Solved paper II of 2012 December UGC NET examination in Library and Information Science is given below.
1. According to Machlup the difference between information and knowledge is
(A) Information increases with use, whereas knowledge is constant.
(B) Information is stimulatory, whereas knowledge is practical.
(C) Information is shareable, whereas knowledge is one’s property.
(D) Information is piecemeal, fragmented, particular, whereas knowledge is structured, coherent and universal.
Answer: (D)
2. “Web of Science” is
(A) A Citation Index
(B) A Bibliography
(C) An Abstracting Service
(D) All of the above
Answer: (A)
3. “Facts on File” can be grouped under
(A) Primary source
(B) Secondary source
(C) Tertiary source
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B)
4. In MARC 21, subject access fields are
(A) 3xx (B) 4xx
(C) 5xx (D) 6xx
Answer: (D)
5. Transformation of traditional libraries to hybrid / digital libraries is
(A) Crisis Management
(B) Re-engineering
(C) Change Management
(D) Project Management
Answer: (C)
6. Which one of the following is not a switching system?
(A) Packet (B) Circuit
(C) Router (D) Message
Answer: (C)
7. Access to back volumes of E-journals is known as _______.
(A) Random Access
(B) Perpetual Access
(C) Online Access
(D) Retrospective Access
Answer: (B)
8. The chi-square technique is used to compare the observed data with that of
(A) Collected raw data
(B) Expected data
(C) Analysed data
(D) Graphical data
Answer: (B)
9. ‘Parry Committee’ (UK) was set up to advise
(A) School Libraries
(B) Public Libraries
(C) Special Libraries
(D) University Libraries
Answer: (D)
10. FRBR is developed by
(A) LC (B) UNESCO
(C) IFLA (D) FID
Answer: (C)
11. Who were involved in Public Library Movement in India ?
(i) Sayaji Rao Gaekwad II
(ii) C.D. Deshmukh
(iii) S. Radhakrishnan
(iv) S.R. Ranganathan
Codes :
(A) (i) & (iii) are correct
(B) (ii) & (iv) are correct
(C) (i) & (iv) are correct
(D) (ii) & (iii) are correct
Answer: (C)
12. Which of the following are library networks ?
(i) Internet (ii) DELNET
(iii) NICNET (iv) OCLC
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(B) (ii) and (iv) are correct.
(C) (i) and (iii) are correct.
(D) (i) and (iv) are correct.
Answer: (B)
13. Which of the following are review type services ?
(i) Current Awareness
(ii) Trend Reports
(iii) News Clippings
(iv) State of the Art Report
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii) are correct.
(B) (i), (iii), (iv) are correct.
(C) (ii) & (iv) are correct.
(D) (ii) & (iii) are correct.
Answer: (C)
14. The basic characteristics of a system are
(i) Interrelated components
(ii) Independent and can stand alone
(iii) Arranged in hierarchical order
(iv) Inputs, processes, outputs & feed back
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii) are correct.
(B) (i), (ii), (iv) are correct.
(C) (ii), (iii), (iv) are correct.
(D) (i), (iii), (iv) are correct.
Answer: (D)
15. The general image file formats are:
(i) TIFF (ii) JPEG
(iii) MPEG (iv) PNG
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(B) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(C) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
Answer: (C)
16. Which of the following are common types of protocols ?
(i) HTTP (ii) FTP
(iii) Telnet (iv) Gopher
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(B) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.
(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
Answer: (D)
17. Which of the following are not the elements of DOI system ?
(i) Policies (ii) Subject
(iii) Description (iv) Resolution
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(B) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(C) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
Answer: (B)
18. Which of the following are Trade Bibliographies ?
(i) Books-in-Print
(ii) Indian Books-in-Print
(iii) Indian National Bibliography
(iv) British National Bibliography
Codes :
(A) (i) and (iii) are correct.
(B) (ii) and (iv) are correct.
(C) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(D) (ii) and (iii) are correct.
Answer: (C)
19. Assertion (A) : Distance education for LIS courses is gaining ground in India.
Reason (R) : Majority of people prefer it as an alternative channel of education.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
Answer: (C)
20. Assertion (A): Indian libraries are making optimum use of social networking.
Reason (R): Social networking has wider role in dissemination of information.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(C) (A) and (R) both are true.
(D) (A) and (R) both are false.
Answer: (B)
21. Assertion (A) : Knowledge is growing exponentially.
Reason (R) : Number of researchers have increased.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) & (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true but (R) is false.
Answer: (A)
22. Assertion (A) : Present decade has accepted E-journals as channels of fast communication.
Reason (R) : E-publications have added enormous quantity of literature but affected the quality of research.
Codes :
(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 true, but
(R) is not a correct explanation.
Answer: (C)
23. Assertion (A) : Library & Information centres are knowledge/management centres.
Reason (R) : Libraries handle tacit knowledge.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) (A) is partially true, but (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Answer: (B)
24. Assertion (A) : Metadata hold much promise for information retrieval and access in the digital age.
Reason (R) : Metadata can save a number of functions including description, resource discovery and management of resources.
Codes :
(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)
25. Assertion (A): Training methods through brain storming stimulate idea generation.
Reason (R): Training methods do not provide opportunity to unskilled to become skilled.
Codes :
(A) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) (A) is true but (R) is false.
Answer: (D)
26. Assertion (A) : Random samples are not representative of the whole population.
Reason (R) : Random numbers are used in forming a random sample.
Codes :
(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: (B)
27. Assertion (A) : Information Literacy is a basic skill essential for work environment in 21st century.
Reason (R) : Information iteracy helps to train the users to make use of ICT.
Codes :
(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. Arrange the following according to their year of first publication :
(i) Bliss Classification
(ii) Dewey Decimal Classification
(iii) Library of Congress Classification
(iv) Universal Decimal Classification.
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(C) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(D) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
Answer: (A)
29. Arrange the following IFLA programmes according to their year of commencement :
(i) UBC
(ii) UAP
(iii) ISBD
(iv) International MARC Office
Codes :
(A) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(C) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
(D) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
Answer: (D)
30. Arrange the following according to their year of origin :
(i) Indian National Bibliography
(ii) British National Bibliography
(iii) Cumulative Book Index
(iv) Books in Print
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
(B) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(D) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
Answer: (D)
31. Arrange the following in a chronological order according to their year of establishment :
(i) Library of Congress
(ii) NISCAIR
(iii) Delivery of Books Act
(iv) National Library of India
Codes :
(A) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(B) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(C) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(D) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
Answer: (C)
32. Arrange the following bibliographical standards according to their year of development :
(i) ISBD
(ii) MARC
(iii) Dublin Core
(iv) RDF
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(C) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
(D) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
Answer: No one is correct
33. Arrange the following according to their year of origin :
(i) UNICODE
(ii) XML
(iii) HTML
(iv) SGML
Codes :
(A) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
(B) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(C) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Answer: (A)
34. Arrange the following in order of their year of establishment :
(i) INIS
(ii) AGRIS
(iii) MEDLARS
(iv) UNESCO
Codes :
(A) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(B) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
(C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(D) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
Answer: No one is correct
35. Arrange the following according to their year of enactment :
(i) Tamil Nadu Public Library Act
(ii) Kerala Public Library Act
(iii) Maharashtra Public Library Act
(iv) Orissa Public Library Act
Codes :
(A) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(C) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(D) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
Answer: (A)
36. Match the following:
List – I List – II
a. ‘Guide to Use of Books And Libraries’ i. F.W. Lancaster
b. ‘If You Want to Evaluate Your Library’ ii. A.C. Foskelt
c. ‘Cuneiform to Computer : A History of Reference Sources’ iii. Jean K. Gates
d. ‘Subject Approach to Information’ iv. William A. Katz
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) i iv iii ii
(C) iii i iv ii
(D) iv ii i iii
Answer: (C)
37. Match the following:
List – I List – II
a. Directory i. Information Please Almanac
b. Annuals ii. Keesing’s Record of World Events
c. Bibliography iii. Encyclopaedia of Associations
d. News paper Digest
iv. Publishers’ Weekly
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii i iv ii
(B) i iii iv ii
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) iv i ii iii
Answer: (A)
38. Match the following :
List – I List – II
a. Guiding users to the place of information i. Digest
b. Guiding users in the use of information ii. User orientation
c. Alerting users with the latest arrivals iii. Referral
d. Providing users with summarized information iv. Current Awareness
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii iv i ii
(B) iii ii iv i
(C) iv i iii ii
(D) ii i iii iv
Answer: (B)
39. Match the following :
List – I List – II
a. B.S. Kesvan i. School of librarianship
b. Paul Otlet ii. National Library of India
c. W.C.B. Sayers iii. UDC
d. M. Taube iv. Uniterm Indexing
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iii i iv
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iv ii iii i
Answer: (A)
40. Match the following:
List – I List – II
a. Theory of Motivation i. Factor of planning
b. Unity of Command ii. Efficiency and waste prevention
c. MBO iii. Maslow
d. Forecasting iv. Peter Drucker
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iii i iv ii
Answer: (D)
41. Match the following:
List – I List – II
a. Classification i. LISA
b. Cataloguing ii. UDC
c. Subject Heading iii. AACR
d. Library Science Abstracts iv. LCSH
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) ii iii iv i
(C) iv iii i ii
(D) ii iv i iii
Answer: (B)
42. Match the following:
List – I (Budgetary technique) List – II (Limitation of budgetary technique)
a. Line i. Detailed information required
b. Formula ii. Time consuming
c. PPBS iii. Do not permit variation
d. Zerobased iv. Do not suggest future
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) iv iii i ii
(D) i iv ii iii
Answer: (C)
43. Match the following:
List – I List – II
a. File transfer protocol i. Data transmission capacity
b. Multimedia ii. Integration of text, colour sound and animation
c. Bandwidth iii. Bulletin Board
d. Electronic Notice Board iv. Internet
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv ii i iii
(B) i iii ii iv
(C) ii i iv iii
(D) i iv ii iii
Answer: (A)
44. 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 unauthorized 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
Answer: (C)
45. Match the following:
List – I List – II
a. OCLC i. Bio-Med
b. INFLIBNET ii. Web-Dewey
c. IISC iii. N-List
d. NLM iv. Digital Library of India
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) iii i ii iv
(C) iv ii iii i
(D) i iii iv ii
Answer: (A)
Read the passage given below, and answer the questions based on your understanding of the passage. (Question Nos. 46-50)
With the realization across the world that the global economy is going to be increasingly knowledge-based, science and technology have become the subject of discussion not just in classical ministries but also in ministries as diverse as commerce, industry and finance, and in case of United States, even in the State Department. In India, the Prime Minister has made frequent statements about the need to step up scientific research in the country.
Several large companies, including multinationals are outsourcing R & D programmes to India. This is partly because scientists are cheaper in India dollar for dollar, but also because India has a large pool of trained scientists. Industry data shows that R & D is now the third-largest segment in India’s export of Information Technology (IT) services. Foreign companies have invested over $ 1 billion in research operations in India from 1998 to 2003 and another estimated $ 5 billion are in the pipeline. The United States is the biggest investor followed by Germany, France, Denmark and UK. Japan and China have also begun to invest in research programmes in India. Most foreign investment is being directed to research in computer sciences, pharmaceuticals, molecular chemistry, drug discovery, engineering and automotive design and biotechnology, including plant breeding.
Whereas, flow of foreign investments has enthused research institutions that are targeted for collaboration, there is also cause for concern. Although, India now attracts considerable foreign investment in R & D, it has no system in place for assessing how this investment is affecting the country’s technological development. Nor is there any mechanism to monitor the impact of such investment on aspects such as skill development, sectoral capacity building etc. Do such foreign – funded research programmes benefit only the scientists and technicians in the form of better salaries and perks or do they also produce benefits for the country as a whole?
46. Focus on science and technology has increased because
(A) Indian commerce and Finance Ministries are giving great importance to it.
(B) World economy has become knowledge based.
(C) US State Department gives priority on S & T
(D) Knowledge Commission has identified it as one of the potential area of development
Answer: (B)
47. The following group of countries are the biggest investors in research :
(A) U.S., Germany, India, Russia
(B) Britain, France, U.S., India
(C) France, Denmark, U.S.A., U.K.
(D) Japan, China, India, Denmark
Answer: (C)
48. What is the cause of concern regarding foreign investment in research ?
(A) Scientists and technicians involved in research are not paid well.
(B) There are insufficient institutions that can be targeted for research collaboration.
(C) The benefit of such investments doesn’t get transferred to India.
(D) Sufficient methods to assess and evaluate the impact of such investment are not available.
Answer: (D)
49. Most foreign investment is being made in the area of
(A) Microbiology and life sciences.
(B) Computer science and automotive design.
(C) Physical sciences and planting.
(D) Grafting and biology.
Answer: (B)
50. Foreign companies are outsourcing R & D programmes to India because
(A) Quality of research is quite high in India.
(B) Outsourcing is cost effective for foreign companies.
(C) There is scarcity of skilled manpower in those countries.
(D) None of the above.
Answer: (B)