1. Arrange the steps that are required in a general framework for compiling any IACR product as stated by Prof. A. Chatterjee

A. Planning and preparation

B. Determination of scope

C. Initiation

D. Processing and organization of information

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. A, B, C, D 2. B, C, D, A 3. A, C, B, D 4. C, B, A, D

Answer:  4


2. Who is the publisher of The Statesman՚s Yearbook, 155th edition?

1. Palgrave Macmillan 2. Harper Collins 3. Simon & Schuster 4. Hachette Livre

Answer: 2


3. OCLC released WorldCat on Blu-ray disc in which year?

1. 2008 2. 2009 3. 2010 4. 2011

Answer: 1


4. Telegraph Multiplexer was invented by?

1. S. F. B. Morse 2. Emite Baudot 3. Grahm Bell 4. Konrad Zuse

Answer:


5. In the FRSAD model, when ‘themas’ are semantically or conceptually connected and cooccurring but are not hierarchically related, the 

knowledge organization system may explicitly indicate and link them as

1. Associative relationships

2. Instance relationships

3. Generic relationships

4. Perspective hierarchical relationships

Answer: A (Associative relationships)


6. Some terms may be related to more than one broader term and more than one set of narrower terms. Such relationship is called?

1. Equivalence relationship

2. Instance relationship

3. Non-hierarchical relationship

4. Poly-hierarchical relationship

Answer: 


7. Which of the following are proprietary file formats?

A. MrSID B. GIF C. RAR D.TIFF

1. A and B only 2. B and D only 3. C and D only 4. A and C only

Answer: 4


8. Which one of the following is the special feature in the evaluation criteria of maps and atlases?

A. Synthetic search B. Grid System C. Citations D. Credibility of the publisher

Answer: B


9.  Which one of the following is the Linked Open Data project of Thomson Reuters?

1. MBEL 2. OpenCalais 3. GRID 4. Geo Names

Answer: 2


10. Assertion A: Preparation of critical abstracts requires subject expertise and is a time-consuming job

Reason R: In a critical abstract, the abstractor includes his/her opinion and interpretations.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are correct and R is NOT the correct explanation of A

C. A is correct but R is not correct

D. A is not correct but R is correct

Answer: A


11. How many colour shades will be displayed in an 11-bite image?

1. 512 2. 256 3. 2048 4. 1024

Answer: 3


12. Which one of the following is NOT a bookmarking website?

A. Delicious.com B. Netvouz.com C. Diigo.com D. Revish.com

Answer: 


13. 'Web of Science’ covers?

(A) Sciences (B) Social Sciences (C) Arts of Humanities (D) All the above 

Answer: (D)


14. 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) None of the above 

Answer: (C) 


15. Which one of the following is not the feature of H-index

(A) Mathematically simple index 

(B) Applied to any level of aggregation 

(C) Publication that are hardly ever cited don’t influence it. 

(D) Sensitive to performance change. 

Answer: (D)


16. An Application Program Interface (API) language is used for?

(A) Network Management (B) Graphical user Interface (C) Relational Interface in Data Base Management (D) Database Management System 

Answer: (B)


17. The following is a collaborative network of Reference Librarians 

(A) Worldcat (B) INDEST (C) Question point (D) Global scholar 

Answer: (C)


18. Which of the following is not a synchronous virtual reference service

(A) Chat (B) E-mail (C) Video-conferencing (D) Voice over IP 

Answer: (B)


19. What is APS(American Physical Society)

(A) A Search Engine? (B) A Full-text e-resource (C) Bibliographic database (D) Library Management Software 

Answer: (B )


20. Which is the journal of Library and Information Science

(A) Abacus (B) Acta numerica (C) Interlending and Document supply (D) All of above 

Answer: (C)


21. Virtua accommodates Different version of the MARC Standard

(A) USMARC (B) UKMARC (C) CANMARC (D) SWEMARC

Answer: All of above


22. Which type of protocol is used by interface for Public Data Network (PDN)

(A) X.25 (B) X.12 (C) X.13 (D) X.20 

Answer: (A)


23. Following is not a Web 2.0 tool

(A) Blog (B) Facebook (C) UGC-INFONET 2.0 (D) RSS feeds

Answer: (C)


24. Identify the odd one from the following

(A) Koha (B) VTLS (C) SLIM++ (D) SOUL 

Answer: (A)


25. Following is not a network protocol

(A) HTTP (B) SMTP (C) TCP/IP (D) Z39.50

Answer: (D)


26. Following is not a social bookmarking site

(A) Digg (B) Delicious (C) Sqidoo (D) Facebook 

Answer: (C) 

 

27. Electronic telecommunications system joining millions of computers together

(A) E-mail (B) Internet (C) US Mail (D) UPS 

Answer: (B)


28. The CD alphabets in CDS/ISIS stands for 

(A) Computerized Documentation (B) Condensed Disk (C) Confirmed Disc (D) Compact Disc 

Answer: (A) 


29. From the following, identify the Management Scientists who belong to the Classical Management Era

A. G.E. Mayo B. F.W. Taylor C. Henri Fayol D. D. McGregor

1. A and B only 2. B and C only 3. C and D only 4. A and D only

Answer: 2


30. The Calcutta Public Library was established largely at the initiative of

A. K.M. Asadullah B. Lord Curzon C. F.P. Strong D. J.H. Stocquele

Answer: D

The Calcutta Public Library was a brain child of J.H. Stocquler. After establishing General Library in Bombay he came to Calcutta and proposed that a similar library be established in Calcutta.


31. Who developed the 'Force Field Theory' of change?

A. Max Weber B. Frederick Herzberg C. Kurt Lewin D. Elton Mayo

Answer: C

Note: Force Field Analysis was created by Kurt Lewin in the 1940s. Lewin originally used it in his work as a social psychologist.


32. The Seven Faces of Information Literacy' was coined by

1. Christini Susan Bruce 2. SCONUL 3. Steven Bob 4. Annette Lamb

Answer: 1

Notes: ‘The Seven Faces of Information Literacy’ is written by Christine Susan Bruce, first published in 1997. 


33. Who coined information literacy?

A. Max Weber B. Frederick Herzberg C. Kurt Lewin D. Paul Zurkowski 

Answer: D


34. What is LibraryThing?

1. Online Library of Education 2. Bibliography of Computer Science 3. Free books in humanities and Social Sciences 4. Online Cataloguing Services

Answer: 4


35. Quality of a Digital file is affected by

A. Dynamic range B. Data architecture C. Resolution D. Data integration

1. A and C only 2. B and D only 3. A and B only 4. C and D only

Answer: 1


36. From the following identity the mobile application for image recognition developed by Google

A. Google Goggles B. Google Specs C. Google Glass D. Google Lens

1. A and B only 2. B and C only 3. C and D only 4. A and D only

Answer: 4


36. Which two to the following are benefits of the PEST analysis?

A. Analysis of the larger quantity of data at ease is feasible.

B. Heightened attention to Potential threats and dangers.

C. Helps users to understand the relationship among activities.

D. More effective long-term strategic planning

1. A and B only 2. B and C only 3. C and D only 4. B and D only

Answer: 4


37. Who will be considered for the Access Point of the Main Entry for the following book according to AACR-11?

Title page:Buildings/by/Ralph E.Ellsworth

                    Shelving/by/Louis Kaplan

                     Strange Warehouses/by/Jerrold Orne

1. Buildings 2. Ellsworth Ralph E 3. Kaplan, Louis 4. Orne, Jerrold

Answer: 2


38. Which of the following are true about a folksonomy?

A. It is a user-generated classification.

B. It is an activity of collaborative categorization.

C. It has precision in language and syndetic structure.

D. It reflects the general populace's language and needs.

1. A,B and D only 2. B,C and D only 3. A,B and C only 4. A,C and D only

Answer: 1


39.  Some terms may be related to more than one broader term and more than one set of narrower terms – such relationship is called

A. Equivalence relationship

B. Instance relationship     

C. Non-hierarchical relationship 

D. Poly-hierarchical relationship

Answer: D (Poly-hierarchical relationship)


40. Which one of the following is the IEEE standard for Wimax

A. IEEE 802.3 B. IEEE 802.11 C. IEEE 802.15 D. IEEE 802.16 

Answer: D 

 

34. Match the following

a) Study of the book as a physical entity (i) Systematic bibliography 

b) Critical analysis of placing and timing of books (ii) Descriptive bibliography 

c) Study of books as intellectual entities (iii) Trade bibliography 

d) Book bibliographies (iv) Historical bibliography 

A. (a)-(iv), (b)-iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii) 

B. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii) 

C. (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii) 

D. (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii) 

Answer: B 


35.  Match the following

a) Java (i) James A. Gosling 

b) C (ii) Guido van Rossum 

c) Lisp (iii) Dennis Ritchie 

d) Python (iv) John McCarthy 

A. (a)-(iv), (b)-iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii) 

B. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii) 

C. (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii) 

D. (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii) Answer: D 

Notes: Java (James A Gosling, 1995); C (Dennis Ritchie, 1971-73); Lisp (John McCarthy, 1958); Python (Guido van Rossum, 1989) 


36. Match the following thinker with their theory

a) Max Weber (i) Human Relations 

b) Elton Mayo (ii) Administrative Management 

c) F. W. Taylor (iii) Theory of Bureaucracy 

d) Henri Fayol (iv) Scientific Management 

A. (a)-(iv), (b)-iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii) 

B. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii) 

C. (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii) 

D. (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii) 

Answer: C


37. Match the following

a) MBO (i) Kelley and Walker 

b) PEST (ii) Peter Drucker 

c) CPM (iii) Albert Humphrey 

d) SWOT (iv) Francis Aguilar 

A. (a)-(iv), (b)-iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii) 

B. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii) 

C. (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv) 

D. (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii) 

Answer: B 

Notes: Critical Path Method (CPM) - Morgan R. Walker & James E. Kelley; MBO Management by Objectives (MBO)  - Peter Drucker; SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis - Albert Humphrey; PEST (political, economic, sociocultural and technological) analysis - Francis Aguilar.