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1. Which of the following is not an essential feature of an e-book?

(A) Mostly cost effective (B) Scope for online purchase (C) Search information at ease (D) Access at slow pace

Answer: (D)

2. Who identified the eight central values of librarianship?

(A) Margaret Mann (B) Michael Gorman (C) David Hume (D) S.R. Ranganathan

Answer: (B)

3. Which layer of ‘OSI’ Model occurs between ‘Network’ and ‘Physical’?

(A) Data Link (B) Transport (C) Session (D) Presentation

Answer: (A)

4. The Class index entries which are derived from the class number of a document in classified catalogue are based upon:

(A) Unsought link (B) Missing link (C) False link (D) Sought link

Answer: (D)

5. Mode of formation of subject ‘Oceanography’ is:

(A) Distillation (B) Cluster (C) Agglomeration (D) Loose Assemblage

Answer: (B)

6. Who was the first Director of Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation?

(A) B.S. Kesvan (B) D.R. Kalia (C) B.P. Barua (D) S. Bashruddin

Answer: (C)

7. In Ranganathan's terminology 'Latent Facet' is a

(A) Facet added at the end (B) Hidden Facet (C) Important Facet (D) Current of all Facets

Answer: (B)

8. DELNET was initially supported by:?

(1) RRRLF (2) NISSAT (3) NIC (4) INSDOC

Answer: (2)

9. 'Transactional Model of Communication' was suggested by?

(A) Peter Drucker (B) George Zipf (C) Dean Barnlund (D) A.C. Kessler

Answer: (C)

10. Research Methodology involving the construction of theory through analysis of data is known as

(A) Sampling Theory (B) Grounded Theory (C) Ideal Theory (D) Basic Theory

Answer: (B)

10. ‘Half life’ in Information Science relates to:

(A) Rate of obsolescence (B) Rate of growth (C) Degree of scatter (D) Information explosion

Answer: (A)

11. As per Indian Copyright Law Copyright Law, Copyright is granted for (Literary Work):

(A) Fifty years after the book is published

(B) Fifty years after the death of the author

(D) Sixty years after the death of the author

Answer: (D)

12. Ratnasagar, Ratnaranjaka and Ratnodadhi Library buildings were the part of:

(A) Vikramashila Learning Centre

(B) Takshashila Learning Centre

(D) Vallabhi Learning Centre

Answer: (C)

13. What type of information sources are Almanacs?

(A) Ready Reference (B) Dictionary (C) Directory (D) Bibliographics

Answer: (A)

14. Who chaired the Committee set up in October 1984 to formulate the ‘National Policy for Library and Information System’ constituted by

the Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India?

(A) Dr. S.R.Ranganathan (B) Dr. C.D. Deshmukh (C) B.S.Kesavan (D) Prof. D.P. Chattopadhya

Answer: (D)

15. Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP) is an initiative of

(A) IFLA (B) UNESCO (C) LA (UK) (D) ALA

Answer: (A)

16. The first edition of ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India’ was published in

Answer: (B)

17. Inference Engine is a part of

(A) Management Information System (B) Decision Support System (C) Expert System (D) Technology Management System

Answer: (C)

18. The sampling procedure, where the researcher collects data on the few members of the target population, then asks those individuals

for information to locate other members of that population whom they know, is known as

(A) Quota sampling (B) Snowball sampling (C) Random sampling (D) Stratified sampling

Answer: (B)

19. Subject entry which refers from the name of a class to its class number is known as

(A) Class Index Entry (B) Consolidated Entry (C) Cross Reference Entry (D) Subject Analytical Entry

Answer: (A)

20. The license for accessing the 'Europa World of Learning Online' is available through

(1) Routledge — (Taylor and Francis) (2) SpringerOpen (3) Sage Publications (4) Elsevier

Answer: (1)

21. What is periodicity of 'Annals of Library and Information Studies' published by NISCAIR, India?

(1) Monthly (2) Bi-monthly (3) Quarterly (4) Bi-annual

Answer: (3)

22. 'Facet publishing' is a division of

(A) American Library Association (B) Canadian Library Association

Answer: (3)

23. Number of working days of National Library of India in a year

(A) 350 days (B) 360 days. (C) 362 days (D) 365 days

Answer: (C)

24. Lotka's law deals with

(1) Frequency of occurrence of words in a text.

(2) Productivity of authors in terms of scientific papers.

(3) Scattering of articles over different journals.

(4) Growth of articles in journals.

Answer: (2)

25. The large volumes of high velocity, complex and variable data are termed as

(A) Big data (B) Linked data (C) Semantic data (D) Ontology-based data

Answer: (1)

26. ‘Esprit de Corps’ concept in management is related to

(A) Stability of Tenure (B) Co-operation (C) Co-ordination (D) Team spirit

Answer: (D)

27. Sony unveiled the first Blu-ray Disc (BD) prototypes in

(A) September 1982 (B) August 1985 (C) October 2000 (D) November 2005

Answer: (C)

28. Who wrote the Foreword to the first edition of ‘The Five Laws of Library Science’?

(A) B.I. Palmer (B) Henry E. Bliss (C) P.S. Sivaswamy Aiyer (D) W.C. Berwick Sayers

Answer: (C)

29. Right to Information Act, in India came into force

(A) 15th June, 2005 (B) 22nd June, 2005 (C) 12th October, 2005 (D) 5th February, 2006

Answer: (C)

30. Who developed the theory of ‘information supply and indexing’ based on five axioms definability, order, sufficient degree of order,

predictability and Fidelity?

(A) Robert Fugmann (B) William Cooper (C) Eugene Garfield (D) Calvin Mooers

Answer: (A)

31. Identify the ‘FOUR USER TASKS’ with authority data as defined by the Franar working group (FRAD-6)

(A) Find, identify, select, obtain. (B) Find, identify, contextualize, justify.

Answer: (B)

32. Who adopted ‘one place’ theory in library classification?

(A) H.E. Bliss (B) S.R. Ranganathan (C) Melvil Dewey (D) J.D. Brown

Answer: (D)

33. In which edition “Auxiliary table for area” was introduced?

(A) DDC 14th edition (B) DDC 15th edition (C) DDC 16th edition (D) DDC 17th edition

Answer: (D)

34. When was Sears List of Subject Headings (SLSH) first edition published?

Answer: (C)

35. National Library Week in India is being celebrated annually since :

36. Maulana Abul Kalam Asad, the then Union Education Minister formally declared one of the following libraries open to the public on 2nd February, 1953 :

(A) Connemara Public Library (B) Delki Public Library (C) National Library, Calcutta (D) Saraswatki Makal Library, Tanjore

37. Library Literature is a :

(A) Primary source of information (B) Secondary source of information

38. 'Prefix' element of ISBN consists of -- number of digits.

(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 2

Answer: (A)

39. Who defined notation as shorthand sign?

(A) S.R. Ranganathan (B) Benjamin A. Custer (C) Immanuel Kant (D) E.C. Richardson

Answer: (D)

40. Who expanded Wyers theory in 1960 by characterizing reference service as –Minimum, Middling and Maximum.

(A) F.W. Lancaster (B) S.R. Ranganathan (C) William A. Katz (D) S. Rothestein

Answer: (D)

41. Scaler chain in the context of Library management-deals with

(A) Authority structure (B) Scale of performance of staff (C) Chain for locating rocks (D) A link in the chain procedure

Answer: (A)

42. In 1944 the term ‘Action Research’ was coined by

(A) Kurt Lewin (B) Goode and Hatt (C) P.V. Young (D) Busha and Harter

Answer: (A)

43. Which of the search strategy is useful to increase recall output?

(A) Proximity operators (B) Boolean operators “NOT” (C) Truncation (D) Boolean operators “AND”

Answer: (C)

44. The 'Right to Information Bill' was enacted by the parliament of India on

(A) 5th May 2005 (B) 15th June 2005 (C) 12th October 2005 (D) 22nd June 2005

Answer: (B)

45. Chapter 12 of AACR-2 has changed its name in AACR-2R, 2002. Identify the changed name.

(A) Integrated Resources (B) Continuing Resources (C) Periodical Resources (D) Online Resources

Answer: (B)

46. Lotka’s Law relates to:

(A) Scattering of Periodicals (B) Obsolescence of Literature (C) Seepage of Information (D) Scientific productivity

Answer: (D)

47. According to Dr. S.R. Ranganathan ‘Library Civics and Hygiene’ means:

(A) Library behaviour (B) Library layout (C) Physique of Book (D) Care of Book

Answer: (C)

48. A database contains 100 records on a particular topic. A search was conducted and 80 records were retrieved. Of the 80 records retrieved, 60 were relevant. What is the recall?

(A) 60 (B) 75 (C) 45 (D) 80

Answer: (A)

49. Who was the teacher of S.R. Ranganathan at London?

(A) J.D. Brown (B) A. Panizzi (C) W.B.C. Sayers (D) Melvil Dewey

Answer: (C)

50. 'Bibliographic Coupling’, was first advocated by?

(A) B.K. Sen (B) S.R. Ranganathan (C) M.M. Kessler (D) S.C. Bradford

Answer: (C)

51. A Router is supposed to

(A) Receive a signal and transmits it at high level.

(B) Help you interface with other network.

(D) Forward data packets between communication networks.

Answer: (D)

52. Which of the following reference source specifically designed for providing/finding information on astronomical data?

(A) Almanac (B) Encyclopaedia (C) Year Book (D) Directory

Answer: (A)

53. Identify the Audio File Format for Digital libraries:

a. .tif b. .jfif c. .aif d. .ra

Codes:

(l) c and d are correct..

(B) b and d are correct.

(D) b and c are correct.

Answer: (A)

54. ‘Network Twenty (20)’ is represented in binary digit as:

(A) 00111100 (B) 00001010 (C) 0001110 (D) 00010100

Answer: (D)

55. Action research is:

(A) An applied research

(B) A Longitudinal research

(D) Simulative research

Answer: (C)

56. The Browne charging system does not include

(1) Reader's ticket (2) Book card (3) Date slip (4) Transaction slip

Answer: (4)

57. In CC `1' is used for Unity, God, World, First in evolution etc. as a

(1) Seminal mnemonic (2) Schedule mnemonic (3) Alphabetical mnemonic (4) Syntactical mnemonic

Answer: (1)

58. Identify the mode of formation of the subject 'Agriculture of Corn'

(1) Agglomeration (3) Fusion (2) Denudation (4) Lamination

Answer: (4)

59. The number of successive characteristics forming the basis of its derivation from the Universe of Knowledge is known as:

(1) Order of an array (2) Order of a class (3) Open array (4) Collateral array

Answer: (2)

60. What is the third part of colon classification?

(1) Schedules (2) Rules (3) Classic and sacred books (4) Index

Answer: (3)

61. Which of the following is indicated in the third digit of DDC Third Summary?

(1) Schedule (2) Class (3) Section (4) Division

Answer: (3)

62. ‘Cannon of Reticence’ is a canon for:

(1) Idea Plane (2) Verbal Plane (3) Notational Plane (4) Both Idea and Notational Planes

Answer: (2)

63. Positive Correlation occurs when:

(1) Two variables move in opposite direction

(2) Both variables move in a zigzag way

(3) Two variables move in the same direction

(4) Both variables are constant

Answer: (3)

64. Ex post Facto study is a type of:

(1) Diagnostic design (2) Quasi-experimental design (3) Descriptive design (4) Historical design

Answer: (2)

65. The seven basic tools for quality control was advocated by:

(A) Joseph Jurnan (B) Phillip Koder (C) Kauro Ishikawa (D) C.A. Cutter

Answer: (C)

66. ‘Keesing’s Record of World Events’ is published from:

(1) London (2) France (3) Germany (4) Japan

Answer: (1)

67. The ‘Letter by Letter’ Method of alphabetization in Dictionary catalogue is known as:

(1) Nothing before something

(2) Something before nothing

(3) All through

(4) Something after more

Answer: (3)

68. Which of the following statements are wrong with reference to INB?

(a) Excludes musical scores

(b) First appeared in 1951

(d) The main entries are in Roman Script

Code:

(1) (a) and (b) are correct

(2) (b) and (c) are correct

(3) (c) and (d) are correct

(4) (a) and (d) are correct

Answer: (2)

69. The protection of non-personal data in Transborder Data Flow uses which of the following legal instruments?

(a) Copyright (b) Patent (c) Bandwidth (d) Trademark

Code:

(1) (a), (b) and (c) are correct

(2) (b), (c) and (d) are correct

(3) (a), (c) and (d) are correct

(4) (a), (b) and (d) are correct

Answer: (4)

70. ISO 26324: 2012 is a standard for

(1) RFID in Libraries (2) DOI (3) Dublin Core (4) Inter Library Transaction

Answer: (2)

71. ISO 2108 standard is related to:

(1) International Standard Serial Number

(2) International Standard Book Number

(3) International Technical Report Number

(4) International Standard for Patents Number

Answer: (2)

72. From which universities S.R. Ranganathan was awarded D. Litt (Honoris Causa)?

(a) University of Delhi (b) University of Madras (c) University of London (d) University of Pittsburgh

Code:

(1) (a) and (b) are correct

(2) (a) and (c) are correct

(3) (b) and (c) are correct

(4) (a) and (d) are correct

Answer: (4)

73. Identify the type of `metadata' held by Dspace for archiving contents:

(a) Descriptive (b) Configured (c) Structural (d) Administrative

Codes:

(1) (a), (b), (c) are correct.

(2) (b), (c), (d) are correct.

(3) (a), (b), (d) are correct.

(4) (a), (c), (d) are correct.

Answer: (4)

74. International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) consists of:

(1) 10 digits (2) 12 digits (3) 13 digits (4) 16 digits

Answer: (4)

75. Identify the symbol of ‘Spiritual Experience and Mysticism’ as given by CC:

(1) ∆ (2) Σ (3) 4 (4) MZA

Answer: (1)

76. Who proposed Big Six Information Literacy Skills?

(1) C.D. Ferguson (2) G. Dunsire (3) E.A. Fox (4) M.B. Eisenberg and R.E. Berkowitz

Answer: (4)

77. Which of the following organization declared 17th May as “World Information Society Day”?

(A) IFLA

(B) World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)

(D) UNESCO

Answer: (B)

78. By which mode 'Management Science' and 'Research Methodology' are formed?

(A) Agglomeration

(B) Fusion

(D) Distillation

Answer: (D)

79. Which of the following are the Canons for characteristics as enunciated by S.R. Ranganathan?

(a) Canon of relevance

(b) Canon of Permanance

(d) Canon of Interpetation in Chain

Code:

(1) (b), (c), (d) are correct

(2) (a), (b), (c) are correct

(3) (a), (c), (d) are correct

(4) (a), (b), (d) are correct

Answer: (2)

80. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) covers

(a) Patents

(b) Computer Programmes

(d) Classroom Lecturer

Codes:

(A) (a), (b), (c) are correct.

(B) (b), (c), (d) are correct.

(D) (a), (c), (d) are correct.

Answer: (A)

81. Arrange the following museums according to the year of their establishment:

a. Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Delhi

b. National Museum, Delhi

c. Indian Museum, Calcutta

d. National Gandhi Museum, Delhi

Codes:

(A) d, a, c, b

(B) c, b, d, a

(D) a, d, c, b

Answer: (B)

32. Arrange the following international standards developed in the broader context of 'Information organisation' in their respective year of development:

a. ISO-999

b. ISO-214

c. ISO-2788

d.ISO-5963

Codes:

(A) c, b, d, a

(B) a, b, c, d

(D) d, c, b, a

Answer: (A)

17. Which of the following are not the Working Groups under National Mission on Libraries?

(a) National Census of Libraries, Content Creation and Community Information Centres.

(b) Setting up of National Virtual Library, Networking and ICT Applications in Libraries.

(d) Upgradation of the Existing Academic Libraries, University and Research Libraries.

Codes:

(A) (a), (d) are correct

(B) (a), (b), (d) are correct

(D) (a), (c) are correct

Answer: (C)

26. Identify the central leadership competencies/meta-competencies as defined by Ammons Stephens.

(a) Cognitive ability

(b) Vision

(d) Writing skills

Codes:

(A) (a), (c) & (d) are correct.

(B) (b), (c) & (d) are correct.

(D) (a), (b) & (c) are correct.

Answer: (D)

27. Identify the image File Format for digital libraries given below:

(a) .wav

(b) .fla

(d) .spf

Codes:

(A) (a) & (d) are correct.

(B) (c) & (d) are correct.

(D) (a) & (b) are correct.

Answer: (B)

22. According to Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, which of the following items are not considered as fugitive materials?

(a) Newspaper-clippings.

(b) Books.

(d) Reports.

Codes:

(A) (a) and (c) are correct

(B) (b) and (d) are correct

(D) (b) and (c) are correct

Answer: (B)

19. Identify the recommendations made by the National Knowledge Commission

(a) Setup a National Commission on Libraries.

(b) Prepare a National Census of All Libraries.

(d) Allocation of 10% budget of total GDP of Government of India for the libraries development.

Codes:

(A) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.

(B) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.

(D) (a), (b) and (d) are correct.

Answer: (A)

27. Arrange the following Open Access Initiatives/Policy Statements according to the year of their adoption/declaration at international level.

(a) The Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions (COAPI)

(b) The Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities (BDOAKS and H)

(d) Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)

Code:

(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)

(2) (d), (c), (b), (a)

(3) (b), (a), (d), (c)

(4) (c), (d), (b), (a)

Answer: (2)

23. Which of the following are demerits of MBO System?

(a) Superior- subordinate relationships.

(b) Over simplification.

(d) All variables are not taken into account.

Codes:

(A) (a) and (b) are correct

(B) (a) and (d) are correct

(D) (b) and (d) are correct

Answer: (D)

27. Which of the following are special features of geographical sources?

(a) Scale.

(b) Revision.

(d) Projections.

Codes:

(A) (a) and (d) are correct

(B) (a) and (b) are correct

(D) (a) and (c) are correct

Answer: (A)

15. Identify the correct statements associated with Universal Decimal Classification Scheme

(UDC)

a. It is faceted classification scheme.

b. Paul Otlet and Henry La Fontaine are associated with it.

c. It has relative index.

d. It uses pure notation.

Codes:

(A) a, b are correct.

(B) b, c are correct.

(D) a, d are correct.

Answer: (A)

31. Identify the correct sequence of the emergence of the following storage media.

(A) Paper, Micro card, Magnetic tape, Clay tablet.

(B) Magnetic tape, Clay tablet, Paper, Micro card.

(D) Micro card, Magnetic tape, Clay tablet, paper.

Answer: (C)

30. Identify the correct elements of 'AIDA' model in Marketing Communication.

(A) Attraction, Investigation, Direction, Action

(B) Attention, Intuition, Desire, Acquisition

(D) Abstract, Institution, Diversity, Action

Answer: (C)

16. In which of the following studies, a researcher is required to examine some specific subpopulation, as they change time?

(A) Trend Study

(B) Cohort Study

(D) Panel Studies

Answer: (B)

16. Who differentiated information and knowledge in the following way?

"Information is piecemeal, fragmented, particular; whereas knowledge is structural, coherent and universal"

(1) B.C. Brooks and N.J. Belkin

(3) F. Machlup and U. Mansfield

(2) S.G. Faibisoff and D.P. Ely

(4) J.H. Shera

Answer: (3)

28. Identify from the following, the digital library projects were implemented by C-DAC (Agency) Noida:

(a) Creation of Vidwan database

(b) Print your own book — Mobile Digital Library

(d) Creation of Digital Library of Books in President House

Codes:

(1) (a) and (b) are correct.

(2) (b) and (c) are correct.

(3) (c) and (d) are correct.

(4) (b) and (d) are correct.

Answer: (4)

28. Identify the web 2.0 features from the list given below:

(a) Blogs

(b) Folksonomy

(d) Netvibes

Codes:

(A) (a) & (b) are correct.

(B) (a) & (c) are correct.

(D) (a) & (d) are correct.

Answer: (A)

16. In which of the following studies, a researcher is required to examine some specific subpopulation, as they change time?

(A) Trend Study

(B) Cohort Study

(D) Panel Studies

Answer: (B)

23. Anglo American cataloguing Rules (AACR)-2 is published jointly by the

(a) American Library Association (ALA)

(b) Canadian Library Association (CLA)

(d) ILA

Codes:

(A) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.

(B) (b), (c) and (d) are correct.

(D) (b) and (c) are correct.

Answer: (C)

29. Arrange the following Dublin core elements in descending order:

a. Contributor

b. Identifier

c. Relation

d. Right

Codes:

(A) d, c, b, a

(B) a, d, b, c

(D) a, b, c, d

Answer: (A)

18. In which of the following places the zonal offices of RRRLF are located?

(a) Delhi

(b) Trivendrum

(d) Hyderabad

Codes:

(1) (a) and (d) are correct.

(2) (a) and (c) are correct.

(3) (b) and (d) are correct.

(4) (b) and (c) are correct.

Answer: (2)

23. Identify the following Institutional Archives/Repositories available free:

a. Project MUSE

b. Web of Science

c. e-prints

d. Open DOAR

Codes:

(A) a and b are correct.

(B) b and d are correct.

(D) a and c are correct.

Answer: (C)

20. Identify the contributors who developed information communication models

(a) C.D. Osborn

(b) Claude E. Shannon

(d) David Berlo

Codes:

(A) (a), (b), (c) are correct.

(B) (a), (c), (d) are correct.

(D) (a), (b), (d) are correct.

Answer: (C)

21. Non-bibliographic Database contain

(a) Numeric Data

(b) Pictorial Data

(d) Textual Data

Codes:

(A) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.

(B) (b), (c) and (d) are correct.

(D) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.

Answer: (A)

24. Identify the following basic steps as advocated by William Edwards for implementing

TQM:

a. Assessment of organisation's culture and training process for the top management.

b. Formation of Quality Council.

c. Dissemination of information through established communication system and integration of TQM tools, techniques and training.

d. Filtering and censoring Information.

Codes:

(A) b, c and d are correct.

(B) a, b and c are correct.

(D) a,b and d are correct.

Answer: (B)

33. Arrange the following steps of “The Big 6 model of Information problem solving” as enunciated by Eisenberg and Berkowitz.

(a) Information Seeking strategies

(b) Task Definition

(d) Use of Information

Codes:

(A) (b), (c), (a) and (d)

(B) (b), (a), (d) and (c)

(D) (d), (b), (c) and (a)

Answer: (B)

28. Arrange the following indexing journals according to the year of their first publication:

a. Engineering Index, New York

b. Humanities Index, New York

c. Index Medicus, Bethesda

d. Agrindex, Rome

Codes:

(A) d, c, a and b

(B) c, b, d and a

(D) c, a, b and d

Answer: (D)

24. In Classified Catalogue Code of Ranganathan the conflict of authorship includes:

(a) Person versus Person.

(b) Person versus Corporate body.

(d) Person versus Publisher.

Codes:

(A) (a), (b) and (c) are correct

(B) (a), (b) and (d) are correct

(D) (d), (c) and (a) are correct

Answer: (A)

19. Which of the following are uses of work analysis?

(a) Simplifying the procedures.

(b) Line of authority.

(d) Unity of Command.

Codes:

(A) (b), (d) are correct

(B) (a), (b), (c) are correct

(D) (a), (c) are correct

Answer: (D)

29. Webcasting is concerned with

(a) Distribution of multiple content sources to many viewers/listeners at one go.

(b) A media representation distributed over internet using streaming media technology.

(d) The customised service automatically downloaded on customers’ personal computers.

Codes:

(A) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.

(B) (a), (b) and (d) are correct.

(D) (b), (c) and (d) are correct.

Answer: (D)

32. Identify the correct sequence of the following steps involved in translation of a document from natural language into classifications language as propounded by SR Ranganathan, under Postulational approach.

(a) Analyzed title

(b) Title in standard terms

(d) Class number

Codes:

(A) (c), (a), (b) and (d)

(B) (b), (a), (c) and (d)

(D) (c), (b), (a) and (d)

Answer: (A)

27. Deliberate Sampling is known as

a. Purposive Sampling

b. Sequential Sampling

c. Probability Sampling

d. Non-probability Sampling

Codes:

(A) a and d are correct

(B) a and c are correct

(D) b, c and d are correct

Answer: (A)

24. Which of the following are associated with the ‘Carrot and stick theory’ of Motivation as described by Frederick Herzberg and his associates?

(a) Use of Rewards

(b) Imposition of Penalties

(d) Periodical Transfer from section to section.

Codes:

(A) (a) and (b) are correct.

(B) (a) and (c) are correct.

(D) (b) and (d) are correct.

Answer: (A)

18. Identify the budget heads of non-recurring budget:

(a) Periodical subscription

(b) Maintenance of equipment

(d) Infrastructure development

Code:

(1) (a) and (b) are correct

(2) (b) and (c) are correct

(3) (c) and (d) are correct

(4) (a), (c) and (d) are correct

Answer: (3)

19. Which of the following are non-parametric tests?

(a) Anova test

(b) Spearman correlation coefficient

(d) Chi-Square test

Code:

(1) (b) and (d) are correct

(2) (b) and (c) are correct

(3) (a), (b) and (d) are correct

(4) (a), (b) and (c) are correct

Answer: (1)

20. Identify from the following the Silver Halide process used in reprography:

(a) Exposure

(b) Miniature

(d) Rinsing

Codes:

(1) (a), (b) and (d) are correct.

(2) (b), (c) and (d) are correct.

(3) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.

(4) (d), (b) and (c) are correct.

Answer: (3)

20. PMEST in colon classification of S.R. Ranganathan is

a. Decreasing order of concreteness

b. Decreasing order of association

c. Decreasing order of classification

d. Decreasing order of fundamental categories

(A) a, b are correct

(B) a, d are correct

(D) b, d are correct

Answer: (B)

24. Which of the following are the characteristics of not-for-profit organizations according to Edward G. Evans?

(a) Financial sources derived from outside funding sources rather than from sales of service.

(b) Have clear indicator of effect i.e. profit or loss.

(d) Funding preferences for collaborative projects.

Codes:

(1) (a), (b) and (d) are correct.

(2) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.

(3) (b), (c) and (d) are correct.

(4) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.

Answer: (2)

18. Collection development principles are given by:

a. C.A. Cutter

b. Melvil Dewey

c. S.R. Ranganathan

d. B.S. Kesvan

Codes:

(A) a, b are correct.

(B) b, c are correct.

(D) b, d are correct.

Answer: (B)

16. Which of the following questions fall under the category of ready reference service?

(a) Population of Varanasi

(b) Height of Qutub Minar

(d) Collection development in university libraries

Code:

(1) (a), (b) and (d) are correct

(2) (a), (b) and (c) are correct

(3) (b), (c) and (d) are correct

(4) (a), (c) and (d) are correct

Answer: (2)

17. Identify the basic parts of Colon Classification:

(a) Rules

(b) Schedule of classification

(d) Geographical schedule

Code:

(1) (a), (b) and (d) are correct

(2) (a), (b) and (c) are correct

(3) (b), (c) and (d) are correct

(4) (a), (c) and (d) are correct

Answer: (2)

22. The objectives of Metadata are:

a. Unique identification

b. Authentification of records

c. To eliminate the duplicate record.

d. To arrange the collection.

Codes:

(A) a and d are correct.

(B) a and b are correct.

(D) a and c are correct.

Answer: (B)

20. Which of the following are work analysis techniques according to Edward Evans?

(a) PERT – CPM

(b) GANTT - Charts

(d) Cost - effectiveness

Code:

(1) (d) and (b) are correct

(2) (b) and (c) are correct

(3) (a) and (c) are correct

(4) (c) and (d) are correct

Answer: (1)

25. Identify the key attributes of flow charts from the following:

(a) An input and output chart that displays visual representation of the steps involved in a given activity.

(b) Facilitates understanding how a process based on TQM principles works and can bring improvement. (c) Displays the relationship between two values (i.e. quality of raw material used in a catalogue card affects the life of the card)

(d) An useful mechanism for training employees as to how to use a new procedure.

Codes:

(A) (a), (b), (c) and (d) are correct.

(B) (a), (b) and (d) are correct.

(D) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.

Answer: (B)

25. Which of the following are the criteria for defined open standard in W3C (2006)?

(a) Transparency and Impartiality

(b) Maintenance and Relevance

(d) Security and Preservation

Codes:

(1) (a), (b), (d) are correct.

(2) (b), (c), (d) are correct.

(3) (a), (c), (d) are correct.

(4) (a), (b), (c) are correct.

Answer: (4)

23. What are the constituent elements of Simon's Flow Chart that are the components of management system?

(a) Planning

(b) Staffing

(d) Innovating

Codes:

(1) (a), (b) and' (d) are correct.

(2) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.

(3) (d), (b) and (c) are correct.

(4) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.

Answer: (1)

17. Which of the following are associated with UNESCO Programme?

a. General Information Programme (PGI)

b. World Scientific Information System (UNISIST)

c. Universal Availability of Publications (UAP)

d. International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD)

Codes:

(A) a, b are correct.

(B) a, c are correct.

(D) b, c are correct.

Answer: (A)

32. Identify the correct sequence according to the year of first publication:

(A) Library and Information Science Abstract, Biological Abstract, Chemical Abstract.

(B) Chemical Abstract, Biological Abstract, Library and Information Science Abstract. (A) Biological Abstract, Chemical Abstract, Library and Information Science Abstract.

(A) Chemical Abstract, Library and Information Science Abstract, Biological Abstract.

Answer: (B)

14. Identify the persons who contributed to the development of TQM.

a. Philip B. Crosby

b. Kaoru Ishikawa

c. Joseph Juran

d. Michael Gorman

Codes:

(A) a, b, c are correct.

(B) b, c, d are correct.

(D) a, b, d are correct

Answer: (A)

30. Arrange the following in chronological order:

(a) ISBD.

(b) MARC.

(d) RDA.

Code:

(A) (a), (c), (d), (b)

(B) (b), (a), (c), (d)

(D) (d), (a), (b), (c)

Answer: (B)

33. Arrange the following publications of S. R. Ranganathan in their year of first publication:

(a) Reference Service.

(b) Colon Classification.

(d) Prolegomena to Library Classification.

Codes:

(A) (c), (a), (b), (d)

(B) (a), (b), (d), (c)

(D) (b), (c), (a), (d)

Answer: (C)

18. Which of the following are true about publication element of ISBN?

(a) Variable Length.

(b) Upto 5 digits.

(d) Upto 6 digits.

Codes:

(A) (a), (d) are correct

(B) (a), (b), (d) are correct

(D) (a), (c) are correct

Answer: (A)

29. Arrange in sequence the basic components of MBO system:

(a) Conducting reviews.

(b) Setting objectives.

(d) Developing action plans.

Code:

(A) (b), (a), (c) and (d)

(B) (b), (d), (a) and (c)

(D) (c), (a), (d) and (b)

Answer: (B)

26. A Blog usually provides

(a) A commentary on a particular subject.

(b) A personal online diary.

(d) An exclusive pre-paid publishing tool and non-instructional and non-illustrative resource for the scribes.

Codes:

(1) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.

(2) (b), (c) and (d) are correct.

(3) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.

(4) (a), (b) and (d) are correct.

Answer: (3)

21. Transborder Data Flow includes (in the definition given by United Nations) movements across national boundaries:

(a) Machine-readable data for processing, storage or retrieval

(b) Media products (mass diffusion)

(d) Machine - readable data on discs

Code:

(1) (a), (b) and (c) are correct

(2) (b), (c) and (d) are correct

(3) (a), (c) and (d) are correct

(4) (a), (b) and (d) are correct

Answer: (3)

19. Which of the following can be used to measure the research output of an individual?

(a) h-index (b) benchmark (c) g-index (d) Bookmarks

Codes

(1) (a) and (b) are correct.

(2) (b) and (c) are correct.

(3) (a) and (c) are correct.

(4) (c) and (d) are correct.

Answer: (3)

22. Which of the following are 'Special Auxiliary Subdivisions' of UDC?

(a) Apostrophe (b) Sub-grouping (c) Colon (d) Point-naught

Codes:

(1) (a) and (d) are correct.

(2) (a) and (b) are correct.

(3) (b) and (c) are correct.

(4) (c) and (d) are correct.

Answer: (1)

26. The available options for extending Wiki vary depending on the software that runs the site. Identify the correct options available to users using ‘Media wiki’,

a. GISWiki kWBreadCrumbs b. Bibwiki c. YouTube Tag and FireStats d. pbwikiGs

Codes:

(A) a, b and c are correct.

(B) b, c and d are correct.

(D) a, b and d are correct.

Answer: (A)

25. Which of the services are being offered by National Library, Kolkata?

(a) Lending. (b) Bibliographic. (c) NL connect. (d) Online reference services.

Codes:

(A) (a), (b) are correct

(B) (a), (d) are correct

(D) (c), (d) are correct

Answer: (A)

31. Arrange the following according to their year of origin/publication:

(a) Cause and effect diagram

(b) MBO

(d) POSDCORB

Codes:

(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)

(2) (b), (c), (d), (a)

(3) (c), (d), (a), (b)

(4) (d), (a), (b), (c)

Answer: (3)

27. Which of the following are pillars of information literacy according to SCONUL seven pillars of information literacy?

(a) Find (b) Gather (c) Identify (d) Manage

Codes:

(1) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.

(2) (b), (c) and (d) are correct.

(3) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.

(4) (a), (b) and (d) are correct.

Answer: (2)

Note: The SCONUL Model is useful because it defines attitudes and behaviours (i.e. understandings) as well as core skills and competences (i.e. abilities) associated with the seven ‘pillars’ of information literacy development – Identify, Scope, Plan, Gather, Evaluate, Manage and present.

26. Which of the following are the levels of problems in communication process identified by Warren Weaver?

(a) Technical. (b) Semantic. (c) Effective. (d) Interpreter.

Codes:

(A) (a), (c), (d) are correct

(B) (a), (b), (c) are correct

(D) (a), (b), (d) are correct

Answer: (B)

19. 'Product lifecycle' is helpful in:

a. deciding marketing strategies best fitted to particular stages in the development of service activities.

b. maintaining that all products or services follow distinctive pattern overtime.

c. dealing with the historical aspect of the product.

d. dealing with the stages of product life-cycle.

Codes:

(A) a, b, d are correct.

(B) a, b, c are correct.

(D) a, c, d are correct.

Answer: (A)

20. Which of the following are Impact Printers?

(a) Inkjet. (b) Line. (c) Dot matrix. (d) Laser.

Codes:

(A) (b), (c) are correct

(B) (a), (b), (c) are correct

(D) (c), (d) are correct

Answer: (A)

30. Identify the sequence of the 'title' and 'statement of responsibility' area from the following:

(a) Title proper

(b) Parallel title

(d) Statement of responsibility

Codes:

(1) (a), (c), (b) and (d)

(2) (c), (b), (a) and (d)

(3) (d), (c), (b) and (a)

(4) (b), (a), (c) and (d)

17. Technological Gate keeper is?

(a) An informal channel

(b) A term coined by T.J. Allen

(d) A term coined by Derek Solla price

Codes:

(A) (a) and (b) are correct.

(B) (b) and (c) are correct.

(D) (a) and (d) are correct.

Answer: (A)

25. Arrange the following steps of digital preservation in their sequential order:

(a) Refreshing (b) Encapsulation (c) Emulation (d) Data archiving

Code:

(1) (c), (b), (d), (a)

(2) (d), (b), (a), (c)

(3) (a), (d), (b), (c)

(4) (a), (c), (b), (d)

Answer: (4)

26. Arrange in sequence the following steps followed in Programming:

(a) Programme Code (b) Programme Documentation (c) Program Test (d) Programme Design

Code:

(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)

(2) (d), (a), (c), (b)

(3) (b), (c), (d), (a)

(4) (d), (c), (b), (a)

Answer: (2)

30. Arrange the following knowledge classification schemes in their chronological order:

(a) Compte’s classification (b) Baconian classification (c) Kant’s classification (d) Spencer’s classification

Codes:

(A) (b), (c), (a) and (d)

(B) (b), (a), (d) and (c)

(D) (c), (d), (a) and (b)

Answer: (A)

22. Which of the following were the major events took place in the year 1931 in the history of Library Science?

(a) Publication of first edition of ‘Five Laws of Library Science’.

(b) Publication of first edition of ‘Colon Classification’.

(d) Publication of first edition of DDC.

Codes:

(A) (a) and (c) are correct.

(B) (a) and (b) are correct.

(D) (c) and (d) are correct.

Answer: (A)

21. Information under section 2(f) of the 'Right to Information Act, 2005' means any material in any form, thus include

a. Records, Documents, Memos, E-mails, Papers

b. Opinions, Advices, Press Releases, Circulars, Samples

c. Orders, Log books, Contracts, Reports

d. Book Chapters, Journal Articles, Sale Deeds, Reprints, Snapshots of Consort

Codes:

(A) a, c and d are correct.

(B) b, c and d are correct.

(D) a, b and c are correct.

Answer: (D)

28. Arrange in sequence the evolution of Intel Processors:

(a) Pentium. (b) 80088. (c) 486 TM CPU. (d) 80286.

Code:

(A) (b), (a), (c) and (d)

(B) (b), (d), (a) and (c)

(D) (c), (a), (d) and (b)

Answer: (B)

17. Which of the following key teens of references assigned to National Knowledge Commission (NKC) constituted in June 2005 under the

Chairmanship of Sam Pitroda for preparing a blue print to reform knowledge-related institutions and their infrastructure?

(a) Build Excellence in Education System and increase India's competitive advantage in the field of knowledge.

(b) Establishment of one "Knowledge Pool" (KP) in each state capital and to check the drop-out rate of school going children in a acquiring knowledge.

(d) Promote knowledge applications in Agriculture and Industry and use of knowledge capabilities in making Government effective, transparent, and accountable.

Codes:

(1) (b), (c) and (d) are correct.

(2) (a), (b) and (d) are correct.

(3) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.

(4) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.

Answer: (3)

15. Information about recent floods in Bihar can be found in:

(a) Asian Recorder (b) Data India (c) India; a reference annual (d) Statistical Abstract, India

Code:

(1) (a) and (b) are correct

(2) (a) and (c) are correct

(3) (a), (b) and (c) are correct

(4) (b), (c) and (d) are correct

Answer: (1)

24. Arrange the following printing technologies according to their emergence:

(a) Movable type

(b) Dot-Matrix printer

(d) Screen printing

Code:

(1) (d), (c), (b) and (a)

(2) (c), (a), (d) and (b)

(3) (c), (d), (b) and (a)

(4) (d), (a), (b) and (c)

Answer: (2)

21. Following are some of the problems with “Difficult Materials” usually faced by the users as advocated by Dr. S.R. Ranganathan:

(a) Books with different numbers.

(b) Books with different styles and standards.

(d) Books with different sizes and colours.

Codes:

(A) (a) and (c) are correct

(B) (b) and (d) are correct

(D) (b) and (c) are correct

Answer: (D)

33. Match the following:

List - I List - II

a. Pareto Chart i. Pictorian representation of stages in a process

b. Fish Bone Diagram ii. Tool of recording variables

c. Flow chart iii. Identifies the intensity of each problem in the production line

d. Check-sheet iv. Identifies the relationship between the defects or problems and their root causes

Codes:

a b c d

(A) i iii iv ii

(B) iv i ii iii

(D) iii iv i ii

Answer: (D)

34. Match the following:

List – I List - II

a. New Gen Lib i. 1984

b. LIBSYS ii. 2000

c. Koha iii. 2005

d. Open Biblio iv. 2002

Codes:

a b c d

(A) ii i iii iv

(B) ii i iv iii

(D) iv iii ii i

Answer: (C)

36. Match the following research methods with their corresponding explanation:

List – I List - II

(a) Formalized research (i) Interpretation of abstract ideas

(b) Conceptual research (ii) Survey and fact finding enquiries

(d) Fundamental research (iv) Substantial structure and hypothesis to be tested

Code:

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

(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(2) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

(3) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

(4) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)

Answer: (4)

33. Match the following NISO (National Information Standard Organisation) standards with their corresponding descriptions applicable to Libraries:

List – I List - II

(a) Z39.2 (i) Guidelines for Abstracts

(b) Z39.4 (ii) ISSN

(d) Z39.14 (iv) Information for interchange format

Code:

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

(1) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

(2) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(3) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)

(4) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)

Answer: (1)

Assertion and Reason

1. Assertion (A): The mean is a measure of dispersion.

Reason (R): The mean is based on every observation and is representative of the whole population.

Code:

(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(2) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(3) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (3)

2. Assertion (A): Participatory action research follows the conventional model of pure research in which members of the communities under

study are treated as passive subjects.

Reason (R): In participatory action research no member of the communities under study participate throughout the research process.

Code:

(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(2) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

(3) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (4)

3. Assertion (A): Access to e-collection of a library via Login and password recognition is mostly used than access via IP-address.

Reason (R): Access via IP-address presents a challenge in controlling the distribution of password to non-affiliates.

Code:

(1) (A) is true, and (R) is false

(2) Both (A) and (R) are true

(3) (A) is false and (R) is true

(4) Both (A) and (R) are false

Answer: (4)

4. Assertion (A): There is a connection between the concept of uncertainty and relevance in IR.

Reason (R): In IR both uncertainty and relevance are totally ruled out as part of query document matching.

Codes

(1) (A) is true; but (R) is false.

(2) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

(3) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (1)

5. Assertion (A): Machine translation is not a fully dependable service.

Reason (R): The semantics of language are encoded in algorithms.

Codes:

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

(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (C)

6. Assertion (A): Electronic indexing and abstracting services are not advantageous over print.

Reason (R): Electronic indexes work on much the same principles as print.

Codes:

(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(2) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

(3) Both (A) and (R) are false.

(4) Both (A) and (R) are true.

Answer: (2)

7. Assertion (A): Right to Information Act in India mandates timely response to citizen requests for information sought.

Reason (R): The basic object of the Right to Information Act is to empower the citizens, promote transparency and accountability.

Codes:

(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(2) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(3) Both (A) and (R) are true

(4) Both (A) and (R) are false

Answer: (3)

8. Assertion (A): The efforts of contemporary libraries in using static A-Z lists (as a part of their ERM system) to facilitate access for users who

wanted to limit their searches to e-content has failed to yield results.

Reason (R): Such lists maintained locally are, by necessity, more detailed and elaborate, as increase of titles made the maintenance of such lists more

labour intensive and complicated.

Codes:

(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(2) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

(3) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (1)

9. Assertion (A): The Post Office Protocol (POP) is the main internet standard for Electronic Mail Transmission.

Reason (R): The Post Office Protocol (POP) is a protocol used by local e-mail clients to retrieve email from a remote server over TCP/IP connection.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.

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

Answer: (D)

10. Assertion (A): A collaborative culture is an important condition for knowledge transfer between individuals.

Reason (R): Knowledge transfer do not require individuals to come together to interact, exchange, and share ideas and knowledge with one another.

Codes:

(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(2) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(3) Both (A) and (R) are true

(4) Both (A) and (R) are false

Answer: (1)

11. Assertion (A): Buying e-Journals are advantageous to a library as Librarians do not have to follow up the missing issues.

Reason (R): Perpetual access takes care of missing issues.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.

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

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (B)

12. Assertion (A): Interlibrary loan departments in libraries will be affected in positive ways by the development of Massive Digital Libraries.

Reason (R): Because the increased availability of online resources will considerably reduce the need for sending books through traditional mail resulting in the

decrease of the workloads of the inter-library loan departments.

Code:

(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(2) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(3) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (2)

13. Assertion (A): Library consortia are just to procure the electronic resources at best price.

Reason (R): A Library consortium is to coordinate activities, share resources, combine expertise, not just procurement of e-resources. UGC INFONET in

India can be taken as an example.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(B) (A) is true and (R) is false.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (C)

14. Assertion (A): Libraries contribute to capacity building, which is essential to community development.

Reason (R): Library programmes and services can influence a person's desire for life-long learning, which is an important component of capacity building.

Codes:

(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(2) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(3) Both (A) and (R) are true

(4) Both (A) and (R) are false

Answer: (3)

15. Assertion (A): It is not economical to store and read video data from secondary storage devices.

Reason (R): Video data require enormous disk storage as image compression ratio is high.

Code:

(1) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(2) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(3) Both (A) and (R) are true

(4) Both (A) and (R) are false

Answer: (2)

16. Assertion (A): The importance of classification for organization of knowledge will continue to persist.

Reason (R): In the electronic era classification have become redundant.

Codes:

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

(B) (R) is true, but (A) is false.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (A)

17. Assertion (A): Most of the institutions around the world use “impact factors” for measuring institutional productivity.

Reason (R): All the articles published in an “impact factor” journal will be of equal quality.

Codes:

(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.

Answer: (B)

18. Assertion (A): Name of the libraries can claim self-sufficient with respect to their holdings due to spiralling cost of publications.

Reason (R): Spiralling cost of publications and publication deluge still made inter library loan, a necessity for the libraries in the contemporary information age.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (A)

19. Assertion (A): Boolean Operators using AND, OR, NOT are mostly used in online information Retrieval Systems.

Reason (R): The new age of search engines such as Google do not have the provision for Boolean Search.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (B)

20. Assertion (A): Open Access Publication Model involves zero cost.

Reason (R): Open Access increases the visibility of the publication as they are available to the users for free.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) true.

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

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (C)

21. Assertion (A): Results from popular web search engines are usually having high recall, but an indexing database can provide high precision.

Reason(R): Indexing databases use controlled vocabulary which is a carefully selected list of words and phrases which are used to tag units of information

(document or work) so that they may be more easily retrieved.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) is true.

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

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

Answer: (A)

22. Assertion (A): Web 2.0 is a good set of economic, social and technological trend that collectively form the basis of the next generation of Internet.

Reason (R): More than just the latest technology buzzword, Web 2.0 is a transformative force that is propelling libraries towards a new way to offer services.

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

(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (C)

23. Assertion (A): Consortia subscriptions are not always beneficial to libraries as publishers bundle irrelevant titles to inflate the number of titles

for better price during negotiations.

Reason (R): In bundled titles, libraries have not to pay for titles which are not core to them.

Codes:

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

(B) (R) is true, but (A) is false.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (A)

24. Assertion (A): Chain procedure is a systematic and almost mechanical method of deriving subject headings.

Reason (R): It does not always operate well only with a faceted scheme of classification.

Codes:

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

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

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.

Answer: (A)

25. Assertion (A): Inter-library loan services are still a necessity in the information explosion regime.

Reason (R): None of the libraries are self sufficient with respect to their holding.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) true.

(B) (A) is true and (R) is false.

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

Answer: (A)

26. Assertion (A): Controlled Vocabulary based on indexing requires intellectual ability to assign keywords to the thought contents of the document

in such a way that these selected items could effectively represent the contents.

Reason (R): Retrieval System based on Natural Language based indexing such Google gives maximum precision.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) true.

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

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (B)

27. Assertion (A): The product of the relative frequency of occurrence of a word and its rank is equal to a constant.

Reason (R): The above statement is known as Bradford’s Law of scattering.

Codes:

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

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

(C). Both (A) and (R) are true.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (B)

28. Assertion (A): Selection of e-resources requires utmost care and caution in order to make the same user-centric.

Reason(R): Availability of seamless online products in the market coupled with abundant internet resources at no cost made the e-resources redundant.

Codes:

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

(B) Both (A) and (R) false.

(D) Both (A) and (R) true.

Answer: (C)

29. Assertion (A): Management is the efficiency in climbing the ladder of success.

Reason (R): Leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning towards right wall.

Codes:

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

(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (C)

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