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MCQs Practical I
Which of the following Universities was the pioneer to appoint a Reference Librarian for the first
time in India?
(A) Banaras Hindu University
(B) Delhi University
(C) Madras University
(D) Aligarh Muslim University
Answer: (C)
Which of the following organisations in India is responsible for assigning the thirteen digit
International Standard Book Number?
(A) NISCAIR
(B) Raja Ram Mohun Roy National Agency for ISBN
(C) Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation
(D) The National Library, Kolkata
Answer: (B)
The word hyper in hypertext means
(A) extension into broader dimensions
(B) extension into similar dimensions
(C) extension into other dimensions
(D) extension into narrower dimensions
Answer: (C)
Match the following:
List I
(i) Information Please Almanac
(ii) Keasings Record of World
(iii) Encyclopaedia of Associations
(iv) Publishers Weekly
Codes:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(A)
(w)
(z)
(x)
(y)
(B)
(x)
(z)
(w)
(y)
(C)
(x)
(z)
(y)
(w)
(D)
(x)
(y)
(z)
(w)
Answer: (B)
List II
(w) Directory
(x) Annual Events
(y) Bibliography
(z) News Digest
European Translation Centre is located at

(A) Delft, Netherlands
(B) Brussels, Belgium
(C) Paris, France

(D) Geneva, Switzerland
Answer: (A)
What is the full form of LED in Colon Classification?
(A) Latest Effective Decade
(B) Latest Energy Division
(C) Light Emitting Diode
(D) Latest Effective Division
Answer: (A)
Ranganathans modified rules of chain procedure for deriving subject headings of specific
subject entry was modified by M M Job, who suggested to include
(A) Space isolate as a sought link term
(B) Time isolate as a sought link term
(C) ACI as a sought link term
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B)
Report on the Testing and Analysis of an Investigation into the Comparative Efficiency of
Indexing Systems contains the findings of the project entitled
(A) MEDLARS
(B) Cranfield I
(C) ISILT
(D) STAIRS
Answer: (B)
List I
(i) World of Learning
(ii) Sears List of Subject Headings
(iii) Data India
(iv) Indian National Bibliography
Codes:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(A)
(w)
(y)
(x)
(z)
(B)
(x)
(z)
(w)
(y)
(C)
(y)
(w)
(z)
(x)
(D)
(y)
(z)
(x)
(w)
Answer: (C)
List II
(w) Alphabetical
(x) Classified
(y) Geographical
(z) Topical
BABYLON is a computer software for

(A) digital library
(B) library management system
(C) translation
(D) statistical calculation
Answer: (C)
User education and Information literacy are semantically related as
(A) BT-NT
(B) NT-BT
(C) RT-RT
(D) Use-UF
Answer: (B)
List I
(i) Term List
(ii) Categories
(iii) Relationship List
(iv) Emulators
Codes:
(i)
(ii)
(A)
(x)
(y)
(B)
(x)
(z)
(C)
(y)
(w)
(D)
(z)
(y)
Answer: (D)
List II
(w) Ontologies
(x) System software
(y) Taxonomy
(z) Glossaries
(iii)
(z)
(y)
(z)
(w)
(iv)
(w)
(w)
(x)
(x)
The retrieval technique designed to find terms that are spelled incorrectly at data entry or query
input is known as
(A) term masking
(B) case sensitive searching
(C) fuzzy searching
(D) proximity searching
Answer: (C)
The Principle of Later-in-Time is one of the principles of
(A) Fundamental Categories
(B) Helpful Sequence
(C) Facet Sequence
Answer: (B)
Who had referred to notation as a shorthand sign?
(A) P. N. Kaula
(B) H.E. Bliss
(C) E. C. Richardson
(D) E. W. Hulme
Answer: (C)
Who has written the book Grammar of Classification?
(A) W. C. B. Sayers
(B) J. D. Brown
(C) Palmer and Wells
(D) S. R. Ranganathan
Answer: (A)
Which of the following is the publisher of Dewey Decimal Classification 23rd edition
(A) Library of Congress
(B) Forest Press
(C) OCLC
(D) British Standards Institute
Answer: (C)
Arrange the following categories of controlled vocabularies in increasing order of flexibility for
postcoordination
(i) classification schemes
(ii) ontologies
(iii) subject heading lists
(iv) thesauri
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(C) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
(D) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
Answer: (D)
List I
(i) SYNTagmatic Organisation
(ii) As We May Think
(iii) How to Do Research
(iv) The Intellectual Foundation
Codes:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(A)
(w)
(x)
(y)
(z)
(B)
(x)
(w)
(z)
(y)
(C)
(y)
(w)
(z)
(x)
(D)
(z)
(y)
(w)
(x)
Answer: (C)
List II
(w) Vannevar Bush Language (SYNTOL)
(x) E. Sverconius
(y) J. C. Gardin
(z) Nick Moore of Information Organisation
INFOTERRA is a global environmental information network of

(A) UNDP
(B) UNISIST
(C) UNEP
(D) OECD
Answer: (C)
From which edition the concept of Phoenix schedule was introduced in DDC?
(A) DDC 8th ed.
(B) DDC 13th ed.
(C) DDC 16th ed.
(D) DDC 19th ed.
Answer: (C)
A digit with ordinal value but without semantic value is known as
(A) an empty digit
(B) an emptying digit
(C) an empty-emptying digit
(D) none of the above
Answer: (A)
According to IFLAs FRBR, the objectives of an information system can be expressed by the
following tasks:
(A) locate, select, obtain and collocate
(B) find, select, obtain and navigate
(C) identify, find, obtain and collocate
(D) find, identify, select and obtain
Answer: (D)
List I
(i) Sense-Making Approach
(ii) Anomalous State of
(iii) Spiral of Scientific Method
(iv) Library 2.0
Codes:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(A)
(w)
(z)
(x)
(y)
(B)
(x)
(w)
(z)
(y)
(C)
(y)
(w)
(x)
(z)
(D)
(z)
(y)
(w)
(x)
Answer: (A)
List II
(w) B. Dervin
(x) S. R. Ranganathan Knowledge
(y) Michael Casey
(z) N. J. Belkin
Assertion (A): The copyright laws prevent unauthorised reproduction of any literary, musical,
artistic work.
Reason (R): The copyright is not infringed by making or supplying a copy of a part of a work, if
the copy is made or supplied by or on behalf of a librarian.
Codes:
(A) A is true, but R is false
(B) A is true, but R is partially true
(C) Both A and R are true
(D) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
Answer: (D)
For which of the following subjects FORSA consortium is dedicated?
(A) Medical Sciences
(B) Forestry
(C) Physics
(D) Astronomy and Astrophysics
Answer: (D)
In Colon Classification 6th edition, which of the following symbols is used to represent phase
relation?
(A)
(B) &
(C) 0
(D)
Answer: (C)
The U.S. National Science Foundation has been funding a digital library programme called the
NSDL. The name is a recursive acronym: NSDL is the National SMETE Digital Library, where
SMETE stands for
(A) Science, Medicine, Engineering, Technology and Education
(B) Science, Management, Engineering and Technology Education
(C) Science, Medicine, Engineering and Technology Education
(D) Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology Education
Answer: (D)
Principles of Osmosis is concerned with
(A) Stock taking
(B) Classification
(C) Reclassification
(D) Preservation
Answer: (C)
The term Librametry was first used by
(A) S. R. Ranganathan
(B) Alan Pritchard
(C) Allen Kent
(D) A. C. Foskett
Answer: (B)
Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation is basically responsible for development of
(A) Academic library
(B) National library
(C) Special library
(D) Public library
Answer: (D)
An invisible college is a typical example of

(A) informal channel of communication
(B) formal channels of communication
(C) both (A) and (B)
Answer: (A)
List I
(i) Daniel J. Boorstin
(ii) Joseph Van Praet
(iii) Y. M. Mulay
(iv) Antonio Panizzi
Codes:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(A)
(w)
(y)
(x)
(B)
(y)
(z)
(w)
(C)
(x)
(z)
(w)
(D)
(w)
(x)
(y)
Answer: (B)
List II
(w) National Library, India
(x) British Library
(y) Library of Congress
(z) Bibliotheque Nationale
(iv)
(z)
(x)
(y)
(z)
Universal Bibliographical Control is a programme of

(A) FID
(B) IFLA
(C) UNISIST
(D) ALA
Answer: (B)
The Cow-Calf Principle as enunciated by Dr. S. R. Ranganathan is useful to determine
(A) the sequence of isolates in an array
(B) the sequence of isolates in a chain
(C) the facet sequence
Answer: (C)
When did Shannon and Weaver put forth the mathematical model of communication?
(A) 1938
(B) 1942
(C) 1945
(D) 1949
Answer: (D)
Who has coined the term blog?
(A) John Berger
(B) Peter Merholz
(C) Micheal Zeinne

(D) David Weiner
Answer: (B)
h-index is an index that attempts to measure the productivity and impact of the published work of
(A) An Institution
(B) A Scientist
(C) A Journal
(D) An Article
Answer: (B)
If SRELS Journal of Information Management = Library Science with a Slant to Documentation
= Library Science, then Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
= Journal of the American Society for Information Science =?
(A) Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
(B) American Documentation
(C) Annual Review of Information Science and Technology
(D) American Libraries
Answer: (B)
The term hypertext was coined by
(A) Ted Nelson
(B) Charles Babbage
(C) Tim Berners-Lee
(D) Tay Vaughan
Answer: (A)
Library legislation generally ensures smooth management of
(A) Academic libraries
(B) Documentation centres
(C) Public libraries
(D) Special libraries
Answer: (C)
Which digital library software was developed at Cornell University?
(A) FEDORA
(B) EPrints
(C) GSDL
(D) DSpace
Answer: (A)
Which of the following is not a salient feature of Bibliographical Database Management System?
(A) Variable Field
(B) Fixed Field
(C) Repeatable Field
Answer: (B)
The latest revised ANSI/NISO standard forming the basis of MARC 21 is
(A) Z 39.21994 (R 2009)
(B) Z 39.192005 (R 2010)
(C) Z 39.842005 (R 2010)
(D) Z 39.502003 (R 2009)
Answer: (A)
Arrange the following steps of research according to the sequence of their occurrence
(i) formulation of hypothesis of research
(ii) designing of data and analysis plan
(iii) selection of data gathering method
(iv) report writing
Codes:
(A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
Answer: (B)
Formal courses in Librarianship was started in
(A) University of Calcutta
(B) University of Dhaka
(C) Columbia University
(D) University of London
Answer: (C)
When DSpace was first released under the terms of the BSD open source license?
(A) 2000
(B) 2002
(C) 2004
(D) 1998
Answer: (B)
The first 3 digits of an International Standard Book Number (ISBN-978 8124706978) is
representing EAN which refers to
(A) European Author Number
(B) European Accession Number
(C) International Abbreviation Number
(D) International Article Number
Answer: (D)
The title How to Build a Digital Library is jointly authored by Ian Witten and
(A) David Worthington
(B) David Rosenthal
(C) David Bainbridge

(D) David Hawking
Answer: (C)
Which one of the following is not a part of MARC record structure?
(A) Leader
(B) Directory
(C) Record terminator
(D) Check digit
Answer: (D)
The book entitled Five laws of Library Science was first published in
(A) 1925
(B) 1930
(C) 1931
(D) 1933
Answer: (A)
Which of the following are library networks?
(i) ERNET
(ii) INFLIBNET
(iii) NICNET
(iv) OCLC
Codes:
(A) (ii) and (i)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (ii) and (iv)
(D) All of the above
Answer: (C)
The arrangement of the text part of the Rogets Thesaurus is akin to that of
(A) a classification system
(B) an ontology
(C) a dictionary
(D) an index
Answer: (A)
Which one of the following is the formula for calculating recall ratio?
(A) (Retrieved relevant documents Total relevant documents) 100
(B) (Total retrieved documents Retrieved relevant documents) 100
(C) (Total retrieved documents Retrieved irrelevant documents) 100
Answer: (A)
Index Medicus is brought out as printed publication
(A) Quarterly
(B) Monthly
(C) Weekly
(D) Has ceased publication
Answer: (B)
Which of the following organisations is not established under the aegis of the Ministry of
Culture?
(A) National Mission of Manuscripts
(B) National Library of India
(C) India Office Library
(D) Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation
Answer: (C)
The RFID technology is used in the library to perform
(A) Information retrieval
(B) Serial management
(C) Circulation operations
(D) SDI service
Answer: (C)
A dictionary is a ________ source of information.
(A) primary
(B) tertiary
(C) secondary
Answer: (B)
List I
(i) La Gazette
(ii) Hickys Bengal
(iii) The observer
(iv) Ordinari Post
Codes:
(i)
(ii)
(A)
(w)
(y)
(B)
(y)
(z)
(C)
(y)
(w)
(D)
(z)
(y)
Answer: (D)
List II
(w) Worlds oldest still published newspaper
(x) Worlds first Sunday Gazette newspaper
(y) First newspaper in Asia
(z) Worlds first French Tijdender language newspaper
(iii)
(x)
(w)
(z)
(x)
(iv)
(z)
(x)
(x)
(w)
Arrange the following technologies according to the year of their inventions in descending order:
(i) Internet
(ii) Satellite Communication
(iii) Telephone
(iv) Television
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(B) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(C) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
Answer: (A)
Match the President of IFLA with his/her tenure:
List I
List II
(i) Ingrid Parent
(w) 2007-2009
(ii) Claudia Lux
(x) 2009-2011
(iii) Sinikka Sipila
(y) 2011-2013
(iv) Ellen Tise
(z) 2013-2015
Codes:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(A)
(z)
(x)
(y)
(w)
(B)
(y)
(w)
(z)
(x)
(C)
(x)
(y)
(w)
(z)
(D)
(w)
(z)
(y)
(x)
Answer: (B)
Dware-Dware Gyan Sampada is a
(A) Public Library Initiative
(B) Digital Library Initiative
(C) Virtual Library Initiative
(D) UNESCO Initiative
Answer: (B)
Arrange the following library management software according to their year of origin:
(i) Koha
(ii) NewGenLib
(iii) SOUL
(iv) CDS/ISIS
Codes:
(A) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(C) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
(D) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
Answer: (D)
List I
(i) DDC
(ii) SLSH
(iii) DDC, Abridged
(iv) LCSH
List II
(w) 15th ed.
(x) 34th ed.
(y) 23rd ed.
(z) 20th ed.
Codes:
(i)
(ii)
(A)
(y)
(x)
(B)
(y)
(z)
(C)
(w)
(y)
(D)
(y)
(z)
Answer: (D)
(iii)
(z)
(x)
(z)
(w)
(iv)
(w)
(w)
(x)
(x)
The indexing techniques (0-3) as used in WINISIS will produce

(A) post coordinate index
(B) pre coordinate index
(C) both (A) and (B)
Answer: (B)
INSDOC has been merged with NISCOM and is now known as
(A) DELNET
(B) NISCAIR
(C) DESIDOC
(D) NASSDOC
Answer: (B)
Identify the correct order of the evolution of the following storage devices in descending order:
(A) DVD, Magnetic tape, Floppy, CD
(B) Magnetic tape, DVD, CD, Floppy
(C) DVD, CD, Floppy, Magnetic tape
(D) DVD, Floppy, Magnetic tape, CD
Answer: (C)
What is the new name of ISBD (S)?
(A) ISBD (JR)
(B) ISBD (CR)
(C) ISBD (ER)
Answer: (B)
The correct order of steps involved in digital conversion of print materials is
(A) encoding, scanning, searching, display
(B) scanning, encoding, searching, display
(C) scanning, encoding, display, searching
(D) encoding, scanning, display, searching
Answer: (B)
Melvil Dewey Medal is an annual award given by
(A) IFLA Award Committee
(B) ALA Award Committee
(C) ILA Award Committee

(D) ASLIB Award Committee
Answer: (B)
Assertion (A): Historical research has been regarded to be truly scientific by a member of
experts.
Reason (R): Historical evidences can be replicated.
Codes:
(A) Both A and R are true
(B) A is false, but R is true
(C) Both A and R are false
(D) A is partially true, but R is true
Answer: (D)
What is the meaning of Translation Pools?
(A) Details about the names of translation experts
(B) Details about the addresses of the translators
(C) Agency of the names of translation experts
Answer: (C)
Million Book Project was initiated by
(A) Pittsburg University
(B) MIT, USA
(C) Michigan University
(D) Carnegie Mellon University
Answer: (D)
A category-based systematic scheme of hierarchical classification incorporating hierarchical
relationships among the terms, control of synonyms, quasi-synonyms and antonyms in extended
sense is known as
(A) Thesaurus
(B) Thesaurofacet
(C) Classaurus
Answer: (C)
In Dublin Core Metadata Schema, which of the following elements does not have any qualifier?
(A) Title
(B) Creator
(C) Subject
(D) Descriptors
Answer: (B)
Which of the following cannot be measured using an ordinal scale ?
(A) Age
(B) Annual income

(C) Grade point average
(D) Religion
Answer: (D)
Database management system that provides more flexible, albeit, more complex, logical data
models is :
(A) Hierarchical Database Management System
(B) Network Database Management System
(C) Relational Database Management System
(D) Subject Oriented Database Management System
Answer: (B)
Match the following :
List I
List II
(a) CDS/ISIS
(i) NISCAIR
(b) Sanjay
(ii) CMC
(c) Granthalaya
(iii) UNESCO
(d) Maitrayee
(iv) DESIDOC
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Answer: (D)
In Binary Number System digit 4 is represented by :
(A) 10
(B) 11
(C) 100
(D) 101
Answer: (C)
Open System Interconnection was an effort to :
(A) Standardise networking
(B) Provide Internet Connectivity
(C) Provide e-mails
(D) Standardise bibliographic description
Answer: (A)
What is not true about spamming ?
(A) It is the abuse of electronic messaging system
(B) The most widely recognized form of spam is e-mail spam
(C) Spamming is expensive to advertise
(D) Spamming costs huge in terms of loss of productivity
Answer: (C)
CPM is an effective :
(A) Method of Knowledge Organization
(B) Project Management Technique
(C) Budgeting Technique
(D) Data Collection Technique
Answer: (B)
Herzbergs two factor theory deals with :
(A) Staff recruitment
(B) Leadership
(C) Decision Making
(D) Motivation
Answer: (D)
Cranfield Studies are an example of :
(A) Survey research
(B) Experimental research
(C) Historical research
(D) Case study
Answer: (B)
The group which is manipulated by an independent variable is known as :
(A) Experimental group
(B) Informal group
(C) Multiple group
(D) Controlled group
Answer: (A)
People who are available, volunteer or can be easily recruited are used in the sampling method
called :
(A) Simple random sampling
(B) Convenience sampling
(C) Cluster sampling
(D) Systematic sampling
Answer: (B)
A question that directs participants to different follow-up questions depending on their response
is called :
(A) Response set
(B) Probe
(C) Semantic differential
(D) Contingency question
Answer: (D)
As per rules laid down in AACR-II, the entry element Ministry of Finance, Government of
India will be rendered as :
(A) India. Ministry of Finance
(B) Finance, India, Ministry of .......
(C) Ministry of Finance, India
(D) India, Ministry of Finance
Answer: (A)
Arrange the following in correct order :
(i) Deductive phase
(ii) Empirical phase
(iii) Verification phase
(iv) Hypothesizing phase
(A) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(B) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(C) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(D) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
Answer: (D)
Annual Review of Information Science and Technology was first published in 1966 by :
(A) Institute for Scientific Information
(B) American Society of Information Science (ASIS)
(C) IFLA
(D) Canadian Association of Information Science
Answer: (B)
Hypertext uses .......................... to present text and static graphics.
(A) Hyperline
(B) Infoline
(C) Hyperlinks
(D) Dataline
Answer: (C)
A router :
(A) Receives a signal and retransmit it at a higher level
(B) Helps to interface with another network
(C) Essentially translates protocols
(D) Forwards data packets between telecommunication networks
Answer: (D)
. ............................. is not an open source library software.
(A) Greenstone
(B) NewGenLib
(C) Drupal
(D) Libsuit
Answer: (D)
POP stands for :

(A) Print Office Protocol
(B) Post Offer Protocol
(C) Pre Office Protocol
(D) Post Office Protocol
Answer: (D)
An open access source for research reports on life sciences is :
(A) PubMed
(B) Biosis
(C) INSPEC
(D) World Patent Index
Answer: (A)
Which of the following key combinations when pressed, restarts the computer ?
(A) Ctrl+Alt+V
(B) Ctrl+Alt+Z
(C) Ctrl+Alt+Del
(D) Ctrl+Alt+C
Answer: (C)
WIPO is located at
(A) New York
(B) London
(C) Geneva
(D) Paris
Answer: (C)
The National Mission on Libraries, India was established in which year ?
(A) 2009
(B) 2010
(C) 2011
(D) 2012
Answer: (D)
The production of mental reflection and imagination is known as
(A) Information
(B) Idea
(C) Data
(D) Knowledge
Answer: (B)
Who is the propounder of the term Information Transfer ?
(A) Ranganathan
(B) J. Martin
(C) Calvin Moores
(D) Beesman
Answer: (D)
Which organisation was joined with Library Association to form CILIP in 2007 ?
(A) Institute of Bibliography
(B) Institute of Information Scientists
(C) Institute of Documentation
(D) Institute of Librarianship
Answer: (B)
Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) contains biography of prominent people of
(A) All nations
(B) Europeans
(C) Americans
(D) Britishers
Answer: (D)
The citation indexes are now available online as
(A) Web of Science
(B) JCCC
(C) Scopus
(D) EBSCO
Answer: (A)
Which among the following is free Audio book site ?
(A) Ebrary
(B) Virtua
(C) Librivox
(D) Google Books
Answer: (C)
The online version of McGraw Hill Encyclopaedia of Science and Technology is
(A) Access Science
(B) McGraw Hill Online
(C) Online Encyclopaedia of Science and Technology
(D) Science online
Answer: (A)
Indian National Bibliography is arranged under two parts, General Publication and _____
Publications.
(A) Private
(B) Electronic
(C) Governmental
(D) Non-book
Answer: (C)
The concept of Reference Service is given by

(A) J.H. Shera
(B) A. Strauss
(C) S.R. Ranganathan
(D) Samuel Green
Answer: (D)
Which of the following is not an alerting service ?
(A) CAS
(B) SDI
(C) Document Delivery Service
(D) Electronic Clipping Service
Answer: (C)
The concept of Ask Library Anything was originally initiated by
(A) Indian Library Association
(B) ASLIB
(C) Special Library Association
(D) American Library Association
Answer: (D)
In C.C. the title Medical Jurisprudence can be classified and sharpened with the help of
(A) Subject Device
(B) Alphabetical Device
(C) Classic Device
(D) Enumerative Device
Answer: (A)
Template is a
(A) Structured specification
(B) Recursive routine
(C) Assembler program
(D) I/O measure
Answer: (A)
Research-in-progress database in India is________.
(A) Vidyanidhi
(B) Shodhganga
(C) Shodhgangotri
(D) Indian National Depository Library
Answer: (C)
Open Journal Access System in India is mainly managed by
(A) NIC
(B) CSIR
(C) ICSSR
(D) INFLIBNET
Answer: (D)
In the world wide web, name the acronym that describes the internet address of a file
(A) ULA
(B) RELUR
(C) URI
(D) URL
Answer: (D)
TKDL is developed and managed by
(A) National Library and RRRLF
(B) CSIR and RRRLF
(C) CSIR and AYUSH
(D) AYUSH and National Library
Answer: (C)
Web impact factor is developed by
(A) P. Ingwersen
(B) L. Bornebora
(C) M. Thelwall
(D) R. Rousseau
Answer: (A)
Which of the following guides are used in maintenance section of the library ?
(i) Gangway guides
(ii) Shelf guides
(iii) Tier guides
(iv) User guides
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.
(B) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
Answer: (B)
Which of the following are TQM tools ?
(i) Fishbone Diagram
(ii) Histogram
(iii) Pie Chart
(iv) Run Charts
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(B) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.
Answer: (D)
Library Ethics is a combination of what ?
(i) Responsibility
(ii) Accountability
(iii) Commitment
(iv) Decision Making
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(B) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(C) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
Answer: (A)
Which of the following is/are related to open access initiatives ?
(i) Creative Commons
(ii) DOAJ
(iii) FOSS
(iv) GNU
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(C) (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(D) (i) and (ii) are correct.
Answer: (D)
User-friendly interface caters to
(i) Human-computer Interaction
(ii) Individual users with customisation
(iii) Simplify execution of operations
(iv) Basis for computer-computer interface
Codes :
(B) (i) and (iii) are correct.
(C) (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(D) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
Answer: (B)
As per Voigts study, which are the approaches of the scientists towards information ?
(i) Current
(ii) Everybody
(iii) Exhaustive
(iv) Browsing
Codes :
(A) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(B) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(C) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.

Answer: (C)
Why to cite ?
(i) Acknowledging the source
(ii) Crediting the original ideas
(iii) Substantiate findings
(iv) For popularising cited sources
Codes :
(D) All are correct.
Answer: (B)
List I List II
a. DCMES i. Defined Functional Requirements of Records
b. MARC ii. Rules for Bibliographic Records
c. RDA iii. Retrieval and Data Exchange
d. FRBR iv. Coding Scheme for computerized Bibliographic Records
Codes :
abcd
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) iv ii iii i
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) ii iv i iii
Answer: (A)
Match the following dialogue systems :
List I List II
a. Menu i. Computer recognizable dialogues
b. Icons ii. Communicating with computers with everyday language
c. Natural language iii. List of options available
d. Common language iv. Pictorial representation of objects
Codes :
abcd
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) ii iv iii i
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv ii iii i
Answer: (C)
List I List II
a. POSDCORB i. Robert McNamara

b. TQM ii. Peter Phyrr
c. ZBB iii. Gulick F. Urwick
d. PPBS iv. Edward Deming
Codes :
abcd
(A) iv iii i ii
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) iii i ii iv
(D) ii i iii iv
Answer: (B)
List I List II
a. Remote resource sensing satellite i. Processing data
b. Memory chips ii. Transportation of data
c. VLSI chips iii. Capture data
d. Optical fibre iv. Storage data
Codes :
abcd
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iii iv i ii
Answer: (D)
List I List II
a. f(r) = K/r i. Bradford
b. xny = C ii. Zipfs
c. L : n : n2 iii. Pareto
d. 80 20 iv. Lotka
Codes :
abcd
(A) iv ii iii i
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) ii iv i iii
(D) i iii ii iv
Answer: (C)
List I List II
a. Scientific Management i. Max Weber
b. System School ii. Mary Follett
c. Human Behaviour School iii. Henry Fayol
d. Classical School iv. Louis Brandeis
Codes :
abcd
(A) iv i ii iii
(B) iv ii i iii
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) i iv ii iii
Answer: (A)
Match the following as per Ranganathans Staff formula recommended for a university library :
List I List II
a. Acquisition Section i. 1 person for 1500 readers
b. Reference Section ii. 1 person for 500 titles
c. Periodical Section iii. 1 person for 6000 titles
d. Circulation Section iv. 1 person for 50 readers
Codes :
abcd
(A) i iv iii ii
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) iv i iii ii
(D) ii iii i iv
Answer: (B)
Match the following standard subdivisions from DDC :
List I List II
a. Philosophy & Theory i. 07
b. Serial Publications ii. 05
c. Collections iii. 01
d. Study and Teaching iv. 08
Codes :
abcd
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) ii iv i iii
Answer: (C)
Arrange the following in chronological order of their establishment :
(i) ARPANET
(ii) DARPA
(iii) SPUTNIK
(iv) ICCB (Internet Configuration Control Board)
Codes :
(A) iv i iii ii
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) i ii iv iii
Answer: (B)
Arrange the following according to their year of origin :
(i) APA
(ii) MLA
(iii) Chicago
(iv) Turbian
Codes :
(A) ii iii i iv
(B) i iv ii iii
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) iv iii i ii
Answer: No one is correct.
Arrange the following State Library Acts according to their year of establishment :
(i) Goa
(ii) West Bengal
(iii) Orissa
(iv) Karnataka
Codes :
(A) iv ii iii i
(B) iv ii i iii
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) iii ii i iv
Answer: (B)
Give the following in sequence according to the year of their first publication :
(i) Bibliographic Classification
(ii) Universal Decimal Classification
(iii) Library of Congress Classification
(iv) Colon Classification
Codes :
(A) ii iii i iv
(B) iv ii iii i
(C) i iii ii iv
(D) iii ii iv i
Answer: (D)
Assertion (A) : All research require hypotheses to be proposed and tested.
Reason (R) : No research is complete without testing of hypotheses.
Codes :
(A) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Answer: (B)
Assertion (A) : Historical Research has been regarded to be truly scientific by many authorities.
Reason (R) : Historical evidences can be replicated.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) (A) is partially true, but (R) is true.
Answer: No one is correct.
Assertion (A) : There is a dismal scene relating to the development of public libraries especially
rural libraries in India.
Reason (R) : Majority of the states do not have library legislation.
Codes :
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer: (C)
Assertion (A) : It would be logical to replace catalogue with metadata.
Reason (R) : Metadata is useful for organising and managing information resources.
Codes :
(A) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(B) (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(D) (A) and (R) are false.
Answer: (A)
Assertion (A) : The use of the symbol double colon (: :) in UDC allows fixed order of
component numbers in a compound subject.
Reason (R) : The fixed order facilitates easy access in computer based information retrieval.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Answer: (A)
Assertion (A) : There is criticism by academicians and scientists on the use of impact factor as a
measure of importance.
Reason (R) : Impact factor is a journal metrics and can not be used to assess quality of individual
research.
Codes :
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(D) (A) is true but (R) is false.
Answer: (B)
One step that is not included in planning a research study is :
(A) Identifying a researchable problem
(B) Statement of the research problem
(C) Developing a research plan
(D) Conducting a meta analysis
Answer: (D)
Delphi technique is associated with :
(A) Statistics
(B) Budgeting
(C) Forecasting
(D) Quality control technique
Answer: (C)
The early work on modeling of information communication was based on :
(A) Lasswell model
(B) Shannon and Weaver model
(C) Bradford and Prince model
(D) Goode and Hatt model
Answer: (A)
The process of flow of Information from the generator to the user is :
(A) Information search
(B) Information transfer
(C) Information need
(D) Information system
Answer: (B)
Information is piecemeal, fragmented and particular. Who said ?
(A) Daniel Bell
(B) Fritz Machlup
(C) Brookers
(D) Belkin
Answer: (B)
List I
List II
(i) Aslib Proceedings
(a) Science Direct
(ii) DOAJ
(b) Web of Science
(iii) Thomson Reuters (c) Open Access Journals
(iv) Elsevier
(d) Emerald
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (d) (c) (b) (a)

(B) (c) (d) (b) (a)
(C) (a) (c) (d) (b)
(D) (c) (a) (b) (d)
Answer: (A)
The function of shelf list becomes very fuzzy when :
(A) The library also has an author catalogue
(B) The library also has a title catalogue
(C) e-books are added to a catalogue
(D) Library also acquires print serials
Answer: (C)
Pooles Index to Periodical Literature was brought out by
(A) William Frederick
(B) F.W. Lancaster
(C) Van Rijsbergen
(D) H.P. Luhn
Answer: (A)
Walfords Gurde to Reference Material is published by
(A) American Library Association, Chicago
(B) R.R. Bowker, London
(C) Library Association Publishing, London
(D) Learned Information Ltd., New Jersey
Answer: (C)
Starting, Chaining, Browsing, Differentiating, Monitoring, Extracting, Verification and Ending
are important stages of which information seeking behavior model?
(A) Dervins Model
(B) Ellis Model
(C) Marchionnini Model
(D) Kuhlthan Model
Answer: (B)
What kind of arrangement is followed in LISA?
(A) Alphabetical
(B) Chronological
(C) Classified
(D) Geographical
Answer: (C)
Webform is used in
(A) Synchronous Virtual Reference Service
(B) Asynchronous Virtual Reference Service
(C) Both (A) & (B)

Answer: (B)
An online search in which all aspects of the records in natural language may be used as sought
terms is
(A) Alphabetical collateral search
(B) Multi aspect search
(C) Free text searching
(D) Streaming search
Answer: (C)
Science Abstracts published by
(A) INSPEC (Institute of Electrical Engineering)
(B) Institute of Physics, London
(C) American Institute of Physics
(D) PSOJ (Physical Society of Japan)
Answer: (A)
Work study, standardized tools, selecting and training of workers are the contributions of
(A) Louis Brndeis
(B) F.W. Taylor
(C) Henry Fayol
(D) Lyndall Urwick
Answer: (B)
When the population is heterogenous, which of the following methods give better results?
(A) Purposive Sampling
(B) Quota Sampling
(C) Random Sampling
(D) Stratified Random Sampling
Answer: (D)
Which of the following is/are not database object(s)?
(A) Tables
(B) Queries
(C) Relationships
(D) Reports
Answer: (C)
What is the process of transferring software programme from secondary storage media to the
hard disc called?
(A) Download
(B) Upload
(C) Installation
(D) Storage
Answer: (C)
Name a technique used for searching stored data in a database

(A) Boolean operator
(B) Inverting file
(C) Indexing
(D) Binary
Answer: (D)
Information about Government of Indias stand on FDI can be found in
(A) Gazetteer of India
(B) Britanniea Book of the Year
(C) Statesmans Yearbook
(D) Asian Recorder
Answer: (D)
Anomalous State of Knowledge (ASK) Model, one of the user centered models of information
retrieval was proposed by
(A) P. Ingwersen
(B) T. Saracevic
(C) J.N. Belkin
(D) D. Ellis
Answer: (C)
The Cranefield Test, associated with evaluation of information retrieval system was carried
under the direction of
(A) C.W. Cleverdon
(B) G. Salton
(C) D.C. Blair & M.E. Maron
(D) E. Voorhees
Answer: (A)
LAMP stands for
(A) Library Archives Management Programme
(B) Laser Analysis and Multimedia Performance
(C) Linux Apache. MySQL Perl
(D) Library Automation Management protocol
Answer: (C)
Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education is prepared by
(A) AASL
(B) IFLA
(C) SCONUL
(D) ACRL
Answer: (D)
Name the storage medium (compatible with speed of CPU) for storing instructions or data
temporarily during processing

(A) RAM
(B) ROM
(C) Cache
(D) EPROM
Answer: (C)
Scitation is the online host service of
(A) American Institute of Physics
(B) University of Maryland
(C) Society for Industrial Research
(D) Oxford University
Answer: (A)
The process of surrogating, repackaging and compaction of the primary literature that results in
creation of secondary journals, is
(A) Newsletter
(B) Abstracting and Indexing Periodical
(C) House Journals
(D) Electronic Journal
Answer: (B)
Which of the following is not a language of DBMS?
(A) DDL
(B) DML
(C) PASCAL
(D) PLI
Answer: (C) and (D) Both.
How do we render the name Bernardo Augustine De Voto?
(A) Voto, Bernardo, Augustine De
(B) De Voto, Augustine, Bernardo
(C) Bernardo Augustine, De Voto
(D) De Voto, Bernardo Augustine
Answer: (D)
Which reference tool defines Reference service as .that phase of work which is directly
concerned with assistance to readers in securing information and in using the resources of the
library in study and research?
(A) Encyclopedia of Librarianship
(B) Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science
(C) ALA Glossary of Library Terms
(D) ALA World Encyclopedia of Library & Information Services
Answer: (C)
Indian National Advisory Board for Libraries was setup in 1966 by
(A) Association of Indian Universities

(B) Ministry of Education
(C) Planning Commission
(D) University Grants Commision
Answer: (B)
The process of establishing headings and providing Cross references is called
(A) Access points
(B) Headings
(C) Authority control
(D) Bibliographic Records
Answer: (C)
Which set of rules is applicable for exchange of files over Internet?
(A) FTP/IP
(B) HTTP
(C) HTML
(D) HYPERLINK
Answer: (B)
The first printed works are called
(A) Impensis
(B) Incunabula
(C) Impression
(D) Imprimatur
Answer: (B)
Which Law of Library Science, restated with emphasis on information as a dynamic, continuum
and never ending phenomenon?
(A) Fifth Law
(B) Fourth Law
(C) Third Law
(D) Second Law
Answer: (A)
Andrew Carnegie donated two million pounds for development of
(A) Library Collection
(B) Library Building
(C) Library Furniture
(D) Library Staff
Answer: (B)
Whose model of communication of knowledge suggests that communication as an open system
may be regarded as subjective, selective, variable and yet unpredictable?
(A) G. Gerbner
(B) Juger Hebermans
(C) E Shanon & Weaver

(D) M. Foucault
Answer: (A)
Which Committee/Commission recommended that Imperial Library be designated as Copyright
Library?
(A) Fayzee Commission, 1939
(B) Riche Committee, 1926
(C) Statham Committee, 1932
(D) Sadler Committee, 1916
Answer: (A) or (B). (Not sure)
What are the four entities of FRBR model?
(A) Personality, Matter, Energy, Space
(B) Books, Form, Availability, Type
(C) Work, Expression, Manifestation, Item
(D) Discipline, Entity, Action, Personality
Answer: (C)
Who said that information is both a product and process?
(A) S.R. Ranganathan
(B) J. Martin
(C) D.J. Foskett
(D) S.C. Bradford
Answer: (B)
The process of planning, allocating, organizing and evaluation library tasks and activities within
the framework of major objectives, mission and policy refers to
(A) Functional control
(B) Functional Classification
(C) Functional Approach
(D) Functional Authority
Answer: (C)
One of the authorized users makes bulk downloading of a Journal using robots and consequently
licensor blocks access of the journal. What may be the most appropriate action(s) that librarian
should initiate?
A) Cancelation of authentication of the said user.
B) Asking the licensor for blocking up the access without prior information.
C) Investigate and take corrective measures.
D) Notify user community of user restrictions.
Codes:
(A) (ii), (iv) are correct
(B) (ii), (iii) are correct
(C) (i), (iii) are correct
(D) (i), (ii), are correct
Answer: (D)
The purposes of Metadata are
(i) Unique identification
(ii) Authentication of records
(iii) Shelf arrangement
(iv) Shows the collection of a library
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii) are correct
(B) (ii), (iii) are correct
(C) (iii), (iv) are correct
(D) (iv), (i) are correct
Answer: (A)
The primary difference between knowledge classification and library classification are
(i) Knowledge classification arranges knowledge itself.
(ii) Library classification arranges the expression of knowledge in the form of documents.
(iii) Knowledge classification is the basis of Library Classification.
(iv) Knowledge classification follows system of numbers, called notation.
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct
(B) (i) and (iii) are correct
(C) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
(D) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
Answer: (D)
Which of the following activities are supported by UGC?
(i) Facilitating increased access to information.
(ii) Monitoring the implementation of revised curriculum.
(iii) Making policies for human resource development
(iv) Funding all academic libraries.
Codes:
(C) (ii) and (iii) are correct
(D) (i) and (iv) are correct
Answer: (B)
Which of the following methods are suitable to achieve quality of teaching, learning in LIS?
(i) Research-led teaching
(ii) State of the art computer lab
(iii) Problem-based learning
(iv) Introducing the course at degree level
Codes:
(A) (ii) and (iv)
(B) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(C) (i) and (iii)

(D) (iii) and (iv)
Answer: (C)
Poor Accessibility and less affordability of journal subscription in print era led to
(i) High allocation of funds for serials
(ii) Open access movement
(iii) Decrease in subscription of journals
(iv) E-journal consortia subscription
Codes:
(A) (i) & (ii) are correct
(B) (i), (ii), (iv) are correct
(C) (ii), (iv) are correct
(D) (i), (ii), (iii) are correct
Answer: (C)
The alternatives and modifications of H-Index are
(i) I-index
(ii) Pure-h Index
(iii) Scimgo Journal Rank
(iv) European Impact Factor
Codes:
(A) (i) & (iii) are correct
(B) (i) & (ii) are correct
(C) (i) & (iv) are correct
(D) (ii) & (iii) are correct
Answer: (B)
Digitization of various cultural resources is possible through
(i) Scanners
(ii) Digital cameras
(iii) Video cameras
(iv) Smart & Mobile phones
Codes:
(B) (iv), (iii) are correct
(C) (iii), (iv) are correct
(D) (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv) are correct
Answer: (D)
What is/are common feature/s between RFID & Barcode Technology?
(i) Read more than one item at a time
(ii) Able to locate specific items on shelves
(iii) Programmable
(iv) Read while item is moving
Codes:

(B) (iii), (iv) are correct
(C) (ii), (iv) are correct
(D) All the above are correct
Answer: (D)
When a librarian has to show the rationale for the purchase of more e-resources, which of the
followings will help to support his/her stand?
(i) Collection development policy
(ii) Indent from users
(iii) Book selection tools
(iv) All the above
Codes:
(D) (iv) is correct
Answer: (A)
Assertion (A): Machine translation is not a fully dependable service.
Reason (R) : The semantics of languages are not fully encoded in algorithms.
Codes:
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(B) Both (A) & (R) are true
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(D) Both (A) & (R) false.
Answer: (B)
List-I
a. INFLIBNET
b. INDEST-AICTE
c. DELNET
d. e-Gyankosh
Codes:
a
b
(A)
i
ii
(B)
iv
iii
(C)
iii
ii
(D)
ii
iii
Answer: (B)
List-II
i) Digital Library
ii) Resource aggregator
iii) E-consortia
iv) Organisation
c
iii
ii
I
iv
d
iv
i
iv
i

List I
a. Amenable to further algebraic treatment
b. Estimated without knowing values of extreme items
List II
i. Mean deviation
ii. Medium
c. Mathematieally and logically incorrect

d. The dispersion does not cover all items of a series
Codes :
a
b
c
d
(A)
iv
ii
I
iii
(B)
iii
ii
I
iv
(C)
ii
iv
iii
i
(D)
i
iii
iv
ii
Answer: (A)
List I
a. Trade publisher
b. Subject book publisher
c. Government Press
d. Scholarly Publisher
Codes :
a
b
(A)
ii
iv
(B)
iv
iii
(C)
i
iv
(D)
iii
iv
Answer: (D)
iii. Inter-quartile deviation

iv. Arithmetic means
List II
i. UNESCO
ii. American Psychological Society
iii. Harper Collins
iv. W.B. Saunders
c
iii
i
iii
i
d
i
ii
ii
ii

List I
List II
a. Statistical Quality/Process Control (SQC/SPC)
i. Identify the intensity of each problem in
the production process
b. Check Shets
ii. Selected variables checked
c. Pareto Chart
iii. Identify the relationship between
problems and causes
d. Fish Bone Diagram
iv. Record variables in the production process
Codes :
a
b
c
d
(A)
ii
iv
i
iii
(B)
iv
ii
iii
i
(C)
iii
iv
i
ii
(D)
i
ii
iv
iii
Answer: (A)
List I
a. Sinha Committee
b. Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Committee
c. Report of Dr. Shaw and Dr. D. B. Krishna Rao
and State
level
List II
i. Library staff strength
ii. Central Medical Library
iii. Libraries at Panchayat, Block, District
d. Dr. J. Bhore Committee.

Agriculture
Libraries
Codes :
a
b
(A)
iii
i
(B)
iv
iii
(C)
iii
i
(D)
i
iii
Answer: (C)
iv. National Agricultural System of
c
ii
ii
iv
ii
d
iv
i
ii
iv

List I
List II
aFinding solution to the problem
i. Historical Research
of pilferage in libraries
b.Implementation of could computing
ii. Action research
services in special libraries
c. A study of mathematician turned librarian
iii. Experimental Research
d Use of web resources in Central Universities of India iv. Survey Research
Codes :
a
b
c
d
(A)
ii
iii
i
iv
(B)
iii
ii
iv
i
(C)
iv
i
ii
iii
(D)
i
iv
iii
ii
Answer: (A)
List I
a.
Internal Files
b.
Universal File Format
c.
Corels Word Perfect
d.
Microsoft Reader
Codes :
a
b
c
(A)
i
iii
ii
(B)
ii
iv
iii
(C)
iv
ii
i
(D)
iii
iv
i
Answer: (D)
List I
a.
Classical Models
b.
Linear Model
c.
Non-linear Model
d.
Multi dimensional
Codes :
a
b
List II
i. WPD
ii. OeB
iii. HTML
iv. RTF
d
iv
i
iii
ii
List II
i. Ruesch and Batesons Functional Model
ii. Aristotle
iii. Lasswell
iv. Westley and Mackans Conceptual Model
c
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Answer: (A)
ii
ii
i
iii
iii
iv
ii
ii

List I
a.
Henri La Fontaine
b.
H.E. Bliss
c.
C.A. Cutter
d.
J.C.M Hansar
Codes :
a
b
(A)
iv
ii
(B)
iii
ii
(C)
ii
iv
(D)
i
iii
Answer: (A)
List I
a.
PDFA
b.
HTML
c.
TIFF
d.
XML
Codes :
a
b
(A)
ii
iii
(B)
iii
iv
(C)
i
iii
(D)
iv
ii
Answer: (B)
iv
i
iii
iv
i
iii
iv
i
List II
i. Expansive Classification
ii. Bibliographic Classification
iii. LC
iv. UDC
c
i
iv
i
ii
d
iii
i
iii
iv
List II
i. High Colour depth images
ii. Rules for encoding documents electronically
iii. File format for long term archiving
iv. Language for web pages
c
i
i
ii
iii
d
iv
ii
iv
i

List I
List II
a.
Introduction to Modern information Retrieval
i. H. Borko & C. Bernier
(McGraw Hill)
b.
Indexing Concepts and Methods (Academic Press) ii. G. Salton & M.J. McGill
c.
Thesaurus Construction: A Practical Manual (Aslib) iii. J.E. Rowley & R. Hartley
d.
Organizing Knowledge; An introduction to
iv. J. Aitchison & A. Gilchrist
Managing Acess to Information (Ashgate)
Codes :
a
b
c
d
(A)
i
ii
iii
iv
(B)
ii
i
iv
iii
(C)
iv
i
ii
iii
(D)
iii
i
iv
ii
Answer: (D)

List I
a.
Papyrus
b.
Handmade paper
c.
Clay tablets
d.
Vellum/Parchment
Codes :
a
b
(A)
ii
iv
(B)
iv
ii
(C)
iii
iv
(D)
iii
ii
Answer: (A)
List I
a.
Icon
b.
Menus
c.
Dialogue Bou
d.
Pointing devices
Codes :
a
b
(A)
i
ii
(B)
iii
iv
(C)
ii
iii
(D)
iii
i
Answer: (D)
List I
a.
Resource Description
b.
Resource Discovery
c.
Resource Exchange
d.
Interlibrary Loan
Codes :
a
b
(A)
ii
i
(B)
iv
ii
(C)
iii
iv
(D)
iii
iv
Answer: (D)
List II
i. Assyria & Babylonia
ii. Egypt
iii. Medieval Europe
iv. China
c
i
iii
i
iv
d
iii
i
ii
i
List II
i. Character strings
ii. Select objects on the screen
iii. Bit mapped region
iv. Obtain information from the end users
c
iii
ii
iv
iv
d
iv
i
i
ii
List II
i. MARC
ii. ISO 10160/10161
iii. Dublin Care
iv. Z 39.50
c
iv
i
ii
i
d
iii
iii
i
ii

List I
a.
Public Library Extension
b.
Academic Library Management
c.
University Libraries for Developing Countries
List II
i. KD Metcalf
ii. M A Gelfand
iii. L R McColvin
d.
Planning Academic and Research Library Buildings iv. M B Line
Codes :
a
b
c
d
(A)
iii
iv
ii
i
(B)
iv
ii
i
iii
(C)
iii
i
iv
ii
(D)
ii
iii
i
iv
Answer: (A)
List I
a.
Indian Cultural Heritage
b.
Race & Brittle
c.
Traditional Knowledge
d.
Mobile Digital Library
Codes :
a
b
c
(A)
i
iv
iii
(B)
iv
iii
ii
(C)
ii
iv
i
(D)
iii
ii
iv
Answer: (C)
List I
a.
Carol Kuhlthau
b.
David Ellis
c.
M.J. Belkin
d.
Marchionnini
Codes :
a
b
(A)
ii
iii
(B)
ii
iii
(C)
iii
i
(D)
iv
ii
Answer: (A)
List II
i. TKDL
ii. IGNCA
iii. C-DAC
iv. National Library
d
ii
i
iii
i
List II
i. 8 stages
ii. ISB is a 6 stage process
iii. ISB is of 8 key activities
iv. ISB is 4 dimension characteristic
c
iv
i
iv
i
d
i
iv
ii
iii
Assertion (A) : Colon classification is popular in online catalogues.

Reason (R) : Traditional classification systems are used in online searching advantageously.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) & (R) true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) & (R) are true.
Answer: (C)
Assertion (A) : Technical writing standards, style manulas and citation standards are very
essential in structuring the research report.
Reason (R) : Value will get enhanced by standardizing the structure of research report.
Codes:
(A) (A) is true and (R) is partially true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are flase.
(D) (A) is true and (R) is flase.
Answer: (A)
Assertion (A): the encouraging environment of all time, full reading halls with the students in the
libraries is diminishing day by day.
Reason (R) : All the reading material is easily available and accessible on Internet to all the
students.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) true.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer: (C)
Assertion (A) : There is a tremendous increase in number of doctoral degrees being awarded in
library and information science.
Reason (R) : Any academician in LIS holding a Ph.D degree is entitled to supervise research
programme.
Codes:
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.
Answer: (A)
Assertion (A) : The information seeking behavior research at the current times is on the social
and cultural context of human interaction with information.
Reason (R) : Attempt is being made to interpret social and cultural experiences of individuals
with respect to their information seeking and searching experiences.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Answer: (D)
Assertion (A) : with the emergence of Internet, there is no need for reference service in this
technology-based era.
Reason (R) : Internet has allowed access to every one to seek his/her information from anywhere,
any time.
Codes:

(C) (A) is false but (R) is partially true.
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Answer: (C)
Assertion (A) : Micrographic services have lost acceptance for preservation and dissemination of
archival material.
Reason (R): ICT has brought in cost effective alternatives and replaced micrographic services.
Codes :
(B) Both (A) & (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.
Answer: (A)
Assertion (A) : Institutions generate information through research and development activities.
Reason (R) : All such generated information forms the grey literature.
Codes :
(C) (A) is true, (R) is partially true.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.
Answer: (C)
Assertion (A) : Maximizing the access to information in higher education is the motto of UGCINFONET project.
Reason (R) : the financial grants of UGC-INFONET are not being fully utilized by all University
Libraries for the assigned purpose.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) false.
(B) (A) is true and (R) is partially true.
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.
Answer: (B)
Assertion (A) : The effective reprographic service in libraries indirectly demotivates the user for
tearing/theft of reading material.
Reason (R) : the user gets the photocopy of reading materials free of cost.
Codes :
(A) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are flase.
Answer: (C)
Assertion (A) : RFID technology is still not widely installed in Indian Library Environment.
Reason (R) : the standardization, application and innovation are constantly changing.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) & (R) true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) & (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Answer: (B)
Assertion (A) : Gap device is a nonscientific solution to the problem of growing universe.
Reason (R) : A classificationist cannot forcast the areas/subjects wherein some new ones may
emerge.
Codes:
(A) (A) and (R) is false.
(B) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(D) (A) and (R) are false.
Answer: (A)
Assertion (A) : All the states in India have enacted library legislation.
Reason (R) : NKC recommends for the enactment of library legislation in all the states.
Codes:
Answer: (D)
Identify the MARC tag that is used for variable fields containing data related to subject access to
the document :
(A) 7XX
(B) 6XX
(C) 5XX
(D) 2XX
Answer: (B)
The generic tasks for which users use a database described in the FRBR model are :
(A) to find, to identify, to select and to acquire or obtain
(B) to browse, to identify, to select and to acquire or obtain
(C) to find, to select, to acquire and to read
(D) to discover, to categorize, to select and to acquire
Answer: (A)
In the context of the structure, the second component of the MARC record is :
(A) Variable fields
(B) Fixed fields
(C) Directory
(D) Leader
Answer: (C)
List I
List II
(i) Fusion
(a) Metaphysics
(ii) Fission
(b) Astrophysics
(iii) Cluster
(c) Humanities
(iv) Agglomeration
(d) Indology
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (b) (c) (d) (a)
(B) (c) (d) (b) (a)
(C) (d) (a) (b) (c)
(D) (b) (a) (d) (c)
Answer: (D)
WordNet is :
(A) A Thesaurus
(B) A Classification Scheme
(C) A Library Network
(D) An Ontology
Answer: (D)
Arrange the following according to their year of origin :
(i) Rules for Dictionary Catalogue
(ii) ALA Code
(iii) FRBR
(iv) AACR-I
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(C) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
Answer: (C)
We cannot use the characteristics date of first publication and the date of first edition one after
the other to decide a universe of books.
Identify the canon that directs us to this guideline :
(A) Canon of Differentiation
(B) Canon of Concomitance
(C) Canon of Ascertainability
(D) Canon of Permanence
Answer: (B)
List I
(i) Chain Indexing
(ii) PRECIS
List II
(a) Bhattacharya
(b) Taube
(iii) POPSI
(iv) Uniterm Indexing
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (b) (a) (d) (c)
(B) (a) (c) (b) (d)
(C) (c) (d) (a) (b)
(D) (d) (c) (b) (a)
Answer: (C)
(c) Ranganathan
(d) Austin
The three core processes i.e. opening, orientation and consolidation have been explained in
which information seeking behavior model ?
(A) Kuhlthous Model
(B) Wilsons Model
(C) Fosters Non-linear Model
(D) Krikelas Model
Answer: (C)
String of which indexing system has fixed citation order of discipline, entity, parts, properties
and processes ?
(A) PRECIS
(B) POPSI
(C) SLIC
(D) NEPHIS
Answer: (B)
The search strategy that takes you from high precision to high recall is :
(A) Building Block
(B) Citation Pearl Growing
(C) Successive Fractions
(D) Boolean Search
Answer: (B)
Who is the author of Systematic Indexing ?
(A) E.J. Coates
(B) J. Kaiser
(C) C.A. Cutter
(D) J.W. Metcalf
Answer: (B)
Hierarchical relation in a Thesaurus is a relation between :
(A) BT and RT
(B) RT and UF
(C) NT and RT
(D) BT and NT
Answer: (D)
Which Information Retrieval Model studies the properties of the languages as well as artificial
language ?
(A) Mathematical Model
(B) Economic Model
(C) Psychological Model
(D) Linguistics Model
Answer: (D)
The Web of Knowledge is the service offered by :
(A) BIOSIS
(B) Pergamon
(C) Elsevier
(D) Thomson, I.S.I.
Answer: (D)
Which of the following is not a bibliographic network ?
(A) OCLC
(B) ISO
(C) CAS
(D) A-G Canada
Answer: (B)
The edition statement is given in parenthesis immediately after the title of the documents in :
(A) Chicago Manual of Style
(B) Modern Language Associate
(C) American Psychological Association
(D) Scientific Style and Format
Answer: (C)
List I
(i) Introduction to Reference Work
(ii) Documentationand Information
(iii) University Libraries for Developing Countries
(iv) Documentation and its facets
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (b) (a) (d) (c)
(B) (c) (b) (a) (d)
(C) (a) (c) (b) (d)
(D) (b) (d) (c) (a)
Answer: (A)
Second group of entities in FRBR consist of :
(A) Author and Conference proceedings
(B) Person and Corporate body
(C) Publisher and Corporate body
List II
(a) B. Guha
(b) W.A. Katz
(c) S.R. Ranganathan
(d) M.A. Gelfand
(D) Author and Publisher

Answer: (B)
List I
List II
(i) INDEST
(a) Engineering Sciences
(ii) FORSA
(b) Nuclear Physics
(iii) INIS
(c) Education
(iv) ERIC
(d) Astrophysics
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (a) (c) (d) (b)
(B) (c) (a) (b) (d)
(C) (a) (d) (b) (c)
(D) (d) (a) (c) (b)
Answer: (C)
According to AACR-II, the statement of responsibility in case of sound recordings Texas
country by Willie Nelson and others will be rendered as :
(A) Texas Country/Willie Nelson and others
(B) Texas Country/Willie Nelson ........ [et al.]
(C) Texas Country/Willie Nelson (et al.)
(D) Texas Country/Willie Nelson ........ (et al.)
Answer: (B)
Telescoping of arrays satisfies :
(A) Law of Symmetry
(B) Law of Osmosis
(C) Law of Parsimony
(D) Law of Impartiality
Answer: (C)
A regression curve is :
(A) A model of a mathematical relationship between two variables
(B) A model of a direct relationship between two variables
(C) A model of an inverse relationship between two variables
(D) A model to depict central tendency
Answer: (A)
Which of the following is not the use of devices in classification schemes ?
(A) To avoid enumeration
(B) To provide autonomy to a classifier
(C) To satisfy the library users
(D) To satisfy the canon of helpful sequence
Answer: (C)
Which of the following is a primary document ?
(A) Nature
(B) Current contents
(C) Science citation index
(D) Chemical abstracts
Answer: (A)
Assertion (A) : Primary sources provide most authentic information.
Reason (R) : Primary sources are highly unorganised as far as access is concerned.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Answer: (B)
The term Lexicography is associated with :
(A) Compilation of dictionaries
(B) Compilation of directory
(C) Compilation of encyclopedia
(D) Compilation of yearbook
Answer: (A)
When each member of a population has an equal chance of being selected, the sampling is
called :
(A) Probability sampling
(B) Quota sampling
(C) Snowball sampling
(D) Purposive sampling
Answer: (A)
Universities Handbook : India is published by :
(A) UGC
(B) NBT
(C) AIU
(D) ILA
Answer: (C)
List I
(i) NISSAT
(ii) NISCAIR
(iii) DESIDOC
(iv) Information Consolidation
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (c) (a) (d) (b)
(B) (a) (d) (c) (b)
List II
(a) Indian Science Abstracts
(b) State-of-the-Art Reports
(c) Information today and tomorrow
(d) DJLIT
(C) (d) (a) (c) (b)

(D) (b) (c) (d) (a)
Answer: (A)
Division into two is called :
(A) Dichotomy
(B) Decachotomy
(C) Polychotomy
(D) Monochotomy
Answer: (A)
NISCAIR was formed by the amalgamation of :
(A) NISCOM and INSDOC
(B) INSDOC and NISTADS
(C) NISCOM and NISTADS
(D) INSDOC and NISSAT
Answer: (A)
Which organisation is working on intellectual property rights at international level ?
(A) WIPO
(B) UNESCO
(C) IFLA
(D) ANSI
Answer: (A)
Which of the following principles of management corroborates the statement, Library
administration should create environment which leads to harmony and unity ?
(A) Initiative
(B) Equity
(C) Espirit de Corps
(D) Order
Answer: (C)
Biotechnology is an example of :
(A) Fission
(B) Fusion
(C) Cluster
(D) Lamination
Answer: (B)
Who looks after DDC ?
(A) UNESCO
(B) IFLA
(C) OCLC
(D) CILIP
Answer: (C)
Identify the right sequence :

(A) Theory, Law, Hypothesis, Axiom
(B) Axiom, Hypothesis, Law, Theory
(C) Hypothesis, Axiom, Law, Theory
(D) Law, Hypothesis, Theory, Axiom
Answer: (C)
Annals of Library and Information Studies journal is published by :
(A) ILA
(B) DRTC
(C) NISCAIR
(D) IASLIC
Answer: (C)
The concept of invisible college was first used by :
(A) Derek Desola Price
(B) F.W. Lancaster
(C) Eugene Garfield
(D) S.R. Ranganathan
Answer: (A)
In web 2.0 tagging is called :
(A) Economy
(B) Taxonomy
(C) Synonymy
(D) Folksonomy
Answer: (D)
According to the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994 ......................... is the Member Secretary of
University Library Committee.
(A) BCUD Director
(B) Librarian
(C) Dy. Librarian
(D) Registrar
Answer: (B)
............................. is not an indexing tool ?
(A) MESH
(B) Rogets Thesaurus
(C) Macrothesaurus
(D) TEST
Answer: (B)
The first Ph.D. in India in Library Science was awarded to :
(A) B.S. Keshvan
(B) D.B. Krishna Rao

(C) P.N. Kaula
(D) S.R. Ranganathan
Answer: (B)
Which service consists of feedback mechanism ?
(A) Translation service
(B) CAS
(C) SDI
(D) Reprography
Answer: (C)
A glossary consists of :
(A) List of common words in specific language
(B) List of thematically arranged words
(C) List of words arranged in alphabetical order
(D) List of technical words with definitions
Answer: (D)
Who proposed the Demand Theory of book selection ?
(A) Lionel McColvin
(B) Melvil Dewey
(C) S.R. Ranganathan
(D) F.K.W. Drury
Answer: (A)
Which of the following is the correct evolutionary sequence of classification schemes ?
(A) UDC, BC, EC, DDC, CC
(B) DDC, EC, UDC, CC, BC
(C) DDC, UDC, EC, BC, CC
(D) UDC, EC, DDC, CC, BC
Answer: (B)
Which of the following is not covered in Intellectual Property Rights
(A) Copy Right
(B) Patents
(C) Trademark
(D) Thesaurus
Answer: (D)
Chairman of National Knowledge Commission was
(A) Kapil Sibal
(B) P. Chidambaram
(C) Sam Pitroda
(D) Raghuram Rajan
Answer: (C)
Information is categorized into
(A) Statistical, Descriptive and Analytical
(B) Systematic, Analytical and logical
(C) Analytical, Statistical and Logical
(D) Logical, Analytical and Statistical
Answer: (A)
Who coined the name Information Society?
(A) Derek Austin
(B) Daniel Bell
(C) Allen Kent
(D) E. J. Coates
Answer: (B)
IATLIS is connected with
(A) Academic Librarians
(B) Public Libraries
(C) Teachers in Library Science
(D) Teachers in Library and Information Science
Answer: (D)
The Head quarters of IFLA is at
(A) London
(B) New York
(C) France
(D) The Hague
Answer: (D)
Library Orientation is a type of
(A) Extension Service
(B) Reference Service
(C) CAS
(D) SDI Service
Answer: (A)
When was the American Library Association (ALA) established
(A) 1872
(B) 1876
(C) 1877
(D) 1875
Answer: (B)
Articles published in research journals are
(A) Reference Sources
(B) Secondary Sources

(C) Primary Source
(D) Tertiary Sources
Answer: (C)
Trade Bibliography is
(A) Books compiled by authors
(B) Books compiled by book sellers
(C) Books complied by National library
(D) Books complied by publisher
Answer: (D)
Bibliography of Bibliographies is a
(A) Primary Source
(B) Secondary Sources
(C) Tertiary Sources
(D) Non documentary Source
Answer: (C)
Re P.Ec is a database of
(A) Geography
(B) Political Science
(C) Petroleum
(D) Economics
Answer: (D)
Which of the following is an isolate
(A) Botany
(B) Medicine
(C) Geography
(D) France
Answer: (D)
Who initiated shared cataloguing
(B) Imperial Library
(C) British Museum
(D) National Library of Australia
Answer: (A)
Charles Ammi Cutter is well known for
(A) Classified Catalogue
(B) Alphabetico- classified catalogue
(C) Mixed catalogue
(D) Dictionary catalogue
Answer: (D)
Accession Number means

(A) Call Number of a book
(B) Unique Number given to a book by a library
(C) Book Number
(D) Class Number
Answer: (B)
Who propagated the demand and supply theory of book
(A) SR Ranganathan
(B) Melvil Dewey
(C) Adamsmith
(D) Mc Colvin
Answer: (D)
In the acronym POSDCORB, CO stands for
(A) Co-ordination
(B) Co-operation
(C) Co-relation
(D) Co-existence
Answer: (A)
What leads to job description
(A) Job satisfaction
(B) Job analysis
(C) Work Description
(D) Job evaluation
Answer: (B)
Financial estimation is made on the basis of
(A) Ledger Method
(B) Marginal Cost Method
(C) Per-Capita Method
(D) Cost-based Method
Answer: (C)
CDS/ISIS was introduced first by
(A) DRTC
(B) IBM
(C) CSIR
(D) UNESCO
Answer: (D)
Google earth is
(A) Web Image
(B) Search Engine
(C) Virtual Globe

(D) Webmap Search
Answer: (C)
In computer terminology, the term bug stands for
(A) Error in Programming
(B) Computer Virus
(C) Error in Humanware Selection
(D) Error in Software Selection
Answer: (A)
Following one is not a web 2.0 Tool
(A) Blog
(B) Facebook
(C) UGC-Infonet
(D) RSS-feeds
Answer: (C)
BIOSIS Previews is published by
(A) Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge
(B) Informatics India
(C) Thomson ISI
(D) Elsevier
Answer: (A)
Which one of the following is a Meta Search Engine
(A) Vivismo
(B) Google
(C) Yahoo
(D) Bing
Answer: (A)
Peter Lazer is associated with
(A) OCLC
(B) DELNET
(C) ERNET
(D) NISSAT
Answer: (D)
NICNET and INDONET are the networks of which category
(A) LAN
(B) MAN
(C) WAN
(D) NIC
Answer: (C)
Which one of the variable are not to be expressed quantitative terms

(A) Martial status
(B) Experience
(C) Income
(D) Age
Answer: (A)
Literature Review means
(A) Future Status Research
(B) Background study
(C) Objectives of Research
(D) Scope if the study
Answer: (B)
Mode is the value of the variable having maximum
(A) Appearance
(B) Frequency
(C) Occurrence
(D) Repetition
Answer: (B)
In graph, the horizontal axis is called
(A) W-axis
(B) Y-axis
(C) X- axis
(D) Z-axis
Answer: (C)
Bar charts, Pie Charts and Histograms are the examples of
(A) Graphic Representation
(B) Line Representation
(C) Table Representation
(D) Statistical Representation
Answer: (A)
Assertion (A): Web-OPAC is a computerized library catalogue available to the patrons on-line
Reason (R): It can be search by the users with in the four walls of the library only
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false
Answer: (A)
Assertion (A): ISBDs were derived by UNESCO
Reason (R): They are the standards for all types of bibliographic activities
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

Answer: (A)
Assertion (A): Libraries are changing in the wake of emerging ICT environment.
Reason (R): Libraries are adopting new competencies to operate services in the environment of
the
information super highway
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true
Answer: (D)
Assertion (A): Loose Assemblage is the process of linking together the different classes
Reason (R): This mode was formerly known as subject bundle
Answer: (C)
Assertion (A): DDC is an enumerative classification scheme.
Reason (R): DDC has adapted analytic-synthetic approach for the enumeration of classes.
Answer: (A)
Assertion (A): Periodical collection is extensively used in University Libraries.
Reason (R): Academia of University Libraries are engaged in research work.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation
Answer: (C)
Assertion (A): Marketing libraries is necessary to promote the use of library products and
services
Reason (R): Information commodities are not saleable and cannot be consumed
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is not the correct explanation
Answer: (A)
Assertion (A): Formulation of hypotheses is based on assumptions.

Reason (R): Hypotheses cannot be tested based on objectives of the study.
Answer: (A)
Assertion (A): Delphi Method of research draws opinion from the panel of experts in a research
area.
Reason (R): Opinions expressed by the panel of experts is valuable in formulating inference.
Answer: (C)
Assertion (A): Provision of services inside the library helps in reaching out to the large number
of users
Reason (R): library extension services do not cover the internal users of a library.
Answer: (D)
ADONIS is a
(i) Bibliographic database only
(ii) Numerical database only
(iii) Full text database only
(iv) Abstracting database
Codes:
(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct
(C) (iii) is correct
(D) (iv) is correct
Answer: (C)
Hypothesis is a
(i) Solution of the problems
(ii) Statements of the assumptions
(iii) Statements to be tested
(iv) Fact
Codes:

(C) (i) and (iii) are correct
(D) (i) and (iv) are correct
Answer: (B)
Following are the works of Paul Otlet
(i) UDC
(ii) Traile de Documentation
(iii) Something about bibliography
(iv) Something about documentation
Codes:
(A) (i) and (iv) are correct
(B) (iii) and (iv) are correct
(C) (ii) and (iv) are correct
(D) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
Answer: (D)
First Library Science School in the world was started
(i) By Melvil Dewey
(ii) At Colombia University, NY
(iii) By WC B Sayers
(iv) At London University, London
Codes:
(B) (i) and (iv) are correct
(C) (iii) and (ii) are correct
(D) (iii) and (iv) are correct
Answer: (A)
Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation
(i) Promotes Public Libraries
(ii) Located at Mumbai
(iii) Promotes school libraries
(iv) Located at Kolkata
Codes:
Answer: (B)
The first All- India conference of Libraries was held
(i) At Lahore
(ii) In 1918
(iii) At Calcutta
(iv) In 1919
Codes:
(C) (i) and (iv) are correct
Answer: (A)
The achievement of US in 1876 was
(i) Enunciation of DDC scheme
(ii) Formation of American Library Association
(iii) Publication of first journal of librarianship
(iv) Publication of DDC
Codes:
(B) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
(C) (i), (ii) (iii) and (iv) are correct
(D) Only (i) is correct
Answer: (B)
Which of the following research method is useful in a study of scattering of periodicals.
(i) Citation analysis study
(ii) Webometric study
(iii) Bibliometrics study
(iv) Scientrometic study
Codes:
(A) (i) and (iii) are correct
(B) (iv), (iii) and (i) are correct
(C) (i) is correct
(D) (i) and (ii) are correct
Answer: (B)
Which of the following were produces by Institute of Scientific Information (ISI)
(i) Science Citation Index
(ii) Current Contents
(iii) Social Science Citation Index
(iv) Atom Index
Codes:
(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
(D) (i) and (ii) and (iii) are correct
Answer: (D)
Principles of Facet sequence includes
(i) Whole organ principle
(ii) Principle of osmosis
(iii) Cow-Calf principle

(iv) Principle of Parsimony
Codes:
(A) (i) and (iv) are correct
(C) (ii) and (iv) are correct
(D) (i) and (ii) and (iii) are correct
Answer: (B)
Arrange the following networks chronologically according to their year of establishment
(i) INFLIBNET
(ii) DELNET
(iii) BLAISE
(iv) JANET
Codes:
(A) ii, iv, iii, i
(B) iii, iv, ii, i
(C) I, iii, iv, i
(D) iii, iv, i, ii
Answer: (B)
Arrange the following schemes of classification according to the year of their publication.
(i) Expansive classification
(ii) Subject classification
(iii) Bibliograhic classification
(iv) Library of Congress Classification
Codes:
(A) i, iv, ii, iii
(B) i, iv, iii, ii
(C) iii, iv, i, ii
(D) ii, iii, i, iv
Answer: (A)
Arrange the following writing materials in the order of their evolution
(i) Iron
(ii) Stone
(iii) Papyrus
(iv) Paper
Codes:
(A) ii, iii, i, iv
(B) iv, ii, i, iii
(C) iii, i, iv, ii
(D) ii, i, iii, iv
Answer: (D)
Arrange the following ancient libraries in order of their origin
(i) Alexandria library

(ii) Nalanda library
(iii) Ashurbanipal library
(iv) Takshila library
Codes:
(A) i, iv, iii, ii
(B) ii, i, iv, iii
(C) iv, i, iii, ii
(D) iv, ii, iii, i
Answer: (C)
Arrange the following library science journals in the order of their first publication
(i) IASLIC Bulletin
(ii) Annals of the library and information studies
(iii) SRELS journal of library management
(iv) ILA Bulletin
Codes:
(A) iii, ii, iv, i
(B) iv, i, iii, ii
(C) ii, iii, iv, i
(D) iii, ii, i, iv
Answer: (B)
Arrange the names of the persons in the order of their contribution to cataloguing in ascending
order.
(i) Anthony Panizzi
(ii) Symurs Lubetzky
(iii) Charles Ammi Cutter
(iv) S.R. Ranganathan
Codes:
(A) i, iii, ii, iv
(B) ii, iii, iv, i
(C) iii, iv, i, ii
(D) iv, i, ii, iii
Answer: (A)
Arrange the stock maintenance work in a library in proper order
(i) Stock verification
(ii) Stock shelving
(iii) Stock Rectification
(iv) Reshelving
Codes:
(A) iv, iii, i, ii
(B) ii, iv, i, iii
(C) ii, iv, iii, i
(D) iv, ii, i, iii
Answer: (C)
Arrange the following according to the year of their development
(i) Java 1.0
(ii) COBOL
(iii) Visual Basic
(iv) C++
Codes:
(A) iv, iii, i, ii
(B) ii, iii, iv, i
(C) i, ii, iv, iii
(D) ii, iv, iii, i
Answer: (D)
Arrange the stages in the Technology transfer model in a proper order
(i) Awareness
(ii) Adoption
(iii) Trail
(iv) Introduction
Codes:
(A) iv, i, iii, ii
(B) iii, iv, i, ii
(C) iv, ii, iii, i
(D) iii, i, ii, iv
Answer: (A)
List-I
List-II
a) NICTAS
i) Chennai
b) NICDAP ii) Mysore
c) NICLAI
iii) Lucknow
d) NICFOS
iv) Ahmedanbad
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) i
iv iii ii
(D) iv iii i ii
Answer: (D)
List-I
a) Subject Classification
b) Thesauro-facet
c) Classified Catalogue Code
d) Rules of Dictionary Catalogue
List-II
i) J. Atchinson
ii) C. A. Cutter
iii) J. D. Brown
iv) S. R. Ranganathan
Codes:
a b
(A) iii i
(B) ii iii
(C) iv ii
(D) i
iii
Answer: (A)
c
iv
i
iii
ii
d
ii
iv
i
iv

List-I
a) Scopus
b) Web of Science
c) Google Account
d) Google Chrome
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) i
iii ii iv
(D) iv iii i ii
Answer: (D)
List-I
a) C. A. Cutter
b) Berwick Sayers
c) Derek Austin
d) Charles Babbage
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i
iii iv ii
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) iv ii iii i
Answer: (B)
List-I
a) Georef
b) AGRICOLA
c) Open J-Gate
d) BIOSIS Previews
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv i
ii iii
(B) iii i
iv ii
List-II
i) Access to You- Tube
ii) Internet browser
iii) Thomson ISI
iv) Elsevier
List-II
i) Indexing
ii) Cataloguing
iii) Computers
iv) Classification
List-II
i) Informatics (India)
ii) American Geosciences Institute
iii) Thomson Reuters web of knowledge
iv) US Dept of Agriculture (NAL-USA)
(C) ii iv
(D) iii iv
Answer: (C)
i
ii
iii
i

List-I
a) Henry Fayol
b) F. W. Taylor
c) Luther Gullick
d) Abraham Maslow
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii i ii
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) i
ii iv iii
(D) ii iv iii i
Answer: (B)
List-II
i) POSDCORB
ii) Theory of Motivation
iii) Administrative Management Principles
iv) Scientific Management

List-I
a) Science Since Babylon
b) Prolegomena to library classification
c) Documentation
d) Subject Catagories
Headings and Structure
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii iv ii i
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) i
iv iii ii
(D) iv i
ii iii
Answer: (B)
List-I
a) Calvin Mooers
b) T. C. Craven
c) JEL Farradane
d) Martimer Tabue
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii i iv
(B) iv ii ii i
i
(C) iii iv i ii
(d) i ii iv ii
List-II
i) S. C. Bradford
ii) Derek J. de Solla Price
iii) E. J. Coates
iv) S. R. Ranganathan
List-II
i) Relational Indexing
ii) Unterm Indexing
iii) Zator System
iv) NEPHIS
i
Answer: (C)
List-I
a) Concrete and Process
b) Things, Property, Material, Action
c) Role operators, string, entry
d) Discipline, entity, action, property
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iv i iii
(B) iii ii iv i
(C) i
iii ii iv
(D) i
ii iv iii
Answer: (Wrong question)
List-I
a) Market segmentation
b) Consumer Analysis
c) Market Positioning
d) Market Program
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) iii i
ii iv
(C) i
ii iv iii
(D) ii iv iii i
List-I
a) Actand
b) Action
c) Actor
d) Tool
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i
iii iv ii
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) ii iv i iii
(D) iv iii i iv
Answer: (C)
List-II
i) BTI Index
ii) PRECIS
iii) Systematic Indexing
iv) POPSI
List-II
i) User Behaviour
ii) Market mix
iii) Categorising users
iv) Prioritising users
List-II
i) Weaver
ii) Cotton
iii) Machine
iv) Spinning
List-I
a) Shelf List
b) Display rack
c) New arrivals list
d) Style Manual
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iv iii ii i
Answer: (C)
List-I
a) Books in print
b) Indian science Abstracts
c) Universities handbook
d) Wealth of Nation
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) i
ii iv iii
(D) ii iv iii i
Answer: (A)
List-II
i) Bibliographic references
ii) Stock verification
iii) Promote use of Books
iv) Technical Section
List-II
i) CSIR
ii) R. R. Bowkel
iii) NISCAIR
iv) Association of Indian Universities
The book entitled Documentation and its Facets is edited by

(A) Amitabha Chatterjee
(B) Arunkanti Dasgupta
(C) Bimalendu Guha
Answer: (D)
In which of the following network topologies, all the computers are directly connected to a
Central Computer?
(A) Ring topology
(B) Bus topology
(C) Peer to Peer topology
(D) Star topology
Answer: (D)
The number of methods of Analysis proposed in AACR2R (1988) is
(A) three
(B) four
(C) five
(D) six
Answer: (C)
One of the following is a non-probability sampling method. Which is the one?
(A) Purposive sampling
(B) Convenience sampling
(C) Cluster sampling
(D) Snowball sampling
Answer: (C)
Who among the following was associated as the pioneer in LIS education in India?
(B) W. A. Borden
(C) J. S. Morgan
(D) Melvil Dewey
Answer: (B)
The paper entitled The crisis in Cataloging published in Library Quarterly (Vol. 11, Oct. 1941)
was authored by
(A) Seymour Lubetzky
(B) Michael Gorman
(C) Andrew Osborn
(D) David J. Haykin
Answer: (C)
The term Information Product was coined by
(A) Paul Zurkowski
(B) Fritz Machlup
(C) William Martin
(D) George J. Stigler
Answer: (A)
Information, as a commodity, is used for
(A) National integration
(B) Treatment of diseases
(C) Flood problem
(D) Decesion making process
Answer: (D)
Which of the following organisations is holding seminars and conferences in alternate years?
(A) ILA
(B) IATLIS
(C) ALA
(D) IASLIC
Answer: (D)
Laws of Library Science are nothing but

(A) advices to run libraries
(B) instructions to library workers
(C) guidelines to manage different types of libraries
(D) some philosophical foundations for Library Management and Administration
Answer: (D)
Which of the following database programs is used in DSpace?
(A) PostgreSQL
(B) MSSQL
(C) MySQL
Answer: (A)
Which one of the following is not a Web 2.0 enable product?
(A) Wiki
(B) Blog
(C) Facebook
Answer: (D)
LYCOS is a ________.
(A) Database
(B) Browser
(C) Web Portal
(D) e-Book
Answer: (C)
Which one of the following is called a volatile memory?
(A) Random Access Memory (RAM)
(B) Read Only Memory (ROM)
(C) Erasable Programable ROM (EPROM)
Answer: (A)
Which one of the following is not a metadata schema?
(A) DCMS
(B) ONIX
(C) GILS
(D) LUCENE
Answer: (D)
MeSH is the name of
(A) a Bulletin in Medical Sciences
(B) an International Medical Library
(C) a Controlled Vocabulary Device in Medical Sciences

Answer: (C)
Research Scholars generally prefer
(A) Primary sources of information
(B) Tertiary sources of information
(C) Secondary sources of information
(D) Primary & Secondary sources of information
Answer: (A)
Trend report gives the _____ picture of a subject.
(A) comprehensive
(B) executive
(C) latest
(D) recent
Answer: (A)
Pre-cordinate indexing was propounded by
(A) Melvil Dewey
(B) S. R. Ranganathan
(C) Derek Austin
(D) M. B. Line
Answer: (B)
Classical school of management thought was introduced by
(A) A. Maslow
(B) F. W. Taylor
(C) H. Fayol
(D) W. Frederick
Answer: (C)
Who should undertake system analysis study in a university library?
(A) The Chief Librarian
(B) The Systems Analyst
(C) The Librarian & the System Analyst
(D) The data entry operator
Answer: (C)
The ISSN for Indian Journals is alloted by
(A) ICSSR
(B) RRRLF
(C) ISRO
(D) NISCAIR
Answer: (D)
List I
(i) atlas
(ii) pitch
(iii) bibliophily
(iv) laser
Codes: (i)
(ii)
(A)
(w)
(x)
(B)
(z)
(y)
(C)
(y)
(w)
(D)
(z)
(x)
Answer: (C)
List II
(w) homonym
(x) acronym
(y) eponym
(z) synonym
(iii)
(iv)
(y)
(z)
(x)
(w)
(z)
(x)
(y)
(w)
The American Society for Information Science and Technology is now known as the
(A) Library and Information Technology Association
(B) Association for Information Technology Professionals
(C) Information Science and Technology Association
(D) Association for Information Science and Technology
Answer: (D)
List I
(i) Chester Carlton
(ii) Brewstu Kahle
(iii) Michael S. Hart
(iv) Edward Fox
Codes: (i)
(ii)
(A)
(x)
(z)
(B)
(z)
(y)
(C)
(y)
(w)
(D)
(w)
(x)
Answer: (A)
List I
(i) Egypt
(ii) Turkey
(iii) Italy
(iv) Iraq
Codes: (i)
(ii)
(A)
(z)
(x)
(B)
(z)
(y)
(C)
(w)
(y)
(D)
(y)
(x)
Answer: (B)
List II
(w) e-Book
(x) Xerox copier
(y) NDLTD
(z) Internet Archive
(iii)
(w)
(x)
(z)
(y)
(iv)
(y)
(w)
(x)
(z)
List II
(w) Library of Ashurbanipal
(x) Villa of Papyri
(y) Library of Pergamum
(z) Royal Library of Alexandria
(iii)
(y)
(x)
(z)
(w)
(iv)
(w)
(w)
(x)
(z)
The empirical rule that describes the frequency of words in a piece of text is known as the
(A) Heaps Law

(B) Bradfords Law
(C) Mooers Law
(D) Zipfs Law
Answer: (D)
Who is the author of Traite de Documentation?
(A) S. C. Bradford
(B) B. C. Vickery
(C) Paul Otlet
Answer: (C)
Arrange the following stages in research according to the sequence of their occurrence:
(i) Theory
(ii) Axiom
(iii) Law
(iv) Hypothesis
Codes:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(C) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(D) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
Answer: (C)
2011 is the centenary year of publication of
(A) Sears list of Subject Headings
(B) Expansive Classification
(C) Systematic indexing
(D) Grammar of Classification
Answer: (C)
Which associations tagline is connecting people and information?
(A) SLA
(B) IFLA
(C) IASLIC
(D) ILA
Answer: (A)
Which of the following organisations was joined with Library Association to form CILIP in
2002?
(A) Institute of Bibliography
(B) Institute of Information Scientists
(C) Institute of Documentation
(D) Institute of Librarianship
Answer: (B)
In which of the following years International Institute of Documentation was changed to

International Federation of Documentation?
(A) 1931
(B) 1937
(C) 1945
(D) 1948
Answer: (B)
Canon of Characteristics is a part of
(A) Verbal plane
(B) Notational plane
(C) Idea plane
(D) Structural plane
Answer: (C)
BERNE CONVENTION (1886) is concerned with
(A) Translations
(B) Copyright
(C) Patent
(D) Standards
Answer: (B)
Arrange the following according to the year of their publication
(i) Colon Classification
(ii) Prolegomena to Library Classification
(iii) Five Laws of Library Science
(iv) Classified Catalogue Code
Codes:
(A) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
(B) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
(C) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(D) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
Answer: (C)
Who did publish the journal entitled International Classification?
(A) University of Texas
(B) ISKO
(C) FID
(D) American Library Association
Answer: (B)
Sector Device is an extension of
(A) Gap Device
(B) Empty Device
(C) Octave Device
(D) Group Notation Device

Answer: (C)
In which year the ISBN allocation office in India was shifted from Kolkata to New Delhi?
(A) 2009
(B) 2010
(C) 2011
(D) 2012
Answer: (C)
Which one of the sampling methods will give better results if the size of the study population is
very small?
(A) Purposive
(B) Stratified Random
(C) Simple Random
(D) Census
Answer: (A)
Which of the pair of organisations do jointly publish survey on digitisation and preservation?
(A) IFLA & UNESCO
(B) ALA & LC
(C) SLA & ALA
(D) IASLIC & ILA
Answer: (A)
Which one of the following search devices will lead to an increase in the Recall output?
(A) Boolean AND
(B) Boolean NOT
(C) Proximity operators
(D) Truncation
Answer: (D)
In which year Aslib was acquired by MCB group, the holding company for Emerald group
publishing?
(A) 2003
(B) 2005
(C) 2009
(D) 2010
Answer: (D)
Which of the following organisations has introduced the concept of Sister Libraries for
childrens and young adults reading?
(A) UNESCO
(B) IFLA
(C) Library of Congress
(D) Library Association
Answer: (B)
Who had founded Documentation Inc. to explore new methods of information indexing and
retrieval?
(A) S. C. Bradford
(B) Jennifer Rowley
(C) Mortimer Taube
Answer: (D)
Shodhaganga project is implemented by......................... .
(A) INFLIBNET
(B) DELNET
(C) YCMOU
(D) IGNOU
Answer: (A)
Who among the following persons is considered as father of modern management ?
(A) Henry Fayol
(B) Henry L. Gantt
(C) F.W. Taylor
(D) Frederick Herzberg
Answer: (A)
Literature not available through a regular book trade channel is........................... .
(A) Gray Literature
(B) Text Book
(C) Journals
(D) Non-book Material
Answer: (A)
Which of the following is not an indexing service ?
(A) Index India
(B) RGPL
(C) CBI
(D) GIPL
Answer: (C)
The Headquarter of International Translation Center is situated at.......................... .
(A) London
(B) Paris
(C) New York
(D) Delft
Answer: (D)
Facsimile transmission is.................. .
(A) Transmission of microforms

(B) Transmission of magnetic tapes
(C) Exact transmission of the original decuments
(D) Transmission of telegraphic code
Answer: (C)
With which agency did UNESCO collaborate to establish UNISIST ?
(A) ICSU
(B) FID
(C) IFLA
(D) ILA
Answer: (A)
Theory X and theory Y is developed by........................ .
(A) Peter Drucker
(B) Douglas McGregor
(C) Abraham Maslow
(D) Luther Gullick
Answer: (B)
Which of the following is not a Thesaurus ?
(A) 15th Edition of Sears List of Subject Headings
(B) MEDLINE
(C) TEST
(D) SHE
Answer: (B)
Analytical entries are prepared to........................... .
(A) Analyse the subject content of a book
(B) Include subject analysis in descriptive catalogue
(C) Provide access for part of an item
(D) Provide access to index
Answer: (C)
National Library of USA is known as.......................... .
(A) National Library of America
(B) The Congress Library
(C) White House Library
(D) Library of Congress
Answer: (D)
The latest edition of DDC is............... .
(A) 23
(B) 22
(C) 24
(D) 20
Answer: (A)
Basic research is not concerned with....................... .
(A) Establishing cause-effect relations
(B) Finding direct solutions to practical problems
(C) Formulating theories
(D) Refuting established theories
Answer: (B)
Hypothesis is..................... .
(A) Final solution of a problem
(B) Tentative solution of a problem
(C) Blueprint of research problem
(D) Tool of data collection
Answer: (B)
Mark the odd one out :
(A) INIS
(B) AGRIS
(C) DEVSIS
(D) CAS
Answer: (D)
Which one of the following is not an aggregator ?
(A) EBSCO
(B) Springer Verlag
(C) Elsevier
(D) Tata McGrahill
Answer: (D)
The term Information Retrieval was coined by....................... .
(A) H. P. Luhn
(B) Calvin Mooers
(C) Mortimer Taube
(D) Derek Austin
Answer: (B)
Inductive logic proceeds from..................... .
(A) Particular to general
(B) General to particular
(C) General to general
(D) Particular to particular
Answer: (A)
System analysis involves................. .
(A) Analysis and design
(B) Analysis
(C) Analysis, evaluation and decision
(D) Design
Answer: (C)
Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts is located at...................... .
(A) Amethi
(B) Raibareli
(C) New Delhi
(D) Sri Perambedur (TN)
Answer: (C)
Amongst the following, which one is arranged in a classified order ?
(A) Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles
(B) Websters International Dictionary
(C) Chambers Dictionary
(D) Rogets Thesaurus
Answer: (D)
The acronym for Association for Library and Information Management is....................... .
(A) IASLIC
(B) ASLIB
(C) IIM
(D) AIM
Answer: (B)
The correct sequence of information flow is...................... .
(A) Message Source Channel Receiver
(B) Source Message Channel Receiver
(C) Message Channel Source Receiver
(D) Message Channel Receiver Source
Answer: (B)
Law of single variable is an essential component of .................................. .
(A) Experimental Research
(B) Historical Research
(C) Case Study
(D) Survey Research
Answer: (A)
Postulational approach to library classification is proposed by.................................... .
(B) D. J. Foskett
(C) Melvil Dewey
(D) J. Mills
Answer: (A)
University Grants Commission (UGC) was founded in the year............................. .

(A) 1954
(B) 1953
(C) 1958
(D) 1960
Answer: (B)
INDEST Consortia is primarily developed for...................... .
(A) Public Libraries
(B) Social Science Libraries
(C) Engineering and Technological Libraries
(D) Medical Libraries
Answer: (C)
Identify the correct sequence of the classification schemes according to their origin.
(A) UDC, Expansive Classification, DDC, CC
(B) Expansive Classification, UDC, CC, DDC
(C) DDC, CC, Expansive Classification, UDC
(D) DDC, Expansive Classification, UDC, CC
Answer: (D)
Which of the following is not a Library Extension Activity ?
(A) Exhibition
(B) Film Show
(C) Inter-library Lending
(D) Lectures
Answer: (C)
E-Learning is mainly concerned with........................ .
(A) Learning in electronic environment
(B) Internet based learning
(C) Learning through e-books
(D) Learning through e-journals
Answer: (A)
Journal Library Literature is published by........................ .
(A) H. W. Wilson
(B) The Library Association
(C) Bowker Sour
(D) Marcel Deker
Answer: (A)
Mortimer Taube is associated with...................... .
(A) PERT/CPM
(B) Cataloguing
(C) Classification
(D) Indexing
Answer: (D)
Gap Device helps in making a classification scheme more................ .
(A) Faceted
(B) Hierarchical
(C) Hospitable
(D) Ennumerative
Answer: (C)
INSPECA bibliographic database deals with................... .
(A) Psychology and Ethics
(B) Physics and Electronics
(C) Philosophy and Ethics
(D) Economics and Commerce
Answer: (B)
The book entitled Powershift is authored by............................. .
(A) J.D. Bernal
(B) D. Solla Price
(C) Alvin Toffler
(D) H.E. Bliss
Answer: (C)
(A) Kaiser
(B) Line
(C) Farradane
(D) Coates
Answer: (B)
Broad system of ordering is.............................. .
(A) Modified classificatory system
(B) Method of acquisition
(C) An information system
(D) Cataloguing principle
Answer: (A)
(A) Sought Link
(B) Unsought Link
(C) Key Link
(D) False Link
Answer: (C)
In DDC, phoenix schedules represent classes which are....................................... .

(A) Slightly modified
(B) Completely modified
(C) Yet to be modified
(D) Discontinued
Answer: (B)
40. The complete catalogue record of a document is known as.................... .
(A) Title Entry
(B) Added Entry
(C) Analytical Entry
(D) Main Entry
Answer: (D)
The Berne convention is concerned with.......................... .

(A) Translation
(B) Patents
(C) Copyright
(D) Standards
Answer: (C)
Routing of periodicals is considered as............................ .
(A) Current Awareness Service
(B) Selective Dissemination of Information
(C) Translation Service
(D) Indexing Service
Answer: (A)
Which of the following organization was responsible for the development of UDC ?
(B) The British Library
(C) UNESCO
(D) FID
Answer: (D)
The National Library of India receives books for deposit under........................... .
(A) Right to Information Act
(B) Registration of Books Act
(C) Copyright Act
(D) Delivery of Books and Newspapers Act
Answer: (D)
ISI has been renamed as................................. .
(A) NBT
(B) BIS
(C) ILA
(D) ISO
Answer: (B)
Earliest writing material papyrus was first used by........................... .
(A) Greeks
(B) Egyptians
(C) Sumerians
(D) Babylonians
Answer: (B)
Ranganathans Five Laws of Library Science were first published in the year.................... .
(A) 1929
(B) 1930
(C) 1931
(D) 1932
Answer: (C)
A
B
(1) Protocol
(a) Jawa
(2) Language
(b) Internet Explorer
(3) Browser
(c) Alta Vista
(4) Search Engine
(d) HTTP
Codes :
1234
(A) (a) (c) (b) (d)
(B) (d) (a) (b) (c)
(C) (c) (a) (d) (b)
(D) (b) (a) (d) (c)
Answer: (B)
A
(1) S.R. Ranganathan
(2) L.R. McColvin
(3) Peter Phyor
(4) Du Pont
Codes :
1234
(A) (d) (c) (a) (b)
(B) (c) (d) (a) (b)
(C) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(D) (b) (c) (d) (a)
Answer: (B)
B
(a) Zero Based Budgeting
(b) Critical Path Method
(c) Three Card System
(d) Demand Theory
Research done to find the solution for an immediate problem is known as............................ .
(A) Conceptual Research
(B) Pure Research

(C) Applied Research
(D) Qualitative Research
Answer: (C)
Incunabula are the books printed before
(A) 1500 AD
(B) 1550 AD
(C) 1650 AD
(D) 1660 AD
Answer: (A)
The Intellectual Property Right is related to
(A) IT Act of 2000
(B) Censorship
(C) Right to Information Act
(D) Copy Right Act
Answer: (D)
The Public Library Manifesto was issued by
(A) IFLA
(B) UNESCO
(C) ILA
(D) RRRLF
Answer: (B)
The Books and Newspaper Delivery Act in India was enacted in the year
(A) 1879
(B) 1867
(C) 1905
(D) 1854
Answer: (D)
Word of Learning is
(A) Directory
(B) A Hand Book
(C) An Encyclopedia
(D) A Tourist Guide
Answer: (A)
Biological Abstract is an example for
(A) Slanted Abstract
(B) Statistical Abstract
(C) Auto Abstract
(D) Graphic Abstract
Answer: (A)
Patents are classified under

(A) Primary source
(B) Secondary source
(C) Tertiary source
Answer: (A)
Directing the users to other libraries for getting the required document or information is known
as
(A) Indexing service
(B) On-line service
(C) Reference service
(D) Referral service
Answer: (D)
An Aray is a set of
(A) Coordinate classes
(B) Subordinate classes
(C) Main classes
(D) Basic classes
Answer: (A)
In pre coordinate indexing the coordination of concepts taken place at the time of
(A) Indexing
(B) Searching and Retrieval
(C) Storage
(D) Document delivery
Answer: (A)
The central concept of TQM is
(A) SWAT analysis
(B)Johares window
(C) ISO-9002
(D) Quality circles
Answer: (D)
A total number of digits in the latest ISBN are
(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 13
(D) 9
Answer: (C)
The main component of Third Generation Computer is
(A) Transistor
(B) Vacuum Tube

(C) Microchip
(D) Integrated circuits
Answer: (D)
A protocol that manages data transfer on the internet is
(A) HTTP
(B) FTP/OP
(C) FTP/IP
(D) TCP/IP
Answer: (D)
The acronym DOI stands for
(A) Digital Object Items
(B) Digital Object Identifier
(C) Digital Object Isolates
(D) Digital Object Information
Answer: (B)
Meslt is a Thesaurus in the filed of
(A) Management
(B) Medicine
(C) Mechanical engineering
(D) Military Engineering
The symbol (=) equals within parenthesis in UDC is used for
(A) Language Common Isolate
(B) Racial and Ethnic Groups
(C) Common Auxiliaries of Form
(D) Common Auxiliaries of Time
Answer: (B)
The Central Value Distribution is known as
(A) Mean
(B) Median
(C) Mode
(D) Measurement
Lotkas law relates to
(A) Scattering of periodicals
(B) Obsolescence of literature
(C) Scientific productivity
(D) Seepage of information
Answer: (C)
The convention of INFLIBNET organized to discuss the progress of library automation and
library service is known as
(A) DELNET
(B) NACLIN
(C) UGC-INFONET
(D) CALIBER
Answer: (D)
The main objective of Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation is to promote
(A) School Libraries
(B) College Libraries
(C) Public Libraries
(D) Prison Libraries
Answer: (C)
One Gigabyte is equal to
(A) 2000 MB
(B) 1024 MB
(C) 1080 MB
(D) 1006 MB
Answer: (B)
The output of INIS is
(A) INIS-Atom Index
(B) INIS-Bibliography
(C) INIS-Vienna
(D) INIS-Abstract
Answer: (A)
The Rules of Dictionary Catalogue were developed by
(A) C. A. Cutter
(B) C. A. Babbage
(C) J. D. Brown
(D) Anthony Panizzi
Answer: (A)
HTML is related to
(A) HTTP
(B) TCP/IP
(C) SGML
(D) XML
Answer: (D)
The logical operators AND, OR and NOT are devised by
(A) F. W. Laucaster
(B) David Boole

(C) Charles Babbage
(D) George Boole
Answer: (D)
URL stands for
(A) Universal Research Locator
(B) Universal Resource Locator
(C) Uniform Resource Locator
(D) Uniform Resource Log.in
Answer: (C)
The three display components of PRECIS are
(A) RIN, SIN and Role Operators
(B) Lead, Qualifier and Display
(C) Lead, Qualifier and RIN
(D) Lead, Display and Call Number
Answer: (B)
Multiplexer is a data communication
(A) Software
(B) Equipment
(C) Process
(D) Network
Answer: (B)
Emerald is a database of
(A) Engineering Literature
(B) Medical Literature
(C) Management Literature
(D) Agriculture Literature
Answer: (C)
Assertion (A): Information can be obtained from several sources other than libraries.
Reason (R): The scope of library science is narrower than information science.
Codes:
(A) (A) is false and (R) is true
(B) (A) is true and (R) is false
Answer: (B)
Assertion (A): Abstract is a concise representation of the content of the document similar to that
of original.
Reason (R): Abstract is a time saving device.
Codes:
(A) (A) is true but (R) is false

(B) Both (A) and (R) are false
(C) (R) is true but (R) is false
Answer: (D)
Assertion (A): Cataloguing in Publication Program (CIP) is initiated by Library of Congress.
Reason (R): It helps individual libraries in copying down the data.
Codes:
(A) (A) is false and (R) is true
(B) (A) is true and (R) is false
Answer: (C)
Assertion (A): Web has become a hub for all activities of library users.
Reason (R): Web is being used as popular publishing media.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (A) is not correct explanation.
(B)(A) is true and (R) is false
(C) (A) is false and (R) is true
Answer: (A)
Assertion (A): Cost and price are one and the same.
Reason (R): Cost is what it costs to do something, whereas price is a matter of strategic
decision.
Codes:
(A)(A) is false, (R) is true
(B) (A) is true, (R) is false
Answer: (A)
Arrange the following networks according to their year of establishment.
(i) BONET
(ii) DELNET
(iii) INFLIBNET
(iv) CALIBNET
Codes:
(A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
Arrange the following catalogue codes in chorological order of its development.

(i) AACR-I
(ii) Rules for Dictionary Catalogue
(iii) CCC
(iv) ALA Code
Codes:
(A) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Answer: (A)
Arrange the following indexing systems according to the year of development.
(i) KWIC
(ii) POPSI
(iii) Uniterm Indexing
(iv) PRECIS
Codes:
(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Arrange the following work components of WINISIS according to the order of sequence of
operation.
(i) FST
(ii) FDT
(iii) Print format
(iv) Workshet
Codes:
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(C) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Answer: (C)
Arrange the following professional associations according to the year of establishment.
(i) IFLA
(ii) ASLIB
(iii) ALA
(iv) SLA (USA)
Codes:
(A)(i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)

Answer: (D)
Arrange the following abstracting periodicals in order of year of their print publication.
(i) Chemical Abstracts
(ii) Sociological Abstracts
(iii) Physics Abstracts
(iv) Biological Abstracts
Codes:
(A)(iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(B) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(C) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(D) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
Answer: (A)
Arrange the following physical forms of catalogues in order of development.
(i) Sheaf
(ii) Register
(iii) OPAC
(iv) Card
Codes:
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Answer: (B)
Arrange the following components of communication in correct sequence of information flow.
(i) Message
(ii) Source
(iii) Medium
(iv) Receiver
Codes:
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Answer: (C)
Match the following
List-I
(a) Librametry
(b) Bibliometrics
(c) Scientometrics
(d) Informetrics
Codes:
List-II
(i) Dubrov and Karenhas
(ii) Pritchard
(iii) S. R. Ranganathan
(iv) Otto Nache
(a)
(b)
(A)
(ii)
(i)
(B)
(iii)
(ii)
(C)
(iii)
(ii)
(D)
(i)
(iv)
Answer: (C)
(c)
(iii)
(iv)
(i)
(iii)
(d)
(iv)
(i)
(iv)
(ii)

List-I
(a) INB
(b) National Index of Translation
(c) Current Contents
(d) LISA
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
(iv)
(i)
(iii)
(ii)
(B)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(i)
(C)
(iv)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(D)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
Answer: (C)
Match the following
List-I
(a) POSDCORB
(b) Prenatal Cataloguing
(c) X and Y theory
(d) Theory of Motivation
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(A)
(ii)
(iii)
(i)
(B)
(iv)
(iii)
(ii)
(C)
(iii)
(iv)
(i)
(D)
(i)
(ii)
(iv)
Answer: (C)
List-I
(a) Anthony Penezzi
(b) C. A. Cutter
(c) S. R. Ranganathan
(d) Seymour Lubetzky
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(A)
(ii)
(iii)
(i)
(B)
(iii)
(iv)
(i)
(C)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
List-II
(i) INSDOC, New Delhi
(ii) ISI Philadelphia
(iii) Bowker-Sour, UK
(iv) National Library Kolkata
List-II
(i) Mc Greger
(ii) Abraham Maslow
(iii) Luther Gullick
(iv) S. R. Ranganathan
(d)
(iv)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
List-II
(i) C.C.C.
(ii) ALA code
(iii) British Museum
(iv) Rules for Dictionary Catalogue
(d)
(iv)
(ii)
(iv)
(D)
(iv)
Answer: (B)
(i)
(ii)

List-I
(a) Pen Drive
(b) Soul
(c) Net Scope
(d) Google
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(A)
(iii)
(iv)
(i)
(B)
(iv)
(iii)
(i)
(C)
(ii)
(iii)
(i)
(D)
(iv)
(ii)
(iii)
Answer: (A)
(iii)
List-II
(i) Browser
(ii) Search Engine
(iii) Output device
(iv) Library Software
(d)
(ii)
(ii)
(iv)
(i)

List-I
(a) Annals of Lib. And Inf. Science
(b) Science Citation index
International (UMI)
(c) Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science
(d) Dissertation Abstract
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(B)
(iv)
(iii)
(ii)
(i)
(C)
(iii)
(i)
(iv)
(ii)
(D)
(iv)
(ii)
(i)
(iii)
Answer: (C)
List-I
(a) Mnemonics
(b) Initiation to freshmen
(c) Mean, Median and Mode
(d) Law of Parcimony
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
(iv)
(iii)
(i)
(ii)
(B)
(iii)
(iv)
(i)
(ii)
(C)
(iii)
(i)
(ii)
(iv)
(D)
(i)
(ii)
(iv)
(iii)
Answer: (B)
List-II
(i) ISI
(ii) University Microfilm
(iii) NISCAIR (INSDOC)
(iv) Marcel Dekkar
List-II
(i) Measures of central tendency
(ii) Economy in cataloguing
(iii) Aid to memory
(iv) User education
An entry that directs the reader from one heading to another is called
(A) Added Entry
(B) Main Entry
(D) Reference Entry
Answer: (D)
Who are the publishers of Encyclopaedia of Library and Information Science?
(A) American Library Association
(B) H. W. Wilson
(C) Marcel Dekker
(D) R. R. Bowker
Answer: (D)
DRTC is located at
(A) New Delhi
(B) Kolkata
(C) Bangalore
(D) Chennai
Answer: (C)
Parry Committee (UK) was set up to advice
(C) Special Libraries
(D) University Libraries
List I
List II
a. ISDN
i. Web page
b. URL
ii. Video Conferencing
c. Firewall
iii. Internet Standard for Information Transmission
d. HTTP
iv. Protecting unauthorised access internet
Codes:
a
b
c
d
(A)
iii
iv
i
ii
(B)
iv
i
iii
ii
(C)
ii
i
iv
iii
(D)
i
iii
ii
iv
Who is the chairman of National Knowledge Commission?
(A) Dr. Sukhadeo Thorat
(B) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
(C) Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar

(D) Sam Pitroda
Answer: (D)
Who has not changed its name?

(A) Library Association, U.K
(B) ALA
(C) ASLIB
(D) IFLA
Answer: (B)
Which of the following is not correct?

(A) Maslows need analysis is useful for understanding motivation of employees.
(B) Theory Z is the contribution of Japanese style of Management.
(C) Money is the most powerful motivating agent.
(D) Mission of an organisation is essentially abstract.
Answer: (B)
NISCAIRE is a Part of:

(A) DST
(B) ISRO
(C) DSIR
(D) CSIR
Answer: (D)
Use of Microfilming is considerably reduced due to:

(A) Problems of Preservation of microfilms.
(B) Need for use microfilm reader.
(C) Availability of better Technology in the form of digitization.
(D) High cost involved in it.
Answer: (C)
Opaque paper is a:
(A) Ultra-white paper
(B) Ultra-white thin paper
(C) Transparent paper
(D) Non-Transparent paper
Answer: (D)
Which of the following is a public domain database?

(A) INIS
(B) AGRIS
(C) Chemical Abstracts
(D) MEDLINE
Answer: (B)
In which Library Service barcode technology is used:
(A) Stock verification

(B) Library Security
(C) Circulation
(D) Reference Service
Answer: (C)
One of the following journals is published in U.K:

(A) Library Quarterly
(B) Program
(C) Libri
(D) Herald of Library Science
Answer: (B)
Fair use is a term most relevant to:

(A) Intellectual Property Rights
(B) Books borrowed for home reading
(C) Copy right
(D) Use of reference books
Answer: (D)
Which of the following does not fall into the category of pre-coordinate indexing?
(A) Chain indexing
(B) Uniform indexing
(C) LCSH
(D) Sears List of Subject Headings
Answer: (D)
Dublin core is:

(A) A set of core activities of a National library
(B) Collection of metadata elements
(C) Network for the city of Dublin
(D) Revised version of MARC
Answer: (B)
Best is the enemy of the Good is said by:

(A) Drury
(B) Urquart
(C) Foskett
(D) Shera
Answer: (B)
Which of the following is not associated with communication system?

(A) Receiver
(B) Sender
(C) Channel
(D) Entropy
Answer: (D)
One of the following is not open source software:

(A) DSpace
(B) Windows
(C) Green-stone
(D) Linux
Answer: (B)
DESIDOC is documentation centre for:

(A) Indigeneous Knowledge
(B) Defence Science
(C) Rural Development
(D) Khadi & Village Industries
Answer: (B)
Questionnaire is a:
(A) Research method
(B) Measurement Technique
(C) Tool for data collection
(D) All the above
Answer: (C)
Mean, Median and mode are:

(A) Measures of deviation
(B) Ways of sampling

(C) Measures of control tendency
Answer: (C)
Cranfield Studies are an example of:

(A) Survey Research
(B) Experimental Research
(C) Historical Research
(D) Case Study
Answer: (B)
Assertion (A): As the level of recall increases, precision tends to decrease.

Reason (R): Recall and precision tend to vary inversely.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true
(B) (A) is true but (R) is false
(C) Both are partially true
(D) (R) is true but (A) is false
Answer: (A)
Assertion (A): Operators using AND, OR and NOT are mostly used in online IR.
Reason (R): User interfaces cannot transform the natural language input into Boolean search
Query
Codes:

(C) (R) is true but (A) is false
Answer: (B)
Assertion (A): Maximization of the use of documents is the motto of the library.
Reason (R): Maximization of the use of documents in the library satisfies the Fifth Law of
library Science.
Codes:
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (R) is true but (A) is false
Answer: (C)
Assertion (A): User profile is an essential component of SDI service.

Reason (R): SDI is a personalized current awareness service.
Codes:
(C) Both are partially true
(D) (A) is true but (R) is false
Answer: (A)
Assertion (A): AACR 2 like CCC can satisfy all approaches of the users.
Reason (R): Both AACR 2 and CCC are comprehensive cataloguing codes.
Codes:
(A) (A) is true but (R) is false
(B) (R) is true but (A) is false
Answer: (B)
Assertion (A): Document transfer and information transfer are not the same.
Reason (R): Assimilation of the content of the document by the user constitutes information
transfer.
Codes:
(A) (A) is true and (R) is false
Answer: (B)
Assertion (A): ISO 9000 is a quality framework which calls for documentation to adopt TQM in
a Library.
Reason (R): ISO 9000 is a valuable component of TQM
Codes:
(A) (A) is true and (R) is false

Answer: (D)
Assertion (A): Consortia cannot provide an effective strategy to increase the buying power of
individual libraries.
Reason (R): Consortia arrangement saves the funds of the libraries in developing their
information sources.
Codes:
(A) (A) is false but (R) is true
Answer: (C)
Arrange the following in the order of computer generations:

(i) Integrated circuit (ii) Transistor (iii) Vacuum Tube (iv) Chip
Codes:
(A) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Answer: (B)

List-I
List-II
(a) BLAISE project
(i) Library of congress
(b) MARC project
(ii) Intel
(c) Union Catalogue project
(iii) Insdoc
(d) Microchip
(iv) British Library
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(D) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Answer: (C)
Which is the correct logical sequence of the following?

(A) Information, knowledge, data, wisdom
(B) Knowledge, Information, wisdom, data
(C) Data, knowledge, information, wisdom
(D) Data, information, knowledge, wisdom
Answer: (D)
The theories relating to motivation are:
1. Feyol theory
2. Maslow theory
3. Drucker theory
4. McGregor Theory X and Theory Y
(A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct

(B) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
(C) 2 and 4 are correct
(D) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
Answer: (C)
Which of the following are library networks?
1. INTERNET 2. DELNET
3. NICNET
4. OCLC
(A) 1 and 2 are correct

(B) 2 and 4 are correct
(D) 1 and 4 are correct
Answer: (B)
The national level associations for special libraries are:

1. Association for Information Management (ASLIB)
2. Society for Information Science (SIS)
3. Charatered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
4. Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centers (IASLIC)
(A) 1 and 3 are correct
(B) 2 and 3 are correct

(D) 3 and 4 are correct
Answer: (D)
Arrange the following Act according to the year of enactment

(A) Copyright Act, The patent Act, information Tech. Act, IPR Act
(B) The patent Act, C, information Tech. Act, IPR Act
(C) Copyright Act, IPR Act, The patent Act, information Tech. Act
(D) Copyright Act, The patent Act, IPR Act, information Tech. Act
Answer: (C)
Arrange the following according to the year of publication:

A) Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopaedia Americana, Encyclopaedia of Library &
Information Science, McGraw-Hill Encyclopaedia of Science & technology.
B) Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopaedia of Library & Information Science, McGraw-Hill
Encyclopaedia of Science & technology, Encyclopaedia Americana.
C) Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopaedia Americana, McGraw-Hill Encyclopaedia of
Science & technology, Encyclopaedia of Library & Information Science.
D) Encyclopaedia Britannica, McGraw-Hill Encyclopaedia of Science & technology,
Encyclopaedia Americana, Encyclopaedia of Library & Information Science.
Answer: (A)
List-I
List-II
a) Conventional
i) Patents
b) Neo-conventional
ii) Printed books
c) Non-conventional
iii) Satellite imageries
d) Mata documents
iv) Audio-visual material
Codes
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
ii
iii
iv
(B)
ii
iv
iii
(C)
iv
iii
ii
(D)
iii
ii
iv
Answer: (B)

List-I
List-II
a) Library is peoples university

b) Library is a growing organisation
c) Library can be useful to the society
d) Library is the heart of the University
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
iv
iii
ii
(B)
iv
iii
ii
(C)
ii
iv
iii
(D)
iv
ii
Answer: (A)
iii
i) Kothari
ii) Urquart
iii) Ranganathan
iv) Sayajirao Gayakwar

List-I
List-II
a) P. Wassermann
i) Line of thinking
b) P. Atherton librarianship
ii) Foundation of Education for
c) J. H Shera
iii) New Librarianship
d) Maurice B. Line
iv) Putting Knowledge to work
Codes:
(a)
(A)
(B)
(b)
(c)
(d)
ii
iii
iv
ii
iii
iv
(C)
iv
iii
ii
(D)
iii
iv
ii
Answer: (D)

List-I
List-II
a) Theory of X & Y
i) Frederic Taylor
b) Scientific Management
ii) Ouchi
c) Need Hierarchy
iii) A. Maslow
d) Theory Z
iv) D. Mc Grager
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
iii
ii
iv
(B)
iii
iv
ii
(C)
iii
ii
iv
(D)
iv
iii
ii
Answer: (D)

List-I
List-II
a) UDC
i) H. E. Bliss
b) DDC
ii) C. A. Cutter
c) Expensive Classification
iii) Otlat & La Fontane
d) Bibliographic classification
iv) M Dewey
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
ii
(d)
(A)
iii
iv
(B)
iii
iv
ii
(C)
iii
ii
iv
(D)
ii
iii
iv
Answer: (B)
List-I
List-II
a) British Library
i) Russia
b) Bibliotheque National
ii) USA
c) Lenin Library
iii) UK
d) Library of Congress
iv) French
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
iv
iii
ii
(B)
ii
iii
iv
(C)
iii
iv
ii
(D)
iii
iv
ii
Answer: (C)

List-I
a) Windows
b) Microprocessor
c) Word processor
d) Software
Codes:
(a)
(b)
List-II
i) A revolving disc on which data is stored
ii) It is used for processing of text
iii) Collection of programmes for computer system
iv) A graphical user interface working as Dos
(c)
(A)
iv
(B)
iii
ii
iv
(C)
ii
iii
iv
(D)
ii
iii
iv
Answer: (A)
ii
(d)
iii

List-I
List-II
(Library Act)
(Year of Enactment)
a) Orissa
i) 2006
b) Goa
ii) 2005
c) Uttaranchal
iii) 2001
d) Uttar Pradesh
iv) 1994
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
ii
iii
iv
(B)
iii
iv
ii
(C)
iv
iii
ii
(D)
ii
iii
iv
Answer: (B)

List-I
List-II
a) Software
i) Key words
b) Hardware
ii) CD
c) Storage Device
iii) SOUL
d) I/O Device
iv) CPU
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
ii
iv
iii
(B)
ii
iii
iv
(C)
iii
ii
iv
(D)
iii
iv
ii
Answer: (D)

List-I
List-II
a) Planning
i) Delegation of authority
b) Staffing
ii) Audit
c) Control
iii) Promotion
d) Organising
iv) Resource management
Codes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(A)
ii
iii
iv
(B)
ii
iv
iii
(C)
iii
ii
iv
(D)
iv
iii
ii
Answer: (D)
An entry that directs the reader from one heading to another is called
(A) Added Entry
(B) Main Entry
(D) Reference Entry
Answer: (D)
2. Who are the publishers of Encyclopaedia of Library and Information Science?

(A) American Library Association
(B) H. W. Wilson
(C) Marcel Dekker
(D) R. R. Bowker
Answer: (D)
3. DRTC is located at
(A) New Delhi
(B) Kolkata
(C) Bangalore
(D) Chennai
Answer: (C)
4. Parry Committee (UK) was set up to advice
(C) Special Libraries
(D) University Libraries
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5. Match the following:

List I
List II
a. ISDN
i. Web page
b. URL
ii. Video Conferencing
c. Firewall
iii. Internet Standard for Information Transmission
d. HTTP
iv. Protecting unauthorised access internet
Codes:
a
b
c
d
(A)
iii
iv
i
ii
(B)
iv
i
iii
ii
(C)
ii
i
iv
iii
(D)
i
iii
ii
iv
Sample Questions for III
Note: This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All
questions are compulsory.
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1. Which one of the following is not a virtual library?

(A) Without walls.
(B) With distributed physical locations.
(C) Providing integrated and unified remote access to geographically distributed collections.
(D) Which does not exist in reality.
2. Assertion (A): Encyclopedias are not relevant for finding geographically information.
Reason (R): Encyclopedias are the substitute for all categories of reference sources.
Codes:

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

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