LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. Damodaran Committee was appointed in 1971 to review working of
(A) Medical College Libraries
(B) National Science Libraries
(C) Agriculture Libraries
(D) Polytechnic Libraries
2. Which form of reasoning is the process of drawing a specific conclusion from a set of premises ?
(A) Rationalism
(B) Deductive reasoning
(C) Inductive reasoning
(D) Probabilistic
3. A non-linear model of information seeking behaviour was presented by
(A) T.D. Wilson
(B) Ellis
(C) Kulthou
(D) Allen Foster
4. Which of the following programming language is exclusively used for Artificial Intelligence ?
(A) C
(B) J2EE
(C) Prolog
(D) JAVA
5. To make a program safe, one should take care of
(A) Strong authentication and access controls
(B) Error checking controls
(C) Do risk analysis
(D) Vendor’s credibility
6. In CDS/ISIS ‘delimiters’ means
(A) Field address
(B) Field repeatability
(C) Field format
(D) Subfield indicators
7. A systematic method and process of studying and evaluating whether the expenditure for products, materials,
or services is justified by the benefits is
(A) Break Even Analysis
(B) Cost-Effective Analysis
(C) System Analysis
(D) Administrative Analysis
8. What is the relationship between ISBD and cataloguing codes ?
(A) They are not related to each other
(B) ISBD includes cataloguing rules
(C) ISBD can replace cataloguing rules
(D) Anglo-American codes include bibliographic description
9. Who first used the phrase ‘Bibliographical Control’ ?
(A) Paul Otlet
(B) Henry La Fontaine
(C) Luther Evans
(D) Konrad Gesner
10. Cost recovery and profit making aspects in relation to gathering information, organization, services and usage, etc. refer to
(A) Economy evaluation
(B) Coverage evaluation
(C) Workforce evaluation
(D) User evaluation
11. Joseph W Lippincott Award is presented to the librarians for
(A) promoting love for books and reading.
(B) advanced study in the field of children’s library.
(C) achievements in classification and cataloguing.
(D) outstanding participation in professional library associations.
12. LIPHIS (Linked Phrase Indexing System) was developed by
(A) T.C. Craven
(B) J. Farradane
(C) J.C.R. Yeats
(D) P. Ekern
13. Which of the following gives complete control over the cross references of an index to the Indexer ?
(A) See also cross reference
(B) check also cross reference
(C) See cross reference
(D) Inverted cross reference
14. LIS Gateway is maintained by
(A) ILA
(B) IASLIC
(C) SIS
(D) IATLIS
15. A situation where a digital resource is no longer readable is called
(A) Digital Divide
(B) Digital Representation
(C) Digital Rendering
(D) Digital Obsolescence
16. What type of bibliography is ‘Indian National Bibliography’ ?
(A) Enumerative
(B) Analytical
(C) Descriptive
(D) Textual
17. EUAL stands for
(A) E-monitoring library for Academics
(B) End User Logistics Association
(C) Electronic Usage of Library Acquisitions
(D) End User License Agreement
18. WIPO Academy deals with
(A) Patent Cooperation Treaty
(B) Courses on Intellectual Property
(C) Trademarks Gateway
(D) All of the above
19. Public Library Association (PLA) is a division of
(A) ALA
(B) ILA
(C) IFLA
(D) IASLIC
20. Which of the following are the characteristic features of Postcoordinate indexing system ?
i. Index terms are pre-determined
ii. Coordination of terms done by users
iii. No fixed citation order
iv. Multiple entries prepared for each document
Codes :
(A) i and ii are correct.
(B) ii and iii are correct.
(C) i and iii are correct.
(D) ii and iv are correct.
21. The three leadership styles identified by Koontz and others are
i. Autocratic
ii. Democratic
iii. Trait approach
iv. Free-reign
Codes :
(A) i, ii and iii are correct.
(B) ii, iii and iv are correct.
(C) iii, iv and i are correct.
(D) i, ii and iv are correct.
22. Which of the following are not the features of ISDN ?
i. Simultaneous Digital Transmission
ii. Set of communication standards
iii. Creates and combines packets
iv. Program to visit web pages
Codes :
(A) i & ii are correct.
(B) ii & iii are correct.
(C) iii & iv are correct.
(D) i & iv are correct.
23. Which of the following facilitate formal communication on the web ?
i. Wikis
ii. Chat
iii. RSS feeds
iv. Split screens
Codes :
(A) i & ii are correct.
(B) ii &iii are correct.
(C) i & iii are correct.
(D) iii & iv are correct.
24. Semantic Web is based on which of the following :
i. RDF
ii. Ontologies
iii. URL
iv. Cloud seeding
Codes :
(A) i, ii & iii are correct.
(B) ii, iii & iv are correct.
(C) i, iii & iv are correct.
(D) i, ii & iv are correct.
25. Which of the following are not web 2.0 Tools ?
i. Ontologies
ii. Facebook
iii. Intelligent Web
iv. RSS Feeds
Codes :
(A) i & ii are correct.
(B) i & iii are correct.
(C) ii & iii are correct.
(D) iii & iv are correct.
26. Who are associated with the development of OSI Model ?
i. Charles Buchman
ii. ISO
iii. MIT, USA
iv. UCLA, California
Codes :
(A) i and iv are correct.
(B) i and iii are correct.
(C) i and ii are correct.
(D) ii and iii are correct.
27. Which of the following source(s) you refer to get information on old name for ‘Zaire’ ?
i. Encyclopaedias
ii. Yearbooks
iii. Gazetteers
iv. Directories
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(B) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(C) (i) and (iii) are correct.
(D) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
28. The objectives of Empowered Committee under the chairmanship of D.P. Chattopadhyay submitted in 1986 were
i. To find out the implications of recommendations of NIP 1986.
ii. To recommend decision points for Government regarding libraries.
iii. To initiate a national commission on libraries.
iv. To develop a system of national libraries.
Codes :
(A) i and ii
(B) i, ii and iii
(C) ii and iv
(D) iii and iv
29. Which of the following are plagiarism detection software ?
(i) Turnitin (ii) Ithenticate
(iii) Tulips (iv) Veri Guide
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(C) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(D) (ii) and (iii)
30. Which of the following methods are adopted for offering information literacy ?
i. Stand alone course
ii. Integrated with curriculum
iii. Online course
iv. Internship
Codes :
(A) i and ii
(B) i, ii and iii
(C) ii and iv
(D) i, ii and iv
31. Which of the following are direct methods of user study ?
i. Reading habits
ii. Analysis of library records
iii. Service preferences
iv. User needs
Codes :
(A) ii & iii
(B) ii & iv
(C) i & iv
(D) iii & iv
32. Which of the following are the steps in operational research process ?
i. Construction of mathematical model
ii. Deriving solution from the model.
iii. Graphic representation of work on a time scale.
iv. Developing network diagram showing interrelationships.
Codes :
(A) i and ii are correct.
(B) ii and iii are correct.
(C) iii and iv are correct.
(D) iv and i are correct.
33. Which of the following are statistical programming software ?
i. GAUSS
ii. SAS
iii. SPSS
iv. SLIM
Codes :
(A) i, iii and iv
(B) i, ii and iii
(C) i, ii and iv
(D) ii, iii and iv
34. Which of the following organizations are involved in providing translation services in India ?
i. NISCAIR
ii. National Library of India
iii. IASLIC
iv IATLIS
Codes :
(A) ii and iv are correct.
(B) ii and iii are correct.
(C) i and iv are correct.
(D) i and iii are correct.
35. Which of the following are International Referral Centres for Scholarly Information ?
i. DARE
ii. INFOTERRA
iii. International Referral Network
iv. Information Referral
Codes :
(A) ii & iv are correct.
(B) i & iv are correct.
(C) i & ii are correct.
(D) ii & iii are correct.
36. Which of the following are the works related to IFLA’s Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) ?
i. Publish reports, participate in national and international conferences and organize workshops.
ii. Monitor the state of intellectual freedom within the library community world-wide and publish newsletters and online news.
iii. Respond to violations of free access to information and freedom of expression and make press releases.
iv. Cross-association activities, to bring participants together.
Codes :
(A) i, iii and iv are correct.
(B) ii, iii and iv are correct.
(C) i, ii and iv are correct.
(D) i, ii and iii are correct.
37. Shannon’s model of information theory is criticized for which of the following reasons ?
i. Concern on semantic issues
ii. Engineering bias
iii. Concern for technical transmission
iv. Emphasis on effectiveness
Codes :
(A) i and ii are correct.
(B) ii and iii are correct.
(C) iii and iv are correct.
(D) i and iii are correct.
38. Arrange the following Library Acts according to their year of enactment :
i. Uttarakhand ii. Orissa
iii. Manipur iv. Goa
Codes :
(A) iv, i, ii, iii
(B) i, ii, iii, iv
(C) iii, iv, ii, i
(D) ii, iii, i, iv
39. Arrange the following stages of knowledge representation in order :
i. Gather data
ii. Knowledge database
iii. Codification
iv. Content mapping
Codes :
(A) iv, iii, i, ii
(B) iii, i, iv, ii
(C) ii, iv, i, iii
(D) i, iii, ii, iv
40. Arrange the following according to their year of emergence :
i. ERNET
ii. NICNET
iii. C-DOT
iv. C-DAC
Codes :
(A) ii, iii, i, iv
(B) iii, ii, iv, i
(C) iv, ii, iii, i
(D) i, iv, iii, ii
41. Arrange the following steps in Flow- Chart in order :
i. Modularity
ii. Data Structure
iii. Identifying problems into subproblems
iv. Loops and Termination of loops
Codes :
(A) iii, iv, i, ii
(B) iii, ii, iv, i
(C) ii, iii, iv, i
(D) iv, ii, i, iii
42. Arrange the following libraries according to their year of origin :
i. Asiatic Society Library, Bombay
ii. Connemara Public Library, Madras
iii. Delhi Public Library, Delhi
iv. National Library of India, Calcutta
Codes :
(A) i, ii, iv, iii
(B) i, iii, iv, ii
(C) ii, iv, iii, i
(D) iv, iii, ii, i
43. Arrange the following according to their year of origin :
i. Bowker Annual
ii. Europa World Yearbook
iii. India; a reference annual
iv. Stateman’s yearbook
Codes :
(A) iv, i, ii, iii
(B) i, ii, iv, iii
(C) iv, iii, i, ii
(D) ii, i, iv, iii
44. Arrange the following in the order of development :
i. GML
ii. Hypermedia
iii. SGML
iv. Memex
Codes :
(A) i, ii, iii, iv
(B) iv, ii, i, iii
(C) ii, iii, iv, i
(D) iii, ii, i, iv
45. Arrange in sequence the following committees workshop in order of their year of constitution :
i. UGC Committee for Development of University and College Libraries (S.R. Ranganathan)
ii. UGC Committee on National Network System for University Libraries (Dr. Yashpal)
iii. UGC Review Committee on Library Science (S.R. Ranganathan)
iv. UGC Workshop on Standards for College Libraries
Codes :
(A) iii, iv, i, ii
(B) iii, ii, i, iv
(C) i, iii, iv, ii
(D) i, ii, iv, iii
46. Match the following tools used in Total Quality Management :
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51. Match the following theories with the respectively profounders :
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54. Match the following implications with the respective laws of library science :
55. Match the following biographical publications from India with the respective compilers :
56. Match the following for locating the information :
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61. Match the following file formats with the creators :
62. Match the following MARC 21 tags with respective fields :
63. Assertion (A) : Social networking tools are very effective for marketing of Library products and services.
Reason (R) : They help to reach out the patrons anywhere and at any time.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
64. Assertion (A) : There is no need for libraries to invest on reference collection.
Reason (R) : Web is a treasure of all types of information that can replace reference desk.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
65. Assertion (A) : UGC has devised performance indicators for the promotion of faculty and librarians.
Reason (R) : Performance Appraisal is an important tool for merit rating.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
66. Assertion (A) : All unabridged dictionaries provide word meaning, antonyms, synonyms and places, etc.
Reason (R) : All dictionaries provide information on antonyms and homonym, etc.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
67. Assertion (A) : Information Literacy is a technique and skill known by the information literate for utilizing the wide range of information sources and tools.
Reason (R) : It discourages the use of libraries and information centres and makes the patron independent in identifying, locating and using information sources without depending upon an intermediary.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
68. Assertion (A) : Inverse document frequency is the logarithm of the reciprocal of the number of documents in a collection that contains a given term.
Reason (R) : Inverse document frequency measure is computed from term frequency and inverse document frequency.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
69. Assertion (A) : Subject gateways are suitable for all types of users for finding their information.
Reason (R) : Subject gateways are developed by subject and computer experts.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) & (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) & (R) are false.
70. Assertion (A) : The principle of canonical sequence states when subjects in a array of subjects are traditionally referred to in a specific sequence, it will be convenient to conform to this traditional sequence.
Reason (R) : In classification scheme, the principle of canonical sequence is mainly followed to arrange the array of subjects.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
71. Assertion (A) : Acceptance of First Law of library Science “Books are for Use” has brought forth far reaching change in the present digital environment.
Reason (R) : Online access, open access, virtual reference are the results of this acceptance.
Codes :
(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.
72. Assertion (A) : PANDEX is a indexing system which sometimes allows changing the lead term to a standard form in order to provide better collocation of terms.
Reason (R) : It facilitates the first input string to be truncated after 18 characters and second after 11 characters.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
73. Assertion (A) : SGML is an international standard that describes the relationship between a document’s content and its structure.
Reason (R) : Its primary purpose is to facilitate the sharing of data across different information systems particularly via Internet.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) Both(A) and (R) are true.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
74. Assertion (A) : In the digital environment, the users expect from the library the ability to connect broad range of information resources in a variety of formats with a single point access.
Reason (R) : Libraries already have much of what is required in the digital environment.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
75. Assertion (A) : The diary technique enables the researcher to keep record of information activities of the users for a specified period of time.
Reason (R) : The diary technique is the most suitable technique of user studies over other techniques.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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