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

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

Answer:

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

A. Palgrave Macmillan       B. Harper Collins    C. Simon & Schuster     D. Hachette Livre

Answer: A

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

A.2008                      B.2009                      C.2010                             D.2011

Answer: A

4. Telegraph Multiplexer was invented by

A. S. F. B. Morse      B. Emite Baudot             C. Grahm Bell       D. Konrad Zuse

Answer: A

5. In the FRSAD model, when ‘themas’ are semantically or conceptually connected and co-occurring but are not hierarchically related, the knowledge organization system may explicitly indicate and link them as

A. Associative relationships

B. Instance relationships

C. Generic relationships

D. Perspective hierarchical relationships

Answer: A

6. 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

7. Match List

       List I                                                                         List II

A. Study of the book as a physical entity               I. Systematic bibliography

B. Critical analysis of placing and timing  II. Descriptive bibliography of books

C. Study of books as intellectual entities               III. Trade bibliography

D. Book bibliographies                                           IV. Historical bibliography

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

A. A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I    B. A-II, B-IV, C-l, D-III C. A-l, B-III, C-II, D-IV    D. A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II

Answer: 2

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

Title Page: Buildings/by/Ralph E. Elisworth

Shelving/by/Louis Kaplan Strange

warehouses/by/Jerrold Orne

A. Buildings            B. Elisworth, Ralph E.        C. Kaplan, Louis     D. Orne, Jerrold

Answer: B

9. 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

Notes: Some of the general criteria that are used for the evaluation of maps and atlases are: authority, scope, arrangement, currency, special features etc. However, there are some special criteria that are used in the evaluation of maps and atlases such as: Scale and size, projection, location key/grid system, topography and use of colours, and bindings 

10. Identify the intermediaries of an information industry among the following

A. Invisible colleges           B. Online Vendors          C. Computer Programmers D. Students and Research Scholars

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

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

Answer:

11. Which of the following are tertiary sources of Information?

A. World List of Social Science Periodicals, UNESCO

B. The Europa World of Learning

C. Advances in Electrical & Computer Engineering

D. Current Contents

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

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

Answer:

12. Name the scientists who developed the Google Search engine

A. Larry Page          B. David Filo          C. Jerry Yang                      D. Sergey Brin

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

A. A and D          B. B and C                  C. A and C                      D. B and D

Answer: A

Notes: Google search engine was originally developed as a research project in 1997 by Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Scott Hassan of Stanford University 

13. Arrange in sequence, the following communication models in order of their emergence:

a) The Dance Model of Harold Dwight Lasswell

b) Circular Model of Lee Thayer 

c) SMCR Model of David Kenneth Berlo

d) Interactive Model of Wilbur Schramm

A. d, a, b, c             B. b, c, a, d              C. c, b, d, a              D. a, d, c, b

Answer: D

Notes: Lasswell Communication Model- 1948; Interactive Model of Wilbur Schramm-1954; SMCR Model of David Berlo – 1960; Circular Model of Lee Thayer – 1968

14. Which two of 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

A. (a) and (b) only B. (b) and (c) only C. (c) and (d) only D. (b) and (d) only

Answer: D

Notes: PEST analysis provides an understanding of the wider business environment. Encourages the development of strategic thinking. May raise awareness of threats to a project. Can help an organisation to anticipate future difficulties and take action to avoid or minimise their effect

15. Identify unguided media of telecommunication from the following:

a) Optical fibre cable b) Infrared   c) Microwave d) Co-Axial cable

A. (a) and (b) only  B. (b) and (c) only C. (c) and (d) only D. (b) and (d) only 

Answer: B

Notes: An unguided transmission transmits the electromagnetic waves without using any physical medium. Therefore it is also known as wireless transmission. Unguided transmission is broadly classified into three categories: (i) Radio waves (ii) Microwaves, and (iii) Infrared.

16. Assertion (A): On decompression of a compressed zip file, the data loss is minimal.

     Reason (R): Zip data compression technique is based on lossy compression.

A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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

C. (A) is true but (R) is false

D. (A) is false but (R) is true

Answer: C

17. Which of the following are the component pillars of ‘Knowledge society’ as reflected in UNESCO’s ‘Building Knowledge Societies’?

a) Freedom of expression 

b) Internet Governance 

c) Quality Education for All 

d) Information Security

A. (a) and (b) only B. (b) and (c) only C. (c) and (d) only D. (a) and (c) only

Answer: D

Notes: UNESCO works to create inclusive knowledge societies and empower local communities by increasing access to and preservation and sharing of information and knowledge in all of UNESCO’s domains. Knowledge societies must build on four pillars: (i) Freedom of expression; (ii) Universal access to information and knowledge; (iii) Respect for cultural and linguistic diversity; and (iv) quality education for all.

18. ISBD now contains how many areas of description?

A. Seven B. Eight C. Nine D. Ten

Answer: C (Nine)

Notes: The new ISBD Consolidated Edition published in 2011 defines nine (9) areas of description: (0) Content form and media type area (i) Title and Statement of Responsibility area (ii) Edition area (iii) Material (or type of resource) specific area (iv) Publication, distribution etc. are

19. ‘Podcast’ means __.

A. Blog post containing audio files

B. Blog post containing video files 

C. Blog post containing audio and video files

D. Blog post containing image files

Answer: A (Blog post containing audio files)

Notes: A podcast is an episodic series of digital audio files that a user can download to a personal device for easy listening. In other words, A podcast is a digital recording of music, news or other media that is accessible and can be downloaded from the internet to a portable media player.

20. Which two of 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

A. (a) and (b) only B. (b) and (c) only C. (c) and (d) only D. (b) and (d) only

Answer: D

Notes: PEST analysis provides an understanding of the wider business environment. Encourages the development of strategic thinking. May raise awareness of threats to a project. Can help an organisation to anticipate future difficulties and take action to avoid or minimise their effect.

21. Assertion (A): In the present online environment, there is no need for librarians to evaluate reference sources on the web. Reason

     (R): There are publications which help the librarians to select and evaluate the reference collection for a particular library in print or online.

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: D

22. 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 

Notes: WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is a family of wireless broadband communication standards based on the IEEE 802.16 set of standards.

23. 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)

24. Match the following IACR Products with their types:

a) Trend related publications (i) Handbooks

b) Condensing publications (ii) Indexing periodicals

c) Ready reference publications (iii) State of the art report

d) Trade and Industry related publications (iv) Technical reports

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: C

Notes: Prof. Amitabh Chatterjee in his book titled ‘Elements of Information Organization and Dissemination’ published in 2016 states that information consolidation presupposes three activities: information analysis, information consolidation, and information repackaging. IACR work may give rise to various products, like state-of-the-art report, trend report, abstracting periodicals, etc.

25. 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 and James E. Kelley; MBO - Peter Drucker; SWOT analysis - Albert Humphrey; PEST analysis (political, economic, socio-cultural and technological) - Francis Aguilar

26. 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 

Notes: Max Weber – Theory of Bureaucracy; Elton Mayo – Human Relations; F. W. Taylor – Scientific Management; Henri Fayol – Administrative Management 

27. ‘The Seven Faces of Information Literacy’ was coined by: 

A. Christine Susan Bruce B. SCONUL C. Steven Bob D. Annettee Lamb 

Answer: A (Christine Susan Bruce) 

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