21. CDS/ISIS was introduced first by

(A) DRTC

(B) IBM

(C) CSIR

(D) UNESCO

Answer: (D)

 

22. ‘Google earth’ is

(A) Web Image

(B) Search Engine

(C) Virtual Globe

(D) Webmap Search

Answer: (C)

 

23. 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)

 

24. Following one is not a web 2.0 Tool

(A) Blog

(B) Facebook

(C) UGC-Infonet

(D) RSS-feeds

Answer: (C)

 

25. ‘BIOSIS Previews’ is published by

(A) Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge

(B)  Informatics India

(C)  Thomson ISI

(D)  Elsevier

Answer: (A)

 

26. Which one of the following is a Meta Search Engine

(A) Vivismo

(B) Google

(C) Yahoo

(D) Bing

Answer: (A)

 

27. ‘Peter Lazer’ is associated with

(A) OCLC

(B) DELNET

(C)  ERNET

(D) NISSAT

Answer: (D)

 

28. NICNET and INDONET are the networks of which category

(A) LAN

(B) MAN

(C) WAN

(D) NIC

Answer: (C)

 

29. Which one of the variable are not to be expressed quantitative terms

(A) Martial status

(B) Experience

(C)  Income

(D) Age

Answer: (A)

 

30. Literature Review means

(A) Future Status Research

(B) Background study

(C) Objectives of Research

(D) Scope if the study

Answer: (B)

 

31. ‘Mode’ is the value of the variable having maximum

(A) Appearance

(B) Frequency

(C) Occurrence

(D) Repetition

Answer: (B)

 

32. In ‘graph’, the horizontal axis is called

(A) W-axis

(B) Y-axis

(C) X- axis

(D) Z-axis

Answer: (C)

 

33. Bar charts, Pie Charts and Histograms are the examples of

(A) Graphic Representation

(B)  Line Representation

(C) Table Representation

(D) Statistical Representation

Answer: (A)

 

34. 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

(A)  (A) is true, but (R) is false

(B)  (A) is false, but (R) is true

(C)  Both (A) and (R) are true

(D)  Both (A) and (R) are false

Answer: (A)

 

35. 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

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

(D)  Both (A) and (R) are false

Answer: (A)

 

36. 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

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

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

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

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

Answer: (D)

 

37. Assertion (A): Loose Assemblage is the process of linking together the different classes

Reason (R): This mode was formerly known as subject bundle

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

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

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

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

Answer: (C)

 

38. Assertion (A):  DDC is an enumerative classification scheme.

Reason (R): DDC has adapted analytic-synthetic approach for the enumeration of classes.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (A)

 

39. Assertion (A): Periodical collection is extensively used in University Libraries.

Reason (R): Academia of University Libraries are engaged in research work.

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

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

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation

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

Answer: (C)

 

40. 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

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

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

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

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

Answer: (A)

41. Assertion (A): Formulation of hypotheses is based on assumptions.

Reason (R): Hypotheses cannot be tested based on objectives of the study.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (A)

 

42. 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.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (C)

 

43. 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.

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

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

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

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

Answer: (D)

 

44. ADONIS is a

(i) Bibliographic database only

(ii)  Numerical database only

(iii) Full text database only

(iv)  Abstracting database

Codes:

(A)  (i) and (ii) are correct

(B)  (ii) and (iii) are correct

(C)  (iii) is correct

(D)  (iv) is correct

Answer: (C)

 

45. ‘Hypothesis’ is a

(i) Solution of the problems

(ii)  Statements of the assumptions

(iii) Statements to be tested

(iv)  Fact

Codes:

(A)  (i) and (ii) are correct

(B)  (ii) and (iii) are correct

 (C)  (i) and (iii) are correct

(D)  (i) and (iv) are correct

Answer: (B)

 

46. 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)

 

47. 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:

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

(B)  (i) and (iv) are correct

(C)  (iii) and (ii) are correct

(D)  (iii) and (iv) are correct

Answer: (A)

 

48. Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation

(i) Promotes Public Libraries

(ii)  Located at Mumbai

(iii)  Promotes school libraries

(iv)  Located at Kolkata

Codes:

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

(B)  (i) and (iv) are correct

(C)  (ii) and (iii) are correct

(D)  (iii) and (iv) are correct

Answer: (B)

 

49 The first All- India conference of Libraries was held

(i) At Lahore

(ii)  In 1918

(iii)  At Calcutta

(iv)  In 1919

Codes:

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

(B)  (ii) and (iii) are correct

(C)  (i) and (iv) are correct

(D)  (iii) and (iv) are correct

Answer: (A)

 

50. 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:

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

(B)  (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

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

(D)  Only (i) is correct

Answer: (B)

 

51. 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)

 

52. 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:

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

(B)  (i) and (iv) are correct

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

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

Answer: (D)

 

53. 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

(B)  (i) and (iii) are correct

(C)   (ii) and (iv) are correct

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

Answer: (B)

 

54. 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)

 

55. 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)

 

56. 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)

 

57. 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)

 

58. 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)

 

59. 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)

 

60. 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)

 

61. 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)

 

62. 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)

 

63. Match the following:

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)

 

64. Match the following:

List-I	List-II
a) Subject Classification	i) J. Atchinson
b) Thesauro-facet	ii) C. A. Cutter
c) Classified Catalogue Code	iii) J. D. Brown
d) Rules of Dictionary Catalogue	iv) S. R. Ranganathan

Codes:

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

Answer: (A)

 

65. Match the following:

List-I	List-II
a)  Scopus	i)  Access to You- Tube
b) Web of Science	ii)  Internet browser
c) Google Account	iii) Thomson ISI
d) Google Chrome	iv) Elsevier

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)

 

66. Match the following:

List-I	List-II
a)  C. A. Cutter	i)  Indexing
b)  Berwick Sayers	ii)  Cataloguing
c)  Derek Austin	iii) Computers
d)  Charles Babbage	iv) Classification

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)

 

67. Match the following:

List-I	List-II
a)  Georef	i) Informatics (India)
b) AGRICOLA	ii) American Geosciences Institute
c) Open J-Gate	iii) Thomson Reuters web of knowledge
d) BIOSIS Previews	iv)  US Dept of Agriculture (NAL-USA)

Codes:

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

Answer: (C)

 

68. Match the following:

List-I	List-II
a) Henry Fayol	i) POSDCORB
b) F. W. Taylor	ii) Theory of Motivation
c)  Luther Gullick	iii) Administrative Management Principles
d) Abraham Maslow	iv) Scientific Management

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)

 

69. Match the following:

List-I	List-II
a)  Science Since Babylon	i)  S. C. Bradford
b)  Prolegomena to library classification	ii)  Derek J. de Solla Price
c)  Documentation	iii)  E. J. Coates
d)  Subject Catagories Headings and Structure	iv) S. R. Ranganathan

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)

 

70. Match the following:

List-I	List-II
a)  Calvin Mooers	i) Relational Indexing
b)  T. C. Craven	ii)  Unterm Indexing
c) JEL Farradane	iii)  Zator System
d) Martimer Tabue	iv)  NEPHIS

Codes:

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

Answer: (C)

 

71. Match the following:

List-I	List-II
a)  Concrete and Process	i) BTI Index
b) Things, Property, Material, Action	ii) PRECIS
c)  Role operators, string, entry	iii) Systematic Indexing
d) Discipline, entity, action, property	iv) POPSI

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)

 

72. Match the following:

List-I	List-II
a)  Market segmentation	i)  User Behaviour
b) Consumer Analysis	ii) Market mix
c) Market Positioning	iii) Categorising users
d) Market Program	iv) Prioritising users

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

Answer: (Wrong question)

 

73. Match the following:

List-I	List-II
a)  Actand	i) Weaver
b) Action	ii) Cotton
c)  Actor	iii)  Machine
d) Tool	iv) Spinning

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)

 

74. Match the following:

List-I	List-II
a)  Shelf List	i) Bibliographic references
b)  Display rack	ii)  Stock verification
c)  New arrivals list	iii) Promote use of Books
d)  Style Manual	iv)  Technical Section

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)

 

75. Match the following:

List-I	List-II
a) Books in print	i) CSIR
b) Indian science Abstracts	ii) R. R. Bowkel
c)  Universities handbook	iii) NISCAIR
d) Wealth of Nation	iv) Association of Indian Universities

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)