in a book is referred to as B IASLIC

A X Cross-Reference Entry C LA

ER
B Cross-Reference-Index Entry D ILA
406. Who adopted the catch word “POSD-
C Class Index Entry CORB”?

D
D Book Index Entry A Arthur Henry

G
402. The term ’Encyclopaedia’ is coined from B Henry Fayal
which language?

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C X Luther Gullick
A French

B Latin
A
D H.P.Luhn
H
407. ISBD are formulated and brought out by
C Russian
A UNESCO
-C

D X Greek
B ICSV
403. The act enacted in India in 1856 on Intel-
N

lectual Property Right was based on. C FID


YA

A American Patent Law 1810 D X IFLA

B X British Patent Law 1852 408. Identify the odd one out.
RA

A ANSI
C The Patent Bill
B BIS
D The Design Act of 1911
A

404. Protocol means C BSI


N

A Interchange of data between two de- D X ESPN


vices
409. Which one of the following is not a virtual
B Interchange of data between two library?
computers
A Without walls.
C Linkage between two computers
B X With distributed physical loca-
D X Linkage between two devices tions.

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C Providing integrated and unified re- A X Two parts
mote access to geographically distributed
collections. B Four parts

D Which does not exist in reality. C Five parts


410. The annual report of college library does
not include the D Six parts
414. BCD stands for
A Total number of books
A Basic Computer Display
B Activities of library
B X Binary Coded Decimal
C Financial constrains

am
C Basic Coded Decimal
D X Loss of books
D Binary Computer Display

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


411. What are the four entity of FRBR model?
415. How Multilingual Dictionaries are
A Personality, Matter, Energy, SpaceiR known as?
A X Polyglot
B X Work, Expression, Manifestation,
Item B Directories

C Book, Form, Availability, Type C Lexicon


hr
D Discipline, Entity, Action, Personality D Thesaurus
416. Whether intellectual property can be
412. The basic characteristics of a system are
iS

sold.

i) Interrelated components A No
ii) Independent and can stand alone
B X Sale is possible
Ja

iii) Arranged in hierarchical order


iv) Inputs, processes, outputs & feed C Yes
back
D None of these
A (i), (ii), (iii) are correct. 417. When the last print version of Ency-
clopaedia Britannica was published?
B (i), (ii), (iv) are correct.
A 2009
C (ii), (iii), (iv) are correct.
B 2010
D X (i), (iii), (iv) are correct.
C 2011
413. A dictionary catalogue may be divided in
to D X 2012

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418. DELNET stands for: A (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
A X Developing Library Network
B X (ii) and (iii) are correct
B Department of Electronics Library
C (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
Network
C Distance Education Library Network D (i) and (iv) are correct
423. In the catch word “POSDCORB” the let-

ER
ter “B” denotes
D Delhi Library Network
A Buying
419. ‘Facts on File’ is a

D
A X Weekly list B X Budget

G
B Fortnightly C Bibliography

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C Monthly D Business
424. Questionnaire is a:

A
D Quarterly
A Research method
420. What is a “Beetle”?
H
B Measurement Technique
A X Insect
-C
C X Tool for data collection
B Natural disaster
D All the above
N

C Chemical disaster
425. Jubilee Project is associated with what?
D Fire disaster
YA

A X Evaluation of electronic informa-


421. Expansion of LLA. tion services

A Local Library Advisory B Public library survey


RA

B Local Library Acquisition C Strategic management of libraries

D Scale development
C Local Library Amenities
A

426. Work study, standardised tools, selecting


D X Local Library Authorities and training of workers are the contribu-
N

tions of
422. Which of the following are limitations of
digital libraries? A Louis Brndeis

i.) Full text searching B F.W.Taylor


ii.) Operational costs
C Henry Fayol
iii.) Rights management
iv.) Hyper text linking D X Lyndall Urwick

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427. Canon of Decreasing Extension’ belongs 431. Which of the following identifies user by
to a login permission to a licensed site.
A X Canons for chain A Authorization

B Canons for characteristics B X Authentication


C Canons for array
C Digital signature
D Canons for filiatory sequence
D All of the above
428. Which Committee/Commission recom-
mended that Imperial Library be desig- 432. Which is the oldest classification scheme
nated as Copyright Library? in the following?

am
A Fayzee Commission, 1939 A CC

B X Riche Committee, 1926 B X DDC

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C Statham Committee, 1932 iR C EC

D Sadler Committee, 1916 D UDC


429. Consider the following statements: 433. Which of the DOS commands is used to
delete a directory?
1. The LC cooperative cataloguing pro-
hr
gram was established in 1830 State- A X RMDIR
ment
2. In 1950 the union catalogue of public B DEL
library holdings developed in Califor-
iS

nia C DELETE

A Both (1) and (2) are correct D ERASE


434. What is the unit of information?
Ja

B X Both (1) and (2) are incorrect


A X Bit
C (1) is correct, (2) is incorrect

D (1) is incorrect, (2) is correct B Byte

430. The word ”Policy Information” includes C Gram


A Ideas
D Hertz
B X Decision Making 435. Library of Congress was established in

C History A 1700

D Results B X 1800

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C 1900 440. Assertion (A): According to the Third


Law of Librarianship given by Michael
D 2000 Gorman, we need to use technology in-
telligently to enhance service.
436. Today information is regarded as which Reason (R): Technology is used to solve
of the following? problems and improve services and
achieve cost effectiveness rather than
A Wealth adopted for its own sake.Codes:

ER
B Commodity A (A) is true, but (R) is false.

B Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is


C Products

D
not correct explanation of (A).
D X All the above

G
C Both (A) and (R) are false.
437. CCC -The added entry comes under the

N
D X Both (A) and (R) are true.

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


Section of
441. Who directs Public Relation Programme
A Leading Section

A
in University?

B X Tracing Section A X Alumni of University


H
C Title Section B Laymen
-C

D Accession Part C Business People


N

438. The library promotion entirely based on D House Wife


442. Which one is the important depository of
YA

A X Conduct user meet


Translation in U.K.?
B Conduct exhibition A British Museum
RA

C Expand the library timing B X British Library Lending Division

D Provide extention activities C The library Association


A

439. Phoenix schedules are part of which clas- D Oxford University


sification 443. Web impact factor is developed by
N

A CC
A X P.Ingwersen

B X DDC B L.Bornebora

C UDC C M.Thelwall

D LCC D R.Rousseau

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444. Zero Based Budgeting system was pro- A 1952
pounded by:
B X 1954
A Peter Drucker
C 1964
B Edward Evans
D 1961
C Allen Kent
449. Which sources would you consult to
D X Peter Phyrr know the “Impact Factor” of Journal pub-
lications?
445. Sea Customs act of 1962 censor and ban
foreign publications in i) Web of Science

am
ii) Science Direct
A X India
iii) SCOPUS
iv) EBSCO

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B USA

C UK
iR A (i) and (iv)

D Australia B (ii) and (iii)

446. POPSI is a C X (i) and (iii)


hr
A Keyword based indexing system
D (iii) and (iv)
B X Post-coordinate indexing system 450. Which one of the following is the full
name of Melvil Dewey?
iS

C Pre-coordinate indexing system


A Melville Kossuth Dewey
D Citation indexing system
B Melville Dewey
447. Which Commission recommended 10%
Ja

of the total college budget for development C Melville Louis Dewey


of Libraries?
D X Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey
A Dr.S.R.Ranganathan Committee
451. MICR refers to
B Mehrotra Committee A Machine Ink Character Reader

C X Kothari Committee B X Magnetic Ink character Reader

D Curriculum Development Commit- C Manual Impression Character


tee in LIS Reader
448. In which year was passing Delivery of D Machine Impression Character
Books Act? Reader
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452. Following is an example of microblog- D Indexing and abstracting activities


ging:
457. A situation where a digital resource is no
A Wordpress longer readable is called

A Digital Divide
B Blogspot
B Digital Representation
C Livejournal

ER
C Digital Rendering
D X Twitter
453. Cataloguing-in-publication began in July D X Digital Obsolescence
1971 at

D
458. What is the call number for surgery in
A British Library C.C?

G
A L
B X Library of Congress

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B L:4
C National Agriculture Library
C X L:4:7
D National Library of Medicine

AD L: 4: 97
H
454. Adhoc Committee is also called as
459. Conference proceedings are considered
A X Statutory Authority Committee
as documents.
-C

B Executive Committee A Conventional


N

C Self Perpetuating Committee B X Primary


YA

D Reporting Committee C Secondary


455. Communication satellites orbit miles D Tertiary
above the earth?
460. Historical/Government records related to
RA

A 20, 000 an organization are maintained in

B 21, 000 i.) Achieves


ii.) Museums
A

C X 22, 000 iii.) Repositories


iv.) Government libraries
N

D 23, 000
456. Editing activities comes under A (i) and (ii) are correct

A Library routine activities B (ii) and (iii) are correct

B Technical activities C X (i) and (iii) are correct

C X Extention activities D (ii) and (iv) are correct

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461. Which library use sears list of subject 465. Arrange the following processes of re-
heading mainly? search in order:

A X Small libraries i) Theory Building


ii) Reflecting and Integrating of Idea
B Big libraries
iii) Research Design
C Academic and special libraries iv) Review of Literature

D Public libraries A X (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

462. Arrange the following in the ascending B (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
order of their first year of publication:

am
i) BNB C (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)

ii) INB D (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)


iii) Compendex

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466. In which Law of Library Science Empha-
iv) Roget’s Thesaurus of English words sise the user Time Saving concept?

A X (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)


iR A First Law of Library Science

B (iii), (ii), (iv), (i) B Second Law of Library Science

C (ii), (iv), (i), (iii) C Third Law of Library Science


hr
D (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) D X Fourth Law of Library Science

463. Which is the journal of Library and Infor- 467. The objectives of a library catalogue were
broad by described by Charles Ammi Cut-
iS

mation Science?
ter in the year
A Abacus
A 1776
B Acta numerica
Ja

B X 1876
C X Interlending and Document supply
C 1976
D All of above
D 1979
464. Which is the apex body of Madras Public
Libraries Act? 468. POSDCORB coined by:

A Mobile Libraries A Fayol

B Directorate of Libraries B Maslow

C Library Commission C X Gulic

D X State Library Committee D Ranganathan

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469. What is the standard size of catalogue A 1324 megabytes


card?
B 1224 megabytes
A 10 cm × 8cm
C 1124 megabytes
B X 12.5 cm × 7.5 cm
D X 1024 megabytes
C 10.9 cm × 8.8 cm
474. The subject of Research Methodology is

ER
the outcome of the mode of formation of
D 12.7 cm × 5.7 cm
subject, known as
470. Which Section of the Madras Public Li-

D
A Loose Assemblage
braries Act, 1948 empowers a local library
authority to levy cess?
B Fission

G
A X 12(1)(a) Section of the act
C X Distillation

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B 12(1)(B) Section of the act
D Cluster
C 21(1)(a) Section of the act
A
475. POPLINE database is related to which
subject?
H
D 21(1)(B) Section of the act A Political Science
-C
471. In the world wide web, name the
acronym that describes the internet ad- B X Medicine
dress of a file
N

C Sociology
A ULA
YA

D Agriculture
B RELUR 476. MESH is a

C URI A X Thesaurus
RA

B Dictionary
D X URL

472. What do you mean by Book Selection? C Journal


A

A Procurement of books D Library


N

477. The first online computer library was es-


B Donation of books tablished by OCLC in the year

C Accessing of books A 1972

D X Adding books to a library B X 1971

473. 1 Gigabyte is equal to C 1973

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D 1974 C X 1024 MB
478. The catalogue codes were developed in
the order as: D 1024 GB

A Anglo American Code (Joint Code), 482. Reading centre, story hours, exhibition
and reading to literature are form of
Rules for Dictionary Catalogue, ALA rules
for author and title entries, AACRI A X Extension service
B Rules for Dictionary catalogue, ALA
Rules for author and title entries, AACRI, B Service of Public library
Anglo American Code (Joint Code)
C Both
C X Rules for Dictionary catalogue, An-

am
glo American Code (Joint Code) ALA D None
rules for author and title entries, AACRI
483. Library cess contribution of Tamilnadu

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D ALA rules for author and title en-
A X 10% on Property Tax
tries, AACRI, Rules for Dictionary cata-
logue, Anglo American Code iR B 8% on Lands and Building
479. Granthana is an official publication of:
C 6% on Lands and Building
A ILA

B IASLIC D 5% on Property Tax


hr
484. Indian patents on all areas are published
C X RRRLF in

D APLA A India: A reference annual


iS

480. Walford’s Gurde to Reference Material is B Indian chemical patent index


published by

A American Library Association, C X Gazette of India, Part-III


Ja

Chicago
D None of the above
B R.R.Bowker, London
485. The word “Index” is derived from
C X Library Association Publishing, A X Latin
London
B Greek
D Learned Information Ltd., New Jer-
sey
C German
481. 1 Gigabyte (GB) is
D French
A 1024 Bytes
486. NationarTranslation Centre in USA is la-
B 1024 KB cated in which place

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A Newyork A X Books for all

B X Chicago B Free Books Service

C Mexico C Free Library Service

D Books every where


D California
490. What is the process of transferring soft-

ER
487. Arrange the following according to their ware programme from secondary storage
year of establishment: media to the hard disc called?

i) NIC A Download

D
ii) DESIDOC B Upload

G
iii) NISCAIR
C Installation

N
iv) NASSDOC

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D X Storage

A
A (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) H 491. ‘Noise’ in Information Retrieval is due to

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


A Precision
C (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
-C
B Recall
D X (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
C Relevant information
N

488. Arrange the following according to their


year of enactment: D X Redundant information
YA

492. Which of the following are ‘Inclusive ge-


i) Tamil Nadu Public Library Act ographical sources’
ii) Kerala Public Library Act i.) Maps
RA

iii) Maharashtra Public Library Act ii.) Atlases


iv) Orissa Public Library Act iii.) Encyclopaedias
iv.) Yearbooks
A

A X (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)


A (i) & (ii) are correct
N

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


B X (iii) & (iv) are correct
C (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
C (ii) & (iii) are correct

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


489. Corollary for Second Law of Library Sci- 493. The “Principle of Literary Warrant” was
ence is propounded by:

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A S.R.Ranganathan 498. Who was the propounder of Poly-
chotomy?
B X W.Hulme
A D.J.Foskett
C Melvil Dewey
B X C.A.Cutter
D Derek De Solla Price
C Derek Austin
494. Computer memory is measured in
D Tom Children
A Bytes
499. Which is the connecting symbol of en-
B Kilobytes ergy?

am
A , (Comma)
C Megabytes
B ; (Semicolon)

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D X All of the above
495. Herzberg’s two factor theory deals with
iR C X : (Colon)

A X Motivation D .(Dot)

B Decision making 500. Who coined the acronym POSDCORB?

A Mayo
hr
C Leadership
B Moslo
D Staff recruitment
496. Following is not a network protocol: C X Luther Gulick
iS

A HTTP D Taylor

B SMTP 501. Who has brought Marathi version of


Ja

colon classification?
C TCP/IP A Bhattacharya

D X Z39.50 B K.S.Ragavan
497. Which is the head quarters of IASLIC?
C X R.S.Parkhi
A Chennai
D S.R.Ranganathan
B Bombay
502. INFLIBNET located at
C Delhi A Chennai

D X Calcutta B Delhi

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C X Gujarat iii) High quality service


iv) Professional independence
D Mumbai
503. Arrange the stages in the preparation of A (i), (ii), (iii) are correct.
State-of the Art Report.
B X (i), (iii) are correct.
i) Consultation with subject expert
ii) Scope determination C (i), (ii), (iv) are correct.

ER
iii) Appraisal of information D (iii), (iv) are correct.
iv) Identification of the collection
507. Which Library Association Publishes

D
journal of Librarianship?
A X (ii)(iv)(iii)(i)

G
A X The Library Association
B (iv)(ii)(iii)(i)

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


B American Library Association
C (iii)(i)(iv)(ii)
C Indian Library Association
D (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
A
D Society for the Development of Li-
H
504. Which of the following is not a book se-
lection tool? brary Science
-C
508. Who are the publishers of ‘Year Book on
A Bibliographies
Human Rights’?
B X Biographies A X United Nations
N

C Publishers catalogue B Ministry of Law, Govt.of India


YA

D Book sellers catalogues C Europa Publishers


505. What is the meaning of automation in
RA

present time? D R.R.Bowker


509. Which budgeting does not take into ac-
A X Use of Computer count what happened in the past but em-
phasis on current activities?
A

B Use of Networking
A Formula budget
N

C Use of any type of Machine


B Performance budget
D Use of Robots
506. Which of the following concepts are asso- C Programme budget
ciated with professional ethics?
D X Zero-based budget
i) Accountability 510. Supervision of loan desk in University Li-
ii) Unique training brary with

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A University Librarian 515. Redundancy of information is

A X Unnecessary and should be elimi-


B Head of Technical Section/Technical
nated
Asst.
B Unnecessary but cannot be avoided
C X Head of Circulation Dept./Circulation
Asst. C Necessary and some times useful
D Library Asst
D Necessary and always desirable
511. Phoenix schedules are part of
516. When Madras Public Library Act was en-
A X DDC acted?
A 1930

am
B BC
B 1946
C UDC

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C X 1948
D LCC
D 1965
512. IASLIC was founded in the year:

A X 1955
iR 517. Arrange the following web browsers in
chronological order:
B 1965 i) Safari
hr
ii) Chrome
C 1975 iii) Netscape Navigator
D 1985 iv) Firefox
iS

513. Which year was OSI introduced? A (iv)(i)(ii)(iii)


A 1928 B (i)(ii) (iii)(iv)

B X 1982
Ja

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

C 1984 D X (iii)(i)(iv)(ii)

D 1974 518. Virus is a software which can

514. EDSAC is belongs to A Manipulate data

A X First generation computer B Replicate itself

B Fifth generation computer C Damage computer

C Third generation computer D X All the above


519. The objective of library binding is
D Second generation computer of the library materials.

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A Proper organisation 523. ‘Segmentation’ is associated with

A Reference Service
B Accessibility.

C X Durability B X Market Survey Report

D Humidity control C Digest Service

ER
520. Arrange the following Public Library D Indexing Service
Acts according to their year of enactment:
524. Expansion for NISSAT
i) Uttar Pradesh PL Act

D
ii) Arunachal Pradesh PL Act A X National Information System for
Science and Technology
iii) Orissa PL Act

G
iv) Gujarat PL Act B National Information on Social Sci-

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


ence and Technology
A X (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
C National Information in Science and
B (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
A
Technology
H
C (ii), (i), (iv), (iii) D National Information Services and
System for Technology
-C

D (iii), (ii), (i), (iv) 525. Which association‘s tagline is “connect-


521. ‘Web of Science’ covers ing people and information”?
N

A Sciences A X SLA
YA

B Social Sciences B IFLA

C Arts of Humanities C ALA


RA

D X All the above D COMLA


522. Starting, Chaining, Browsing, Differenti- 526. How many steps involved to POPSI in-
ating, Monitoring, Extracting, Verification
A

dexing system?
and Ending are important stages of which
information seeking behavior model? A 12 -steps
N

A Dervin’s Model
B 10 steps
B X Ellis Model
C X 8-steps
C Marchionnini Model
D 6 -steps
D Kuhlthan Model 527. WIPO Academy deals with

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A Patent Cooperation Treaty A X FTP

B X Courses on Intellectual Property B SMTP

C Trademarks Gateway C POP

D All of the above D TCP/IP


528. The initiation, selection, exploration, for-
mulation, collection and presentation are 532. Research is conducted to:
two stages of which model of information
i) Generate new knowledge
seeking behaviour
ii) Develop a theory

am
A Ellis Model
iii) Develop communication skills
B Krikelas Model iv) Re-interpret existing knowledge

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C X Kuhlthou Model A (i), (iii) and (ii) are correct

D Wilson Model
iR
529. Skill Development Programme (SDP) for
B (iii), (ii) and (i) are correct

public librarians in India is initiated by C X (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
A Ministry of Human Resource Devel-
hr
D (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
opment, Govt.of India
533. What type of Organisation is UGC?
B Directorate of Library Services,
Govt.of West Bengal A X Autonomous Organisation
iS

C X Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library B Public Sector


Foundation
D Indian Library Association C Private Organisation
Ja

530. What is the best way of Internet Connec-


D Industrial Firm
tivity?
534. Impact factor is devised by
A Telephone Connection
A X Eugene Garfield
B Dial up connection
B Alan Pritchard
C X Dial up connection with modem
and telephone C David Hume
D Use of modem and telephone line
D Louis Brandeis
531. Which one of the following protocol is
used in file transfer over internet? 535. Expansion for DESIDOC.

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A Documentation on Science Informa- B X Work, Expression, Manifestation,


tion Item
B Delivery of Scientific Information C Book, Form, Availability, Type
and Documentation Centre
D Action, Place, Impact, Category
C X Defence Scientific Information and
Documentation Centre 540. CDS/ISIS software is distributed in India
by

ER
D Defence Information Documentation
Centre A X NISSAT
536. In which year was opened for the Public

D
B DESIDOC
Connemara library?

G
A 1869 C National library of India

N
D NICNET

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


B X 1896
541. Identify the correct order of the evolution

A
C 1871 H of the following storage devices:

D 1873 A DVD, Magnetic tape, Floppy, CD

537. Who developed CDS/ISIS? B CD, DVD, Magnetic tape, Floppy


-C

A ALA
C Floppy, CD, DVD, Magnetic tape
N

B X UNESCO
D X Magnetic tape, Floppy, CD, DVD
YA

C UGC 542. Which reference tool defines Reference


service as “ that phase of work which
D IFLA is directly concerned with assistance to
readers in securing information and in us-
RA

538. Every web page has a unique address ing the resources of the library in study
known as and research”?
A PIN A Encyclopedia of Librarianship
A

B X Uniform resource locator B Encyclopedia of Library and Infor-


N

mation Science
C Hyperlink
C X ALA Glossary of Library Terms
D Map
D ALA World Encyclopedia of Library
539. FRBR Model consist of which of the fol-
& Information Services
lowing four entities?
543. By which name MEDLARS is now being
A Personality, Matter, Energy, Space provided on online?

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A Index Medicus A X I alone is correct

B X Medline B II alone is correct

C Medical Index C Both are correct

D Meda Index D Both are not correct


548. Calcutta Public Library was established
544. FRBR is developed by
during
A LC A 15th Century

B UNESCO

am
B 16th Century

C X IFLA C X 19th Century

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D FID D 20th Century.
545. Which is output device of computer?

A Joy stick
iR 549. The first edition of DDC was published in

A 1875

B Key board B X 1876


hr
C 1874
C Mouse
D 1896
D X Plotter
iS

550. Which is not a reprographic service?


546. Scaler chain shows
A Micro Copying
A X Authority structure
B Blue Printing
Ja

B Scale of performance of staff


C X Paper Printing
C Chain for locating racks
D Thermo Copying
D A link in the chain
551. Theory X and Y is developed by
547. Consider the following statements:
A Peter Drucker
I. Areas of automation in libraries are
House keeping and Information han- B X Douglas Mc Gregor
dling
C Abraham Maslow
II. House keeping operations in Li-
braries are CAS and SDI D Henry Fayol

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552. What was the name of the first inter- 556. As per UDC classification number of
national cataloguing code published on mathematics
1901?
A 53
A X A A Code
B 54
B RDC
C X 51
C Vatican Code

ER
D 31
D AACR 557. The first All India Conference of Librari-
553. The professional ethics help to - ans in 1918 was held at:

D
i.) Get the right direction A Baroda

G
ii.) Enhance image B Calcutta
iii.) Get more salaries

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


iv.) Resolve day to day issues C Madras

A
A (ii) and (iii) are correct D X Lahore
558. Ontology is
H
B (i) and (iv) are correct
A An Indexing Method
-C
C X (i) and (ii) are correct
B X Classification of Internet based
D (ii) and (iv) are correct documents
N

554. The reader liable to punish by the librar- C Cataloguing of Internet based docu-
ian (Which one is not relevant) ments
YA

A Damage the book D Documentation service


559. Which of the following source(s) you re-
B X Covered the damage book fer to get information on old name for
RA

‘Zaire’?
C Tearing the book
i) Encyclopaedias
D Stolen the book ii) Yearbooks
A

555. The international conference on catalogu- iii) Gazetteers


ing principles was held in the year 1961 at iv) Directories
N

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

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

C X Paris C X (i) and (iii) are correct.

D Rome D (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

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560. The oldest and largest Library Associa- A Logical Chart
tion in the World is
A LA B X Flow Chart

C System Flow Chart


B X ALA
D Network Chart
C lLA
565. Which fundamental category is the ’core
D IASLIC component’ of a compound subject?

561. Which committee recommended 6.5% of A energy


University budget for its library?

am
B matter
A Sinha Committee
C X personality
B Radhakrishnan Committee

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D time
C Mudaliar Committee iR 566. EUAL stands for
D X Ranganathan Committee A E-monitoring library for Academics

562. Under which category Dictionaries B End User Logistics Association


comes?
hr
A Primary sources C Electronic Usage of Library Acquisi-
tions
B X Secondary sources D X End User License Agreement
iS

C Teritiary sources 567. Who coined the function of managements


as POSDCORB?
D Non-Documentary sources A X Luther Gullick
Ja

563. The idea of citation analysis was pro-


B Henry Fayol
pounded by

A A.J.Lotka C F.W.Taylor

B Bradford D W.Schulze
568. In classified catalogue code, How to write
C De Solla Price the “Second Edition”?
A X Ed 2
D X E.Garfield
564. A graphical representation using sym- B Edition 2
bols to represent operations, data, flow,
etc.is C 2nd ed

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D 2nd Ed 573. “Information Literacy Competency Stan-


dards for Higher Education” is prepared
569. Is a process of information by

A Books A AASL

B X CD-ROM B IFLA

C SCONUL

ER
C Computers

D None of the above D X ACRL

570. The first centre to use computer in the li- 574. Name editors of 7th edition of colon clas-

D
brary and information activities in India is sification

G
A X Neelamegham, Gopinath and
A DESIDOC
Seetharama

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


B X INSDOC B Ranganathan

C DRTC

A
C Martin
H
D UGC. D M.A.Gopinath
575. Which of the following are ‘Open Source
-C
571. The process of surrogating, repackaging
Content Management Systems’?
and compaction of the primary literature
that results in creation of secondary jour- i) Drupal
N

nals, is
ii) Atex
A Newsletter iii) Joomla
YA

iv) OpenCms
B X Abstracting and Indexing Periodi-
cal A (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
RA

C House Journals
B (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
D Electronic Journal
C (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
A

572. AGRIS became operational in 1975 and


sponsored by D X (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
N

576. Which form of catalogue is not released


A X FAO
before the books are published?
B ILO A Cataloguing in publication

C IAEA B Cataloguing in source

D WHO C Pre-natal catalogue

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D X Co-operative cataloguing A A collection of selected terminology

577. Microphone is used to B Synonymous terms

A Transfer data C List of words

B Print out D X All of the above


582. Routing or periodicals is:
C Sharing of data
A X CAS
D X Input audio to computers
B Distillation
578. Canons formulated by S.R.Ranganathan

am
for C SDI
A Facet sequence D Abstracting Service

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


583. Identify the technique(s) to collect the
B Catalogue
iR data regarding the number of persons vis-
ited the periodical section of the library at
C X Classification different hours of the day.

D Helpful sequence i.) Questionnaire


ii.) Interview
579. World Intellectual Property Organization
hr
iii.) Observation
is related to
iv.) Library records
A UNESCO
A (i) and (ii) are correct
iS

B X United Nations
B (ii) and (iii) are correct
C U.S.Organization
C X (iii) and (iv) are correct
Ja

D International Law Organization


D (ii) and (iv) are correct
580. The library budget prepared without 584. Which library first introduced the printed
considering the previous years budget is: catalogue?

A X Zero based Budget A X British Museum

B Performance Budget B Lennin’s State

C Imperial Library
C Line item Budget
D Library of Congress
D Lumpsum Budget
585. Which of the following does not protect
581. What is the Thesaurus? intellectual property?

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A Encryption of data 590. UNESCO assisted in setting up a model


public library in India, that name is
B Digital watermark
A X Delhi Public Library
C Uniquely encoded licences
B Imperial Library
D X Plug-ins
C Asiatic Society Library
586. Oceanography is obtained by which

ER
mode of Formation of subjects? D Calcutta Public Library

A Fusion 591. An order with the supplier to be acted


upon until it is countermanded is

D
B Dessection
A classified order

G
C Distillation
B X standing order

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D X Cluster C firm order

A
587. ‘Noise’ in Information retrieval is due to
D administrative order
A Precision
H
592. ‘Biotechnology’ is an example of how
B Recall knowledge grows by
-C
A X Fusion
C Relevant Information
B Lamination
N

D X Redundant Information
588. SOUL -Developed by C Fission
YA

A NISCAIR D Loose Assemblage


B DRTC 593. Major problems of ‘Information Commu-
RA

nication Technology’ are


C X INFLIBNET i) Information overload
D IGCAR ii) Information insecurity
A

iii) Lack of innovative technologies


589. Canon of Recall -Value was propounded
by iv) Lack of control over communication
N

A C.A.Cutter A (ii) and (iv) are correct

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

C Ganesh Bhattachary C X (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct

D X S.R.Ranganathan D (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

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594. Main use of Shelf list is iii) Presents an integrated picture of de-
velopment and program
A Cataloging
iv) Provides only current information
B Circulation
A (ii), (iii), (iv) are correct.
C X Stock Verification
B (i), (iii), (iv) are correct.
D Book Selection
C X (i), (ii), (iii) are correct.
595. The network topology in which nodes are
connected to a central hub as known as
D (i), (ii), (iv) are correct.
A Ring Topology
599. Who was the librarian to become the first

am
President of the ILA?
B Bus Topology
A X S.R.Ranganathan

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C X Star Topology
B D.B.Krishna Rao
D Mesh Topology iR C R.K.Sharma
596. Who produce the law 1 : n : n 2 about
relation between the reference of research
D Krishan Kumar
journal?
600. What is the relationship between ISBD
A Lotka
hr
and cataloguing codes?

B Zipf A They are not related at all

C X Bradford B X Cataloguing codes will include bib-


iS

liographic description
D Martin
C ISBD includes cataloguing rules
597. In which year was the national library of
Ja

Russia was established?


D ISBD can replace cataloguing rules
A 1864
601. On which of the following technologies
semantic web is not based?
B 1863
A RDF
C X 1862
B Ontologies
D 1865
C X Cloud seeding
598. Which of the following are characteristics
of a review?
D URI
i) Analyses research topic 602. Information on Prime Minister of
ii) Indicates inter-relation of ideas Bangladesh can be found in

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Chapter 1. Library and information science MCQs hub

A International Who’s Who A Lamination

B Who’s Who in Bangladesh B X Fusion

C Current Biography C Fission

D X Statesman’s Yearbook D Agglomeration

ER
603. Assertion (A): Present decade has ac- 607. The term censorship is derived from the
cepted E-journals as channels of fast com- word censere of origin.
munication.Reason (R): E-publications
A German
have added enormous quantity of lit-

D
erature but affected the quality of re-
B Greek
search.Codes:

G
A (A) is true but (R) is false. C X Latin

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


B (A) is false but (R) is true. D Sanskrit

A
608. ISBN now consists of:
C X Both (A) and (R) are true and (R)
A 10 digits
H
is the correct explanation.

D Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is B X 13 digits


-C

not a correct explanation.


C 15 digits
604. Z39.50 is a standard for
N

A Communication formats D 8 digits


YA

609. Who is the person responsible for devel-


B X Search and Retrieval services opment of POPSI in India?

C Cataloguing Web Resources A S.R.Ranganathan


RA

D Library Management Services B Neelameghan

605. Who has developed MARC? C X G.Battacharya


A

A Indian National Library


D K.Sharma
N

B Pakistan National Library 610. Who explained the principle of Scien-


tific Management as “that the whole coun-
C X Library of Congress try was suffering a great loss due to in-
efficiency found in their daily job”?
D UNESCO
A X Frederick W.Taylor
606. ‘Geophysics’ has been formed as a result
of: B Henry Fayol

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C Peter Drucker A Types of Document

D Maslow B X Mutual help and voluntary effort


611. ‘Who’s who in India’, an irregular publi- C Selection principles
cation is published by

A X Business Press, Bombay D Theory of management


616. Terminal symbol in a flowchart repre-
B Sterling, New Delhi sents
A X Start of program logic
C Tradesman & Men Asia, Delhi
B Manual operation

am
D Sahitya Samsad, Calcutta
612. The Model Public Library in India is C Processing

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A Connemara Public Library D Decision
iR 617. How we call a collection of maps, tables,
B X Delhi Public Library charts, etc.?

C State Central Library, Mumbai A Globe

D National Library, Kolkata B Gazetteer


hr
613. What is the collection of terms or records C X Atlas
in MARC called?
A System D Map
iS

618. Replica means


B Network
A X refers to a copy or reproduction of
C Website a work of art
Ja

B refers to a publication which gives a


D X Database
formal record
614. A staff member responsible for preparing
catalogue entries is C refers to the copy no longer in th e li-
brary
A Classificationist
D refers to a membership card
B Classifier 619. NPAC stands for
A X National Programme for Acquisi-
C X Cataloguer
tions and Cataloguing
D Documentalist B National Program on Acquisitions
615. Cooperation means and Cataloguing

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C National Programme for Acquisi- C A LIbrary


tions and Categories
D An Encyclopeadia
D National Program on Acquisitions
and Classification 624. INSDOC has been merged with NISCOM
and is now known as:
620. Inter-library loan works comes under the
A DELNET
A Maintenance section

ER
B X NISCAIR
B Acquisition section
C DESIDOC

D
C X Circulation section
D NASSDOC

G
D Periodical section
625. Another term of PERT is
621. Major elements of a profession are

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A X CPM
i) Philosophy

A
ii) Body of knowledge B POSDCORB
iii) Publicity
H
iv) Status C MBO
-C
A (i), (ii), (iv) are correct. D HRM
626. Who is responsible for increasing in-
B X (i), (ii), (iii) are correct.
N

teraction between libraries from common


wealth countries through visits and other
C (ii), (iii), (iv) are correct. ways
YA

D (i), (iii), (iv) are correct. A FID


622. What symbol does colon(:) denote in
RA

fundamental category? B IFLA

A Personality C X COMLA
A

B Matter D ILA
N

C X Energy 627. The notation used to increase the capacity


of an array are:
D Space
i) Empty digit
623. The Electronic Library is ii) Emptying digit
A A Magazine iii) Indicator digit
iv) Speciator
B X A Journal Name

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A X (i) and (ii) are correct. A Journals index

B (iii) and (iv) are correct. B Book index

C (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct. C X Newspapers index

D (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct. D E-Book index


632. The first edition of ”Library of Congress
628. RDA related to Classification” was published in
A Classification
A 1905
B X Cataloguing B 1933

am
C Searching C X 1901

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D Browsing D 1935
629. Solomon Four group design is related to
iR 633. Inference Engine is a part of which infor-
mation system?
A Field studies
A Management information System
B X Pretest-post test control group de-
B Decision Support System
sign
hr
C Data Analysis Model C X Expert System

D Open System
D Statistical Technique
iS

634. The foundation of Librarianship is


630. Which of the following are standard TQM
tools? A Catalogue

i) Pie chart B Book


Ja

ii) Zigzag chart


C X Classification
iii) Fishbone diagram
iv) Pareto chart D Notation
635. Technical section performs mainly two
A (i), (iv) are correct. functions namely classification and

B (ii), (iii), (iv) are correct. A Accessioning

C X (i), (iii), (iv) are correct. B Bills payment

C X Cataloguing
D (iii), (iv) are correct.
631. New York times index is D Shelving

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636. Which set of rules is applicable for ex- C Square bracket


change of files over Internet?
D X All the above
A FTP/IP
641. The concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
B X HTTP belongs to

A Second Generation Computers


C HTML

ER
B Third Generation Computers
D HYPERLINK
637. The publisher of “Information Power: C Fourth Generation Computers

D
Building Partnership for Learning” is
D X Fifth Generation Computers
A AASL

G
642. Damodaran Committee was appointed in
1971 to review working of
B AECT

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A Medical College Libraries
C X ALA

D ILA
A
B National Science Libraries
H
638. Microchip was invented by C Agriculture Libraries
-C
A Microsoft D X Polytechnic Libraries
643. What is world of learning?
B IBM
N

A X Directory
C DELL
YA

B Encyclopedia
D X Intel
C Dictionary
639. Metadata Dublin core refers to
RA

A X Data elements in database D Year book


644. Computer mediated delivery of scholar
B Bibliographic elements in database by information, education and training to
A

remote users is called


C Field elements in database
N

A classroom learning
D Subject elements in database
B X e-learning
640. In UDC what are the facet indicators are
used to combine the facets? C distance learning
A Colon
D none of the above
B Double colon 645. Consider the following statements:

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I. The five laws of library science are the 649. Colon classification 4th Edition was pub-
very soul of the theory of Interlibrary lished in the year
loan
A 1939
II. Fifth law of Library Science insists the
growth in readers
B 1946
A I alone is correct
C 1949
B II alone is correct
D X 1952
C Both are not correct
650. Which organization has introduced the
concept of “Sister libraries” for children‘s

am
D X Both are correct and young adults reading?
646. Which of the following is the essence of
Open Access System? A UNESCO

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A Design of Library Building B X IFLA

B Design of Shelves
iR C LC

C Separation of rare books D LA


D X Right of reader to take away any 651. The standard “X” theory “Y” was con-
hr
book ceived by
647. FID is the body which has overall respon-
A Peter F.Drucker
sibility for
iS

A X UDC B X Doughlas Mc Gregor

B DDC C Gulik and UR Wick


Ja

C AACR D F.W.Taylor

D CC 652. In which period of the year National Book


Week is celebrated?
648. Andrew Carnegie donated two million
pounds for development of A X November 14th -November 20th

A Library Collection B November 16th -November 22nd

B X Library Building C November 12th November 18th

C Library Furniture
D December 12th -December 18th
D Library Staff 653. In classification, the term BSO stands for

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Chapter 1. Library and information science MCQs hub

A Basic Subject Organization D Ministry of Science & Technology


658. CDS/ISIS was distributed in India was
B X Broad System of Ordering
A INSA
C Broad Subject Organization
B INSDOC
D Biography of Subject Ordering
654. Who of the following is not the author of C NISCAIR

ER
any reference book?
D X NISSAT
A C.M.Winchell
659. Who is known as father of Artificial Intel-

D
B William A Katz ligence?

G
A X J.McCarthy
C Louis Shores

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D X Maurice B.Line B M.Minsky

A
655. Indian National Advisory Board for Li- C Alan Turing
braries was setup in 1966 by
H
D N.Wiener
A Association of Indian Universities
660. Which one of the following is not covered
-C
B X Ministry of Education in centralised cataloguing?

C Planning Commission A To avoid duplication of work


N

D University Grants Commision B To reduce cost of cataloguing


YA

656. MS-DOS was developed by


C To raise the level of quality of cata-
A Lotus loguing
RA

B X Microsoft D X To promote the use of E-Resources


661. Of the following libraries in India, which
C UNIX one is the oldest library?
A

D Apple A Asiatic Society Library, Bombay


N

657. ‘RRRLF’ falls under the:


B Connemara Public Library, Madras
A Ministry of Human Resource Devel-
opment C Delhi Public Library, Delhi
B Ministry of Information & Broadcast-
D X National Library of India, Calcutta.
ing

C X Ministry of Culture 662. Which one is E-Bibliographic database?

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A Nature C J.D.Brown

B Blackwell D Bliss
667. What is the use of Browne System in the
C X ISID Libraries?

D Springer A Classification of books

663. Ontology is B Selection of books


A An Indexing Method
C X Circulation of books to the users
B X Classification of Internet based

am
D Circulation of serials to the users
documents
668. Sector Device is an extension of
C Cataloguing of Internet based docu-
A Gap Device

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


ments
D Documentation service iR B Empty Device
664. In which country did Farmington Plan
formed? C X Octave Device

A China D Group Notation Device


hr
B UK 669. The concept of ‘Ask Library Anything’
was originally initiated by
C India A Indian Library Association
iS

D X USA B ASLIB
665. To which Classification Number does
Sears List of Subject Heading link? C Special Library Association
Ja

A CC Number D X American Library Association


670. The 20th edition of DDC consists of
B X DDC Number
tales
C UDC Number A 5

D BSO Number B 6
666. Principles of Book classification in the Li-
C X7
brary Association Record authored by

A X E.W.Hulme D 9
671. In which year ’Delivery of Books Act’ was
B S.R.Ranganathan passed in India?

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A 1950 C Library management

B 1952 D Library cataloguing


676. The sources which are compiled, modi-
C X 1954 fied selected and reorganized is known as

D 1956 A Tertiary Sources

ER
672. A Pre-print is a/an B X Secondary Sources
A Article to be presented in a confer- C Primary Sources
ence

D
B Conference paper to be included in D Non-documentary Sources
the proceedings 677. Which Education Commission observed

G
“Nothing can be more damaging to a
C Neither a nor b growing department than to neglect its li-

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


brary or give it a low priority”?
D X Both a and b

A
A X Kothari Education Commission
673. International Advisory Committee on
Documentation, Libraries and Archives
H
B Radhakrishnan Education Commis-
(UNESCO) was established in sion
-C
A 1966 C Calcutta University Commission

B X 1967 D Mudaliar Commission on Secondary


N

Education
C 1968 678. Arrange the following according to their
YA

year of first publication:


D 1969
i.) Bliss Classification
674. Library catalogue cards are filed in spe- ii.) Dewey Decimal Classification
RA

cially designed drawers called


iii.) Library of Congress Classification
A Charging tray iv.) Universal Decimal Classification.
A

B X Catalogue cabinet A X (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)


N

C Display rack. B (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

D Filling equipment C (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)

675. Resource sharing is a part of D (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)


679. Digitization of various cultural resources
A X Library cooperation
is possible through
B Library administration i.) Scanners

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ii.) Digital cameras C National Library Calcutta
iii.) Video cameras
D Amazon.com
iv.) Smart & Mobile phones
683. Bengal Library Association was collabo-
ration with
A (i), (ii) are correct
A Madras District Library Association
B (iv), (iii) are correct
B Karnataka District Library Associa-
C (iii), (iv) are correct tion
C X Hoogly District Library Associa-
D X (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv) are correct
tion

am
680. Assertion (A): RFID technology is still D Mumbai District Library Association
not widely installed in Indian Library En-
vironment.
684. The survey of the work done during the

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


Reason (R): the standardization, applica-
preceding year is known as
tion and innovation are constantly chang-
ing. iR A Hand Book
A Both (A) & (R) true and (R) is the B Annual Review
correct explanation of (A).
C X Annual Report
B X Both (A) & (R) are true, but (R) is
hr
not the correct explanation of (A). D Annual Book

C (A) is true, but (R) is false. 685. Which of the following is not covered un-
der Intellectual Property Rights?
iS

D (A) is false, but (R) is true. A Copyrights


681. The ’Study abroad’ is a/an
B Patents
A Encyclopedia
Ja

C Trade Marks
B Year book
D X Thesaurus
C Directory 686. is a legal document and can be used
as a source of industrial information.
D X Handbook A Report
682. The statement ”Type along the dotted
line, then fold back or detach this stub” B Law Review
found in the card printed by
C Patent
A X Remington Rand of India
D X Specification
B Tata Consultancy Services 687. Inter library loan denotes

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Chapter 1. Library and information science MCQs hub

A Book’s borrow from book stall A Interchange of data between two de-
vices
B Book’s borrow from other student
B Interchange of data between two
computers
C Book’s borrow from staff member
C Linkage between two computers
D X Book’s borrow from other library
D X Linkage between two devices

ER
688. ‘CODEN’ is connected with
692. “Lenin National Library” is situated in
A Books
A Paris

D
B X Serials
B Ukrain

G
C Reports
C X Moscow

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D Gray Literature
D London
689. Who were involved in Public Library
Movement in India?
A
693. What does PROM stand for?
H A Processing Read Only Memory
i.) Sayaji Rao Gaekwad II
ii.) C.D.Deshmukh B People Read Only Memory
-C

iii.) S.Radhakrishnan
C X Programmable Read Only Memory
iv.) S.R.Ranganathan
N

D Public Read Only Memory


A (i) & (iii) are correct
YA

694. What is the size of the charging tray used


B (ii) & (iv) are correct in the counter under Browne Charging
system?
RA

C X (i) & (iv) are correct


A X 1 feet × 1.5 feet size with four trays
D (ii) & (iii) are correct
B 2 feet × 3 feet size with five trays
A

690. Principles of Drury are meant for what?


C 3 feet × 3 feet size with five trays
A X Book selection
N

D 3 feet × 4 feet size with four trays


B Library classification 695. Which national agency in India is assign-
ing the ISBN?
C Financial management
A X Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Ed-
D Library cataloguing ucation Resource Centre
691. Protocol means B Delhi Public Library

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C Federation of Publishers in India C X 1956

D National Library of India D 1962


696. Leather being used as one of the binding 700. Accession Register is maintained by
materials i.e., is the strongest leather.
A Technical Section
A Roan
B X Acquisition Section
B Imitation
C Periodical Section
C Pig skin
D Reference Section

am
D X Sheep skin 701. The word Encyclopedia is derived from:
697. NICNET and INDONET are the net-
A X Greek word
works of which category?

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A LAN B English word

B MAN
iR C Latin word

C X WAN D Sanskrit word


702. Name the operating agency for National
hr
D IN Centre for science information
698. Arrange the physical forms of catalogue A CSIR
in the chronological sequence:
B X UGC
iS

A X Register, Sheaf Catalogue, Card


Catalogue, OPAC C DST
B Sheaf Catalogue, Register, Card Cat-
D DRDO
Ja

alogue, OPAC
703. Time saving methods of stock verification
C Card Catalogue, Sheaf Catalogue, techniques is
Register, OPAC
A Shelf list verification
D Sheaf Catalogue, Card Catalogue,
Register, OPAC B Random verification
699. Amendment to ‘Delivery of Books (Pub-
C Assign number verification
lic Libraries) and Newspapers Act’ was en-
acted in India in the year:
D X Numerical counting
A 1952 704. In C.C.the title ‘Medical Jurisprudence’
can be classified and sharpened with the
B 1954 help of

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A X Subject Device 709. Which is the controlling factor in book se-


lection in all types of libraries?
B Alphabetical Device
A X Budget
C Classic Device
B Expenditure
D Enumerative Device
705. Compton year book contains C Laws

ER
A Political events D Activities

B Cultural events 710. What does MBO stand for?

D
A Management Business Organisation
C X Outstanding events

G
D Economic events B X Management By Objectives

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


706. A register in which invoices are entered
C Manage Business Organisation
as received is
A Allocation register
A
D Manpower Business Outsourcing
H
B X Bill register 711. Which protocol does not affect the E-mail
communication setup?
-C
C Grant register
A X TCP/IP
D Payment register
N

B SMTP
707. Which of the following is not a compo-
nent of control?
YA

C POP
A Ever Vigilance
D IMAP
B X Entertainment
RA

712. When DDC version Dewey for Windows


C Achievement was published?

D lnspection A 1993
A

708. The development of public library system


B 1992
N

in India started early.in the year

A 1909 C 1994

B X 1910 D X 1996
C 1911 713. Ranganathan’s Reader’s Ticket, Book
Ticket method introduced in which li-
D 1908 brary?

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A National Library C IAMA

B X Madras University Library D AIM


718. Arrange the following in chronological
C Delhi University Library order:

D Public Library i) MEDLINE


714. Peek-a-boo card is used for which index- ii) Pub-Med
ing system? iii) Index Medicus
A PRECIS iv) MEDLARS

am
B X UNITERM A X (iii)(iv)(i)(ii)

C POPSI B (iv)(i)(iii)(ii)

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D KWOC C (i)(iii)(ii)(iv)

wards predicting the behaviour of


iR
715. Idiographic hypothesis is directed to- D (iii)(ii)(iv)(i)
719. Which association & aposs tagline is
A X An Individual “managing information”

A IFLA
hr
B Group of People
B X ASLIB
C Masses
C ALA
iS

D People from same school of thought


716. Who publishes a Deutsche National Bib- D LC
liography?
720. When was MBO introduced?
Ja

A France A 1951

B UK B 1952

C X Germany C 1953

D USA D X 1954
717. The acronym for Association for Informa- 721. Who said that information is both a prod-
tion Management is: uct and process?

A X ASLIB A S.R.Ranganathan

B IIM B X J.Martin

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C D.J.Foskett C Compiler

D S.C.Bradford D X Router
722. Who is the propounder of the term ‘Infor- 726. Name the similarity measure in which
mation Transfer’? similarity of a document is adjusted such
that the similarity of a document to itself
A Ranganathan is

ER
A Cosine measure
B J.Martin
B Distance measure
C Calvin Moores

D
C Swet’s measure
D X Beesman

G
723. The term ‘Routing’ is associated with D X Normalised similarity measure
727. Classified Catalogue Code was published

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A Book selection in the year

A
B X Periodical maintenance A 1914

C Inter library loan B 1924


H
D Preservation of documents C X 1934
-C

724. Which of the following are library net- D 1944


works?
N

728. Which law of library Science relates to the


i) INTERNET growth of libraries
YA

ii) DELNET A Forth law


iii) NICNET
B First law
iv) OCLC
RA

C Second law
A (i) and (ii) are correct
D X Fifth law
B X (ii) and (iv) are correct
A

729. PR stands for


C (i) and (iii) are correct A Indian Press Registration
N

D (i) and (iv) are correct B X Intellectual Property Right


725. Which device translates information from C International Property Right
one network to another?
A Calculator D Indian Property Regulations.
730. Which was the first Public Libraries Act
B Interpreter enacted in India?

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A Karnataka Public Libraries Act A X William Frederick

B X Madras Public Libraries Act B F.W.Lancaster

C Andhra Pradesh Public Libraries Act C Van Rijsbergen

D H.P.Luhn
D Maharashtra Public Libraries Act
735. OCR stands for
731. Radio Frequency Identification is used in
Library for A Optical Chart Recognition
i) Cataloguing of Document
B X Optical Character Recognition
ii) Circulation of Document

am
iii) Acquisition of Document C Operating Character Reader
iv) Security of Document
D Operating Character Recognition

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A (i) and (ii) are correct. 736. ISBN stands for

B X (ii) and (iv) are correct.


iR A Indian Standard Book Number

B Indonesian Standard Book Number


C (i) and (iii) are correct.
C X International Standard Book Num-
D (i) and (iv) are correct.
hr
ber
732. The index entries and references are
brought together in PRECIS indexing by D International Standard Bureau Num-
ber
A sequence
iS

737. In DDC consist of how many main class?


B X alphabetical A X 10 (0-9)

C letter by letter B 9 (1-9)


Ja

D word by word C 9 (0-8)


733. Pre-Natal catalogue is associated with
D 11 (0-10)
A X S.R.Ranganathan
738. “Facts on File” can be grouped under
B C.A.Cutter A Primary source

C Melvil Dewey B X Secondary source


D M.A.Gopinath C Tertiary source
734. “Poole’s Index to Periodical Literature”
was brought out by D None of the above

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739. Official catalogue or union catalogue is C Michael Gorman


mostly used by
D Eugene Garfield
A Guidance of Refresher
744. High Level Language is
B X By Library staff
A Disk space dependent
C By all users
B OS dependent

ER
D By particular user
C X Machine independent
740. In CC which fundamental category does
not occur in rounds?

D
D Machine dependent
A X space 745. ISBD stands for

G
B energy A Indian Standard Bibliography De-

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


scription
C matter
B X International Standard Biblio-
D personality
A
graphic Description
H
741. In which year was ALA established? C Indian Scientific Bibliographic Divi-
sion
A 1875
-C

D International Standard Book De-


B X 1876 scription
N

746. In the acronym “POSDCORB”, “D” de-


C 1877
notes
YA

D 1888 A Destination
742. UNISIST, a project of UNESCO was
launched in this year: B X Directing
RA

A 1994 C Dimension

B X 1972 D Duties
A

747. Which of the following cannot be consid-


C 1958 ered as- “Primary source of information”?
N

D 2001 A A periodical article


743. Newark charging system was introduced
by B X A handbook

A X John Cotton Dana C Patents

B Pauline Atherton D A standard

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748. In colon classification which indicator has A (i) & (ii) are correct
been used for indicating interpolation?
B (i), (ii) & (iv) are correct
A Comma
C X (i) & (iv) are correct
B Hyphen
D (ii) & (iii) are correct
C X Astericks
752. In which year was ALA Committee
brought out ALA List of Subject Head-
D Ampersand
ings?
749. Whose model of communication of
knowledge suggests that communication A 1891

am
as an open system may be regarded as
subjective, selective, variable and yet un- B 1893
predictable?
C X 1895

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A X G.Gerbner
iR D 1897
B Juger Hebermans 753. Who started Reference Service in India,
for the first time?
C E Shanon & Weaver
A AD.Dickinson
D M.Foucault
hr
B B.S.Kesavan
750. A skillful method of providing means
mechanism and structural elements C X S.R.Ranganathan
to.streamline organizational work is
iS

known as D W.A.Borden
A X Strategic planning 754. What does DSS stand for?
A Direct Software Support
B Role analysis
Ja

B X Decision Support Systems


C Work culture
C Data Support Software
D Autonomous planning
D Database Support Systems
751. Which of the following are called ‘path
finders’ to the literature? 755. Now-a-days how many types of Protocol
are used?
i.) Bibliography
A 5
ii.) Catalogue
iii.) Shelf List B 4
iv.) Indices and Abstracts
C 3

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D X2 A IGF
756. How many digits have in the ISSN
B IANA
A 10
C X ICANN
B X8
D ISP
C 13 761. Reading centre’s, story hours, exhibitions

ER
and reading to literature are forms of
D 15
A Extension service

D
757. “Thermofax” is completely a pro-
cess. B Service of a public library

G
A Wet
C X Both

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


B X Dry D None

A
C Light 762. The mode of displaying graphic informa-
tionpixel by pixel with bits in main mem-
ory is
H
D Thin
758. Where did Dr.S.R.Ranganathan put forth A Bit handling
-C
his five laws of library science?
B X Bit mapping
A X Meenakshi College, Annamalaina-
N

gar C Bit pattern


YA

B Hindu College, New Delhi D Bit matrix


763. What is National bibliography?
C City College, Bangalore
A List of books of National Library
RA

D Christ College, Bangalore


759. High Level Language is B X List of books published in a partic-
ular Nation
A

A Disk space dependent


C List of books written by National
government
N

B O.S.dependent
D List of books on a nation
C X Machine independent
764. Which of the following organizations are
associated with the concept of ‘1000 crore
D Machine dependent
plan to link 9000 libraries in India’?
760. The International Body that coordinates
the assignment of unique domain names, i.) National Library of India
protocol address is ii.) National Mission on Libraries

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iii.) INFLIBNET C (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
iv.) RRRLF
D X (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
A (ii) and (iii) are correct. 767. Which of the following publish the list
of periodicals which are-spare with li-
B (iii) and (iv) are correct. braries?

C (i) and (iv) are correct. A ILA Bulletin

D X (ii) and (iv) are correct. B IASLIC Bulletin

765. The primary difference between knowl- C X Library Association Record


edge classification and library classifica-

am
tion are D Indian National Bibliography
i.) Knowledge classification arranges 768. Indian National Bibliography (INB) pro-
knowledge itself. duced by Central Reference Library is a

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


ii.) Library classification arranges the ex- kind of
pression of knowledge in the form of
iR A X Information service
documents.
iii.) Knowledge classification is the basis B Documentation service
of Library Classification.
C Classification service
iv.) Knowledge classification follows sys-
hr
tem of numbers, called notation.
D Reprographic service
A (i) and (ii) are correct 769. Which of the following methods are suit-
able to achieve quality of teaching, learn-
iS

B (i) and (iii) are correct ing in LIS?


i) Research-led teaching
C (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
ii) State of the art computer lab
D X (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct iii) Problem-based learning
Ja

766. Arrange the following University Li- iv) Introducing the course at degree level
braries according to the year of their estab-
lishment: A (ii) and (iv)

i.) Madras University Library B (i), (iii) and (iv)


ii.) Delhi University Librar
C X (i) and (iii)
iii.) Calcutta University Library
iv.) Bombay University Library D (iii) and (iv)
770. What is correct about UDC scheme of
A (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
classification?
B (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) 1. It is faceted classification scheme.

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2. Paul Otlet and Henry La Fontaine are 774. A budget which covers the purchase of
associated with it. books and periodicals is called as
3. It has relative index. A Programme budget
4. It use pure notation.
B Zero based budget
A (2) and (3) are correct.
C X Recurring grant

ER
B X (1) and (2) are correct.
D Non-Recurring grant
C (3) and (4) are correct. 775. According to Machlup the difference be-
tween information and knowledge is

D
D (1) and (3) are correct.
A Information increases with use,
771. Expansion of AGRIS

G
whereas knowledge is constant.
A X Agricultural Research Information

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


B Information is stimulatory, whereas
System
knowledge is practical.

A
B Agricultural Retrieval Index System
C Information is shareable, whereas
knowledge is one’s property.
H
C Agricultural Retrieval Information
System D X Information is piecemeal, frag-
-C

D Agricultural Research in Science mented, particular, whereas knowledge is


structured, coherent and universal.
772. is an important record of books, 776. Where the first M.Phil programme in Li-
N

which shows the position of any book on brary and Information Science was started
the shelves. in India?
YA

A Bay Guide A University of Madras

B Authority File B X University of Delhi


RA

C Accession List. C University of Mysore

D X Shelf..List D University of Bombay


A

773. The term pre-natal cataloguing was used 777. Number of local area networks connected
by together to form a
N

A C.A.Cutter A LAN

B Gopinath B X WAN

C Neelameghan C MAN

D X S.R.Ranganathan D CAN

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778. The important methods of measuring im- 782. In which state was not extended for deliv-
pact factor of any information retrieval sys- ery of Books and Newspapers Act?
tem are:
A Delhi
i) Expression Rate
ii) Precision Rate B Rajasthan
iii) Recall Rate
C X Jammu and Kashmir
iv) Depression Rate
D Tamil Nadu
A (i) and (iii) are correct.
783. ‘Research-in-progress’ database in India
B (ii) and (iv) are correct. is

am
A Vidyanidhi
C X (ii) and (iii) are correct.
B Shodhganga

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D (iii) and (iv) are correct.
779. The 12 rules for relational database were
iR C X Shodhgangotri
given by

A X E.F.Codd D Indian National Depository Library


784. Union catalogue of periodicals in the li-
B Charles Babbage braries of South Asia was compiled by
hr
C James Weyer A X ILA

D Tim Berners Lee B IASLIC


iS

780. POPSI was developed from


C MLA
A Centre for Research on User Studies
D ITALIS
B National Library of Medicine
Ja

785. Which organization was joined with Li-


C X DRTC brary Association to form CILIP in 2002?

A Institute of Bibliography
D SERC
781. Encyclopedia Americana consists of B X Institute of Information Scientists
A 20 Volumes
C Institute of Documentation
B 25 Volumes
D Institute of Librarianship
C 28 Volumes 786. What is suitable reference source to find
out the list of historical monuments of Ban-
D X 30 Volumes galore?

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A X Guide book D Shared Cataloguing


791. Who propounded “Conservative, moder-
B Atlas ate and liberal theories of reference ser-
vice”?
C Globe
A William A.Katz
D Gazetteer
B S.R.Ranganathan
787. How E-mail is distributed in Internet sys-

ER
tem? C X James I.Wyer
A Air-Mail
D R.Emery

D
B Courier 792. Which of the following is non-recurring
expenditure?

G
C X Computer and modem
A X purchase of furniture

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D Speed post
B purchase of books
788. Public Library Association (PLA) is a di-
vision of
A
C staff salary
H
A X ALA
D purchase of periodicals
-C
B ILA 793. In which year was Library of Congress
subject heading published?
C IFLA
N

A 1897
D IASLIC
B X 1898
YA

789. takes items of expenditure for li-


braries as the working data for allocation
C 1899
of funds.
RA

A Method of details D 1900


794. A pathname can be either or
B Per capita method
A X Absolute, relative
A

C Principle of economy
B Memory, capacity
N

D X Library budget
C Speed, process
790. Pre-natal Cataloguing means:

A Simplified Cataloguing D Process, output


795. When a librarian has to show the ratio-
B X Pre-Publication Cataloguing nale for the purchase of more eresources,
which of the following/s will help to sup-
C Selective Cataloguing port his/her stand?

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i) Collection development policy C X (A) is true, but (R) is false.
ii) Indent from users
iii) Book selection tools D (A) is false, but (R) is true.
iv) All the above 799. “Anomalous State of Knowledge (ASK)
Model”, one of the user centered model’s
A (i) and (ii) are correct. of information retrieval was proposed by

B (i) and (iii) are correct. A P.Ingwersen

C X (ii) and (iii) are correct. B T.Saracevic

D (iv) is correct. C X J.N.Belkin

am
796. National Knowledge Network is to be im- D D.Ellis
plemented by
800. LOCKOSS (Software) is an international

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A National Knowledge Commission community initiative by:

B Information and Library Network


iR A MIT Libraries

C X National Information Centre B X Stanford University

D Department of Information Technol- C University of Waikato


ogy
hr
797. In which scheme of classification, special D University of Southampton
auxiliaries denote locally recurrent charac- 801. ”Universal Bibliographical Control’ is a
teristics? programme of:
iS

A Deuey Decimal Classification


A FID
B X Universal Decimal Classification
B X IFLA
Ja

C Bibliographic Classification
C UNISIST
D Colon Classification
D ALA
798. Assertion (A): the encouraging environ-
ment of all time, full reading halls with the 802. Which of the following variables cannot
students in the libraries is diminishing day be expressed in quantitative terms?
by day. A Socio-economic Status
Reason (R): All the reading material is eas-
ily available and accessible on Internet to
B Marital Status
all the students.
A Both (A) and (R) true. C X Numerical Aptitude

B Both (A) and (R) are false. D Professional Attitude

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803. Headquarters of Indian Library Associa- 807. Who published the journal International
tion (lLA) is situated at classification?

A Mumbai A IFLA

B X Delhi B UNESCO

C Chennai C X ISKO

ER
D ALA
D Bangaluru
808. Which among these is a pointing device?
804. Arrange the following library associa-
tions according to their year of emergence

D
A Touch screen
i.) CILIP
B Sensors

G
ii.) ALA
C Scanning device

N
iii.) SLA

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


iv.) ASLIB D X Light pens

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


A
809. Which of the following organizations
are contributing to the implementation of
H
B (iii) (iv) (ii) (i) standards for networked information sys-
tem?
-C

C X (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) i) CNI


ii) W3C
D (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
N

iii) IANA
805. ABGILA is a quarterly publication of iv) IEEE
YA

A Assam Library Association


A (i) and (iii) are correct.
B Andhra Desa Library Association
B (ii) and (iv) are correct.
RA

C X Indian Library Association C (ii) and (iii) are correct.


D Raja Ram Mohun Roy Foundation D X (i), (ii) are correct.
A

806. The library budget of a university is 810. In which State of India, the first mobile li-
passed by the?
N

brary was started?


A Senate A Andhra Pradesh

B X Executive Council B Uttar Pradesh

C Academic Council C X Tamil Nadu

D Research Council D Karnataka

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811. Staffing is concerned with providing and C Catalogue
maintaining resources.
D Allocation register
A Physical
816. “The high purpose of Book Selection is to
B Technical provide the right book to the right reader
at the right time”.Whose quotation is this?
C X Human
A X Francis Drury
D Financial
B H.E.Bliss
812. Who said library is a ”Cultural Matura-
tion”? C Melvil Dewey

am
A R.G.Prasher
D C.A.Cutter
B X J.H.Shera 817. Which of the following is not a part of

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


word treatment in language dictionaries?
C Pandey S.K.Sharma
iR A X Gloss
D P.N.Kaula
B Vernacular
813. Call Number of a Book Means
A Book Number C Etymology
hr
B Class Number D Grammatical information
818. Browne Charging System was developed
C X Both (A) and (B) are true by
iS

D None of the above A J.D.Browne


814. Research periodicals are which category
B C.F.Browne
of sources?
Ja

A X Primary C X N.E.Browne

B Secondary D George Browne


819. How do we render the name ‘Bernardo
C Tertiary
Augustine De Voto’?
D Non documentary. A Voto, Bernardo, Augustine De
815. Stock verification done in library with the
help of B De Voto, Augustine, Bernardo

A X Shelf list C Bernardo Augustine, De Voto

B Accession register D X De Voto, Bernardo Augustine

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820. Classification of all types of libraries has C British library


been made by-
D Ohio library
A IFLA
825. Papyras was used as a writing material
B UNISIST by

C X UNESCO A Summarians

ER
D INSDOC B Italians
821. Resolution of Laser printer is
C X Egyptians

D
A 300 dpi onwards
D Assyrians

G
B 500 dpi onwards
826. When two or more basic subjects having

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C 400 dpi onwards same relational approach form a specific
subject, the relation is termed as
D X 600 dpi onwards
822. Which is not a Geographical Sources? AA Speciater relation
H
B Co-ordinate relation
A Maps
-C

C X Phase relation
B Gazetteers
N

D Hierarchical relation
C Travel Guide
827. Arrange the following associations ac-
YA

D X Bibliography cording to their year of establishment:


823. While entering the library, the personal
belongings of a reader is kept in i) IASLIC
RA

ii) ASLIB
A Cloak Room
iii) ALA
B X Property Counter iv) SLA
A

C Gate counter A (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)


N

D Store room
B (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
824. Which library developed OPAC catalogu-
ing system? C X (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
A National Library of India
D (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
B X Library of Congress 828. Zero Based Budget deals with

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A X First time operations A Bibliography

B Second year B Introduction Part

C Third year C Propaedia

D Fourth year D X Micropaedia


833. In which five law of library science fo-
829. Arrange the following Act according to cused the user needs (customer need)?
year of enactment:
A First Law of Library Science
A Copyright Act, The Patent Act, Infor-
mation Tech.Act, IPR Act B X Second Law of Library Science

am
B X Copyright Act, The Patent Act, IPR C Third Law of Library Science
Act, Information Tech.Act

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D Fourth Law of Library Science
C The Patent Act, Copyright Act, Infor-
834. Preservation activities are often centred
mation Tech.Act, IPR Act iR in the technical service of library because
D Copyright Act, IPR Act, The Patent
A X Processing and binding work
Act, Information Tech.Act
830. Which one is not indexing service? B Provide lending service
hr
A X Atom Index C Increasing document

B Applied Science and Technology In- D Use interlibrary loan


dex
iS

835. Indian National Bibliography produced


by
C Current Indexing to Scientific and
Technical Literature (1967) A X Central Reference Library
Ja

D Current Technology Index (1962) B Indian National Library


831. The abbreviation MB to state the storage
capacity refers to: C National Science Library

A X Mega bytes D INSDOC


836. Which year INSPEC was started?
B Million bits
A 1960
C Million bytes
B 1961
D Mega bits
C X 1967
832. In Encyclopaedia Britianica, acts as
an index to macropaedia. D 1977

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837. What is the component of SDI? A Zipf’s law


A X Document profile
B Bradford’s law
B Classification
C X Lotka’s law
C Fax
D None of the above

ER
D User token 842. Internet Gopher was developed by
838. Which of the following is the first step in A X University of Minnesota
starting the research process?

D
A Searching sources of information to B Oxford university

G
locate problem.
C Microsoft

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


B Survey of related literature
D Cambridge university
C X Identification of problem

A
843. Inductive logic proceeds from:
D Searching for solutions to the prob-
H
A General to General
lem
-C
839. Guiness Book of world record is pub- B X Particular to General
lished from
C General to Particular
A Delhi
N

D Particular to Particular
B London
YA

844. What is the full form of HTTP?


C X New York
A X Hypertext Transfer Protocol
RA

D Washington
B Hypertext Transmission Protocol
840. NISSAT-plan is forms integral part of the
larger socio economic plan that is C Hypertext Training Period
A

A First five year plan


D Hypertext Transition Protocol
N

B 8th five year plan 845. The general image file formats are:

C 6th five year plan i) TIFF


ii) JPEG
D X 5th five year plan
iii) MPEG
841. Which of the bibliometric law describes iv) PNG
the frequency of publications by author?

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A (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct. 850. MARC-I launched in

A X 1966
B (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

C X (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct. B 1968

D (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct. C 1971


846. is a process of helping employees in
an organization to acquire new skills and D 1970
competence on a continuing basis
851. Identify open source softwares for library
A X Total Quality Management management.

am
B Management Information System i) New Genlib

C Financial Resources Development ii) SOUL

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


iii) LIBSYS
D Human Resources Development.
iv) KOHA
847. How many types of common isolates in
Colon Classification?
iR
A (i) and (ii) are correct.
A X Two

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


hr
C Three C (iii) and (iv) are correct.

D Five D X (i) and (iv) are correct.


iS

848. What is the frequency of I.N.B.?


852. ASTINFO stands for
A Quarterly
A Asian Scientific and Technological
Ja

B X Monthly Information Network

C Weekly B Association of Scientific and Techno-


logical Information Scientists in Asia
D Annual
C International Network for Exchange
849. Shelf list facilitates
of Science and Technology Information
A Classification
D X Regional Network for the Exchange
B Weeding out of Information and Experience in Science
and Technology in Asia and the Pacific
C X Stock verification
853. Ulrich International Periodical Directory
D Documentation is used for which of the following?

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A X Current periodicals 858. Arrange the following ISBDs according to


their year of formulation:
B Old periodicals
i) ISBD (PM)
C Current magazines ii) ISBD (CF)
iii) ISBD (M)
D Old magazines
iv) ISBD (S)
854. Zero based budget is concerned with

ER
A (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
A Present
B X (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
B Past

D
C (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
C X Future

G
D (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
D Remote future

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


855. WIPO stands for: 859. LA is the Library Association of

A
A World Information Protection Orga- A Manipur
nization
B Andhra Pradesh
H
B World Information Property Organi-
zation C X Great Britain
-C

C World Information and Patent Orga-


nization D Canada.
N

D X World Intellectual Property Orga- 860. LIS Gateway is maintained by


nization A X ILA
YA

856. Who developed UNIMARC?


B IASLIC
A X IFLA
RA

C SIS
B UNESCO
D IATLIS
C FID
861. Scrutiny of financial transactions is called
A

D ILA
A Budgeting
N

857. In DDC, 720 represent for


B Programming
A Residential Buildings

B Buildings for Educational purpose C Accounting

C X Architecture in general D X Auditing


862. A gateway service may access to net-
D Modern Architecture works through

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A point D Panizzi
867. A technique displaying graphic informa-
B X single point tion on screen, pixel by pixel with bits held
in main memory is
C end point
A Bit handling
D link point
863. Consultant of book replacement ones du- B X Bit mapping
plication with
C Bit pattern
A Technical section
D Bit matrix

am
B With maintenance section 868. UNITERM indexing system was devel-
oped by
C Exterition service section

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A C.A.Cutter
D X With circulation section
iR B S.R.Ranganathan
864. An OSI application layer is a protocol for
access and transfered of files through
C Derek Austin
A X FTP
D X M.Taube
B FTAM
hr
869. Grey Literature means:

C TCP/IP A The literature published by a pub-


lisher named as “Grey Publisher”
iS

D ILLP
B X The literature which is not pub-
865. Which one is not a “Extension” service? lished and is not available through normal
A Reading to illiterate book selling channels
Ja

C The literature published and made


B Library talk
available in Grey shades
C X Binding the damage books D The literature which is published and
made available through special publishers
D Story hour
866. Rules for a printed dictionary catalogue 870. UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consor-
was published by tium was launched in
A S.R.Ranganathan A December 2005

B X C.A.Cutter B X December 2003

C Charles C December 2004

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D December 2002 A X 1-1000 words


871. Who was the first chairman of IATLIS?
B 1-900 words
A P.N.Kaula
C 1-700 words
B X D.B.Krishna Rao
D 1-500 words
C S.R.Ranganathan 876. The standard size of an accession register

ER
(in inches) is?
D Krishan Kumar
A 15 × 13
872. Books lost from the library are known

D
through B X 16 × 13
A X Stock verification

G
C 12 × 5
B Charging and discharging

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D 5×3
C Shelf list 877. “Higher Level Languages” are called as

A
which language?
D Accession Register
H A X Application Language
873. Which is called the most personal ser-
vice? B Machine Language
-C

A Abstracting Service
C Assembly Language
N

B X SDI
D Natural Language
C Bibliographic 878. “Biotechnology” is formed as a result of
YA

A X Fusion
D Translation
874. Assertion (A): Majority of University Li- B Lamination
RA

braries in India are not fully automated.


Reason (R): University Libraries in India C Fission
are meddling with automation of circula-
tion activities.Codes: D Agglomeration
A

A (A) is true but (R) is false. 879. Number of States in India which have en-
N

acted Public Library Legislation till date is


B (A) is false but (R) is true.
A X Nineteen
C X Both (A) and (R) are true. B Fourteen
D Both (A) and (R) are false. C Thirteen
875. According to Borko and Bernier, the Ab-
stract should be in D Sixteen

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880. Who enunciated the five fundamental A JCCC
categories in colon classification?
B ISID
A X Dr.S.R.Ranganathan
C Science finder scholar
B Paul Otlet
D X ACS
C W.C.Sayers
885. Who prepared model bill for India?
D Benjamin A.Cutter
A A.Neelamegam
881. Full Forms for CALNET
A Calicut Library Network B X S.R.Ranganathan

am
C G.Bhattacharya
B X Calcutta Library Network

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D K.Kesavan
C Cochi Library Network
iR 886. When was British museum established?
D Cataloguing Library Network
A 1760
882. Which organisation has developer ”Ma-
chine Readable form of Catalogue” B X 1753
A American Library Association
hr
C 1785

B Canadian Library Association D 1790

C X The Library of Congress 887. Semantic differential scale is concerned


iS

with
D The Library Association A Pool of items
883. Accession register methodof stock verifi-
B X Selection from two opposite posi-
Ja

cation, the accession register is


tions
A Damage the ACC Register is not Ac-
C Five point scale
curate report

B ACC Register is not damage and ac- D Selection from a check list
curate report 888. The order of significance of “Thing, Ma-
terial and Action” among various com-
C Register no damage and not accurate
ponents of a compound subject was ex-
report panded by
D X The register damage and result ac- A J.Kaiser
curate
884. Which one is a full text e-Resource? B X E.J.Coates

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C J.R.Sharp 893. IIA founded in U.S.A.In 1968 stands for


A Integrated Industry Association
D J.E.L.Farradane
889. Who emphasized the importance of ar- B X Information Industry Association
rangement of personnel in an organiza-
tion? C Integrated Illiteracy eradication As-
sociation
A John Stuart Mill

ER
D Institute of Information Association.
B X Gaus, White and Dimcock 894. Which department of the Government of
India deals with Public Libraries?

D
C Rousseau
A Department of Archaeology
D Plato

G
B X Department of Culture
890. A characteristic in which information

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


tends to leak and the more it leaks, the C Department of Primary Education
more we have, is

A
A Synergetic characteristics D Department of Science and Technol-
ogy
H
B X Diffusive characteristics 895. Which catalogue rules was published
during 1876?
-C
C Compressible characteristics
A Published the CCC
D Shareable characteristics
N

B Published the AACR -Rules


891. Who is the publishers of Sear’s list of sub-
ject headings
YA

C X Published the Rules for Dictionary


Catalogue
A Dr.S.R.Ranganathan
D Alphabetical catalogue Rules
RA

B Brown
896. Which one is the Volatile memory of com-
C X H.W.Wilson puter?

A ROM
A

D C.A.Cutter
892. World of Learning is: B PROM
N

A A Bibliography C WROM

B An Abstract D X RAM
897. Which of the following are value added
C An Encyclopedia
information services?
D X A Directory i.) Aggregator Service

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ii.) Referral Service 901. ’Canon of Characteristics’ are part of
iii.) Document Delivery Service
A Verbal plane
iv.) Research Reports/Market Survey Re-
ports B Notational plane

A (i) and (iii) are correct C X Idea plane

B (ii) and (iv) are correct D Structural plane


902. The author of Dewey Decimal classifica-
C (ii) and (iii) are correct tion is
D X (i) and (iv) are correct A C.A.Cutter

am
898. How many Indian languages divisions
B J.D.Brown
are there in Indian National library?

A Eleven C X Melvil Dewey

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


B X Thirteen iR D H.E.Bliss
903. Under law of Local variation, space iso-
C Fifteen late number for mother country in CC is

D Ten A X2

899. DMAIC is the acronym for:


hr
B 3
A Define, Measure, Access, Improve
C 4
and Control
D 1
iS

B X Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve


and Control 904. The First edition of DDC Consisted of
C Describe, Measure, Analyse, Im- A 144 pages
prove and Control
Ja

B Four volume
D Define, Measure, Access, Instruct
and Control C X 44 pages
900. One of the book selection principles states
D 124 pages
that “the best reading for the largest num-
ber at the Cost.” 905. Chain indexing was introduced by
A Maximum A Ganesh Bhattacharya

B Medium B X S.R.Ranganathan

C X Least C Derek Austin

D Zero D Minnie Earl Sears

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906. Arrange the following books in order of D indexing, planning, control and im-
their publication: plementation.
i) Classified Catalogue Code 910. The ‘Study abroad’ is a/an
ii) Prolegamena to Library Classification
A Encyclopedia
iii) Five Laws of Library Science
iv) Colon Classification B Year book

ER
A (i)(iv)(iii)(ii) C Directory

B (iii)(ii)(iv)(i) D X Handbook

D
911. The formula K(S) + ∆I  K(S + ∆S) for
C X (iii)(iv)(i)(ii) summation of information is propounded

G
by
D (iv)(i)(ii)(iii)

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


907. The term ‘Bespeaking work’ was used by A Claude Shannon

A
A C.A.Cutter H B George Gerbner

B Dewey C Charles Osgood

C M.A.Gopinath
-C
D X Mandy Brooks
912. Universal Decimal classification pub-
D X S.R.Ranganathan
lished by
N

908. The concept of ‘Stopword’ list is relevant


in the context of A Library of Congress
YA

A Uniform Indexing
B UNESCO
B Citation Indexing
C X FID
RA

C Chain Indexing
D ALA
D X Keyword Indexing 913. When CD-ROM was prepared and made?
A

909. The marketing concepts in Library Ser- A X 1985


vice include
N

A analysis, planning, implementation B 1982


and control
C 1980
B X advertising, planning, analysis and
control D 1977
C distribution, control, analysis, imple- 914. Sheets before and after the text of a book
mentation are called

110
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A X End papers D X Samuel Green
919. The central government of India ap-
B Attach cover pointed in 1957 an advisory committee for
libraries under the chairmanship of
C Head bands
A S.R.Ranganathan
D Gilding
B X K.P.Sinha
915. FID was founded by whom?

A X Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontain C P.N.Gour

B Paul Otlet D Krishan Kumar

am
920. What is over due charge?
C Paul Otlet and cutter CA
A Damaging book

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D Henri La Fontain
B Loss of book
916. Which one of the following devices is not
iR
used to increase the capacity of notation C X Books returned after due date
system in array?
D Misplaced book
A Decimal fraction device
921. When a librarian has to show the ratio-
B Octave device nale for the purchase of more e-resources,
hr
which of the following’s will help to sup-
C Sector device port his/her stand?
i.) Collection development policy
D X Alphabetical device
iS

ii.) Indent from users


917. 1 Kilobyte is equal to
iii.) Book selection tools
A 2024 bytes iv.) All the above
Ja

B 3024 bytes A X (i) and (ii) are correct

C X 1024 bytes B (i) and (iii) are correct

D 4024 bytes C (ii) and (iii) are correct


918. The concept of ‘Reference Service’ is D (iv) is correct
given by
922. Which of the following are not the Mod-
A J.H.Shera els of communication?
i) Vintage Model
B A.Strauss
ii) Lasswell’s Model
C S.R.Ranganathan iii) Epidemic Model

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iv) Garbner’s Model iii.) Index Medicus


iv.) Poole’s Index to Periodical Literature
A (i)& (iv) are correct.
A (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
B (ii)& (iii) are correct.
B X (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
C X (i)& (iii) are correct.
C (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)

ER
D (iii)& (iv) are correct.
923. Transistors were used in which genera- D (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
tion of computers? 927. In MARC 21, subject access fields are

D
A First generation A 3xx

G
B X Second generation B 4xx

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C Third generation C 5xx

D None of the above

A
D X 6xx
H
924. Online Europa year book has coverage 928. Management as defined by well known
since author in the field of management con-
-C
A 1965 tains the following which one is not com-
ponents
B 1975 A planning -organization
N

C 1984 B staffing organization


YA

D X 1985 C X managing -observing


925. IBM 370 is belongs to
RA

D staffing -directing
A mini computer
929. Which of the following is a Tertiary
Sources of Information?
B X mainframe computer
A

A Journal
C micro computer
N

B Bibliography
D super computer
C Encyclopaedia
926. Arrange the following indexing sources
according to the year of their first publica-
tion: D X Bibliography of Bibliographies
930. Law of Library science insist, state that
i.) Biological Abstracts make provision for sufficient finance for
ii.) Chemical Abstracts runs the library

112
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A First Law of Library Science 934. Posting the right person at the right place
is called
B Fourth Law of Library Science A X Recruitment

C Third Law of Library Science B Coaching

D X Second Law of Library Science C Deployment


931. Which of the following are criteria for
D Induction
Web evaluation?
935. CPU stands for
i) Revision
A Computer Processing Unit
ii) Response time

am
iii) Format B X Central Processing Unit
iv) Archiving facility
C Creative Processing Unit

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A (i) and (ii) are correct. iR D Controlled Processing Unit

B X (ii) and (iv) are correct. 936. What type of abstract is produced by ma-
chine?
C (i) and (iii) are correct. A Title Abstract
hr
D (ii) and (iii) are correct. B Manual Abstract
932. Which of the following tests can be em- C X Auto Abstract
ployed for hypothesis testing?
iS

D Slanted Abstract
A F- test
937. First electrically operated book charging
B Chi - square test system was introduced in the year

A X 1932
Ja

C t - test
B 1942
D X All of the above
933. Where we do write in pencil to CCC- C 1952
entry (Which entry)?
D 1962
A X Where Ever Call No’s
938. Which form of reasoning is the process of
drawing a specific conclusion from a set of
B Only Leading Section
premises?

C Only Accession Section A Rationalism

D Added Entry only B X Deductive reasoning

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C Inductive reasoning D Analytical Boolean Computer


943. Webform is used in
D Probabilistic
939. Reference Service is of how many types? A Synchronous Virtual Reference Ser-
vice
A X2
B X Asynchronous Virtual Reference
B 3 Service

ER
C Both (A) & (B)
C 4
D None of the above

D
D 5
944. Blair and Maron evaluation study on re-
940. Cataloguing in Publication (CIP) pro-
trieval effectiveness of full text search is

G
gramme was introduced by
called

N
A X Library of Congress

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A SMART Retrieval Experiment
B National Library of India

A
B MEDLARS evaluation study
C Imperial Library
H
C X STAIRS project
D British Museum
-C
D Cranefield - II Project
941. Pre-coordinate indexing system is fol-
lowed in: 945. MESH is a
N

i) Chain Indexing A X Thesaurus

ii) POPSI
YA

B Dictionary
iii) UNITERM
iv) PRECIS C Journal
RA

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


946. Which of the following is a specialized in-
B (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
formation organization online tool?
A

C X (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct A Mamma


N

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


942. ABC refers to
C X Vivisimo
A Arithmetic Boolean Computer
D Entireweb
B X Atansoft Berry Computer
947. Payments for the books purchased can be
C American British Computer made only after

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A X Accessioning D Neither (A) nor (B)

B Classification 952. What is call number?

A Class number only


C Cataloguing
B Book number only
D Arrangement in the shelve
948. Who coined the term ”Librametry”? C X Both class number and book num-
ber
A Melvil Dewey
D Collection number
B X S.R.Ranganathan

am
953. Arrange the following according to their
C C.A.Cutter levels:

D Browne i.) Canons of Cataloguing

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


949. In which place the ICCP was held? ii.) Laws of Library Science

A X Paris
iR iii.) General Normative Principles
iv.) Principles of Cataloguing
B Japan
A ii iv i iii
C New York
hr
B i iii ii iv
D London
950. The First Edition of Five Laws of library C iv i iii ii
iS

science was published in the year


D X iii ii i iv
A 1925
954. Which of the following three types of ba-
B 1928 sic languages are used in computer pro-
Ja

gramming?
C 1930
A Procedural, Non-procedural and Un-
D X 1931 conditional
951. In providing SDI: B Zero, Low and High levels
A Incoming document profiles are
C Machine, Assembly and High level
matched with readers interest
languages
B Reader interest profiles are created a
nd matched with existing document pro- D X COBOL, BASIC and C
files
955. Encyclopedia of Library and Information
C X (A) and (B) both are correct Science is published by

115
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A H.W.Wilson C Field format

B R.R.Bowker D X Subfield indicators


960. Full forms for ICSSR
C X Marcel Dekker
A Indian Council of School Science Re-
D Andrew Deutsch search

ER
956. Colon classification 7th (Basic version) B Indian Council of Science Social Re-
Edition was published in the year 1981, search
edited by
C X Indian Council of Social Science Re-

D
A S.R.Ranganathan search

G
B X M.A.Gopinath D International Council of Social Sci-
ence Research

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C A.Neelamegam 961. Identify content management software
from the following:

A
D Ganesh Bhattacharya
i) Evergreen
957. PRECIS (Preserved Context Indexing
H
system) formulate and developed by ii) Drupal
iii) Joomla
A C.A.Dutt
-C
iv) New Genlib
B S.R.Ranganathan
A (i) and (ii) are correct.
N

C Prof.Bhattacharya
B X (ii) and (iii) are correct.
YA

D X Derik Austin
C (iii) and (iv) are correct.
958. Among the following which has not been
considered as a library of national impor-
RA

D (i) and (iv) are correct.


tance
962. Action research means
A Saraswati Mahal Library
A A longitudinal research
A

B Delhi Public Library


B An applied research
N

C Kudha Baksh Oriental Library


C X A research initiated to solve an im-
D X The Rampur Raza Library mediate problem
959. In CDS/ISIS ‘delimiters’ means D A research with socioeconomic ob-
A Field address jective
963. What is the other name of short range ref-
B Field repeatability erence service?

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A Anticipatory reference service D Science online
968. Sear & aposs List of Subject Headings
B Long range reference service
(SLSH) is mainly useful for
C X Ready reference service A X Small and medium libraries

D Responsing reference service B Special libraries


964. Fair Use is a term most relevant to:
C Academic libraries
A X Copyright
D College libraries
B Intellectual Property Right
969. If Book is loss a good librarian activities

am
C Use of reference books should be a

D Books borrowed reading A Fine collection

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


965. FID/II was identified to solve the prob- B X Replacement books
lems of iR
A Education C Add the list of loss of book

B Technology D Add the list of damage


970. Which is not coming under ”Wall-Picture
hr
C X Industry Principle”?

D Medicine A Whole-Organ principle


966. The first edition of colon classification
iS

was released in B Act and Action-Actor-Tool principle

A X 1933 C Cow-Calf principle

B 1938
Ja

D X Principle of isolate sequence

C 1943 971. CALIBER is sponsored by:

D 1948 A AGRINET

967. The online version of ‘McGraw Hill Ency- B DELNET


clopaedia of Science and Technology’ is

A X Access Science C CALIBNET

B McGraw Hill Online D X INFLIBNET


972. Which law of Library Science states
C Online Encyclopaedia of Science and that information is basic input to human
Technology growth and development?

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A Fourth Law 977. INFLIBNET is a programme of which


centre?
B X Third Law A X UGC

C Second Law B Department of Tourism

D Fifth Law C Department of Commerce

ER
973. Who has not changed its name?
D Department of Human Resources
A Library Association, UK Development

D
B X ALA 978. Name the scientist who said that Informa-
tion Science is cluster of many disciplines
where in the central core is ‘Information’.

G
C ASLIB
A B.C.Brooks

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D IFLA
974. What does encrypting a file mean? B X Fritz Machlup

A Set the read only property


AC Daniel Bell
H
B Hiding the file D N.J.Belkin
-C

C Set a password 979. The word ‘abacus’ was derived from


A Latin
N

D X Scrambling the contents


975. Information Gatekeepers come under B Greek
YA

sources.
C Spanish
A X Documentary
D X Arabic
RA

B Human
980. How much was ALA’s cost of public li-
C Institutional brary services in 1959 for salaries and
wages?
A

D Neo-conventional
A 65.8%
976. Shodganga project is implemented by:
N

B 67.8%
A UNESCO
C 66.8%
B IGNOU
D X 68.8%
C DELNET
981. “Control, Disease, Malaria, Brain” indi-
D X INFLIBNET cates that it is

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A Raw Title A Mumbai

B Expressive Title B Kolkata

C X Kernel Title C X Delhi

D Transformed Title D Chennai


982. Three great achievements in U.S.A.were 986. UNESCO assisted Model Public Library
noticed i.e.enunciation of DDC classifica- in India is located at:
tion scheme, formation of American Li-
brary Association and the publication of A Kolkata
1st Journal of the librarianship in the year

am
B X Delhi
A 1857
C Mumbai

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


B 1859
D Chennai
C X 1876

D 1901.
iR 987. What are the major driving forces behind
an ‘Information society’?

983. Notation should be a “brief, simple, flex- i) RTI


ible and mnemonic” above said quotation ii) I.C.T.
hr
contributed by
iii) Internet
A H.E.Bliss iv) I.T.ACT
iS

B X W.C.Berwick Sayer A (ii)& (i) are correct

C Jevons.W.Stanley B (ii) & (iv) are correct


Ja

D S.R.Ranganathan C (i)& (iv) are correct


984. From 1970 which subject access method
was used by BNB? D X (ii)& (iii) are correct
988. The first edition of DDC consisted of
A POPSI
A X 44 pages
B X PRECIS
B 64 pages
C KWIC
C 54 pages
D KWOC
D 74 pages
985. Head Quarters of National Book Council
is 989. Loccit means

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A the same work D PAC


994. Who was the author of the book ”My Ex-
B the work cited
periments with Truth”?
C X the place cited A Jawah arlal Nehru

D in th e same place B X Gandhi


990. What is the example of secondary

ER
sources? C Rabindranath Tagore

A Research Report D Sarojini Naidu

D
B X Bibliography 995. Who coined the phrase ‘Information Re-
trieval’?

G
C Journals A X Calvin Mooers

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D Theses B S.R.Ranganathan
991. Who is referred to as the father of Ency-
clopaedia?

A
C J.D.Brown
H
A Plato D H.P.Luhan
996. Which of the following is not correct?
-C
B Martin
A A main entry is classified catalogue
C X Aristotle
code consists of leading section
N

D Moslo B In classified catalogue code, call


YA

992. When was “Delivery of Books and News- number is always written in pencil
paper Act” passed?
C In classified catalogue code, tracing
A X 1954 section is given on the back of the main en-
RA

try
B 1867
D X In classified catalogue code we can
C 1956 write.the Author name is leading section
A

997. Cataloguing-in-publication is an example


D 1850 of which form of catalogue?
N

993. IFLA’s programme for capacity building


of library associations is named as A Union cataloguing

A X BSLA B X Centralized cataloguing

B ALP C Co-operative cataloguing

C CLM D Shared cataloguing

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998. What is the purpose of word processor? A Edward Edwards
A Storing B X Anthoni Panizze
B Manipulating text C A.Cutter

C Editing D Berwick Sayer


1003. National Informatics Centre is located in
D X All the above
all in India.
999. What do you mean by biographical
A States capital
source of information?
B Taluks

am
A Which has biographies of the persons

C Panchayats
B X Which has biographies of markable

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


persons of any field D X Districts

C Which has biographies of great per- 1004. The Connemara Public library was
sons
iR treated as
A Central library
D Which has biographies of all the pub-
lic
B State library
hr
1000. Getting books back from the users and
releasing the borrower’s ticket is known as C X State Central library

A Charging D Special library


iS

1005. Who is the publishers of Sear & aposs


B Holding
list of subject headings
C Reserving A Dr.SR Ranganathan
Ja

D X Discharging B Brown
1001. FID was founded in the year 1895 at
C X HW Wilson
A X Brussels
D CA Cutter
B Hague 1006. A non-linear model of information seek-
ing behaviour was presented by
C Paris
A T.D.Wilson
D Bon
B Ellis
1002. Who was the first principal librarian of
British Museum? C Kulthou

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D X Allen Foster C 64
1007. What is the suitable reference sources to
D 74
find out the list of historical monuments of
Delhi? 1011. Which source would you consult to
know the pronunciation of a word?
A Atlas
A Encyclopaedia
B Gazetteer

ER
B X Dictionary
C X Guide book
C Directory

D
D Globe
1008. Which of the following are the core con- D Standard

G
tent of ISI web of knowledge? 1012. The TCP/IP protocol layer consists

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


i.) Current Contents A X 5 layers
ii.) ISI proceedings

A
B 7 layers
iii.) Derwent Information Index
iv.) AGRICOLA C 6 layers
H
A (i), (iv) and (iii) D 4 layers
-C

1013. Science Abstracts published by


B X (i), (ii) and (iii)
N

A X INSPEC (Institute of Electrical En-


C (ii), (iii) and (iv) gineering)
YA

D (i), (ii) and (iv) B Institute of Physics, London


1009. Which type of computers are most suit-
C American Institute of Physics
able for use in the libraries?
RA

A Analog D PSOJ (Physical Society of Japan)


1014. DESIDOC was started in
B Super
A

A 1966
C X Digital
N

B 1970
D Hybrid
C X 1967
1010. In colon classification, India is repre-
sented by
D 1990
A 54 1015. Which of the following programming
language is exclusively used for Artificial
B X 44 Intelligence?

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A C C J.D.Brown

B J2EE D S.R.Ranganathan
1020. Identify the odd one from the following:
C X Prolog
A X Koha
D JAVA
1016. COM is an acronym for B VTLS

A X Computer Output Microform C SLIM++

B Common Output Microform D SOUL

am
C Complete Output Microform 1021. The library “for the people, of the people
and by the people” is
D Control Output Microform

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A Private library
1017. Preserved Context Index System was
developed by iR B Special library

A Neelameghan C Academic library

B Mahapatra D X Public library


hr
C C.A.Cutter 1022. A remarkable feature of Mysore Public
Library Act, 1965 is the provision of Li-
D X Derek Austin brary Service to the
1018. What is Centralised Cataloguing?
iS

A Deaf
A Cataloguing of documents by Private
B X Blind
Agency
C Dumb
Ja

B Cataloguing of documents by Sub-


ordinate Organisation
D Lame
C Cataloguing of documents by Co- 1023. Relational Database is
ordinate Organisation
A A work which has some relationship
D X Cataloguing of documents by some to another work
Central Organisation B A symbol representing relationship
1019. Systematic Indexing system was intro- between two concepts
duced by
C X Manipulation commands which re-
A Charless Ammi Cutter
late records in different fields
B X J.Kaiser D All of the above

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1024. Arrangement of book is connected with i) Cow-calf principle


which law of library science
ii) Principle of later-in-time
A First Law of Library Science iii) Whole - organ principle

B Second Law of Library Science iv) All of the above

C Third Law of Library Science A (i) and (ii) are correct

ER
D X Fourth Law of Library Science B (ii) and (iii) are correct
1025. Arrange the following State Library Acts
C X (i) and (iii) are correct

D
according to their year of establishment:

i.) Goa

G
D (i) and (iv) are correct
ii.) West Bengal
1028. Who categorized the user studies into

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


iii.) Orissa
the following three categories?
iv.) Karnataka

A iv ii iii i
Ai.) Behaviour Studies
ii.) Use studies
H
B X iv ii i iii iii.) Information flow studies
-C

C ii i iii iv A Maurice B Line


N

D iii ii i iv
B X Menzel
1026. In the information transfer cycles, inter-
YA

net is acting as C Cronin


i) Primary Publisher
D Voigt
RA

ii) Secondary Publisher


iii) Tertiary Publisher 1029. ‘Open Journal Access System’ in India is
mainly managed by
iv) Primary Distributor
A

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

B CSIR
B X (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.
C ICSSR
C (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

D (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct. D X INFLIBNET

1027. Which principles are corollary to 1030. What is the correct sequence of proce-
Wallpicture principle? dure of scientific management?

124
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A X Defining the problem -Gathering A Facet Sequence
data -Analysis
B Fundamental Categories
B Analysis-Gathering data -Defining
the problem C X Helpful Sequence
C Defining the problem -Analysis - D Basic laws
Gathering data
1035. Financial support given to libraries are
D Gathering data-Defining the of two types - Recurring and
problem-Analysis
A Ad-hoc
1031. Softwares on payroll, inventory control,
education are the examples of

am
B X Endowments
A X Application software
C Annual

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


B Operating system
D Non-recurring
C Languages

D Packages
iR 1036. Who devised first bibliographic classifi-
cation scheme?
A Bacon
1032. A rubber stamp impressed on the verso
of title page giving information concerning B Dewey
hr
the records and processing of each individ-
ual book acquired is called C X Bliss
A Book stamp
D Gesner
iS

B Process stamp 1037. In the process of conducting research


‘Formulation of Hypothesis” is followed
C Date stamp by
Ja

D X Accession stamp A Statement of Objectives


1033. The first printing press established in In-
B Analysis of Data
dia at
A Madurai C X Selection of Research Tools

B Mumbai D Collection of Data


1038. The concept of Selective Dissemination
C Kolkata
of Information ( SDI ) was introduced by
D X Tharangampadi A Kaiser
1034. The Principle of Canonical Sequence is
one of the principles of: B X Luhn of IBM

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C S.R.Ranganathan i) Turnitin
ii) Ithenticate
D Derek Austin.
iii) Tulips
1039. Uniterm Indexing System is example of iv) Veri Guide
A Pre-coordinate indexing
A (i) and (ii)
B X Post-coordinate indexing

ER
B (i), (ii) and (iii)
C Citation indexing system
C X (i), (ii) and (iv)

D
D Keyword based indexing system
D (ii) and (iii)
1040. “Book Number” helps in:

G
1044. ‘Indian National Bibliography’ is ar-
A X Individualising the book within ranged under two parts, General Publica-

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


the same class number tion and Publications.
B Individualising the book among the A Private
books with same authors

A
B Electronic
H
C Individualising among the books
with same year of publication C X Governmental
-C
D Knowing the subject of the book
D Non-book
1041. First International Conference on Bibli-
1045. Following is not a Web two.Zero tool:
N

ography held at

A Paris A Blog
YA

B X Brussels B Facebook

C X UGC-INFONET two.Zero
RA

C Geneva

D Berlin D RSS feeds

1042. TKDL is developed and managed by 1046. Which University in India had First Li-
A

brary Committee?
A National Library and RRRLF
N

A Mysore University
B CSIR and RRRLF
B X Calcutta University
C X CSIR and AYUSH
C University of Madras
D AYUSH and National Library
D University of Mumbai
1043. Which of the following are plagiarism
detection software? 1047. “Before book selection”

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A Watch.the book price A X Joystick

B Verify the every page number B Light pen

C X Read and evaluate the book C Keyboard

D Watch the book size D Track ball


1052. Which material is best for making
1048. Under 4th-plan period what was the shelves for a library?
budget allocation for university and col-
lege libraries, recommended by Kothari A X Steel
Education Commission?

am
B Burma teak
A Rs.58.05 crores
C Rose wood
B X Rs.58.06 crores

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D Palm tree wood
C Rs.59.07 crores iR 1053. The intrinsic value of information lies in
its
D Rs.60.07 crores
A Procurement
1049. Principle of maximum aggregate benefit
is concerned with
B Processing and Storage
hr
A Growth of library
C Communication and Retrieval
B Library use
D X Usage
iS

C X Library service 1054. In 1974, Zurkowski used for the first


time, which of the following term?
D Library fee
A Digital Literacy
Ja

1050. Technological Gatekeeper is:


B Media Literacy
A A formal method of giving current
awareness service C Computer Literacy

B A method of technology assessment D X Information Literacy


and evaluation
1055. ‘Rules for dictionary catalogue’ was de-
C A process of transfer of technology vised by:

A A.Panizzi
D X An informal mechanism of keeping
user informed of relevant development
B C.C.Jewet
1051. Which pointer device is used for playing
computer games? C S.Lubetzky

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D X C.A.Cutter 1060. Which of the following is also called as


Hard Disc Drive?
1056. Generally a reference service of a li-
brary in the conventional form is pro- A Compact Disc
cessed through the stages which are
B X Winchester Disc
A X Preparation, service, assimilation
C Floppy Disc
B Indexing, orientation, delivery of the

ER
query’s reply
D Video Disc
C Orientation, user’s study, photocopy
1061. Name the Indian Librarian who was

D
supplied honoured with the title of “Khan Bahadur”
in 1935 by the British Government.
D Preparation, orientation, delivery of

G
the query’s reply. A S.R.Ranganathan

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


1057. In what binding is a durable for book
life? B B.S.Kesavan

A
A Full cloth binding
C X K.M.Asadullah
H
B Half cloth binding
D D.R.Kalia
-C
C X Full leather binding
1062. UNISIST is a
D Half leather binding A Software
N

1058. If we plot ‘recall’ and precision on ‘X’


and ‘Y’ axis to draw a graph, then we get a B X A Programme
YA

A Downward sloping straight line C Welfare association

B Upward sloping straight line


RA

D A committee
C ‘α’ shaped curve 1063. Who introduced the concept of ‘knowl-
edge industry’?
D X Hyperbola
A

A Peter Drucker
1059. When Raja Rarnrnohan Roy library
N

foundation was established?


B X Fritz Machlup
A X May 1972
C Marc Porat
B June 1972
D William Saffady
C July 1972
1064. Raja Rammohan Roy Library Founda-
D October 1972 tion in Kolkata was established in

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A X 1972 C X Linux Apache.MySQL Perl

B 1960 D Library Automation Management


protocol
C 1948
1069. Which of the following is not the docu-
ments?
D 1963
1065. Dublin core metadata consists of: A Manuscript

A 25 elements B Book

B 8 elements C X Inscription

am
C X 15 elements D Periodical

D 10 elements 1070. Even though ‘Xerography’ is a photo-

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


copying method, but it is called
1066. Who defined “to be information literate,
a person must be able to recognize when
iR A Diazographic
information is needed and have the ability
to locate, evaluate and use effectively the B Thermographic
needed information.”?
C Electrofax
A SLA
hr
B X ALA D X Electrostatic
1071. What is Denudation?
C IFLA
A Is dividing classes to decrease the ex-
iS

D CILIP tension.

1067. Who should educate the users in Li- B Is dividing classes to increase the ex-
brary? tension.
Ja

A X Librarian C X Is dividing classes to increase in-


tension and decrease extension.
B Library Assistant
D Is dividing classes to decrease inten-
sion.
C Principal
1072. Facts of File is weekly digest of
D Teacher
A Indian events
1068. LAMP stands for
A Library Archives Management Pro- B American events
gramme
C X World events
B Laser Analysis and Multimedia Per-
formance D England events

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1073. How many steps does POPSI have? C Dr.R.N.Shukla


A 7
D Dr.A.Neelamegam
B 9 1078. Which of the following is called heart of
the computer?
C 6
A Keyboard

ER
D X8
B Monitor
1074. Fourth generation of computers belongs
to
C Software

D
A X 1970 -till date
D X CPU

G
B 1956 -1963
1079. Which one of the following storage ca-

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C 1970-1975 pacity units is highest magnitude?

A Kilobyte

A
D 1956 -1963
1075. Which of the following is/are not B X Terabyte
H
database object(s)?
C Megabyte
A Tables
-C

B Queries D Gigabyte
N

1080. An indispensable function of Thesaurus


C Relationships is to
YA

D X Reports i.) Knowledge Classification


1076. “Vasagar Vattam” in public library is an ii.) Grouping the words together accord-
activity. ing to similarity of meaning
RA

A X Extension service iii.) Representation of Relationship be-


tween concepts
B Main service iv.) Knowledge Engineering
A

C Translation service A (i) and (ii) are correct.


N

D Reprographic service B X (ii) and (iii) are correct.


1077. Who was the Chairman of University
Education Commission in 1948? C (iii) and (iv) are correct.
A X Dr.S.Radhakrishnan
D (i) and (iv) are correct.
B Dr.S.Lal 1081. IASLIC News Letter was issued by

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A X Monthly 1085. Right of readers to take away any book
to the reading room.for study without any
B Bimonthly hindrance is related to
A closed access system
C Annual
B X open access system
D Quarterly
1082. Assertion (A): Machine translation is C partially closed access system
not a fully dependable service.Reason (R):
The semantics of languages are not fully D none of the above
encoded in algorithms. 1086. Which of the following are the functions
of the physical layer in OSI Model?
A (A) is true, but (R) is false

am
i) Defines protocol for flow control.
B X Both (A) & (R) are true
ii) Reliable sending of data packets.

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C (A) is false, but (R) is true iii) Defines electrical specifications.
iR iv) Functional and procedural means of
D Both (A) & (R) false. transferring data.
1083. Arrange the following in chronological
order: A (iii) and (iv) are correct.

i) Right to Information Act (India) B (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
hr
ii) Information Technology Act (India)
C (i) and (iv) are correct.
iii) Indian Copyright Act
iv) Digital Millennium Copyright Act D X (i) and (iii) are correct.
(US)
iS

1087. DESIDOC is documentation centre for:


A (i)(ii)(iii)(iv) A Indigenous Knowledge

B (iv)(i)(ii)(iii) B X Defence Science


Ja

C (ii) (iii)(iv)(i) C Rural Development

D X (iii)(iv)(ii)(i) D Khadi & Village Industries


1084. Librarian Day is celebrated in India ev- 1088. A traditional sub -division of an old
ery year during main class is known as
A 8th August A Traditional class

B X 12th August B System main class

C 10th April C Special main class

D 12th September D X Canonical class

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1089. Sears List of subject headings was first A The reference interview
published in
B Analysing the subject
A 1913
C The search strategy
B X 1923
D X Library week
C 1933
1094. Mean, Median and Mode are:

ER
D 1943 A Measures of deviation
1090. Which of the following is meant for

D
bringing together the related documents of B Ways of sampling
the same subject?
C Measures of control tendency

G
A Cataloguing
D X None of the above

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


B Indexing 1095. In how many ways switching system can

A
be established?
C Documentation
A Two
H
D X Classification
B X Three
-C
1091. Which year was appointed full fledged
librarian in Connemara library? C Five
N

A 1928 D Seven
1096. LCD stands for
YA

B X 1929
A Light Compact Display
C 1931
B X Liquid Crystal Display
RA

D 1938
C Limited Computer Display
1092. Accession Number means
D Limited Crystal Display
A

A Call Number of a book


1097. Which one of the following is not a pri-
mary operator of the PRECIS system?
N

B X Unique Number for a book inside a


particular library.
A X Role definer
C Book Number
B Location
D Class number
C Action
1093. Which of the following is not covered
under reference service D Key system

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1098. Arrange the following according to their 1102. Tagging in web 2.0 application is called:
year of origin:
A Taxonomy
i) Broad System of Ordering
ii) Classification in Online Systems B X Folksonomy
iii) Automated Keyword Classification
C Syndication
iv) Classification Research Group
D Directory
A X (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
1103. Financial allocation made to a library
B (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) for purchase of furniture and equipments
usually comes under the budget head

am
C (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
A Recurring grant
D (ii), (iv), (iii), (ii)

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


B Endowments
1099. INFLIBNET is located at
A X Ahmedabad

B Allahabad
iR C X Non-recurring grant

D Annual grant

C Hydrabad 1104. The service that helps the students to


acquire soft skills, writing skills and job-
hr
D Lucknow oriented skills is
1100. Getting books back from the users and A Reader’s advisory
releasing the borrower & aposs ticket is
iS

known as B X Career guidance


A Charging
C Referral service
B Holding
Ja

D User education
C Reserving
1105. State of the art report generally high-
lights
D X Discharging
1101. Which one is not relevant among four? A General Aspects

A lBID B X Technical Aspects

B PROWESS C Administrative Aspects

C X NIRMAL
D All of the above
D CAPITALINE PIUS 1106. KWOC stands for

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A Keyword Out of Code A Structural Approach

B X Keyword Out of Context B Knowledge Approach

C Keyword Out of Citatlon C Meaning Approach

D X Technique Approach
D Keyword Out of Indexing
1111. Sear’s List of Subject Headings (SLSH)

ER
1107. In which year C.A.Cutter described the is mainly useful for
objectives oflibrary catalogue?
A X Small and medium libraries
A 1867

D
B Special libraries
B X 1876

G
C Academic libraries

N
C 1877

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D College libraries
D 1874 1112. By whom was Sears List of Subject
1108. Which of the following web resource for
A
Heading Published?
H
LIS has been compiled by academic librar- A J.D.Brown
ians of universities of California?
-C
B X H.W.Wilson
A X Infomine
C D.J.Fosket
N

B Internet Public Library


D C.A.Cutter
C Internet Library for Librarians
YA

1113. Anglo - American (AA) code was pub-


lished in the year:
D Current Informed Librarian
A 1961
RA

1109. IFLA stands for

A International Function of Library As- B 1949


sociation
C X 1908
A

B Indian Foundation of Library Associ-


ation D 1876
N

C X International Federation of Library 1114. Identify the correct order of evolution of


the following storage order:
Associations and Institutions

D Indian Federation of Library Associ- A X Clay tablet, Paper, Micro card,


ations Magnetic tape

1110. Which approach of information is not B Paper, Micro card, Magnetic tape,
given by Wersig and Neveling? Clay tablet

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C Magnetic tape, Clay tablet, Paper, Mi- A Analytical Bibliography
cro card
B X Enumerative Bibliography
D Micro card, Magnetic tape, Paper,
Micro card C Critical Bibliography
1115. Poor ‘Accessibility’ and less ‘affordabil-
ity’ of journal subscription in print era led D Historical Bibliography
to
1119. ISDN stands for:
i.) High allocation of funds for serials A X Integrated Service Digital Network
ii.) Open access movement
iii.) Decrease in subscription of journals

am
B Integrated Service Distributed Net-
iv.) E-journal consortia subscription work
C International Standard Digital Net-

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A (i) & (ii) are correct work
D International Standard Distributed
B

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

X (ii), (iv) are correct


iR Network
1120. Name the storage medium (compatible
with speed of CPU) for storing instruc-
D (i), (ii), (iii) are correct tions or data temporarily during process-
hr
ing
1116. Mean, Mode, Median are:
A RAM
A Measure of Sampling
iS

B ROM
B Measure of Information System

C Cache
C X Measure of Central Tendency
Ja

D X EPROM
D Measure of Deviation
1121. Function of Co-operation
1117. The third generation of computers be-
gan in A X To eliminate duplication of docu-
ments
A X 1965
B To develop issue of books
B 1960
C To increase the readers
C 1975
D To make the staf work
D 1955
1122. The Book Modern Out Line of Library
1118. Systematic Bibliography is known as Classification contributed by

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A Jevons.W.Stanley A (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)

B X J.Mills B (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)

C S.R.Ranganathan C (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)

D Melvil Deway D X (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)


1126. In 1642, Blaise Pascal constructed a

ER
1123. In reference service, assimilation means:
A X digital calculating machine
i) Recording the retrieved information

D
ii) Sharing reference service experience B desk calculator
with colleagues
C analytical engine

G
iii) Furnishing the exact information
iv) Acquaintance with reference material D tabulator

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


1127. Photo charging system was introduced
A X (i) and (ii) are correct.

A
by

B (i) and (iv) are correct. A M.A.Gopinath


H
C (ii) and (iii) are correct. B X Ralph.R.Shaw
-C

D (ii) and (iv) are correct. C C.A.Cutter


N

1124. Today which type of information D R.L.Mittal


sources is most useful?
1128. S.R.Ranganathan was appointed as a li-
YA

A Reference sources brarian of the Madras University in the


year
B Documentary source
A X 1924
RA

C X Non- Documentary source


B 1925
D Both the Documentary and Non-
C 1926
A

Documentary sources
D 1930
N

1125. Arrange the following Library Acts ac-


cording to the year of their enactment: 1129. In cataloguing, the square brackets []
are used
i) Arunachal Pradesh
ii) Bihar A X to enclose information taken from
outside
iii) Lakshadweep
B to enclose the details of printed /
iv) Rajasthan
manufacturer

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C to enclose series statements A X ROM

D to enclose statement of accompany- B PROM


ing material
C WORM
1130. A gazette gives information about:

A Places of tourist interest D RAM


1135. In which plane ”canon of homonym” is
B History of places used by Ranganathan?

C X Official announcement and notifi- A X Notational plane


cation

am
B Verbal plane
D Old records
1131. What is APS? C Idea plane

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A A Search Engine? D Work plane
1136. In the following Law’s in which law ex-
B X A Full-text e-resource
iR pects the reference service from the Li-
brary Staff
C Bibliographic database
A First Law of Library Science
D Library Management Software
hr
1132. Melvil Dewey uses notation in his B Second Law of Library Science
classification scheme.
C X Third Law of Library Science
A Roman capital letters
iS

D Fourth Law of Library Science


B X Decimal fraction numbers
1137. There are a few basic factors which may
be applied in winning the hearts of the
C Special symbols
readers.They are
Ja

D Roman small letters A Psychological factor, environmental


1133. NISSAT was established in factor, social factor

A 1976 B Self factor, psychological factor, ser-


vice factor
B 1964
C Service factor, philosophical factor,
C X 1977 self factor
D X Technological factor, service factor,
D 1967 self factor.
1134. Which of the following type is non 1138. Which law of library sciences is related
volatile memory? with the growth of the libraries?

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A Fourth Law of Library Science 1143. FID was dissolved in the year:

A X 2002
B First Law of Library Science

C Second Law of Library Science B 2005

D X Fifth Law of Library Science C 2000

1139. ALA list of subject headings for use in

ER
D 2003
dictionary catalogs in
1144. Which one of the following is meant for
A 1705 Word Processing?

D
B X 1895 A DBase

G
C 1905 B LibSys

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D 1995 C X WordStar
1140. The word “catalogue” has been derived

A
from a Greek phrase D CDS/ISIS
1145. Which organisation was joined with ‘Li-
H
A X Katalogos brary Association’ to form CILIP in 2007?

B Gatalogos
-C
A Institute of Bibliography

C Logos B X Institute of Information Scientists


N

D Catalogos C Institute of Documentation


YA

1141. Newark charging system was intro-


duced in the D Institute of Librarianship
A British Library 1146. The factors that influence computer file
organisation are
RA

B Library of Congress
i) Speed of access
C X Public Library of Newark ii) Storage space
A

iii) Fixed length fields


D National Library
iv) File volatility
N

1142. UNISIST is a
A Software A (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

B X A Programme B X (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct

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

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

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1147. Source, Message, Transmitter and Re- A S.R.Ranganathan
ceiver are the components of communica-
tion model developed by: B A.Kaiser
A Schramm C X Michael Casey

B George Gerbner D Adam Smith


1152. The purposes of Metadata are
C X Shannon Weaver
i) Unique identification
D Lasswell
ii) Authentication of records
1148. Who was the Chairman of ‘National iii) Shelf arrangement

am
Policy on Library & Information Systems’
iv) Shows the collection of a library
(1986)?
A (i), (ii) are correct.

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A D.N.Banerjee

B X D.P.Chattopadhyay
iR B X (ii), (iii) are correct.

C (iii), (iv) are correct.


C Sam Pitroda
D (iv), (i) are correct.
D Kalpana Dasgupta
hr
1153. What are non- documentary sources?
1149. CCF stands for
A Which are in printed form?
A Common Communication Formula
B X Which are in not printed form?
iS

B X Common Communication Format


C Which are nor documents
C Council of Communication Format
D None of these
Ja

D Common Council Format 1154. NISCAIR full form is:


1150. The oldest and the largest Library Asso- A X National Institute of Science Com-
ciation in the world is munication and Information Resources
A X ALA B National Institute of Scientific, Cul-
ture and Internet Response
B LA
C National Institute for Science and In-
C IFLA ternet Resources
D National Institute of Science, Culture
D IASLIC
and Information Retrieval
1151. Who coined the term Library 2.0? 1155. What is Zero Based Budget?

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A Budgeting without funds A (i) and (iii) are correct.

B Budgeting based on expenditure B (ii) and (iv) are correct.

C Performance budget C X (i) and (ii) are correct.

D X Budgeting a fresh D (ii) and (iii) are correct.


1159. “Initiation of Fresh man” is concerned

ER
1156. A method in which minimum amount
with
per head is fixed and financial estimates
are prepared? A To provide general service

D
A Method of details B Introduction of library services

G
B Library budget C To provide reference service

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C X Per capita method D X To intimate new users with library
services

A
D Principal of economy 1160. The process of planning, allocating, or-
ganizing and evaluating library tasks and
1157. Arrange the following according to their
H
activities within the framework of major
year of emergence:
objectives, mission and policy refers to
-C
i.) LISA
A X Functional control
ii.) Dissertation AbstractsInternational
B Functional Classification
N

iii.) Indian Science Abstracts


iv.) Indian Library & Information Science C Functional Approach
YA

Abstracts
D Functional Authority
A iii iv ii i
1161. Who has developed PRECIS?
RA

B iv iii i ii A S.R.Ranganathan

C X ii i iii iv B X Derek Austin


A

D i ii iii iv C C.A.Cutter
N

1158. Which of the following are Trade Bibli-


D R.Williams
ographies?
1162. Expansion of IATLIS
i.) Books-in-Print
A X Indian Association of Teachers of
ii.) Indian Books-in-Print
Library and Information Science
iii.) Indian National Bibliography
B International Association of Teachers
iv.) British National Bibliography
of Library and Information Science

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C Italian Association of Teachers of Li- 1167. Which of these is a multi user-open
brary and Information Science source operating system?

D Indian Association of Technical assis- A MS-DOS


tants of Library and Information Science
B UNIX
1163. Who said that Library is the heart of the
Institution? C X LINUX
A X S.Radhakrishnan
D WINDOWS
B D.S.Kothari 1168. “Web of Science” is
A X A Citation Index

am
C C.D.Deshmukh

D Mudaliar B A Bibliography

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


1164. Abstracting service provides C An Abstracting Service
A Abstract of articles iR D All of the above
B Whole bibliographic description of 1169. Who established Inter-Library Re-
articles sources Centre?

C X Whole bibliographic description A X NASSDOC


hr
along with abstracts of article
B INSDOC
D Whole bibliographic sources
C IFLA
1165. The word catalogue Derived from
iS

A Latin word D FID


1170. Standing vendor is
B Spanish word
Ja

A Periodical publisher
C X Greek word
B Periodical marketer
D Roman word
C X Periodical subscription agent
1166. In which year ’ENIAC’ was developed?

A 1943 D Periodical seller


1171. Digital Reference Service can be offered
B 1944 through

C 1945 A FAX

D X 1946 B OPAC

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C X Ask your librarian A X Stock checking and weeding out of


damaged book
D Consortia
B Weeding out of book easily
1172. “Controlled Group” is a term used in
C Find out Damage book
A Survey research
D To know the total No.of books

ER
B Historical research
1177. Zero Based Budgeting was developed
C X Experimental research by

D
A John
D Descriptive research

G
1173. Information about Government of In- B X Peter Phyor
dia’s stand on ‘FDI’ can be found in

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C Charles
A Gazetteer of India

B Britanniea Book of the Year


A
D Robinson
H
1178. All part and pages of a volume are cor-
C Statesman’s Yearbook rectly sequenced in the first stage of bind-
ing process known as?
-C

D X Asian Recorder
A Sewing
1174. Which year DELNET was registered as a
N

society?
B Guard
A X 1992
YA

C Pulling
B 1990
D X Collation
RA

C 1991
1179. National Library of India accorded a
special status as an national importance
D 1995
under which schedule in the Indian Con-
A

1175. Which is the main unit of the computer? stitution.


A Article 63 under seventh schedule
N

A ALU

B X CPU B Article 63 under sixth schedule

C Keyboard C X Article 62 under seventh schedule

D Monitor D Article 62 under sixth schedule

1176. Stock verification helps us to 1180. POSDCORB is related to

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A Library cataloguing 1185. The word “classification” comes from
which Latin word?
B Library reference service A Classes
C X Library administration
B X Classis
D Library automation
C Class
1181. National Bibliography refers to
D Classics
A Books published by private agencies
1186. The National Knowledge Commission
B Books published by individuals (NKC) is constituted by India under the

am
chairmanship of
C X Books published in a country
A Dr.P.N.Rao
D Books published by librarians

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


1182. A cross reference that gives an indexer B Dr.S.V.Gupta
complete control over the cross references
iR
of an index is known as: C X Sam Pitrado
A see also cross reference
D Dr.Ananthakrishnan
B check also cross reference 1187. The GMD in a catalogue entry according
hr
to AACR-II revised edition is given:
C see cross reference
A X After the title proper
D X inverted cross reference
iS

B Before the title


1183. What was the previous name of OCLC?

A X Ohio college library centre C After the statement of responsibility

B Ohio college literature centre D Before the statement of responsibility


Ja

C Ohio centre for library cooperation


1188. Word processing software, spread sheet
programmes are what type of software?
D Online computer library centre
1184. “Shodhganga” is a repository of A Custom software

A E - Resources B X Application software


B X E - Thesis C Package software
C E - Journals
D Digital software
D E - Books 1189. MS-DOS is a

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A Single user open source D X Reference service


1194. ASK (Approach, Skill, Knowledge )
B Multi user open source
principle is related to
C X Single user A Classification

D Multi user
B X Management
1190. Which University started a Certificate

ER
Course Journal of librarianship in 1929? C ICT

A X Madras University D Standards

D
B Bombay University 1195. Forms of Extension service

G
A Library Websites
C Mysore University

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D Annamalai University B Library Orientation

A
1191. Now a day’s what is a most important C Book fair and Exhibition
vital resource for societal development of
a country?
H
D X All
A Books 1196. Whose model of communication of
-C
knowledge suggests that communication
B Kowledge is an open system?
N

C X Information A X G.Garbner
YA

D Data B Juger Hebermans


1192. Gazatteer is a source of
C Shannon & Weaver
A X Geographical information
RA

D M.Foucault
B Research information
1197. Co-Operative acquisition by
C Procedural information
A

A Collective effort by Individual


D Academic information
N

B X Collective effort by a group of Li-


1193. The term “Information Service” is an im- brary
provised name
C Collective effort by the Management
A Administration
D Collective effort by Chief Librarian
B Documentation
1198. Who was appointed as the first librarian
C Bibliography of the National Library of India?

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A X B.S.Kesavan A Bradford’s Law

B S.R.Ranganathan B X Mooer’s Law

C W.A.Bordan C Ziff’s Law

D S.Parthsarathy D Lotka’s Law


1199. What is the percentage of Universities 1203. In which Year Dr.Ranganathan enunci-
Budget on Libraries in India by university ated Five laws of Library Science?
Education (1948-49)?
A X 1928
A 6.3%
B 1931

am
B 6.4%
C 1933
C X 6.5%

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D 1930
D 6.6% iR 1204. In which year University of Madras
started BLibSc.course?
1200. One unit of Kardex can hold
A X 1931
A 305 cards
B 1935
B 405 cards
hr
C 1942
C X 504 cards
D 1947
D 604 cards
iS

1205. ‘The Principle of Spatial Contiguity’ is


1201. What is the meaning of ’Translation one of the
Pools’?
A Laws of library science
A Details about the names of transla-
Ja

tion experts B Cataloguing principles

B Details about the addresses of the C X Principles of helpful sequence


translators
D Circulation principles
C X Agency of the names of translation
experts 1206. NDLTD is an
A E-Book Project
D None of these.
1202. Which law states that “An information B X E-Theses and Dissertation Project
retrieval system will tend not to be used
whenever it is more painful and trouble- C E-Journal Project
some for a customer to have information
than for him not to have it”? D E-Zine Project

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Chapter 1. Library and information science MCQs hub

1207. Who wrote the book “Prolegomena” to iv) Convert Character to Code Program
Library classification?
A (i) and (ii) are correct
A Melvil Dewey
B (ii) and (iii) are correct
B P.B.Mangla
C (iii) and (iv) are correct
C H.E.Bliss

ER
D X (ii) and (iv) are correct
D X S.R.Ranganathan
1208. Bibliography of Bibliographies are what 1212. Who first used the phrase ‘Bibliograph-
type of sources? ical Control’?

D
A Paul Otlet
A Primary Sources

G
B Henry La Fontaine
B Secondary Sources

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C X Tertiary Sources C X Luther Evans

D All the above


A
D Konrad Gesner
H
1209. Who was the First Librarian of National 1213. Punch card machine was invented by
Library?
A Bill Gates
-C

A X B.S.Kesavan
B X Joseph Marie Jacquard
N

B P.N.Kaula
C Balagurusamy
C P.P arthasarathy
YA

D John Napier
D G.Seetharaman
1214. The transmission of receiver & aposs re-
1210. Who received the first patent for a Fax action back to the sender is known as
RA

machine in 1843?
A Noise
A X Alexander Bain
B X Feedback
A

B Alexander
C Medium
N

C John Victor
D Source
D L.Arthur Hesterman
1215. The 19th edition of DDC was published
1211. BIOS contains: in which year?
i) Operating System Program
A 1969
ii) Bootstrap Program
iii) Application System Program B 1971

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C X 1979 A 1945

D 1981 B 1935
1216. Preparation of Annual Report and Spe-
C 1922
cial Report by

A Periodical Section D X 1946


1221. Rich Text Format (RTF) is concerned
B X Circulation Department with
i) Formatting features like Font type,
C Maintenance Section
size, etc.
ii) Transporting text documents across

am
D Technical Section
different computers.
1217. Information For All Programme (IFAP)
iii) Multimedia formatting.
was launched by

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


iv) Formatting based on binary concept.
A IFLA
iR A (ii) and (iii) are correct.
B Library of Congress
B (iii) and (iv) are correct.
C OCLC
C X (i) and (ii) are correct.
D X UNESCO
hr
D (i) and (iv) are correct.
1218. Reading circle is which type of program
1222. Annual handbooks are also known as
A teaching program A Directory
iS

B X extension program B Manual

C training program C Dictionary


Ja

D borrowing program D X Almanac


1219. The information network that connects 1223. Internet service providers enable the
Universities and Colleges in United King- users to get
dom:
A Internet offers
A X JANET
B X Internet connectivity
B SERCNET
C Internet explorer
C OCLC
D E governance
D BONET
1224. Arrange the following according to their
1220. UNESCO established in year of enactment in India:

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Chapter 1. Library and information science MCQs hub

i.) Freedom of Information Act A INSDOC


ii.) Right to Information Act
B Asia Publishing House
iii.) Copyright Act (Revised)
iv.) Information Technology Act C DRTC

A (iv), (ii), (i), (iii) D X Sharada Ranganathan Endowment

ER
B X (iii), (iv), (i), (ii) 1229. The book ’Library Administration’ was
brought out by Ranganathan in
C (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
A 1925

D
D (i), (iv), (ii), (iii) B 1933

G
1225. Which one is not Book selection tool?
C 1931

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A Book sellers catalogue
D X 1935

A
B Indian National Bibliography 1230. Which is not a programming language?

C Publishers catalogue A FORTRAN


H
D X Ulrich periodical directory B BASIC
-C

1226. In which section is Bar coding label C COBOL


recognition device used?
N

D X ASCII
A Acquisition Section
1231. Which is not a Meta Search engine?
YA

B X Circulation Section A Dogpile

C Periodical Section B Mamma


RA

D SDI Section C Metacrawler


1227. In the ledger system of circulation which
D X Alta vista
A

of the following is not required?


1232. Which of the following is not the com-
A Number of the member
N

ponent of a search engine?

B Date of Book Issue A Spider

C Date of Book Return B Index

C Search of retrieval mechanism


D X Reader’s Card
1228. The 7th Edition of CC was published D X Natural language technique

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1233. The ‘User Profile’ is a C To decorate the book
A List of descriptors
D To prepare the covering board
B List of useful citations 1238. Expand the acronym MARC

C List of users A X Machine Readable Form of Cata-


logue
D X Statement of user information
B Machine Readable Catalogue
1234. Memory capacity of PCAT (AMD
Duron) is C Machine Readable Catalogue Form
A X 128 MB+

am
D Machine Resource Catalogue
B 138 MB+ 1239. The primary distinction between RDA
and AACR is

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C 158 MB+ A X Structural

D 148 MB+
iR
1235. Science Citation Index is published by
B Relational

C Non-structural
A X Thomson Reuters
D Combinational
hr
B H.W.Wilson
1240. The establishment of local library com-
mittee and village library committee is the
C Whitaker obligation of which authority?
iS

D R.R.Bowker A District
1236. Which one is not the Primary source of
B Village
Information in the following?
Ja

A Patent C Taluk

B Standard D X State
1241. Public Libraries are established for
C Research Paper
A Lawyers and Engineers
D X Indexing periodical
B X Public users
1237. Why gliding is done in binding process
of a book? C For graduates
A X To protect the book
D For poor graduates
B To prepare final copy 1242. Year book are also known as

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A Hand book D Derwent, London


1247. “Span of control” refers to:
B X Annual
A X The numbers of subordinates to be
C Directory
supervised
D Dictionary B Exercise strict control staff

ER
1243. DELNET was initially promoted by
C Duration over which the control is to
A X NISSAT be exercised

D
B Delhi Government D The area which is to be controlled
1248. Alternative names of dictionary is

G
C CSIR
A X Glossary and Thesaurus

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D UGC
1244. Which of the following is not the prereq- B Directory and year book

A
uisite for a National Information Policy?
C Lexicon and Bibliography
A Legislative Frame work
H
D Thesaurus and Manual
B X Production of National Bibliogra-
-C
1249. INFLIBNET is an autonomous body of
phy
A X UGC
C Advisory and Administrative body
N

B AICTE
D ICT infrastructure facilities
YA

1245. EPROM is types of C NCTE

A Static RAM D ILA


RA

B Dynamic RAM 1250. ‘Indian Library Science Abstracts’ is


published by
C Input Devices
A

A X IASLIC
D X ROM
N

B ILA
1246. “World directory of sources of Patents”
is published by C DESIDOC
A Bowker-Saur, U.S.A.
D ICSR
B X WIPO 1251. The order of thing, material and ac-
tion among various components of a com-
C Patent Information System, India pound subject was expanded by:

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A X D.J.Coates A Intranet service provider

B J.R.Sharp B X Internet service provider

C J.Kaiser C File Manager

D J.E.L.Ferradane D File format


1252. Madras Public Library Act came into 1256. Books of Unknown or doubtful author-
force on ship is known as:

A 1 April, 1952 A Apograph

am
B X 1 April, 1950 B Incunabulla

C 1 April, 1958 C X Apocryphal books

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D 1 April, 1951 D Blue Books
1253. Books of Copyright Act, 1957 (India) 1257. INSPEC Database is produced by
amended in
iR A Institution of Electrical and Elec-
A 1957 tronic Engineers

B 1982 B UMI
hr
C 1956 C X Institution of Electrical Engineers

D X 1984 D DIALOG Information Service, USA


iS

1254. Which of the following are library net- 1258. What kind of arrangement is followed in
works? LISA?
A Alphabetical
i.) Internet
Ja

ii.) DELNET B Chronological


iii.) NICNET
C X Classified
iv.) OCLC
D Geographical
A (i) and (ii) are correct.
1259. Indian Science abstract is being pub-
B X (ii) and (iv) are correct. lished by

A CSIR
C (i) and (iii) are correct.
B DESIDOC
D (i) and (iv) are correct.
1255. What is VSNL? C X INSDOC

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D National Sci-ence Library, Delhi A X (i), (iii) and (iv)

1260. According to Madras Public Libraries B (i), (ii) and (iii)


Act 1948, a branch library in a village with
a population less than C (ii), (iii) and (iv)
A 4000 persons
D (i), (ii) and (iv)
1264. Give the following in sequence accord-

ER
B X 5000 persons
ing to the year of their first publication:
C 3000 persons i.) Bibliographic Classification

D
ii.) Universal Decimal Classification
D 1000 persons
iii.) Library of Congress Classification

G
1261. Machine Readable Catalogue (MARC)
iv.) Colon Classification
was introduced in the year

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A X 1966 A ii iii i iv

B 1967
A
B iv ii iii i
H
C i iii ii iv
C 1968
-C
D X iii ii iv i
D 1969
1265. In which year DDC Second Edition was
1262. Which one of the following is not cor-
N

published?
rect?
A X 1885
YA

A DDC is a hierarchical scheme of clas-


sification B 1886
B Eleventh edition of DDC appeared in
RA

C 1880
1979

C DDC has 10 main classes D 1890


1266. When model Public Library Act was
A

D X In DDC, 500 represents technology passed?


N

A 1932
1263. Which of the following are Web-zine?
B X 1930
i) Email Magazine
ii) E-Conference C 1929
iii) Online Bulletin
D 1942
iv) Electronic News Letter
1267. World of Learning is published by

152
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A Kessings D Government

B X Europa Publication 1271. In Which five year plan the INFLIBNET


was established
C Marcel Decker A Fourth five year plan

D H.W.Wilson B Fifth five year plan


1268. ‘Trans Border Data Flow’ means
C Sixth five year plan
A Exchange of documents between
countries
D X Seventh five year plan
B Free flow of information between

am
countries 1272. Which type of protocol is used by inter-
face for public data network (PDN)?
C X Flow of information between coun-
A X X.25

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


tries
D Exchange of electronic information iR B X.12
between countries
1269. An alerting service in the digital envi- C X.13
ronment is offered through:
D X.20
i) RSS feeds
hr
ii) E-mail 1273. When was UNIX developed?
iii) Blogs
A 1970
iv) Bulletin Board
iS

B 1971
A (i), (iii) are correct.
C 1972
B (ii), (iii), (iv) are correct.
Ja

D X 1973
C (i), (ii), (iii) are correct.
1274. The third generation computers began
D X (i), (ii), (iv) are correct. in which year?
1270. TQM is a system of continuous im-
A X 1965
provement employing participative man-
agement and centered on needs of the
B 1960

A Customers C 1950

B Staff D 1945
C X Organization 1275. The acronym POSDCORB is coined by

153
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Chapter 1. Library and information science MCQs hub

A Peter F Drucker A Marketing

B Harold Koontz B X Supply

C F.W.Taylor C Book.

D Finance
D X Luther Gulick
1280. Concept of Reference Librarian was first

ER
1276. The secondary source of information initiated by
comprised of:
A Melvil Dewey
A Text books and research mono-

D
graphs. B Justin Winsor

G
B Subject periodicals and encyclope- C S.Parthasarathy
dias

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D X Samual S.Green
C X Indexing and Abstracting periodi- 1281. PPBS relates to

A
cals
A Book selection
D Bibliography and patents
H
B Journal selection
1277. Indian Association of Library and Infor-
-C
mation Science (IATLIS) was founded in C X Budgeting
A 1933 D Library records
N

1282. Study carrels are exclusive areas meant


B X 1969
for
YA

C 1935 A Students

B Public
RA

D 1968

1278. When fundamentals and procedures of C Women


library classification was introduced?
D X Researchers
A

A X 1944
1283. Berne convention was adopted in the
N

year:
B 1945
A 1911
C 1946
B X 1886
D 1947
C 1900
1279. The word “Demand” in McColvin prin-
ciple is matched with the term D 1947

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1284. Transformation of traditional libraries to iv.) Authority files
hybrid / digital libraries is
A (i) and (ii) are correct
A Crisis Management
B X (iii) and (iv) are correct
B Re-engineering
C (i) and (iii) are correct
C X Change Management
D (i) and (iv) are correct
D Project Management
1289. Which of the following is not true about
1285. Where FID was established? e journals?
A X Brussels
A They are distributed through digital

am
B Paris methods
B They also have editors or editorial

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C London boards

D Tokyo iR C They are publications of serial nature

1286. A research paper is a brief report of re- D X They are always free of cost
search work based on
1290. Who started MARC project?
A Primary Data only
A UNESCO
hr
B Secondary Data only
B X Library of Congress
C X Both Primary and Secondary Data
C British museum library
iS

D None of the above


D IFLA
1287. The production of mental reflection and
imagination is known as 1291. Limitations of Bibliometrics is/are
Ja

A Information i.) Analyzing research and develop-


ment trends
B X Idea ii.) Describing text, not necessarily
meaning and context
C Data iii.) Identifying the active areas of re-
search
D Knowledge
iv.) Citation bias
1288. Vocabulary in a database is controlled
by A X (ii) and (iv) are correct
i.) Thesaurus files
B (i) and (iii) are correct
ii.) Dictionary files
iii.) Standard files C (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct

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


1292. ‘Facts on File’ is a
D Law and Control
A X Weekly list 1297. World of learning is a what source of in-
formation
B Fortnightly
A Primary source
C Monthly

ER
B Documentary source
D Quarterly
C X Secondary source
1293. Replacing the cover on a volume is

D
known as D Tertiary source

G
A X Recasing 1298. Who is the deviser of DDC?
A C.A.Cutter

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


B Reinforcing

C Sizing B Ranganathan

D Glazing
A
C X Melwin Dewey
H
1294. What does WLAN stand for? D J.D.Brown
-C
A X Wireless Local Area Network 1299. is given to the institution to sup-
port a broadly defined program.
B Wide Local Area Network
N

A X program grant
C Wide Logical Area Network
YA

B caption grant
D World Local Area Network
C black grant
1295. Classification of reading materials is as-
RA

sociated with D capital grant


A X Technical Section 1300. Expansion for CD-ROM

A Computerised Disk
A

B Circulation Section

B X Compact Disk -Read Only Memory


N

C Administration Section

D Reference Section C Computer Documentation Read On


1296. UNESCO was established to promote Memory

A X Education, Culture and Science D Computer Documents Retrieval and


Memory
B Literature and Language 1301. Delivery of Books Act was enacted in

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A 1975 C X 1876

B 1957 D 1878

C X 1954 1306. GUI refers to


A X Graphical User Interface
D 1964
1302. In which year, National translation cen- B Genuine User Interface
tre was started in USA?
C Generation User Interface
A 1960

B X 1953 D Grand User Interface

am
1307. Arrange the following according to their
C 1954 year of origin:

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D 1958 i) UNICODE
1303. Library Legislation refers to the devel-
iR ii) XML
opment of:
iii) HTML
A Academic Libraries iv) SGML

B Special Libraries A X (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)


hr
C X Public Libraries
B (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
D None of the above
iS

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


1304. Which of the following is/are part(s) of
classified catalogue? D (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
A An author-title file 1308. In the following sequence of subjects)
Ja

which principle is used? Political science


B Subject file arranged by library clas- w Anarchy Wl Primitive W2 Feudal W3
sification Monarchy W4 Oligarchy W5 Democracy
W6
C An alphabetical index to the subject
file A X Principle of Later-in-Evolution

D X All of the above


B Principle of Later-in-Time
1305. Deway decimal classification schedule
was published in the year C Principle of Earlier-in-Evolution

A 1866
D Principle of Earlier-in-Time
B 1872 1309. UGC says

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A Books are for use C INB-USA

B X Library is the heart of university D Data India-Mumbai


1314. A reasoning where we start with certain
C Every reader has his book particular statements and conclude with a
universal statement is called
D Library is a growing organism
A Deductive Reasoning

ER
1310. RSS feed is tool of
A Web 1.0 B X Inductive Reasoning

C Abnormal Reasoning

D
B X Web 2.0
D Transcendental Reasoning

G
C Architecture
1315. Year Book are also known as

N
D Graphic Design

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A Hand Book
1311. What is span of control?

A
B X Annual
A Controlled system
C Directory
H
B Jurisdiction
D Dictionary
-C
C X Number of sub-ordinates reporting 1316. ADLA stands for
directly to a manager
A Acquisition Development of Library
N

D Exercise strict control Association


YA

1312. Library Movement in India was started B X Andhra Desa Library Association
in which year?
C Administration Development of Li-
A 1900 brary Association
RA

B X 1910 D Another Development of Library As-


sociation
C 1911 1317. What is the frequency of INB?
A

D 1915 A Quarterly
N

1313. Pick out the correct one from the follow-


B X Monthly
ing:

A Index India-Maharashtra University C Weekly


Library
D Annual
B X Oxford University Press-Great 1318. How many volumes Micropaedia of
Britain new Encyclopedia Britannica is published?

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A 2 C Interaction between selection bias of
experimental variables
B 10
D X Ecological effect
C X 11 1323. POPSI, PRECIS and chain procedure are
the example of
D 12
A X Indexing systems
1319. Cataloguers can keep up-to-date on
LCSH through
B Classification systems
A X Cataloguing service bulletin
C Cataloguing codes

am
B Weekly list
D Abstracting procedure
C ALA list
1324. The programme that is used to store

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


the machine language programme into the
D Sears list iR memory of the computer, is called
1320. Research is
A Compiler
A Searching again and again
B X Loader
B Finding solution to any problem
hr
C Interpreter
C X Working in a scientific way to
search for truth of any problem D Assembler
iS

D None of the above 1325. The DDC was first published in the year

1321. The significance of the year 2011 for LIS A 1873


education in India is
B 1874
Ja

A Golden Jubilee year


C 1875
B Platinum Jubilee year
D X 1876
C Diamond Jubilee year
1326. Radio Frequency Identification is used
D X Centenary year in library for:

1322. Which of the factor is not helping in lim- i) Circulation of Documents


iting the external validity?
ii) Cataloguing of Documents
A Reactive effect iii) Security of Documents
iv) Acquisition of Documents
B Ecological validity

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

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

C (iii) and (ii) are correct 1331. Reference service is

A X Personal aid given to library users


D X (i) and (iii) are correct
1327. In the subject Agriculture the sequence

ER
B Book lending
Rice-Wheat-Oat-Corn denotes which
sub.principle of classification
C Stock verification

D
A X Literary warrant
D Library extension services
B Increasing complexity

G
1332. ‘Parry Committee’ (UK) was set up to
advise
C Principle of Bottom upwards

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A School Libraries
D Principle of Top downwards
1328. Electronic telecommunications system
joining millions of computers together.
A
B Public Libraries
H
C Special Libraries
A E-mail
-C

D X University Libraries
B X Internet
1333. Name the Register of the books added to
N

C US Mail a library.
YA

D UPS A Visitors register


1329. The Public Libraries Act of this State
does not provide any provision for levying B Circulation record
RA

library cess
C Current record
A X West Bengal
D X Accession register
B Karnataka
A

1334. Which of the following associations have


C Tamil Nadu sponsored the Text Encoding Initiatives
N

(TEI)?
D Andhra Pradesh
1330. Which association in India awards i.) ACL
teachers in LIS? ii.) ACRL
A X IATLIS iii.) ALLC
iv.) ACH
B ILA

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A (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct 1339. Fax machine was invented by

B (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct A Charles Babbage

C (i), (iv) and (ii) are correct B X Alexander Baln

D X (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct C Alexander Graham Bell


1335. In which law state that proposinally
D Ted Nelson
growth of staff, building, as well as user
strength? 1340. Cost recovery and profit making aspects
in relatio n to gathering information, orga-
A First Law of Library Science nization, services and usage, etc.refer to

am
B Second Law of Library Science A X Economy evaluation

C Fourth Law of Library Science

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


B Coverage evaluation

D X Fifth Law of Library Science iR C Workforce evaluation


1336. What is Bibliometry?
D User evaluation
A Function of Library Network
1341. “Reference service is the contact be-
B Information Management Service tween the right reader and the right book
hr
in the right personal way” was stated by
C X Information Management Tool
A D.J.Foskett
D Library Service
iS

B X S.R.Ranganathan
1337. IFLA is a
A National organisation C James lwyer
Ja

B X International organisation D A.L.A.Glossary of Labour terms

C State level organisation 1342. The computerised form of engineering


index is known as
D Local organisation A X COMPENDEX
1338. Colon classification uses notation
B Engineering complex
A Pure
C Online engineering index
B X Mixed
D Computerised engineering index
C Both (A) and (B)
1343. What is the standard size of the Date
D Neither (A) nor (B) slip?

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A X 5” ×3” 1348. Kothari Commission Report emphasizes


on which type of library?
B 6” × 4”
A National Library
C 7” ×3”
B Special Library
D 5” ×2”
C X College and University Library

ER
1344. What are the standard size of the Acces-
sion Register is
D Public Library
A 16” * 12” 1349. Compiler is a part of

D
B X 16” * 13” A Application Software

G
C 16” * 11” B X Systems Software

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D 16” * 18” C D Space

A
1345. VPN expand
D GSDL
H
A Visual Private Network
1350. The First Indian National Bibliography
B Visual Program Network was published by National Library of
-C

Kolkata in the year


C X Virtual Private Network
A 1957
N

D Virtual Page Network


B 1956
YA

1346. BSO in classification stands for


A Basic Subject of Organisation C X 1958
RA

B X Broad Subject Ordering D 1959

1351. What is India: A reference annual?


C Bibliography of Subject Ordering
A X Year Book
A

D Bibliographic Subject Organisation


1347. “MBO” means B Almanac
N

A Managerial Business Organisation


C Gide book
B Man By Objectives
D Hand book
C X Management By Objectives 1352. The term Mnemonic originated from a
Greek Word.What does it mean in classifi-
D Mexico Business Organisation cation?

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A To refer 1357. The transmission of receiver’s reaction
back to the sender is known as
B To denote A Noise

C X To remember B X Feedback
D To suggest C Medium
1353. What is the meaning of Biennial?
D Source
A Published twice a year
1358. has prescribed certain standards
B X Published once in every two years for library binding.

am
A ILA
C Published twice in every two years
B X ALA
D Published twice in amonth

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


1354. is one of the records of circulation C BLA
section.
A X Accession Register
iR D NBT
1359. Which one is the publisher of DDC-23rd
B Day book Edition?
hr
A Forest Press
C Catalogue Card
B IFLA
D AACR-2 (R)
1355. “OCLC” stands for
iS

C UNESCO
A X Online Computer Library Centre
D X OCLC
B Online Catalogue Libra ry Centre 1360. RSS feed is a tool of:
Ja

C Online Computer Legal Centre A Graphic design

D Ohio Computer Library Centre B Web 1.0

1356. Who coined the term Scientific manage- C X Web 2.0


ment?
A Luthans D Architecture
1361. The Latin term liber from which the
B X Taylor word library derived means

C Mayo A X Book

D Louis Brandels B Periodical

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C Reference book D X leather technology


1366. Who is the author of “Subject Cata-
D Thesis logue”?
1362. The computer which have the qualities
of other two are called A X E.J.Coates

A analog computers B J.Kaiser

ER
B digital computers C C.A.Cutter

C X hybrid computers D J.W.Metcalfe

D
1367. SDI concept was found by
D super computers

G
1363. ‘Fair use’ is a term most relevant to A F.W.Lancaster

A Intellectual property rights

N
B X H.B.Luhn

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


B Books borrowed for home reading C C.A.Cutter

C X Copyright
A
D B.J.Foskett
H
D Use of reference books 1368. Whether Library is a system?
-C
1364. Pre co-ordinate Indexing system per- A X Yes, it has various sections as sub-
ceives: systems coordinating each other forming a
system
N

i.) Syntax
ii.) Semantic B No, it cannot be a system
YA

iii.) Context
C It is quite impossible
iv.) Relation
D Library is separate from a system.
RA

A (i) and (iv) are correct


1369. When the permission of copyright
owner is not needed?
B (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
i.) Criticism or review
A

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


N

D (ii) and (iv) are correct iii.) Research purpose


iv.) Photocopy for sale
1365. CLRI comes under the sectoral centre
A machine tool A X (i) and (iii) are correct.

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

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

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D (ii) and (iii) are correct. A X 1873
1370. Orientation of library users is a kind of:
B 1874
A X Reference Service
C 1875
B Referral Service
D 1876
C Current Awareness Service 1375. UGC has constituted a committee under
the chairmanship of in 1991 for revis-
D Selective Dissemination of Informa- ing LIS syllabus.
tion Service
A Dr.P.N.Kaula
1371. Which notation device is used in the first

am
edition of colon classification for synthesis B Dr.T.A.V.Moorthy
of subject?
C X Dr.C.R.Karisiddappa

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A Semi colon
D Dr.L.S.Ramaiah
B X Colon

C Full stop
iR 1376. In which law states that the library
hour’s sh9uld be convenient to user’s?
A X First Law
D Question mark
hr
1372. Template is a B Second Law

A X Structured specification C Fourth Law


iS

B Recursive routine D Fifth Law


1377. IASLIC was founded in
C Assembler program
A 1955 Mumbai
Ja

D I/O measure
B 1950 Lucknow
1373. The National Mission on Libraries, India
was established in which year? C X 1955 Kolkata
A 2009
D 1942 Delhi
B 2010 1378. The word classification comes from the
Latin word
C 2011
A X Classis
D X 2012
B Classes
1374. First version of “Browne charging sys-
tems” was introduced in C Clauses

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D Fiction A Selective dissemination service


1379. A system of symbols correlative to the
order of classification is known as B X Current awareness services

A X Notation C On demand services

B Facet
D Anticipatory services

ER
C Subject 1384. To which country the credit is given to
coin the term information society?
D Phase relation

D
1380. What type of bibliography is ‘Indian Na- A USA
tional Bibliography’?

G
B France
A X Enumerative

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


C X Japan
B Analytical

A
D India
C Descriptive
1385. In Sears List of Subject Heading pre-
H
D Textual ferred headings are dictated by
1381. The ’User Profile’ is a
-C
A Printing them in bold type
A List of descriptors
B X Marking them as preferred head-
N

B List of useful citations ings


YA

C List of users C Underlining them

D X Statement of user information D Italicising them


RA

1382. Arrange the following Associations ac-


cording to the year of establishment. 1386. The Principle that helps in the identifica-
tion of Personality category in Colan clas-
A X ALA, CILIP (LA), Special Library sification is:
A

Association, ASLIB
A X Residue method
B CILIP (LA), ALA, Special Library
N

Association, ASLIB B Cow-calf principle

C ALA, Special Library Association, C Whole organ principle


CILIP (LA), ASLIB

D ASLIB, ALA, CILIP (LA), Special Li- D Later in time principle


brary Association 1387. American formington plan originated
1383. Cover to cover translation is treated as in

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A 1945 D 1990
1392. What is the publication frequency of
B 1946 books in print?

C 1947 A Monthly

D X 1948 B Weekly
1388. Which one is suitable for protecting the
C X Annually
paper?

A Tanning D Quarterly
1393. Commerce subject come under which

am
B X Lamination main class?
A Sociology -Y
C Sizing

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


B X Economics -X
D Foxing
C Political Science -W
place?
iR
1389. ’Data India’ is published from which

D Science-A
A Mumbai 1394. Biotechnology is formed as a result of

B X New Delhi A Lamination


hr
C Chennai B X Fusion

C Agglomeration
iS

D Pune
1390. Second generation of computers belongs D Fission
to
1395. Identify the methods used for plagia-
A 1940 -1956 rism detection:
Ja

B X 1956 -1963 i.) Term occurrence analysis


ii.) API Testing
C 1964-1970 iii.) Citation-based plagiarism detection
iv.) Local similarity assessment
D 1940 -1956
1391. NASSADOC was set up in which year? A (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.

A 1960 B X (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

B X 1970 C (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

C 1980 D (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.

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1396. Arrange the following publications ac- 1400. Which of the following countries do not
cording to their year of origin. have a code of Ethics for library profes-
sion?
i) Social Science Citation Index
ii) LISA i.) America
iii) Library Literature and Information ii.) Sri Lanka
Science iii.) India
iv) Library Journal
iv.) China

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

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

G
C (iii) and (ii) are correct.
D (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


D X (iii) and (iv) are correct.
1397. Xerographic process is categorised un-
der 1401. Law of Parsimoni, Ranganathan in-
A Photographic process
A
cluded in
H A Ranganathan’s theory of cataloguing
B X Reflex method
-C
B Ranganathari’s theory of classifica-
C Silver halide process
tion
D Electrostatic process
N

C Five laws of Library Science


1398. The ‘Cranefield Test’, associated with
evaluation of information retrieval system D X Theory of Library Catalogue
YA

was carried under the direction of (1938) by Dr.S.R.R


A X C.W.Cleverdon 1402. Which of the following are not the ele-
ments of DOI system?
RA

B G.Salton
i) Policies
C D.C.Blair & M.E.Maron ii) Subject
A

iii) Description
D E.Voorhees
iv) Resolution
N

1399. Is a process of information

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

B X CD-ROM B X (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

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

D None of the above D (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

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1403. URL stands for C CILIP
A University Resource Locator
D SLA
B X Universal Resource Locator 1408. IFLA was established in the year

C Union Resource Locator A X 1927

D Undivided Resource Locator B 1928

1404. Which of the following fundamental cat- C 1929


egories does not occur in level?
D 1930
A X energy

am
1409. MARC is an example of which form of
B matter catalogue?

VERY VERY IMPORTANT FOR EXAM.


A X Centralized catalogue
C space
iR B Co-operative catalogue
D time
1405. Which is a kind of computer mouse? C Catalogue in publication

A X Joystick D Pre natal catalogue


hr
1410. What do you call a collection of maps,
B Scanner
tables, charts, etc.?
C Printer A Globe
iS

D Web cam B Gazetteer


1406. Name a technique used for searching
C X Atlas
stored data in a database
Ja

A Boolean operator D Map


1411. Who is called the ‘Father of Bibliogra-
B Inverting file phy’?

C Indexing A K.Navlani

D X Binary B S.R.Ranganathan
1407. ‘Library Technology Project (LTP) Re-
C X Konrad Gesner
ports’ are published by

A ILA D C.A.Cutter
1412. How many rules does Charles C Jewett’s
B X ALA code contains?

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A 32 1416. Discharging of Book means

B 36 A Reference Books

C X 39 B X Return of Books

D 37 C Reservation of Books
1413. Outdated and seldom used books are

ER
D Issue of Books
withdrawn from the library is known as
1417. The CD alphabets in CDS/ISIS stands
A Shelving for

D
A X Computerized Documentation
B X Weeding

G
B Condensed Disk
C Circulating

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D Guiding C Confirmed Disc

1414. The Library Association (UK) is now


the component of
A
D Compact Disc
H
1418. In CC Ed.7 which symbol is used to in-
A ASLIB dicate Phase Relation?
-C

B ALA A X Ampersand(&)
N

C X CILIP B Zero (0)


YA

D None of the above C Dot(.)


1415. Which of the following are not styles of
citation? D Comma (, )
RA

i) Anglo American Cataloguing Rules 1419. Expansion for NPAC


ii) MLA Handbook for Writers of Re- A X National Programme for Acquisi-
search Papers
tions and Cataloguing
A

iii) Chicago Manual of Style


iv) Little Science Big Science B National Programme for Activities of
N

Cataloguing
A (i) and (ii) are correct
C National Programme for Acquisi-
B (iii) and (iv) are correct tions Code
D National Programme for Acquisi-
C X (i) and (iv) are correct
tions Commission
D (ii) and (iii) are correct 1420. Conference Proceedings is example of

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A X Primary sources A X Current Awareness Service

B Secondary sources B Centre for Assisting Service

C Tertiary sources C Current Affairs Service

D Non-Documentary sources D Chemical Abstract Service


1421. CAS stands for

am

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iR
hr
iS
Ja

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