LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE
Paper - I1
1. Consider the following statements
Assertion (A) : Consortia cannot provide an effective strategy to increase the buying
power of individual librarian.
Reason (R) : Consortia arrangement saves the funds of the libraries in developing
their information sources.
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :
A) (A) is false, but (R) is true B) (R) is false, but (A) is true
C) Both (A) and (R) are false D) Both (A) and (R) are true.

2. Consider the following statements :
Assertion (A) : Operators using 'AND', 'OR' and 'NOT' are the mostly used in online IR.
Reason (R) : User interfaces cannot transform the natural language input into
Boolean search query.
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :
A) Both (A) and (R) are true B) (A) is true, but (R) is false
C) (R) is true, but (A) is false D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

3. Consider the following statements
Assertion (A) : Charging and discharging systems are one of the vital records for any
library.
Reason (R) : The underlaying principle is, "to know the book is charged, to whom it
is charged and for what length of time".
Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :
A) (A) is true, but (R) is false B) (A) is false, but (R) is true
C) Both (A) and (R) are false D) Both (A) and (R) are true.

4. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List A List B
( 1 ) World of learning a. Alphabetical
(2) Sear's list of subject headings b. Classified
(3) Roget's International Thesaurus c. Geographical
(4) Indian National Bibliography d. Topical.
Codes :
1 2 3 4
(A) b d a c
(B) c a d b
(C) a b c d
(Dl d a b c

5. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List A List B
(1) Persons a. Encyclopedia
(2) Places b. Statesman year book
Codes :
1
(A) d
(B) c
(C) b
(Dl a
Facets about country c. Geographical dictionaries
Background information d. Who's who, biographical
dictionaries.

6. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
List A List B
( 1 ) Asiatic Society Library a. Kolkata
(2) Connemara Public Library b. Chennai
(3) Khuda Bux Oriental Library c. Patna
(4) Saraswati Mahal Library d. Tanjore.
Codes :
1 2 3 4
(A) a b c d
(B) d a b c
(C) c d a b
(Dl b d a c

7. What is the meaning of 'Translation Pools' ?
(A) Details about the names of translation experts
(B) Details about the addresses of the translators
(C) Agency of the names of translation experts
(D) None of these.

8. How is stochastic equation of information solved ?
(A) By statistical rules (B) By dynamic rules
(C) By statistical and dynamic rules (D) None of these.

9. Which are the facets relating to INFLIBNET ?
(a) CALIBER
(b) PLANNER
(c) UGC-INFONET
(d) SOUL
Of these :
(A) (a), (c) and (dl
(C) (a). (b) and (c)
(B) (c), (b) and (a)
(D) all of these.

10. Whether Library is a system ?
(A) Yes, it has various sections as sub-systems coordinating each other forming a
system
(B) No, it cannot be a system
(C) It is quite impossible
(D) Library is separate from a system.

1 1 . The 'Five Laws of Library Science' propounded by Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, is which type
of research ?
(A) Applied research (B) Pure research
(C) Basic research (D) Survey research.

12. Information Science is a discipline that investigates
(A) the properties and behaviour of information
(B) the forces governing the flow of information
(C) the means for processing of information for optimal uses
(D) all of these.

13. 'Kinesis' is related to
(A) communication (B) generation
(C) storage (D) none of these.

14. The term 'Bibliophile' refers to
(A) a Bibliographer (B) a Book Lover
(C) a Publisher (D) a Book Binder.

15. Theory X and Theory Y were formulated by
(A) Douglas Murray McGregor (B) Peter Drucker
(C) Abraham Maslow (D) F. W. Taylor.

16. MeSH is the name of a
(A) Medical Library (B) C.S.I.R. Unit
(C) Controlled Vocabulary (D) none of these.

17. Which record is the hub of the stack in a library ?
(A) Accession register (B) Shelf list register
(C) Book catalogue (D) Staff manual.

18. In which year did A. W. Borden start a refresher course for librarians in India ?
(A) 1905 (B) 1910
(C) 1912 (D) 1913.

19. A. B. Maslow is related to
(A) Theory X and Theory Y
(B) Hierarchy of human needs
(C) 14 principles
(D) Hygienic factors.

20. Information may be categorised into
(A) logical, analytical and statistical
(B) statistical, descriptive and analytical
(C) analytical, statistical and systematic
(D) systematic, analytical and descriptive.

21. What is not open source software for library management ?
(A) KOHA (B) AVANT1
(C) php my Library (D) 2.39-50.

22. What is Delphi method ?
(A) It is a programming language
(B) It is a method of research
(C) It is a software
(D) It is used for cost-benefit analysis.

23. Who contributed on the systematic use of user's education ?
(A) S.S.Green
(B) Melvil Dewey
(C) E. J. Coates
(D) Patricia B. Knapp.

24. Who said 'some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and some few to be
chewed and digested' ?
(A) John Milton
(B) William Jones
(C) Francis Bacon
(D) Benjamin Franklin.

25. In which year was the International Book Year celebrated by UNESCO ?
(A) 1931 (B) 1947
(C) 1952 (D) 1972.

26. What is the full form of IATLIS ?
(A) International Association of Trade Unions of Library Science
(B) Indian Association of Teachers in Library & Information Science
(C) Indian Airlines Technical Lower Intelligence Services
(D) Indian Air Traffic Light, Information and Signal.

27. ISBN consists of
(A) ten digits (B) thirteen digits
(C) 8-bytes (D) there are no digits.

28. DDC 22nd edition is published by
(A) Forest Press (B) OCLC
(C) IFLA (D) UNESCO.

29. Management by Objectives ( MBO ) is introduced by
(A) H. W. Wilson
(B) S. R. Ranganathan
(C) F. W. Taylor
(D) Peter Drucker.

30. ASK ( Approach, Skill, Knowledge ) principle is related to
(A) classification (B) management
(C) ICT (D) standards.

3 1. Which section of the library is known as hub of the staff ?
(A) Maintenance section (B) Reference section
(C) Circulation section (D) Technical section.

32. Who suggested for Book Order Vigilance Pad ( BOVP ) ?
(A) C. A. Cutter (B) Melvil Dewey
(C) Michael Gorman (D) S. R. Ranganathan.

33. The subject of Research Methodology is the outcome of the mode of formation of
subject, known as
(A) Loose Assemblage (B) Fission
(C) Distillation (D) Cluster.

34. IIA founded in U.S.A. in 1968 stands for
(A) Integrated Industry Association
(B) Information Industry Association
(C) Integrated Illiteracy eradication Association
(D) Institute of Information Association.

35. BSO in classification stands for
(A) Basic Subject of Organisation
(B) Broad Subject Ordering
(C) Bibliography of Subject Ordering
(D) Bibliographic Subject Organisation.

36. The concept of Selective Dissemination of Information ( SDI ) was introduced by
(A) Kaiser (B) Luhn of IBM
(C) S. R. Ranganathan (D) Derek Austin.

37. The book 'Library Administration' was brought out by Ranganathan in
(A) 1925 (B) 1933
(C) 1931 (D) 1935.

38. The Chairman of the National Knowledge Commission, Govt. of India, is
(A) D. P. Chattopadhyay (B) B. P. Barua
(C) R. K. Dasgupta (D) Dr. Sam Pitroda.

39. IPR stands for
(A) Indian Press Registration (B) Intellectual Property Right
(C) International Property Right (D) Indian Property Regulations.

40. 'Fair use' is the norm for determining the legality of
(A) producing the second edition of a book
(B) photocopying an entire book
(C) making available a book to another library on inter-library loan
(D) prescribing a book as a text book.

41. User education may be provided in four interrelated areas which are
(A) user's awareness, user studies, library orientation, bibliographic instruction
(B) user's awareness, library orientation, inter-profiling, bibliographic instruction
(C) aptitude test of the users, use of cataloguing, inter-profiling, user's awareness
(D) bibliographic instruction, library orientation, computer literacy, user's
awareness.

42. Generally a reference service of a library in the conventional form is processed through
the stages which are
(A) preparation, service, assimilation
(B) indexing, orientation, delivery of the query's reply
(C) orientation, user's study, photocopy supplied
(D) preparation, orientation, delivery of the query's reply.

43. There are a few basic factors which may be applied in winning the hearts of the
readers. They are
(A) psychological factor, environmental factor, social factor
(B) self factor, psychological factor, service factor
(C) service factor, philosophical factor, self factor
(Dl technological factor, service factor, self factor.

44. The marketing concepts in Library Service include
(A) analysis, planning, implementation and control
(B) advertising, planning, analysis and control
(C) distribution, control, analysis, implementation
(D) indexing, planning, control and implementation.
45. The first centre to use computer in the library and information activities in India is
(A) DESIDOC (B) INSDOC
(C) DRTC (D) UGC.

46. LA is the Library Association of
(A) Manipur
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Great Britain
(Dl Canada.

47. 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 1 st Journal
of the librarianship in the year
(A) 1857 (B) 1859
(C) 1876 (D) 1901.

48. Of the following libraries in India, which one is the oldest library ?
(A) Asiatic Society Library, Bombay
(B) Connemara Public Library, Madras
(C) Delhi Public Library, Delhi
(D) National Library of India, Calcutta.

49. Calcutta Public Library was established during
(A) 15th Century (B) 16th Century
(C) 19th Century (D) 20th Century.

50. Who is regarded as father of bibliography ?
(A) Paul Otlet (B) Conrad Gesner
(C) J. C. Brunet (D) A. C. Fosket.