LIS MCQ

Competitive Exams: Library & Information Science MCQs(Practice-Test 1 of 250)

1. ASK (Approach, Skill, Knowledge) principle is related to
   1. Classification
   2. Management
   3. ICT
   4. Standards
   Answer: b
2. The subject of Research Methodology is the outcome of the mode of formation of subject, known as
   1. Loose Assemblage
   2. Fission
   3. Distillation
   4. Cluster
   Answer: c
3. IIA founded in U. S. A. In 1968 stands for
   1. Integrated Industry Association
   2. Information Industry Association
   3. Integrated Illiteracy eradication Association
   4. Institute of Information Association.
   Answer: d
4. BSO in classification stands for
   1. Basic Subject of Organisation
   2. Broad Subject Ordering
   3. Bibliography of Subject Ordering
   4. Bibliographic Subject Organisation
   Answer: b
5. The concept of Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) was introduced by
   1. Kaiser
   2. Luhn of IBM
   3. S. R. Ranganathan
   4. Derek Austin.
   Answer: b
6. The book ‘Library Administration’ was brought out by Ranganathan in
   1. 1925
   2. 1933
   3. 1931
   4. 1935
   Answer: d
7. Among the following which has not been considered as a library of national importance
   1. Saraswati Mahal Library
   2. Delhi Public Library
   3. Kudha Baksh Oriental Library
   4. The Rampur Raza Library
   Answer: d
8. The term Lexicography is associated with:
   1. Compilation of Encyclopedia
   2. Compilation of Hand books
   3. Compilation of Dictionaries
   4. None of the above
   Answer: c
9. A Pre-print is a/an
   1. Article to be presented in a conference
   2. Conference paper to be included in the proceedings
   3. Neither a nor b
   4. Both a and b
   Answer: d
10. Binary system of numbers uses only
    1. Two digits
    2. Four digits
    3. Eight digits
    4. Six digits
    Answer: a
11. ‘Canon of Characteristics’ are part of
    1. Verbal plane
    2. Notational plane
    3. Idea plane
    4. Structural plane
    Answer: c
12. Xerographic process is categorised under
    1. Photographic process
    2. Reflex method
    3. Silver halide process
    4. Electrostatic process
    Answer: b
13. The ‘Study abroad’ is a/an
    1. Encyclopedia
    2. Year book
    3. Directory
    4. Handbook
    Answer: d
14. The ‘User Profile’ is a
    1. List of descriptors
    2. List of useful citations
    3. List of users
    4. Statement of user information
    Answer: d
15. Phoenix schedules are part of
    1. DDC
    2. BC
    3. UDC
    4. LCC
    Answer: a
16. ‘Universal Bibliographical Control’ is a programme of:
    1. FID
    2. IFLA
    3. UNISIST
    4. ALA
    Answer: b
17. The standard size of a catalogue card is
    1. 12.5 cm X 7.5 cm
    2. 12 cm X 7 cm
    3. 11 cm X 5 cm
    4. 10 cm X 4 cm
    Answer: a
18. According to General Financial Rules, 2005, loss of how many volumes per thousand volumes issued/consulted in a year is to be taken as reasonable.
    1. Three
    2. Four
    3. Five
    4. Six
    Answer: c
19. The standard size of a catalogue card is
    1. 5 inch X 3 inch
    2. 4 inch X 3 inch
    3. 4 inch X 4 inch
    4. 3 inch X 3 inch
    Answer: a
20. RDA related to
    1. Classification
    2. Cataloguing
    3. Searching
    4. Browsing
    Answer: b
21. Which of the following is a Tertiary Sources of Information?
    1. Journal
    2. Bibliography
    3. Encyclopaedia
    4. Bibliography of Bibliographies
    Answer: d
22. Number of States in India which have enacted Public Library Legislation till date is
    1. Nineteen
    2. Fourteen
    3. Thirteen
    4. Sixteen
    Answer: a
23. Information is …
    1. Raw data
    2. Raw knowledge
    3. Input data
    4. Organized data
    Answer: d
24. BERN CONVENTION (1886) is concerned with:
    1. Translations
    2. Copyright
    3. Patent
    4. Standards
    Answer: b
25. The invisible web refers to-
    1. The internet, since we cannot see it
    2. That part of the internet, which is hidden from the search engines
    3. The telecommunication signals which are not seen
    4. The failure in accessing the web pages
    Answer: b
26. Which organisation applied Library and Information Policy in India at national level?
    1. NISSAT
    2. INSDOC
    3. UNESCO
    4. RRRLF
    Answer: d
27. The act enacted in India in 1856 on Intellectual Property Right was based on:
    1. American Patent Law 1810
    2. British Patent Law 1852
    3. The Patent Bill
    4. The Design Act of 1911
    Answer: b
28. Whether intellectual property can be sold.
    1. No
    2. Sale is possible
    3. Yes
    4. None of these
    Answer: b
29. The term communication came from which language?
    1. Greek
    2. Latin
    3. German
    4. French
    Answer: b
30. To which country the credit is given to coin the term information society?
    1. USA
    2. France
    3. Japan
    4. India
    Answer: c
31. Today information is regarded as which of the following?
    1. Wealth
    2. Commodity
    3. Products
    4. All the above
    Answer: d
32. What is the unit of information?
    1. Bit
    2. Byte
    3. Gram
    4. Hertz
    Answer: a
33. Now a day's what is a most important vital resource for societal development of a country?
    1. Books
    2. Kowledge
    3. Information
    4. Data
    Answer: c
34. Which Indian University first started M. Lib. Sc. & M. Phil courses
    1. University of Delhi
    2. University of Madras
    3. S. N. D. T. Women University, Bombay
    4. Aligar Muslim University
    Answer: a
35. Which Commission recommended 10% of the total college budget for development of Libraries?
    1. Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Committee
    2. Mehrotra Committee
    3. Kothari Committee
    4. Curriculum Development Committee in LIS
    Answer: c
36. Where did Dr. S. R. Ranganathan put forth his five laws of library science?
    1. Meenakshi College, Annamalainagar
    2. Hindu College, New Delhi
    3. City College, Bangalore
    4. Christ College, Bangalore
    Answer: a
37. UNISIST is a
    1. Software
    2. A Programme
    3. Welfare association
    4. A committee
    Answer: b
38. Which association's tagline is “managing information”
    1. IFLA
    2. ASLIB
    3. ALA
    4. LC
    Answer: b
39. Which association's tagline is “connecting people and information”
    1. SLA
    2. IFLA
    3. ALA
    4. COMLA
    Answer: a
40. Which organization has introduced the concept of “Sister libraries” for children's and young adults reading?
    1. UNESCO
    2. IFLA
    3. LC
    4. LA
    Answer: b
41. Which two organizations jointly publish survey on digitization and preservation?
    1. IFLA + UNESCO
    2. ALA + UNESCO
    3. IFLA + ALA
    4. IFLA + LC
    Answer: a
42. Which organization was joined with Library Association to form CILIP in 2002?
    1. Institute of Bibliography
    2. Institute of Information Scientists
    3. Institute of Documentation
    4. Institute of Librarianship
    Answer: b
43. Who published the journal International classification?
    1. IFLA
    2. UNESCO
    3. ISKO
    4. ALA
    Answer: c
44. Which association in India awards teachers in LIS?
    1. IATLIS
    2. ILA
    3. IASLIC
    4. SIS
    Answer: a
45. Which law of library Science relates to the growth of libraries
    1. Forth law
    2. First law
    3. Second law
    4. Fifth law
    Answer: d
46. Resource sharing is a part of
    1. Library cooperation
    2. Library Administration
    3. Library Management
    4. Library Cataloging
    Answer: a
47. Library Technology Report is a publication of
    1. ALA
    2. IASLIC
    3. LA
    4. ILA
    Answer: a
48. ABGILA is a quarterly publication of
    1. Assam Library Association
    2. Andhra Desa Library Association
    3. Indian Library Association
    4. Raja Ram Mohun Roy Foundation
    Answer: c
49. The Librarian Day celebrated on
    1. 15th Sep
    2. 24th Nov
    3. 11th Dec
    4. 12th Aug
    Answer: d
50. Forms of Extension service
    1. Library Websites
    2. Library Orientation
    3. Book fair and Exhibition
    4. All
    Answer: d
51. Physical condition of the books should be property maintained. This is known as
    1. Collation.
    2. Conservation
    3. Shelf-arrangement
    4. Organization
    Answer: b
52. ________ is an important record of books, which shows the position of any book on the shelves.
    1. Bay Guide
    2. Authority File
    3. Accession List.
    4. Shelf. List
    Answer: d
53. Three great achievements in U. S. A. Were noticed i.e.. Enunciation of DDC classification scheme, formation of American Library Association and the publication of 1st Journal of the librarianship in the year
    1. 1857
    2. 1859
    3. 1876
    4. 1901.
    Answer: c
54. Books lost from the library are known through ________
    1. Stock verification
    2. Charging and discharging
    3. Shelf list
    4. Accession Register
    Answer: a
55. LA is the Library Association of
    1. Manipur
    2. Andhra Pradesh
    3. Great Britain
    4. Canada.
    Answer: c
56. Of the following libraries in India, which one is the oldest library?
    1. Asiatic Society Library, Bombay
    2. Connemara Public Library, Madras
    3. Delhi Public Library, Delhi
    4. National Library of India, Calcutta.
    Answer: d
57. The first centre to use computer in the library and information activities in India is
    1. DESIDOC
    2. INSDOC
    3. DRTC
    4. UGC.
    Answer: b
58. User education may be provided in four interrelated areas which are
    1. User's awareness, user studies, library orientation, bibliographic instruction
    2. User's awareness, library orientation, inter-profiling, bibliographic instruction
    3. Aptitude test of the users, use of cataloguing, inter-profiling, user's awareness
    4. Bibliographic instruction, library orientation, computer literacy, user's awareness.
    Answer: a
59. ‘Fair use’ is the norm for determining the legality of
    1. Producing the second edition of a book
    2. Photocopying an entire book
    3. Making available a book to another library on inter-library loan
    4. Prescribing a book as a text book.
    Answer: b
60. Generally a reference service of a library in the conventional form is processed through the stages which are
    1. Preparation, service, assimilation
    2. Indexing, orientation, delivery of the query's reply
    3. Orientation, user's study, photocopy supplied
    4. Preparation, orientation, delivery of the query's reply.
    Answer: a
61. ________ is a process of helping employees in an organization to acquire new skills and competence on a continuing basis
    1. Total Quality Management
    2. Management Information System
    3. Financial Resources Development
    4. Human Resources Development.
    Answer: a
62. PR stands for
    1. Indian Press Registration
    2. Intellectual Property Right
    3. International Property Right
    4. Indian Property Regulations.
    Answer: b
63. On which of the following technologies semantic web is not based?
    1. RDF
    2. Ontologies
    3. Cloud seeding
    4. URI
    Answer: c
64. The concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI) belongs to ____________________
    1. Second Generation Computers
    2. Third Generation Computers
    3. Fourth Generation Computers
    4. Fifth Generation Computers
    Answer: d
65. Computer memory is measured in ____________________
    1. Bytes
    2. Kilobytes
    3. Megabytes
    4. All of the above
    Answer: d
66. What are three types of basic languages used in computer programming?
    1. Zero, low and high levels
    2. COBOL, BASIC and PROLOG
    3. FOTRAN, PL/I and SNOWBOL
    4. Machine, Assembly and high level lannguages
    Answer: d
67. When CD-ROM was prepared and made?
    1. 1985
    2. 1982
    3. 1980
    4. 1977
    Answer: a
68. In how many ways switching system can be established?
    1. Two
    2. Three
    3. Five
    4. Seven
    Answer: b
69. Which type of switching system is telephone network?
    1. Circuit switching
    2. Packet switching
    3. Message switching
    4. None of the above
    Answer: a
70. Which of the following software is useful for word processing?
    1. DBASE
    2. LIBSYS
    3. WordStar
    4. CDS/ISIS
    Answer: c
71. NICNET and INDONET are the networks of which category?
    1. LAN
    2. MAN
    3. WAN
    4. IN
    Answer: c
72. What is a bug?
    1. Computer Virus
    2. Error in Computer Configuration
    3. Error in a Programme
    4. None of these
    Answer: c
73. Which is not a programming language?
    1. FORTRAN
    2. BASIC
    3. COBOL
    4. ASCII
    Answer: d
74. ISO-9960 is related with?
    1. Standard for encoding data on CD-ROM
    2. Standard for Computer Hardware
    3. Standard for Information Processing
    4. Standard for Networking
    Answer: a
75. ASCII has how many codes?
    1. 256
    2. 526
    3. 265
    4. 254
    Answer: a
76. Raw, unevaluated, unprocessed and unorganized facts is known as:
    1. Data
    2. Information
    3. Knowledge
    4. Wisdom
    Answer: a
77. Information retrieval is fastest from
    1. Floppy Disk
    2. Magnetic Tape
    3. Hard Disk
    4. None of the above
    Answer: c
78. An University providing Open Access to Sanskrit dissertations through Internet
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru University
    2. Delhi University
    3. Mahatma Gandhi University
    4. University of Madras
    Answer: b
79. In which of the following the term “Truncation” is used
    1. Budgeting
    2. Search Formulation
    3. Coordination
    4. Classified bibliography
    Answer: b
80. The CD alphabets in CDS/ISIS stands for
    1. Computerized Documentation
    2. Condensed Disk
    3. Confirmed Disc
    4. Compact Disc
    Answer: a
81. Electronic telecommunications system joining millions of computers together.
    1. E-mail
    2. Internet
    3. US Mail
    4. UPS
    Answer: b
82. Following is not a social bookmarking site:
    1. Digg
    2. Delicious
    3. Sqidoo
    4. Facebook
    Answer: c
83. Following is not a network protocol:
    1. HTTP
    2. SMTP
    3. TCP/IP
    4. Z39.50
    Answer: d
84. LOCKOSS (Software) is an international community initiative by:
    1. MIT Libraries
    2. Stanford University
    3. University of Waikato
    4. University of Southampton
    Answer: b
85. Identify the odd one from the following:
    1. Koha
    2. VTLS
    3. SLIM + +
    4. SOUL
    Answer: a
86. Following is not a Web two. Zero tool:
    1. Blog
    2. Facebook
    3. UGC-INFONET two. Zero
    4. RSS feeds
    Answer: c
87. Following is an example of microblogging:
    1. Wordpress
    2. Blogspot
    3. Livejournal
    4. Twitter
    Answer: d
88. Now-a-days how many types of Protocol are used?
    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    Answer: d
89. Which type of protocol is used by interface for public data network (PDN)?
    1. X. 25
    2. X. 12
    3. X. 13
    4. X. 20
    Answer: a
90. In Which five year plan the INFLIBNET was established
    1. Fourth five year plan
    2. Fifth five year plan
    3. Sixth five year plan
    4. Seventh five year plan
    Answer: d
91. Resource sharing is a part of …
    1. Library cooperation
    2. Library administration
    3. Library management
    4. Library cataloguing
    Answer: a
92. Which one is a full text e-Resource?
    1. JCCC
    2. ISID
    3. Science finder scholar
    4. ACS
    Answer: d
93. Which one is E-Bibliographic database?
    1. Nature
    2. Blackwell
    3. ISID
    4. Springer
    Answer: c
94. Virtua accommodates Different version of the MARC Standard?
    1. USMARC
    2. UKMARC
    3. CANMARC
    4. SWEMARC/All of above
    Answer: d
95. Which is the journal of Library and Information Science?
    1. Abacus
    2. Acta numerica
    3. Interlending and Document supply
    4. All of above
    Answer: c
96. The Electronic Library is____
    1. A Magazine
    2. A Journal Name
    3. A LIbrary
    4. An Encyclopeadia
    Answer: b
97. Which two is a Library Management Software for small libraries?
    1. Library Solution and Follet
    2. Follet and MSN
    3. MSN and Tar
    4. LYCOS and Live Search
    Answer: a
98. What is APS?
    1. A Search Engine?
    2. A Full-text e-resource
    3. Bibliographic database
    4. Library Management Software
    Answer: b
99. Which one is Library and Information Science Journal name?
    1. Reference Reviews incorporating ASLIB Book Guide
    2. Reference Reviews incorporating ASLIB Book journals
    3. Reference Reviews incorporating ASLIB Book Review
    4. Reference Reviews incorporating ASLIB E-Book
    Answer: a
100. Questionnaire is a:
     1. Research method
     2. Measurement Technique
     3. Tool for data collection
     4. All the above
     Answer: c
101. The Dewey Decimal Classification divides human knowledge into
     1. 10 basic categories.
     2. 100 basic categories.
     3. 1000 basic categories.
     4. 10000 basic categories.
     Answer: a
102. Call Number of a Book Means
     1. Book Number
     2. Class Number
     3. Both a and b are true
     4. None of the above
     Answer: c
103. Accession Number means
     1. Call Number of a book
     2. Unique Number for a book inside a particular library.
     3. Book Number
     4. Class number
     Answer: b
104. How many digits have in the ISSN
     1. 10
     2. 8
     3. 13
     4. 15
     Answer: b
105. Main use of Shelf list is
     1. Cataloging
     2. Circulation
     3. Stock Verification
     4. Book Selection
     Answer: c
106. Posting the right person at the right place is called ________
     1. Recruitment
     2. Coaching
     3. Deployment
     4. Induction
     Answer: a
107. TQM is a system of continuous improvement employing participative management and centered on needs of the ________
     1. Customers
     2. Staff
     3. Organization
     4. Government
     Answer: c
108. Financial support given to libraries are of two types-Recurring
     1. Ad-hoc
     2. Endowments
     3. Annual
     4. Non-recurring
     Answer: b
109. Principle of maximum aggregate benefit is concerned with__
     1. Growth of library
     2. Library use
     3. Library service
     4. Library fee
     Answer: c
110. ___ takes items of expenditure for libraries as the working data for allocation of funds.
     1. Method of details
     2. Per capita method
     3. Principle of economy
     4. Library budget
     Answer: d
111. A budget which mainly covers items of current revenue and expenditure is called __.
     1. Programme budget
     2. Welfare economics
     3. Current budgeting
     4. Capital budgeting
     Answer: d
112. The library budget of a university is passed by the?
     1. Senate
     2. Executive Council
     3. Academic Council
     4. Research Council
     Answer: b
113. In fund accounting, _______ fund can not be used for other purposes.
     1. Recurring
     2. Non-recurring
     3. Restricted
     4. Encumbering
     Answer: a
114. Scrutiny of financial transactions is called
     1. Budgeting
     2. Programming
     3. Accounting
     4. Auditing
     Answer: d
115. What are the two parts of the annual report of the library
     1. Primary and Secondary
     2. Analytical and Systematic
     3. Upper and Lower
     4. Descriptive and Statistical
     Answer: d
116. How many columns are there in the accession register?
     1. 10
     2. 12
     3. 14
     4. 16
     Answer: c
117. PPBS relates to
     1. Book selection
     2. Journal selection
     3. Budgeting
     4. Library records
     Answer: c
118. Zero based budget is concerned with
     1. Present
     2. Past
     3. Future
     4. Remote future
     Answer: c
119. Another term of PERT is
     1. CPM
     2. POSDCORB
     3. MBO
     4. HRM
     Answer: a
120. POSDCORB is related to
     1. Library cataloguing
     2. Library reference service
     3. Library administration
     4. Library automation
     Answer: c
121. What are the standard size of the Accession Register is
     1. 16 “* 12”
     2. 16 “* 13”
     3. 16 “* 11”
     4. 16 “* 18”
     Answer: b
122. A good library building is an outcome of librarian and.
     1. Registrar
     2. Building Corporation
     3. Finance Officer
     4. Architect
     Answer: d
123. ________ are the storage areas for the various types of documents kept in a library.
     1. Tasks
     2. Racks
     3. Stacks
     4. Desks
     Answer: c
124. Study carrels are exclusive areas meant for
     1. Students
     2. Public
     3. Women
     4. Researchers
     Answer: d
125. Library catalogue cards are filed in specially designed drawers called
     1. Charging tray
     2. Catalogue cabinet
     3. Display rack.
     4. Filling equipment
     Answer: b
126. Information Gatekeepers come under ________ sources.
     1. Documentary
     2. Human
     3. Institutional
     4. Neo-conventional
     Answer: a
127. ________ is a legal document and can be used as a source of industrial information.
     1. Report
     2. Law Review
     3. Patent
     4. Specification
     Answer: d
128. In Encyclopaedia Britianica, ___________ acts as an index to macropaedia.
     1. Bibliography
     2. Introduction Part
     3. Propaedia
     4. Micropaedia
     Answer: d
129. One of the book selection principles states that “the best reading for the largest number at the … Cost.”
     1. Maximum
     2. Medium
     3. Least
     4. Zero
     Answer: c
130. Payments for the books purchased can be made only after
     1. Accessioning
     2. Classification
     3. Cataloguing
     4. Arrangement in the shelve
     Answer: a
131. The standard size of an accession register (in inches) is?
     1. 15 × 13
     2. 16 × 13
     3. 12 × 5
     4. 5 × 3
     Answer: b
132. Technical section performs mainly two functions namely classification
     1. Accessioning
     2. Bills payment
     3. Cataloguing
     4. Shelving
     Answer: c
133. Getting books back from the users and releasing the borrower's ticket is known as
     1. Charging
     2. Holding
     3. Reserving
     4. Discharging
     Answer: d
134. While entering the library, the personal belongings of a reader is kept in ________
     1. Cloak Room
     2. Property Counter
     3. Gate counter
     4. Store room
     Answer: b
135. Books misplaced on the shelves by readers are restored. This work is referred to as.
     1. Shelving
     2. Stock verification
     3. Shelf rectification
     4. Shifting
     Answer: c
136. Outdated and seldom used books are withdrawn from the library is known as ___________.
     1. Shelving
     2. Weeding
     3. Circulating
     4. Guiding
     Answer: b
137. The objective of library binding is ________of the library materials.
     1. Proper organisation
     2. Accessibility.
     3. Durability
     4. Humidity control
     Answer: c
138. All part and pages of a volume are correctly sequenced in the first stage of binding process known as?
     1. Sewing
     2. Guard
     3. Pulling
     4. Collation
     Answer: d
139. Sheets before and after the text of a book are called _________.
     1. End papers
     2. Attach cover
     3. Head bands
     4. Gilding
     Answer: a
140. Leather being used as one of the binding materials i.e.. _________ is the strongest leather.
     1. Roan
     2. Imitation
     3. Pig skin
     4. Sheep skin
     Answer: d
141. ________ has prescribed certain standards for library binding.
     1. ILA
     2. ALA
     3. BLA
     4. NBT
     Answer: b
142. A skillful method of providing means mechanism and structural elements to. Streamline organizational work is known as _______
     1. Strategic planning
     2. Role analysis
     3. Work culture
     4. Autonomous planning
     Answer: a
143. Calcutta Public Library was established during
     1. 15th Century
     2. 16th Century
     3. 19th Century
     4. 20th Century.
     Answer: c
144. ______ budgeting does not take into account what happened in the past but emphasizes on current activities.
     1. Formula
     2. Performance
     3. Programme
     4. Zero-base
     Answer: b
145. The library budget of a university is passed by the?
     1. Senate
     2. Executive Council
     3. Academic Council
     4. Research Council
     Answer: b
146. In fund accounting, _______ fund cannot be used for other purposes.
     1. Recurring
     2. Non-recurring
     3. Restricted
     4. Encumbering
     Answer: a
147. Scrutiny of financial transactions is called
     1. Budgeting
     2. Programming
     3. Accounting
     4. Auditing
     Answer: d
148. ________ is one of the records of circulation section.
     1. Accession Register
     2. Day book
     3. Catalogue Card
     4. AACR-2 R
     Answer: a
149. The marketing concepts in Library Service include
     1. analysis, planning, implementation and control
     2. advertising, planning, analysis and control
     3. distribution, control, analysis, implementation
     4. indexing, planning, control and implementation.
     Answer: b
150. There are a few basic factors which may be applied in winning the hearts of the readers. They are
     1. Psychological factor, environmental factor, social factor
     2. Self factor, psychological factor, service factor
     3. Service factor, philosophical factor, self factor
     4. Technological factor, service factor, self factor.
     Answer: d
151. Mean, Median and Mode are:
     1. Measures of deviation
     2. Ways of sampling
     3. Measures of control tendency
     4. None of the above
     Answer: d
152. Research is
     1. Searching again and again
     2. Finding solution to any problem
     3. Working in a scientific way to search for truth of any problem
     4. None of the above
     Answer: c
153. Which of the following is the first step in starting the research process?
     1. Searching sources of information to locate problem.
     2. Survey of related literature
     3. Identification of problem
     4. Searching for solutions to the problem
     Answer: c
154. A common test in research demands much priority on
     1. Reliability
     2. Useability
     3. Objectivity
     4. All of the above
     Answer: d
155. Action research means
     1. A longitudinal research
     2. An applied research
     3. A research initiated to solve an immediate problem
     4. A research with socioeconomic objective
     Answer: c
156. A reasoning where we start with certain particular statements and conclude with a universal statement is called
     1. Deductive Reasoning
     2. Inductive Reasoning
     3. Abnormal Reasoning
     4. Transcendental Reasoning
     Answer: b
157. Which of the following variables cannot be expressed in quantitative terms?
     1. Socio-economic Status
     2. Marital Status
     3. Numerical Aptitude
     4. Professional Attitude
     Answer: c
158. The essential qualities of a researcher are
     1. Spirit of free enquiry
     2. Reliance on observation and evidence
     3. Systematization or theorizing of knowledge
     4. All the above
     Answer: d
159. In the process of conducting research ‘Formulation of Hypothesis’ is followed by
     1. Statement of Objectives
     2. Analysis of Data
     3. Selection of Research Tools
     4. Collection of Data
     Answer: c
160. A research paper is a brief report of research work based on
     1. Primary Data only
     2. Secondary Data only
     3. Both Primary and Secondary Data
     4. None of the above
     Answer: c
161. One of the following is not an open source software:
     1. DSpace
     2. Windows
     3. Green-stone
     4. Linux
     Answer: b
162. Classification of all types of libraries has been made by-
     1. IFLA
     2. UNISIST
     3. UNESCO
     4. INSDOC
     Answer: c
163. Reading centre's, story hours, exhibitions and reading to literature are forms of …
     1. Extension service
     2. Service of a public library
     3. Both
     4. None
     Answer: c
164. Informal self education is possible in what kind of library?
     1. National Library
     2. Public Library
     3. Specific Library
     4. College Library
     Answer: b
165. Is a process of information
     1. Books
     2. CD-ROM
     3. Computers
     4. None of the above
     Answer: b
166. Feedback mechanism is a part of which service?
     1. Reprography
     2. CAS
     3. Translation service
     4. SDI
     Answer: d
167. What is the collection of terms or records in MARC called?
     1. System
     2. Network
     3. Website
     4. Database
     Answer: d
168. What is Bibliometry?
     1. Function of Library Network
     2. Information Management Service
     3. Information Management Tool
     4. Library Service
     Answer: c
169. Microchip was invented by…
     1. Microsoft
     2. IBM
     3. DELL
     4. Intel
     Answer: d
170. Information is…
     1. Raw Data
     2. Processed Data
     3. Input data
     4. Organized data
     Answer: d
171. Conference proceedings are considered as____documents.
     1. Conventional
     2. Primary
     3. Secondary
     4. Tertiary
     Answer: b
172. RSS feed is a tool of:
     1. Graphic design
     2. Web 1.0
     3. Web 2.0
     4. Architecture
     Answer: c
173. An appropriate source to find out descriptive information is____.
     1. Bibliography
     2. Directory
     3. Encyclopedia
     4. Dictionary
     Answer: c
174. One of the following search engine is exclusively meant for scientific information:
     1. Google
     2. Yahoo
     3. SCIRUS
     4. Altavista
     Answer: c
175. Technological Gatekeeper is:
     1. A formal method of giving current awareness service
     2. A method of technology assessment and evaluation
     3. A process of transfer of technology
     4. An informal mechanism of keeping user informed of relevant development
     Answer: d
176. The Farmington plan is associated with:
     1. Library Legislation
     2. Library Cataloguing
     3. Library Cooperation
     4. Library Indexing Service
     Answer: c
177. UNESCO assisted Model Public Library in India is located at:
     1. Kolkata
     2. Delhi
     3. Mumbai
     4. Chennai
     Answer: b
178. Mark the ‘odd one out’
     1. Cow-Calf principle
     2. Principle of osmosis
     3. Wall picture principle
     4. Whole organ principle
     Answer: b
179. Shelf list facilitates____.
     1. Classification
     2. Weeding out
     3. Stock verification
     4. Documentation
     Answer: c
180. Questionnaire is a:
     1. Research method
     2. Measurement technique
     3. Tool for data collection
     4. Data analysis technique
     Answer: c
181. A periodical evaluation of an employee is done through____.
     1. Job rotation
     2. Performance appraisal
     3. Refresher course
     4. Work guide
     Answer: b
182. “Controlled Group” is a term used in____.
     1. Survey research
     2. Historical research
     3. Experimental research
     4. Descriptive research
     Answer: c
183. ‘Noise’ in Information Retrieval is due to____.
     1. Precision
     2. Recall
     3. Relevant information
     4. Redundant information
     Answer: d
184. What is the relationship between ISBD and cataloguing codes?
     1. They are not related at all
     2. Cataloguing codes will include bibliographic description
     3. ISBD includes cataloguing rules
     4. ISBD can replace cataloguing rules
     Answer: b
185. Tagging in web 2 application is called:
     1. Taxonomy
     2. Folksonomy
     3. Syndication
     4. Directory
     Answer: b
186. Inductive logic proceeds from:
     1. General to General
     2. Particular to General
     3. General to Particular
     4. Particular to Particular
     Answer: b
187. Which of the following is not a “Graphic representation”
     1. Pie Chart
     2. Bar Chart
     3. Table
     4. Histogram
     Answer: c
188. The oldest and the largest Library Association in the world is____.
     1. ALA
     2. LA
     3. IFLA
     4. IASLIC
     Answer: a
189. Which of the following is not covered under Intellectual Property Rights?
     1. Copyrights
     2. Patents
     3. Trade Marks
     4. Thesaurus
     Answer: d
190. Ontology is____.
     1. An Indexing Method
     2. Classification of Internet based documents
     3. Cataloguing of Internet based documents
     4. Documentation service
     Answer: b
191. High Level Language is____.
     1. Disk space dependent
     2. OS dependent
     3. Machine independent
     4. Machine dependent
     Answer: c
192. The transmission of receiver's reaction back to the sender is known as____.
     1. Noise
     2. Feedback
     3. Medium
     4. Source
     Answer: b
193. Protocol means____.
     1. Interchange of data between two devices
     2. Interchange of data between two computers
     3. Linkage between two computers
     4. Linkage between two devices
     Answer: d
194. Which of the following is an ‘Acronym’
     1. UNESCO
     2. UNO
     3. UNDP
     4. UGC
     Answer: a
195. A set of rules that govern overall data communications system is popularly known as____.
     1. Protocol
     2. Agreement
     3. Pact
     4. Memorandum
     Answer: a
196. Staffing is concerned with providing and maintaining____resources.
     1. Physical
     2. Technical
     3. Human
     4. Financial
     Answer: c
197. Which of the following is not true about e journals?
     1. They are distributed through digital methods
     2. They also have editors or editorial boards
     3. They are publications of serial nature
     4. They are always free of cost
     Answer: d
198. What is the meaning of ‘Translation Pools’
     1. Details about the names of translation experts
     2. Details about the addresses of the translators
     3. Agency of the names of translation experts
     4. None of these.
     Answer: c
199. How is stochastic equation of information solved?
     1. By statistical rules
     2. By dynamic rules
     3. By statistical and dynamic rules
     4. None of these.
     Answer: c
200. Whether Library is a system?
     1. Yes, it has various sections as sub-systems coordinating each other forming a system
     2. No, it cannot be a system
     3. It is quite impossible
     4. Library is separate from a system.
     Answer: a
201. The secondary source of information comprised of:
     1. Text books and research monographs.
     2. Subject periodicals and encyclopedias
     3. Indexing and Abstracting periodicals
     4. Bibliography and patents
     Answer: c
202. Article published in research journal are…
     1. Reference sources
     2. Secondary sources
     3. Primary sources
     4. Tertiary sources
     Answer: c
203. What is the Thesaurus?
     1. A collection of selected terminology
     2. Synonymous terms
     3. List of words
     4. All of the above
     Answer: d
204. What is a Patent?
     1. An agreement to the Government
     2. Document of the library
     3. An agreement between the inventor and the Government
     4. An agreement between library and Publisher
     Answer: c
205. World of learning is a what source of information
     1. Primary source
     2. Documentary source
     3. Secondary source
     4. Tertiary source
     Answer: c
206. Facts of File is weekly digest of
     1. Indian events
     2. American events
     3. World events
     4. England events
     Answer: c
207. Compton year book contains
     1. Political events
     2. Cultural events
     3. Outstanding events
     4. Economic events
     Answer: c
208. Online Europa year book has coverage since
     1. 1965
     2. 1975
     3. 1984
     4. 1985
     Answer: d
209. Which of the following is a specialized information organization online tool?
     1. Mamma
     2. Dogpile
     3. Vivisimo
     4. Entireweb
     Answer: c
210. Research periodicals are which category of sources?
     1. Primary
     2. Secondary
     3. Tertiary
     4. Non documentary.
     Answer: a
211. Reference sources are those
     1. Which are large in size?
     2. Which are read at home easily?
     3. Which used to obtain particular information?
     4. Which are costly?
     Answer: c
212. Which part of new encyclopedia Britannica is useful for ready references?
     1. Macropaedia
     2. Propaedia
     3. Micropaedia
     4. Premedia
     Answer: b
213. Year book are also known as
     1. Hand book
     2. Annual
     3. Directory
     4. Dictionary
     Answer: b
214. What is India: A reference annual?
     1. Year Book
     2. Almanac
     3. Gide book
     4. Hand book
     Answer: a
215. What is Trade bibliography?
     1. List of Author Bibliography
     2. List of Special Bibliography
     3. List of books in print or for sale compiled by a publisher
     4. List of books of trade Library
     Answer: c
216. What is the meaning of E-Documents?
     1. All Documents other than printed
     2. Non-Paper documents
     3. In electronic form such as Cassettes, CD-ROMs, etc.
     4. Audio visual tools
     Answer: c
217. Which of the following is not the documents?
     1. Manuscript
     2. Book
     3. Inscription
     4. Periodical
     Answer: c
218. Generally the information sources are divided mainly in to following categories?
     1. Primary and secondary.
     2. Reference and information sources.
     3. Documentary and non-documentary
     4. Books and periodicals
     Answer: c
219. What are non-documentary sources?
     1. Which are in printed form?
     2. Which are in not printed form?
     3. Which are nor documents
     4. None of these
     Answer: b
220. Today which type of information sources is most useful?
     1. Reference sources
     2. Documentary source
     3. Non-Documentary source
     4. Both the Documentary and Non-Documentary sources
     Answer: c
221. Cover to cover translation is treated as
     1. Selective dissemination service
     2. Current awareness services
     3. On demand services
     4. Anticipatory services
     Answer: b
222. What is the suitable reference sources to know about the information of a particular place?
     1. Directory
     2. Gazetteer
     3. Encyclopedia
     4. Year book
     Answer: b
223. What is the suitable reference sources to find out the list of historical monuments of Delhi?
     1. Atlas
     2. Gazetteer
     3. Guide book
     4. Globe
     Answer: c
224. What is world of learning?
     1. Directory
     2. Encyclopedia
     3. Dictionary
     4. Year book
     Answer: a
225. What do you call a collection of maps, tables, charts, etc.
     1. Globe
     2. Gazetteer
     3. Atlas
     4. Map
     Answer: c
226. How many volumes Micropaedia of new Encyclopedia Britannica is published?
     1. 2
     2. 10
     3. 11
     4. 12
     Answer: c
227. Encyclopedia Americana consists of
     1. 20 Volumes
     2. 25 Volumes
     3. 28 Volumes
     4. 30 Volumes
     Answer: d
228. Which of the following are not the secondary sources?
     1. Encyclopedia
     2. Digest
     3. Thesis
     4. Text book
     Answer: c
229. What is the publication frequency of books in print?
     1. Monthly
     2. Weekly
     3. Annually
     4. Quarterly
     Answer: c
230. What is National bibliography?
     1. List of books of National Library
     2. List of books published in a particular Nation
     3. List of books written by National government
     4. List of books on a nation
     Answer: b
231. What is the frequency of INB?
     1. Quarterly
     2. Monthly
     3. Weekly
     4. Annual
     Answer: b
232. ‘Facts on File’ is a
     1. Weekly list
     2. Fortnightly
     3. Monthly
     4. Quarterly
     Answer: a
233. The term “Information Service” is an improvised name …
     1. Administration
     2. Documentation
     3. Bibliography
     4. Reference service
     Answer: d
234. Abstracting service provides…
     1. Abstract of articles
     2. Whole bibliographic description of articles
     3. Whole bibliographic description along with abstracts of article
     4. Whole bibliographic sources
     Answer: c
235. Which service demands the creation of a ‘user’ profile?
     1. CAS
     2. Information retrieval
     3. SDI
     4. Reference service
     Answer: c
236. CAS is defined as
     1. A process of dissemination of information
     2. A process of information
     3. A process of dissemination of current information
     4. A simple information service
     Answer: c
237. Feedback mechanism is a part of which service?
     1. Reprography service
     2. CAS
     3. Translation service
     4. SDI
     Answer: d
238. Mobile library is a kind of which service?
     1. Reference service
     2. Extension service
     3. Ready reference service
     4. Long range reference service
     Answer: b
239. The person who provides reference service is called
     1. Chief librarian
     2. Grade One Librarian
     3. Deputy Librarian
     4. Reference Librarian
     Answer: d
240. Reading centre, story hours, exhibition and reading to literature are form of
     1. Extension service
     2. Service of Public library
     3. Both
     4. None
     Answer: a
241. What is the another name of Added entries?
     1. Main entry
     2. Cross reference entry
     3. Secondary entries
     4. Subject entry
     Answer: c
242. How many Auxiliary tables are there in DDC 23rd Edition
     1. 16
     2. 6
     3. 7
     4. 8
     Answer: b
243. Phoenix schedules are part of which classification
     1. CC
     2. DDC
     3. UDC
     4. LCC
     Answer: b
244. Sear's List of Subject Headings (SLSH) is mainly useful for
     1. Small and medium libraries
     2. Special libraries
     3. Academic libraries
     4. College libraries
     Answer: a
245. The word classification comes from the Latin word
     1. Classis
     2. Classes
     3. Clauses
     4. Fiction
     Answer: a
246. Who is the publishers of Sear's list of subject headings
     1. Dr. SR Ranganathan
     2. Brown
     3. HW Wilson
     4. CA Cutter
     Answer: c
247. MESH is a
     1. Thesaurus
     2. Dictionary
     3. Journal
     4. Library
     Answer: a
248. The First edition of DDC Consisted of
     1. 144 pages
     2. Four volume
     3. 44 pages
     4. 124 pages
     Answer: c
249. What are the four entity of FRBR model?
     1. Personality, Matter, Energy, Space
     2. Work, Expression, Manifestation, Item
     3. Book, Form, Availability, Type
     4. Discipline, Entity, Action, Personality
     Answer: b
250. When was the different typological study towards mode of formation of subjects done?
     1. 1950
     2. 1960
     3. 1970
     4. 1975
     Answer: a