Solved paper II of 2009 December UGC NET examination in Library and Information Science is given below.
1. The quotation “Where is the Wisdom, We Lost in Knowledge...” is by
(A) John Keats
(B) M. P. Carter
(C) T. S. Eliot
(D) Marshall McLuhan
Answer: (C)
2. Entropy is a measure of
(A) Degree of relevance of information
(B) Quantity of irrelevant information
(C) Degree of uncertainty in information
(D) Degree of certainty in information
Answer: (C)
3. CONPOLIS (India) was set up in the year
(A) 1985
(B) 1986
(C) 1987
(D) 1988
Answer: (A)
4. First time efforts for the development of libraries in India were made
(A) S. R. Ranganathan
(B) S. Radhakrishnan
(C) Sayaji Rao Gaekwad I
(D) Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III
Answer: (D)
5. An E-book which does not require an internet connection to access its contents is
(A) Web book (B) Palm book
(C) Electronic Ink e-book (D) Digital book
Answer: (D)
6. Emerald full text Database is published from
(A) USA
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) U.K.
Answer: (D)
7. Who propounded “Conservative, moderate and liberal theories of reference service”?
(A) William A Katz
(B) S. R. Ranganathan
(C) James I. Wyer
(D) R. Emery
Answer: (C)
8. The input Centre for INIS in India is
(A) DRDO (B) DSIR (C) TFIR (D) BARC
Answer: (D)
9. The provision of phase relations in DDC was made available from
(A) 14th edition (B) 2nd edition (C) 7th edition (D) 11th edition
Answer: (D)
10. RDA stands for
(A) Resource Description Agency
(B) Reference Description and Access
(C) Reference Description Agency
(D) Resource Description and Access
Answer: (D)
11. Cost benefit analysis means
(A) Value for money
(B) Performance evaluation based on cost
(C) Finding out unit cost
(D) Performance evaluation based on inputs
Answer: (B)
12. Which national agency in India is assigning the ISBN?
(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Education Resource Centre
(B) Delhi Public Library
(C) Federation of Publishers in India
(D) National Library of India
Answer: (A)
13. The term ‘Cyberspace’ was first used by
(A) Andrew Pollock (B) William Gibson
(C) John Postal (D) Joe Flower
Answer: (B)
14. RFID Technology is used in
(A) Acquisition (B) Serial Control
(C) Circulation Control (D) OPAC
Answer: (C)
15. The Boolean operator ‘AND’ is related to
(A) Productive (B) Additive
(C) Logical Difference (D) None of the above
Answer: (B)
16. The process of configuring the disks into tracks and sectors is called
(A) Booting (B) Formatting
(C) Labelling (D) All the above
Answer: (B)
17. A research design is
(A) A series of guide posts (B) A series of sampling
(C) A hypothetical statement (D) A controller of variance
Answer: (A)
18. In a questionnaire, questionnaire on age, income and gender are the examples of
(A) Dependent variables (B) Intervening variables
(C) Independent variables (D) Manipulation variables
Answer: (C)
19. The simple Dublin Core Metadata Element Set (DCMES) consists of
(A) 10 elements (B) 15 elements
(C) 14 elements (D) 18 elements
Answer: (B)
20. ‘Libraries as Gateways to Knowledge’ is the title of the document
(A) National Information Policy, 1986
(B) Information Technology Act, 2000
(C) National Knowledge Commission on Libraries, 2007
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C)
21. Assertion (A): INDEST conceived J-Gate as a customized gate for e-journals subscribed by the member libraries.
Reason (R): J-Gate provides a common access platform for all its members to search and share resources subscribed by the member libraries.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer: (A)
22. Assertion (A): XML, just like HTML is a meta language that is capable of containing extendable elements.
Reason (R): XML develop and deploy new specific mark up, enabling automatic authoring and processing of networked information.
(A) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Answer: (B)
23. Assertion (A): Measuring the Internet and in particular the web is a difficult task.
Reason (R): Web is considered as a new publishing medium with inadequate editorial process.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer: (A)
24. Assertion (A): An indexing language is an artificial language as it uses controlled vocabulary.
Reason (R): It provides different relationships between terms.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer: (B)
25. Assertion (A): With large collection of documents, recall can be measured properly.
Reason (R): The proper estimation of maximum recall for a query requires detailed knowledge of all the documents in the collection.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer: (C)
26. Assertion (A): In contemporary digital environment, IPR become the focal point.
Reason (R): Many fold increase of unfair use of I.P.
(A) (A) and (R) are true. (B) (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false. (D) (A) is false and (R) is true.
Answer: (A)
27. Assertion (A): Library automation is at a slow pace in Indian Libraries.
Reason (R): Lack of U.G.C. (India) support lead to this situation.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true. (B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer: (C)
28. Assertion (A): The development of Institutional Repositories in India is at a slow pace.
Reason (R): This can be attributed to the non-availability of open source software and lack of interest among the LIS professionals.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is partially true.
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.
Answer: (C)
29. Assertion (A): Subject gateways offer the users an alternative to ‘Vacuum Cleaner’ type of search engines, such as Google, Infoseek, Alta Vista etc.
Reason (R): Subject Gateways hold manually created records, rich resource description containing relevant information.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
Answer: (B)
30. Assertion (A): Para-professional staff supports the professional staff in Library routines.
Reason (R): Para-professional staffs acquire skill by experience.
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true. (B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false. (D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
Answer: (D)
31. Public Library Law has already been passed in the following States. Identify the correct chronological order in which they were enacted.
(i) Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) (ii) Orissa
(iii) Gujarat (iv) Haryana
Codes :
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Answer: (B)
32. Arrange in chronological order the following persons who were associated with computing history:
(i) J. Presper Eckart (ii) John W Mauchly
(iii) August Ada (iv) Charles Babbage
Codes :
(A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Answer: (D)
33. Arrange the following events of Public Library movement in chronological order:
(i) Enactment of Press and Registration of Books Act
(ii) Establishment of the Punjab Library, Lahore
(iii) Constitution of Fyzee Committee
(iv) Declaration of Imperial Library (Calcutta) as National Library of India
Codes :
(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
Answer: (A)
34. Arrange the following layers of OSI model in the sequence in which they function:
(i) Network Layer (ii) Physical Layer
(iii) Transport Layer (iv) Data Link Layer
Codes :
(A) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(B) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(C) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Answer: (C)
35. Arrange the following four quadrants of spiral of scientific method in their logical order :
(i) Ascendant (ii) Nadir
(iii) Zenith (iv) Descendent
Codes :
(A) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(B) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Answer: (D)
36. Arrange the following books in order of their publication:
(i) Classified Catalogue Code (ii) Prolegamena to Library Classification
(iii) Five Laws of Library Science (iv) Colon Classification
Codes :
(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Answer: (C)
37. Arrange the following bibliographies according to their date of origin:
(i) Indian National Bibliography (ii) Cumulative Book Index
(iii) Book In Print (iv) British National Bibliography
Codes :
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Answer: (A)
38. Arrange the following schemes of classification according to their year of origin:
(i) Colon Classification (ii) Expansive Classification
(iii) Universal Decimal Classification (iv) Dewey Decimal Classification
Codes :
(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
Answer: (C)
39. Arrange the following principles and canons according to their levels as enunciated by Dr. S. R. Ranganathan :
(i) Principles of Cataloguing (ii) General Normative Principles
(iii) Laws of Library Science (iv) Canons of Cataloguing
Codes :
(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(D) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
Answer: (B)
40. Arrange the following Associations according to their year of formation:
(i) ASLIB (ii) LA
(iii) ALA (iv) SLA
Codes :
(A) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(B) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
Answer: (A)
41. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(a) Little Science, Big Science (i) S.C. Bradfold
(b) Documentation (ii) William Martin
(c) The Third Wave (iii) Eric J de Solla Price
(d) The Information Society (iv) Alwin Toffler
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Answer: (B)
42. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(a) Key Word Indexing (i) J. R. Sharp
(b) Citation Indexing (ii) H. P. Luhn
(c) Uniterm Indexing (iii) E. Garfield
(d) SLIC Indexing (iv) M. Taube
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(D) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
Answer: (A)
43. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(a) Web Navigation Element (i) Telecommunication
(b) Shift + Tab (ii) SQL
(c) ANSI Standard (iii) Hyperlink
(d) TELNET (iv) Select the previous link
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Answer: (C)
44. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(a) Mcfee (i) DOAJ
(b) Directory (ii) Antivirus
(c) Personal Web pages (iii) Vendor on Internet
(d) Amazon.com (iv) Blogs
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Answer: (A)
45. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(a) Theory of Knowledge (i) Farmington Plan
(b) IS : 1553-1960 (ii) Metadata Format
(c) Resource Sharing (iii) Library Building
(d) TEI (iv) Epistomology
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
Answer: (C)
Read the passage given below, and answer the questions based on your understanding of the passage:
Rolland Munro describes accountability as an informal giving that is part of everyday conversation, as well as more formal transactions generally involving some sort of documentary artifact (what we archivists refer to as a “record”). He notes that the authors move “between accounts as stories, explanations and reasons for conduct on the one hand and accounts as coded representations, records, often in the form of numbers, on the other hand”. Each of these modes mediates the other in what he refers to as “accountability relationships.” “Distributions of materials and devices are as much as effect of the giving and calling for accounts, as they are integral to the business of producing and consuming accounts”. Records are both intermediaries in the accountability process and evidence of it.
In our daily language we often refer to accountability as something that must be achieved, rather than as something that is done informally yet continuously. The difference here is between viewing accountability as a thing represented by an artifact, such as a record, and thinking about accountability as a process in which people and records must interact to achieve accountability. In this latter view, the focus on accountability becomes an analysis of the methods people use to engage in accountability relations.
46. Rolland Munro described accountability as
(A) Classified documentary artifacts
(B) Formal artifacts only
(C) Unpublished and published documents
(D) Informal, formal and documentary records
Answer: (D)
47. The phrase ‘record keeping’ is associated with
(A) Computer programmers (B) Archivists
(C) Chartered Accountants (D) Office Managers
Answer: (B)
48. What integral components Munro has identified for accounting in the business?
(A) Records and Codes (B) Documentary archives
(C) Materials and devices (D) Legal Regulations
Answer: (C)
49. In general usage accountability means
(A) Something done informally (B) Something achieved
(C) Something done continuously (D) All of the above
Answer: (B)
50. Accountability, which is represented by an artifact, includes
(A) Process, Records, People (B) Theory, Practice, Records
(C) Theory, Practice, People (D) People, Records, Accounts
Answer: (A)