1.

Precis was Developed by

(A) Henri La Fontaine (B) Ranganathan
(C) Bhattacharya (D) Derek Austin
(E) Answer not known

2. The term information retrieval was coined in

(A) 1969 (B) 1955
(C) 1967 (D) 1952
(E) Answer not known

3. Which one is called as a measure of exactness or fidelity?

(A) Recall (B) Precision
(C) Decimal Classification (D) Binary classification
(E) Answer not known

4. In which year W3C Published recommendations for Cascading Style

Sheets (CSS) Level 1?
(A) October 1996 (B) December 1996
(C) February 1997 (D) December 1997
(E) Answer not known

5. KWIC was adopted by

(A) Library of congress
(B) American chemical society
(C) American Armed service
(D) Ulrich International Periodical Directory
(E) Answer not known
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6. In which year Information Retrieval was coined by Calvin Mooers?
(A) 1950 (B) 1951
(C) 1952 (D) 1953
(E) Answer not known

7. Which one of the following is not a classical model of Information

retrieval?
(A) Boolean (B) Cluster
(C) Probabilistic (D) Vector space
(E) Answer not known

8. The stairs project was published by

(A) D.S. Foskett and S.C. Bradford.
(B) Thomas Blount and John Leland
(C) Blair and Maron
(D) L. Shores and M. Hutchins
(E) Answer not known

9. Stairs project was first published in

(A) 1985 (B) 1990
(C) 1965 (D) 1995
(E) Answer not known

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10. What is Recall in retrieval of document?
(A) Fraction of retrieved documents that are relevant
(B) Fraction of relevant documents that are retrieved
(C) Fraction of retrieved documents that are irrelevant
(D) Fraction of irrelevant documents that are retrieved
(E) Answer not known

11. Which one of the following is a data base?

(A) ANDROID (B) MEDLARS
(C) LINUX (D) WINDOWS
(E) Answer not known

12. Till 1970 the British National Bibliography –––––––––––– type of

system for fair trial adapted.
(A) Classification Indexing system
(B) Cataloguing Indexing system
(C) Chain Indexing system
(D) Revenue Indexing system
(E) Answer not known

13. Who introduced Uniterm Indexing system?

(A) S.R. Ranganathan (B) Ganesh Bhattacharya
(C) Derk Austin (D) Mortimer Taube
(E) Answer not known

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14. Which Indexing involves two steps?
(i) Conceptual analysis and
(ii) Translation
(A) Title Indexing (B) Keyword Indexing
(C) Subject Indexing (D) Author Indexing
(E) Answer not known

15. Which year post co-ordinate system emerged?

(A) 1950 (B) 1960
(C) 1970 (D) 1940
(E) Answer not known

16. Andrea crestadoro introduced the concept of

(A) KWOC (B) KWAC
(C) POPSI (D) Keyword in Title
(E) Answer not known

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17. Match the following
List – I List – II
(a) Search Engine 1. Internet Explorer
(b) Subject Gateway 2. Dogpile
(c) Net Browser 3. FTP
(d) Meta search Engine 4. SOSIG
5. Altavista

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 5 1 2 3
(C) 5 1 4 2
(D) 5 4 1 2
(E) Answer not known

18. Match the following :

A. Search Engines B. Examples
(a) General search engines 1. Geoindex
(b) Reasonal search engines 2. Lycos
(c) Subject specific search engine 3. Savvy search
(d) Meta search engine 4. Excite

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 4 3 1 2
(E) Answer not known

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19. SEO stands for
(A) Search English optimization
(B) Search Engine optimization
(C) Search Engine operator
(D) Search Engine operation
(E) Answer not known

20. Which of the following are the components of search Engine?

(i) Web crawler
(ii) TCP/IP
(iii) Search user interface
(iv) Indexing component
(A) (iv), (i), and (ii) (B) (iii), (ii) and (i)
(C) (i), (iii) and (iv) (D) (ii), (iv) and (iii)
(E) Answer not known

21. Who was envisaged that the knowledge classification is the basis of
library classification?
(A) S.R. Ranganathan (B) C.A. Cutter
(C) W.C. Berwick Sayers (D) J.D. Brown
(E) Answer not known

22. AACR 2 recognizes how many entries in dictionary catalogue?

(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5
(E) Answer not known

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23. How many entries are recognized in classified catalogue code?
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 5 (D) 6
(E) Answer not known

24. In mode of formation “Astronomy” in the example of

(A) Dissection (B) Fusion
(C) Agglomeration (D) Distillation
(E) Answer not known

25. AACR 1 recognizes how many entries in dictionary catalogue?

(A) 1 (B) 4
(C) 2 (D) 3
(E) Answer not known

26. LCSH used in the

(A) Book catalogues (B) Dictionary catalogues
(C) Card catalogues (D) Sheaf catalogue
(E) Answer not known

27. Sears list of subject headings derived from

(A) CSH (B) MeSH
(C) LCSH (D) CSH and MeSH
(E) Answer not known

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28. The International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) was
developed by
(A) ILA (B) ALA
(C) IFLA (D) ELA
(E) Answer not known

29. The Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS) is an

(A) HTML – based bibliographic description scheme
(B) PDF – based bibliographic description scheme
(C) .doc – based bibliographic description scheme
(D) XML – based bibliographic description scheme
(E) Answer not known

30. MARC21 formats are mainly used to describe

(A) Reference information (B) Bibliographic data
(C) Citation sources (D) Information sources
(E) Answer not known

31. Ranganathan has recognized three planes of work namely:

(A) Idea plane, verbal plane and notational plane
(B) Idea plane, verbal plane and numberal plane
(C) Idea plane, words plane and numberal plane
(D) Isolate plane, verbal plane and notational plane
(E) Answer not known

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32. ––––––––– kinds of analytical entries are in the library catalogue.
(A) Two (B) Three
(C) Four (D) Five
(E) Answer not known

33. An array is a set of

(A) Coordinate classes (B) Basic classes
(C) Chain indexing (D) Subordinate classes
(E) Answer not known

34. The first edition of Dewey decimal classification consisted of

(A) Two volumes (B) 44 pages
(C) 144 pages (D) 49 pages
(E) Answer not known

35. Who devised dictionary catalogue?

(A) C.A. Cutter (B) S. Lubetzky
(C) A.C. Foskett (D) C.C. Jewet
(E) Answer not known

36. 21st edition of DDC edited by

(A) Paul Outlett (B) Melvil Deway
(C) John. S. Mitchell (D) Henry Fayol
(E) Answer not known

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37. “Common subdivisions” was first used by
(A) S.R. Ranganathan (B) C.A. Cutter
(C) J.D. Foskett (D) Dorking
(E) Answer not known

38. Assertion [A] : Web OPAC is a computerised library Catalogue

available to the patrons online.
Reason [R] : It can be searched by the users within 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
(E) Answer not known

39. In UDC, the colon (:) symbol is used for

(A) Extension (B) Addition
(C) Relation (D) Coordination
(E) Answer not known

40. An array of classes, admitting of extrapolation is called

(A) Open array (B) Continuous array
(C) Discontinuous array (D) Closed array
(E) Answer not known

41. The British system of granting patents in the year of

(A) 1618 (B) 1617
(C) 1616 (D) 1619
(E) Answer not known

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42. Which is a primary sources of information?
(A) Hand book (B) Standards
(C) Almanacs (D) Dictionary
(E) Answer not known

43. –––––––––– are called geographical sources

(A) Maps, atlases (B) Encyclopedias
(C) Treatise (D) Monograph
(E) Answer not known

44. Medline is an example for –––––––––– database

(A) Full text database
(B) Bibliographical database
(C) Citation database
(D) Abstracting database
(E) Answer not known

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45. Match the following :
List I List II
(a) Conference proceeding 1. Primary
(b) Reviews 2. Tertiary
(c) Directories 3. Secondary
(d) Books 4. Conventional

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 4 2 3 1
(E) Answer not known

46. Which of the following kinds of information source are patents?

(A) Primary (B) Secondary
(C) Tertiary (D) Auxiliary
(E) Answer not known

47. Microform images are commonly reduced from the original size to
(A) 25 times (B) 50 times
(C) 75 times (D) 80 times
(E) Answer not known

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48. The –––––––––– is a compilation of miscellaneous facts in a compact
form
(A) Directory (B) Index
(C) Year book (D) Hand book
(E) Answer not known

49. e-books are introduced in the year

(A) 1960’s (B) 1970’s
(C) 1980’s (D) 1990’s
(E) Answer not known

50. The primary sources available on the internet

(A) Periodicals (B) Patents
(C) Standards (D) All of the above
(E) Answer not known

51. At present OCLC stands for

(A) Online College Library Center
(B) Offline Computer Library Center
(C) Online Common Library Center
(D) Online Computer Library Center
(E) Answer not known

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52. British National bibliography is a
(A) Primary source of information
(B) Secondary source of information
(C) Tertiary source of information
(D) Documentary source of information
(E) Answer not known

53. FID/CR stands for

(A) Cataloguing research (B) Communication research
(C) Classification research (D) Classification report
(E) Answer not known

54. Data India is published by

(A) Oxford publishing (B) PHI
(C) Press Institute of India (D) Ashish publication
(E) Answer not known

55. A collection of maps of uniform dimensions put together in a book

form is called
(A) Maps (B) Globe
(C) Gazetteers (D) Atlas
(E) Answer not known

56. The alternative names for dictionaries are

(A) Glossary (B) Thesaurus
(C) Vocabulary (D) All of the above
(E) Answer not known

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57. Patents and standards fall under which sources of information
(A) Primary sources (B) Secondary sources
(C) Tertiary sources (D) Quaternary sources
(E) Answer not known

58. Encyclopedia Americana was published in

(A) London (B) Paris
(C) New York (D) Washington
(E) Answer not known

59. What is a hand book?

(A) Deals with established knowledge but not the new
developments
(B) Deals with new developments and innovations
(C) Deals with established knowledge
(D) Deals with established knowledge as well as with new
developments
(E) Answer not known

60. New encyclopedia Britannica is published from

(A) New York (B) London
(C) Chicago (D) Paris
(E) Answer not known

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61. Choose the wrong answer : Which is not Library Extension Service?
(A) Library talk (B) Reading circle
(C) Story hour (D) Library classification
(E) Answer not known

62. According to the Indian Delivery of books Act 1954 which year
Connemara Public Library was identified as a depository center
(A) 10th Sep. 1955 (B) 11th Sep. 1955
(C) 12th Sep. 1955 (D) 13th Sep. 1955
(E) Answer not known

63. Who was awarded Margaret Mann Library Science award in 1970?
(A) Kesavan (B) Ranganathan
(C) Dewey (D) Hald
(E) Answer not known

64. The first library legislation become reality in England on

(A) 1850 (B) 1855
(C) 1856 (D) 1860
(E) Answer not known

65. In which year open Access system was introduced in Madras

University Library?
(A) 1933 (B) 1936
(C) 1947 (D) 1925
(E) Answer not known

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66. Public libraries have a responsibility to support.
(A) Distance education
(B) Higher education
(C) Formal and Non formal education
(D) Continuing education
(E) Answer not known

67. When was the term ‘Knowledge Society’ described by Peter

Drucker?
(A) 1969 (B) 1960
(C) 1954 (D) 1970
(E) Answer not known

68. In 1906 the 1st Public Library Movement was started from
(A) Madras state (B) Baroda state
(C) Calcutta (D) Delhi
(E) Answer not known

69. ‘Indian Library Science’ is published by

(A) INSDOC (B) NASSDOC
(C) ILA (D) IASLIC
(E) Answer not known

70. Indian Library Association was organised in the year.

(A) 1927 (B) 1931
(C) 1933 (D) 1934
(E) Answer not known
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71. Head quarters at IFLA is located in
(A) Paris (B) London
(C) The Hague (D) Washington
(E) Answer not known

72. Indian Association of Special Library and Information Centre

(IASLIC) was established in
(A) Sep – 3 – 1955 (B) Sep – 4 – 1955
(C) Sep – 5 – 1955 (D) Sep – 5 – 1956
(E) Answer not known

73. ILA was founded in

(A) 1920 (B) 1933
(C) 1988 (D) 1948
(E) Answer not known

74. The Head Quarters of the UNESCO is located at

(A) USA (B) Paris
(C) Australia (D) Dubai
(E) Answer not known

75. The term coined by Ranganathan for Mobile library is

(A) Moving library (B) Library on wheels
(C) Librachine (D) All the above
(E) Answer not known

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76. The word data is derived from
(A) American word (B) British word
(C) Latin word (D) Greek word
(E) Answer not known

77. According to Lancaster Communication Science Technology can be

divided into
(A) Formal and Informal (B) Books and Periodicals
(C) General and Specific (D) Ancient and New
(E) Answer not known

78. Arrange the following models of communication according to the

year
(a) Shannon weaver (i) 1960
(b) Berlo’s SMCR (ii) 1949
(c) Helical model (iii) 1951
(d) Ruesch and Bateson (iv) 1967

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(E) Answer not known

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79. To start the communication process, which is important?
(A) Source (B) Encoder
(C) Message (D) Channel
(E) Answer not known

80. National library for Blind and Physical Handicapped of India is

located at
(A) Delhi (B) Chennai
(C) Dehradun (D) Tanjore
(E) Answer not known

81. Good research is always

(A) Fast (B) Slow
(C) Narrow (D) Systematic
(E) Answer not known

82. Survey Research is an example for

(A) Field Research (B) Laboratory Research
(C) Experimental Research (D) Sample Research
(E) Answer not known

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83. The two broad categories of research are ––––––––––.
(A) Primary and secondary
(B) Basic and applied
(C) Pure and applied
(D) Historical and experimental
(E) Answer not known

84. Research is a creative work undertaken in order to increase the

stock of
(A) Data (B) Information
(C) Information and knowledge (D) Discovering laws
(E) Answer not known

85. Hypothesis should be capable of being ––––––––––.

(A) Applicable (B) Durable
(C) Tested (D) Measure
(E) Answer not known

86. Which types of research Latin-Square design is frequently used?

(A) Extraordinary (B) Foreign research
(C) Applied research (D) Agricultural research
(E) Answer not known

87. A good research design should involve

(A) Objective and reliability (B) Validity
(C) Generality (D) All the above
(E) Answer not known
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88. Which of the following statements is true in the context of the
testing of a hypothesis?
(A) It is only the alternative hypothesis, that can be tested
(B) It is only the null hypothesis, that can be tested
(C) Both, the alternative and the null hypothesis can be tested
(D) Both, the alternative and the null hypothesis can not be tested
(E) Answer not known

89. The most commonly used method specially in studies relating to

behavioural sciences is
(A) Interview method
(B) Observation method
(C) Collection of data through questionnaire
(D) Collection of data through schedules
(E) Answer not known

90. The spiral of scientific method is devised by

(A) H.E. Bliss (B) Dewey
(C) S.R. Ranganathan (D) C.A. Cutter
(E) Answer not known

91. –————— reduces the cost by concentrating survey in selected

areas.
(A) Sample (B) Data
(C) Sampling (D) Information
(E) Answer not known

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92. Schedules are being filled by
(A) Respondent (B) Everybody
(C) Enumerator (D) Performer
(E) Answer not known

93. The difference between the mean, median, or the mode provides an
easy way of expressing –————— in a series.
(A) Kurtosis (B) Skewness
(C) Normal curve (D) Hypothesis
(E) Answer not known

94. –————— method of data collection is used to estimate

consumption of the basket of goods at the consumer level.
(A) Warranty cards (B) Consumer panels
(C) Store audits (D) Pantry audits
(E) Answer not known

95. What is the meaning of skewness?

(A) Lack of data (B) Lack of simulation
(C) Lack of deviation (D) Lack of symmetry
(E) Answer not known

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96. The data to be entered in –————— for SPSS analysis.
(A) MS-Word
(B) Worksheet (or) spread sheet
(C) Two-way Anova
(D) MS-Access
(E) Answer not known

97. –————— is often used for comparing with similar measure of

other series.
(A) Co-efficient of standard deviation
(B) Coefficient of variation
(C) Variance
(D) Standard variation
(E) Answer not known

98. Find out the odd one in the measures of dispersion

(A) Range
(B) Standard partition
(C) Mean deviation
(D) Standard deviation
(E) Answer not known

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99. Outline of technical report should contain
(i) Summary of results
(ii) Nature of the study
(iii) Statement of findings
(iv) Methods employed
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (i), (ii), (iv)
(C) (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii)
(E) Answer not known

100. The steps involved in techniques of interpretation

(i) Research must give reasonable explanations which he has
found
(ii) Extraneous information
(iii) Preparation of final bibliography
(iv) To consult someone having insight into the study
(A) (i), (ii), (iii)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(C) (i), (ii), (iv)
(D) (i), (iii),(iv)
(E) Answer not known

101. NISSAT’s sectoral centre for crystallography is situated in

(A) Lucknow (B) Bangalore
(C) Chennai (D) Calcutta
(E) Answer not known
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102. NASSDOC is an organ of
(A) ICSSR (B) INSDOC
(C) DESIDOC (D) INFLIBNET
(E) Answer not known

103. Assertion and Reason Type :

Assertion [A] : DELNET provides document delivery service.
Reason [R] : DELNET provides Training programme.
(A) [A] is true but [R] is false
(B) [A] is false but [R] is true
(C) Both [A] and [R] True
(D) Both [A] and [R] False
(E) Answer not known

104. Match the following :

(a) CFTI 1. Education and Research Network
(b) CLRI 2. Central Food Technology Institute
(c) ERNET 3. Developing Library Network
(d) DELNET 4. Central Leather Research Institute

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
(E) Answer not known

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105. Which of the following are schools of Management thought?
(i) Scientific Management School
(ii) Human Behavioural school
(iii) Classical School
(iv) School of Authority
(A) (ii) and (iv) are correct
(B) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct
(D) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
(E) Answer not known

106. Choose the correct matches in need of Digital Library services :

(1) Increase in the growth of literature
(2) Complex and changing information needs of users
(3) Increase in the complexities in literature
(4) Physical boundaries of the libraries
(A) (4) only correct
(B) (1) and (3) are correct
(C) (1), (2) and (3) are correct
(D) (2) and (4) are correct
(E) Answer not known

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107. Choose the correct matches on create awareness to a new member
on physical location of the library?

(1) Different sections

(2) Collections

(3) Services

(4) Library staff

(A) (3) only

(B) (1), (3) are correct

(C) (4), (2) are correct

(D) (1), (2) and (3) are correct

(E) Answer not known

108. How many information services are there in a Library?

(A) 5 (B) 4

(C) 7 (D) 3

(E) Answer not known

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109. List of Additions (ISI, New Delhi) is an example for ——————
service.
(A) SDI (B) CAS
(C) Bibliographical (D) Translation
(E) Answer not known

110. Choose the correct matches on Gathering Habit’s types of

Information needs
(i) Catching-up information needs
(ii) Everyday information needs
(iii) User category wise information needs
(iv) Current information needs
(A) (i) and (iii) are correct
(B) (ii) and (iv) are correct
(C) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
(D) (iii) only correct
(E) Answer not known

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111. Which of the following statements are true about literature search
orientation programme?
(1) selection of a research topic
(2) general and special collections
(3) style and format of thesis dissertations
(4) use of various reference and Bibliographic tools
(A) (2) and (4) only
(B) (1), (2) and (4) only
(C) (1), (3) and (4) only
(D) (1) and (3) only
(E) Answer not known

112. Choose the correct matches of stages of user education?

(1) library orientation
(2) subject orientation
(3) literature search training
(4) searching databases
(A) (2) and (4) are correct
(B) (1), (2) and (3) are correct
(C) (4) only
(D) (1), (3) are correct
(E) Answer not known

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113. The serial publications which contain brief pinpointed answers of
the queries are called
(A) Reference sources
(B) Sources
(C) Ready reference sources
(D) Information sources
(E) Answer not known

114. The IASLIC, Calcutta organised 13th National Conference on

User Education at
(i) Calcutta (1981)
(ii) Chennai (1979)
(iii) Waltair (AP) (1981)
(iv) Delhi (1981)
(A) (i) (B) (iv)
(C) (ii) (D) (iii)
(E) Answer not known

115. On the basis of approach to information in library, how many types

of users are there?
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 2 (D) 1
(E) Answer not known

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116. —————— is called the method of knowing the information
searching behaviour of the users.
(A) User’s study
(B) User’s education
(C) User’s information seeking behaviour
(D) User’s orientation
(E) Answer not known

117. Match the following :

(a) ICA 1. National Information Policy
(b) NIP 2. National Information Standard
Organisation (U.S.A.)
(c) NISO 3. National Technical Information
Service (U.S.A.)
(d) NITS 4. Information Centre for
Aeronautics

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
(E) Answer not known

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118. Choose 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
(A) (c) (B) (d)
(C) (b) (D) (a)
(E) Answer not known

119. Assertion [A] : Nowadays marketing of information products is

necessity
Reason [R] : Information is an important source.
(A) Both [A] and [R] False
(B) [A] is true but [R] is false
(C) [A] is false but [R] is true
(D) Both [A] and [R] is True
(E) Answer not known

120. CLR stands for

(A) Council for Library Resources
(B) Congress Literature Report
(C) Council for Labour Report
(D) Work Report
(E) Answer not known

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121. Who developed a universal digital code known as “Unicode” to allow
computers to represent virtually all the world’s language?
(A) National Technical Information Services (NTIS), Virginia
(B) Consortium of American Computer Companies
(C) European Physics Laboratory (CERN)
(D) Microsoft Corporation
(E) Answer not known

122. The memory capacity of computer is measured in

(A) Bytes (B) Hertz
(C) KBPS (D) Chips
(E) Answer not known

123. In which type of data transmission, wave pattern are translated into
discrete bits :
(A) Media Transmission (B) Analog Transmission
(C) Circuit Transmission (D) Digital Transmission
(E) Answer not known

124. Convert 9 into Binary Number

(A) 1100 (B) 1010
(C) 0101 (D) 1001
(E) Answer not known

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125. ___________ is the controlling brain in a personal computer.
(A) Microcontroller (B) Microprocessor
(C) Motherboard (D) Hard Disk
(E) Answer not known

126. ___________ provides secure and survivable medium for the storage
and Retrieval date.
(A) Intel (B) DBMS
(C) DMPS (D) DBMSC
(E) Answer not known

127. RAM may be called as

(A) Non-Volatile Memory (B) Volatile Memory
(C) External Memory (D) Internal Memory
(E) Answer not known

128. Arrange the following storage device according to Increasing

capacity.
(i) Magnetic Tape
(ii) CD-ROM
(iii) Floppy Disk
(iv) Magnetic Disk
(A) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii) (B) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i) (D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(E) Answer not known

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129. Link can be created using
(A) HTML (B) MS EXCEL
(C) HTXL (D) SGML
(E) Answer not known

130. Technological Gatekeeper is

(i) An informal channel
(ii) A term coined by T.J. Allen
(iii) A formal channel
(iv) A term coined by Derek De.J. Solla price
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct (B) (i) and (iii) are correct
(C) (ii) and (iii) are correct (D) (iii) and (iv) are correct
(E) Answer not known

131. PHP stands for

(A) Power Hypertext Processor
(B) Hypertext Pre Processor
(C) Hypertext Processor
(D) Power Hypertext Pre Processor
(E) Answer not known

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132. Arrange according to chronological order
(1) JAVA
(2) Visual Basic
(3) C++
(4) COBOL
(A) (1), (3), (4), (2) (B) (4), (3), (2), (1)
(C) (3), (1), (4), (2) (D) (1), (4), (2), (3)
(E) Answer not known

133. LCMS stands for

(A) Learning Content Management System
(B) Learning Context Management System
(C) Learning Cost Management System
(D) Learning Centered Management System
(E) Answer not known

134. CDS/ISIS is operated through which of the following operating

system.
(A) DOS (B) XENIX
(C) UNIX (D) XANIX
(E) Answer not known

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135. Match the following :
List I List II
(a) Mcfee (i) DOAJ
(b) Directory (ii) Antivirus
(c) Personnel web pages (iii) Vendor on Internet
(d) Amazon.com (iv) Blogs
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(B) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(C) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(D) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(E) Answer not known

136. One of the following is not an open source software :

(A) D Space (B) E prints
(C) Green-Stone (D) Windows
(E) Answer not known

137. ___________ is used for the storage of Metadata

(A) No SQL DBMS (B) Relational DBMS
(C) Hierarchial DBMS (D) Object Oriented DBMS
(E) Answer not known

138. In which formats data is stored in the database management

system?
(A) Image (B) Text
(C) Table (D) Graph
(E) Answer not known

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139. A relational database developer refers to a record as?
(A) Attribute (B) Tuple
(C) Relation (D) Ellipse
(E) Answer not known

140. ___________ is a gateway with a lock.

(A) Shield (B) Key
(C) Password (D) Firewall
(E) Answer not known

141. Assertion [A] : In India any original published or unpublished

literary work automatically acquires copyright.
Reason [R] : This literary work does not required to go
through the process of registering with the
copyright office to get the protection.
(A) Both [A] and [R] are true
(B) Both [A] and [R] are false
(C) [A] is true but [R] is false
(D) [R] is true but [A] is false
(E) Answer not known

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142. Choose the wrong match :
(1) JSTOR – Archive of scholarly journals
(2) Papers past – Archive of thesis and dissertations
(3) Perseus – History and literature of the Greco
Roman World
(4) Gallica – Australian online resources
(A) (2) and (4) (B) (1) and (2)
(C) (1) and (4) (D) (3) and (4)
(E) Answer not known

143. The first and oldest digital library began in 1971 is

(A) Project Gutenberg
(B) Internet archive
(C) Million books project
(D) Universal digital library
(E) Answer not known

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144. Match the following with repositories and project :
(a) E-Journals 1. Dutch National Platform for
Digital Publications
(b) Books in mass digitization 2. ICPSR
projects
(c) Web archieving 3. JSTOR
(d) Research data 4. UK Web Archive

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 3 2 4
(B) 4 2 3 1
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 3 1 4 2
(E) Answer not known

145. ––––––––––– among the following is a collaborative digital libraries

project of Cornell and the University of Virginia.
(A) ROAR (B) D space
(C) E prints (D) Fedora
(E) Answer not known

146. The aim of the repository systems ROAR and open DOAR are
(a) Track statistics for repositories
(b) Type of repository software
(c) Type of repository platform
(d) Track repositories world wide
(A) (a) and (b) only (B) (a) and (c) only
(C) (b) and (c) only (D) All of the above
(E) Answer not known
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147. Use net newsgroups are the vast array of discussion group located
on the internet and it provides
(a) Answers for questions about popular culture as well as about
specialized topics
(b) The name of newsgroup where it originates
(A) (a) is true but (b) is false (B) (b) is true but (a) is false
(C) Both (a) and (b) are true (D) Both (a) and (b) are false
(E) Answer not known

148. A series of activities that support creating, acquiring, appraising,

repurposing, accessing and preserving digital collections is called
(A) Digital curation (B) Digital updation
(C) Digital divide (D) Digitization
(E) Answer not known

149. Barriers of self archiving

(a) Lack of awareness
(b) Lack of quality
(c) Intellectual property rights
(d) Author charges
(A) Only (a) and (b) (B) Only (c) and (d)
(C) Only (b) and (d) (D) All of the above
(E) Answer not known

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150. DigitalOwl provides information to
(A) Solve critical business problem
(B) Health care
(C) Corporate markets
(D) All of the above
(E) Answer not known

151. The main purpose of digital preservation is

(A) Time saving
(B) Providing accessibility
(C) Protection of information
(D) All of these
(E) Answer not known

152. The classified type of digital preservation of print and non print
material for effective, efficient and purposeful use includes
(a) Long-term preservation
(b) Medium-term preservation
(c) Short-term preservation
(d) Life-term preservation
(A) (a), (b) and (c) only (B) (b), (c) and (d) only
(C) (a), (b) and (d) only (D) All of the above
(E) Answer not known

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153. ––––––––––– is the text name corresponding to the numeric
IP address of a computer on the internet.
(A) Home page (B) Domain name
(C) URL (D) Index
(E) Answer not known

154. Usage of XML

(A) Encoding of structured data
(B) For automatic processing of the content
(C) Exchange information in new and useful ways
(D) All of the above
(E) Answer not known

155. Organising Medical Networked Information (OMNI) is a

(A) Gateway (B) Search Engine
(C) Browser (D) Web portal
(E) Answer not known

156. Copyrighted works whose owner is unknown or cannot be located is

known as
(A) Grey literature (B) Grey works
(C) Orphan works (D) Orphan database
(E) Answer not known

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157. The full form of the PDF is
(A) Portable Document File (B) Portable Developed Format
(C) Portable Document Format (D) Physical Document File
(E) Answer not known

158. ORE stands for

(A) Online Resource Exchange
(B) Optical Recognition Exchange
(C) Open Resource Extension
(D) Object Reuse and exchange
(E) Answer not known

159. The basic approaches that can be adapted to translate from print to
digital are
(A) Scanned as image
(B) Retaining page layout using acrobat
(C) Re-keying the data
(D) All of the above
(E) Answer not known

160. Getting a good digital image from an very old document is

(A) Possible (B) Easy
(C) Difficult (D) Practicable
(E) Answer not known

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161. Good office committee is constituted to
(A) Supply books at a cheaper price to the libraries
(B) Problem arising out of subscription of foreign periodical
(C) To give financial assistant to the libraries
(D) None of the above
(E) Answer not known

162. PRECISE and POPSI are

(A) Cataloguing cards (B) Classification schemes
(C) Subject heading lists (D) Indexing techniques
(E) Answer not known

163. Financial allocation made to a library for purchase of furniture and

equipments usually comes under the budget
(A) Recurring grant (B) Endowments
(C) Non-recurring grant (D) Annual grant
(E) Answer not known

164. ZBB was developed by

(A) R.D. Sturat (B) S.R. Ranganathan
(C) Peter A Pyhrr (D) C.V. Good
(E) Answer not known

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165. PPBS stands for
(A) Planning-Performance Budgeting System
(B) Planning-Programming Budgeting System
(C) Plan-Programme Budget System
(D) Period-Programme Budget System
(E) Answer not known

166. Match the following :

List I List II
(a) Gantt chart 1. US navy
(b) PERT 2. DU pont
(c) PPB 3. Charles Hitch
(d) CPM 4. Henry L. Gantt

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 4 1 3 2
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 4 1 2 3
(E) Answer not known

167. The college library budget is approved by

(A) UGC (B) Executive Council
(C) Library Committee (D) Principal of the College
(E) Answer not known

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168. The acronym of the elements is POSDCORB, the letter ‘R’ denotes.
(A) Reporting (B) Reference
(C) Report (D) Referral
(E) Answer not known

169. Modern management techniques is used for improving

(1) Profit
(2) Quantity
(3) Quality
(4) Research
(A) 2 (B) 1
(C) 3 (D) 4
(E) Answer not known

170. Match the following type :

(a) F.W. Taylor 1. Fourteen principles
(b) Henri Fayol 2. Human Resource Management
(c) POSD CORB 3. Scientific Management
(d) HRM 4. Functions of Management

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 3 1 4 2
(E) Answer not known

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171. Dr. S.R. Ranganathan divides management functions into
—————— components.
(A) Eight (B) Nine
(C) Seven (D) Five
(E) Answer not known

172. Assertion (A) : Introduction of TQM in libraries is not possible.

Reason (R) : It requires open cooperative culture and employees
responsiveness for customer satisfaction.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true
(B) (A) is true but (R) is false
(C) (A) is false but (R) is true
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false
(E) Answer not known

173. Peter Drucker is associated with

(A) Management By Objectives (MBO)
(B) Scientific Management (SM)
(C) Development of PRECIS
(D) Revision of AACR
(E) Answer not known

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174. What does MIS stand for
(A) Manpower Indexing System
(B) Management Information System
(C) Marketing Information System
(D) Management Innovation System
(E) Answer not known

175. PERT stands for

(A) Planning Employee’s Review Techniques
(B) Political Engineering Reform Tools
(C) Program Evaluation and Review Techniques
(D) Performance Evaluation and Reporting Techniques
(E) Answer not known

176. Total Quality Management (TQM) was promulgamated by

(1) Meslow
(2) Drucker
(3) Taylor
(4) Deming and Juran
(A) 4 (B) 1
(C) 3 (D) 2
(E) Answer not known

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177. Browne charging system is originated from
(A) United states (B) United kingdom
(C) India (D) China
(E) Answer not known

178. In periodical entry the “Top Card” is used to enter the details of
(A) Latest issue received in the library
(B) Gaps in the holdings
(C) Payments made to vendors
(D) Location of the volumes and issues
(E) Answer not known

179. Who gave the following principle of book selection ‘The best reading
for the largest number at the least cost”?
(A) Drwy (B) Dewey
(C) McColvin (D) S.R. Ranganathan
(E) Answer not known

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180. Choose the right matches among the type :
(a) Classification 1. 15 to 25 book
(b) Cataloguing (5 cards) 2. 350 cards
(c) Accessioning 3. 12 books
(d) Filing and catalogue card 4. 40 books

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 2 3 1 4
(E) Answer not known

181. The index that is used to measure both the productivity and
citation impact of the publications of a scientist known as
(A) g-index (B) h-index
(C) citation index (D) i10 index
(E) Answer not known

182. Full form of SSCI

(A) Supplement Safety and Compliance Initiative
(B) Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
(C) Social Sciences Citation Index
(D) Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
(E) Answer not known

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183. Science citation index is a
(A) Monthly interdisciplinary index
(B) Quarterly interdisciplinary index
(C) Monthly multidisciplinary index
(D) Quarterly multidisciplinary index
(E) Answer not known

184. Which among the following is not an informetric tools?

(A) Science citation index
(B) Bibliographic index
(C) Social science citation index
(D) Arts and Humanities citation index
(E) Answer not known

185. The term ‘‘Bibliographic Coupling’’ was introduced by

(A) Garfield (B) Kessier
(C) Linda Smith (D) Gross and Gross
(E) Answer not known

186. Citation impact is mainly influenced ——————— factors.

(A) Three (B) Five
(C) Four (D) Two
(E) Answer not known

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187. The citation indexes are now available online as
(A) Web of science (B) JCCC
(C) Scopus (D) EBSCO
(E) Answer not known

188. The time required for articles/citations to become of the existing

amount are called ———————.
(A) Statistical analysis (B) Doubling time
(C) P-value (D) Librametry
(E) Answer not known

189. Half life in Information Science relates to

(A) Rate of growth (B) Degree of scatter
(C) Rate of obsolescence (D) Information explosion
(E) Answer not known

190. Diachronous self citations are those

(A) author gives the references
(B) author receives the references
(C) author reject the references
(D) author by pass the references
(E) Answer not known

191. The terminology ‘‘diachronous citation analysis’’ means

(A) citing the literature (B) cited the literature
(C) not to cite the literature (D) updating the literature
(E) Answer not known

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192. Line and Sandison (1974) statement of obsolescence is decline
overtime ——————— of information.
(A) Authority (B) Activity
(C) Utility (D) Creativity
(E) Answer not known

193. The simplest case of Zipf’s law is a ———————

(A) 1 function (B) f

f 1
(C) l (D) k
f f
(E) Answer not known

194. According to Pritchard ‘‘Bibliometrics’’ is

(A) the quantitative analysis of the bibliometric features of a body
of literature
(B) the statistical or quantitative description of literature
(C) any research which aim to quantify the process of written
communication
(D) the scientific study of recorded discourse
(E) Answer not known

195. Which of the bibliometric law describes the frequency of publications

by author?
(A) Zipf’s law (B) Bradford’s law
(C) Lotka’s law (D) Quantitative law
(E) Answer not known

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196. The person who made the distinction between the words reference
and citation was
(A) Cronin (B) Derek de Solla price
(C) Narin (D) Egghe and Rousseau
(E) Answer not known

197. Modern scientometrics is mostly based on the work of

Dere J. de solla price and
(A) Garfield (B) Eugene Garfield
(C) Alaa (D) Ver Plank
(E) Answer not known

198. The term webometrics was first coined by

(A) Almind and Ingwersen (B) Derek De Solla price
(C) Eugune Garfield (D) F.W. Lancaster
(E) Answer not known

199. Who coined the term ‘‘Librametry’’?

(A) Melvil Dewey (B) S.R. Ranganathan
(C) C.A. Cutter (D) Browne
(E) Answer not known

200. The term Informetrics originates from the German word

(A) informetric (B) informatic
(C) informe (D) informate
(E) Answer not known
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