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Question 1Single Answer
The distinct characteristic(s) of digital objects are
  1. A
    Physical Medium
  2. B
    Logical process
  3. C
    Conceptual recognition and transaction
  4. D
    All the above
Question 2Single Answer
Who’s who in India’, an irregular publication is published by
  1. A
    Business Press, Bombay
  2. B
    Sterling, New Delhi
  3. C
    Tradesman and Men Asia, Delhi
  4. D
    Sahitya Samsad, Calcutta
Question 3Single Answer
Which department of the Government of India deals with public Libraries ?
  1. A
    Department of Archaeology
  2. B
    Department of Culture
  3. C
    Department of Primary Education
  4. D
    Department of Science and Technology
Question 4Single Answer
Information on Prime minister of Bangladesh can be found in
  1. A
    International Who’s Who
  2. B
    Who’ Who in Bangladesh
  3. C
    Current Biography
  4. D
    Statesman’s Yearbook
Question 5Single Answer
‘Eradication of Malaria in India 1990-1999’ – a report can be categorised under
  1. A
    Trend Report
  2. B
    Review Report
  3. C
    State of the Art Report
  4. D
    Research Report
Question 6Single Answer
ISBN changed from 10 digits to 13 from
  1. A
    January, 2007
  2. B
    January, 2008
  3. C
    January, 2006
  4. D
    January, 2005
Question 7Single Answer
Library Legislation refers to the development of
  1. A
    Academic Libraries
  2. B
    Special Libraries
  3. C
    Public Libraries
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 8Single Answer
IASLIC was founded in the year
  1. A
    1955
  2. B
    1965
  3. C
    1975
  4. D
    1985
Question 9Single Answer
Which Bibliometrics Law describes the frequency of publication by authors in a given field?
  1. A
    Lotka’s Law
  2. B
    Zipf’s  Law
  3. C
    Bradford’s Law
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 10Single Answer
Which one of the following protocols is used in transferring file over internet?
  1. A
    POP
  2. B
    FTP
  3. C
    SMTP
  4. D
    TCP/IP
Question 11Single Answer
Linear model of communication in knowledge based on Aristotles’ model of communication was proposed by
  1. A
    JugerHeberman
  2. B
    A. J. Wells
  3. C
    C. E. Shannon & W. Weaver
  4. D
    G. Gerbner
Question 12Single Answer
Which one is the most important problem being faced by Institutional Repositories for archiving the documents ?
  1. A
    Availability
  2. B
    Rarity
  3. C
    Copyright issues
  4. D
    Author’s resistance
Question 13Single Answer
Which is not a near synonym term to information?
  1. A
    Ideas
  2. B
    Data
  3. C
    Catalogue
  4. D
    Facts
Question 14Single Answer
CCF stands for
  1. A
    Common Communication Format
  2. B
    Centre for Communication Format
  3. C
    Committee for Communication Format
  4. D
    Common Curriculum Format
Question 15Single Answer
Resources sharing among libraries was prompted by the factors
  1. A
    Price escalation
  2. B
    Information explosion
  3. C
    Both (A) and (B)
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 16Single Answer
The quotation ‘Where is the Wisdom, We Lost in Knowledge…” is by
  1. A
    John Keats
  2. B
    M. P. Carter
  3. C
    T. S. Eliot
  4. D
    Marshall McLuhan
Question 17Single Answer
Entropy is a measure of
  1. A
    Entropy is a measure of
  2. B
    Quantity of irrelevant information
  3. C
    Degree of uncertainty in information
  4. D
    Degree of certainty in information
Question 18Single Answer
CONPOLIS (India) was set up in the year
  1. A
    1985
  2. B
    1986
  3. C
    1987
  4. D
    1988
Question 19Single Answer
First time efforts for the development of libraries in India were made
  1. A
    S. R. Ranganathan
  2. B
    S. Radhakrishnan
  3. C
    Sayaji Rao Gaekwad I
  4. D
    Sayaji Rao Gaekwad II
Question 20Single Answer
An E-book which does not require an internet connection to access its contents is
  1. A
    Web book
  2. B
    Palm book
  3. C
    Electronic Ink e-book
  4. D
    Digital book
Question 21Single Answer
An Invisible college is a typical example of :
  1. A
    Informal channels of communication
  2. B
    Formal channels of communication
  3. C
    Both (A) and (B)
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 22Single Answer
FID was dissolved in the year :
  1. A
    2002
  2. B
    2005
  3. C
    2000
  4. D
    2003
Question 23Single Answer
The use of CD- ROM in the library significantly relates to which of the following Laws?
  1. A
    First Law of Library of Science
  2. B
    Second Law of Library of Science
  3. C
    Fourth Law of Library of Science
  4. D
    Fifth Law of Library of Science
Question 24Single Answer
Which source would you consult to get the latest information on contravercies about the venue for Tata’s ‘Nano’?
  1. A
    New Encyclopedia Britannica
  2. B
    Asian Recorder
  3. C
    Indian : A reference annual
  4. D
    Whitekar’s Almanac
Question 25Single Answer
BUBL link is a :
  1. A
    Data base
  2. B
    OPAC
  3. C
    Subject gate way
  4. D
    Portal
Question 26Single Answer
Who is the Chairman of National knowledge Commission?
  1. A
    Harsha Parekh
  2. B
    P.B. Mangla
  3. C
    Kalpana Dasgupta
  4. D
    Sam Pitroda
Question 27Single Answer
Which is the Primary source for finding out Indian periodicals in Agriculture?
  1. A
    Ulrich International Periodical Directrory
  2. B
    Reference Asia
  3. C
    Press in India
  4. D
    INFA Yearbook
Question 28Single Answer
Which of the following indexes only papers presented in the conferences?
  1. A
    LISA
  2. B
    Current Research Abstracts
  3. C
    Research-in –Progress
  4. D
    ISTP
Question 29Single Answer
Appropriate communication media for CD-Net is :
  1. A
    Twisted wires
  2. B
    Optical wires
  3. C
    Co-axial cables
  4. D
    Ethernet cables
Question 30Single Answer
IATLIS is an association of :
  1. A
    Library Science Faculty
  2. B
    Special Librarians
  3. C
    Librarians of Public Libraries
  4. D
    Librarians of Teachers Training Colleges
Question 31Single Answer
Who categorized the user studies into the following three studies?
i Behaviour studies
ii 
Use studies
iii 
Information flow studies
  1. A
    Maurice B Line
  2. B
    Menzel
  3. C
    Cronin
  4. D
    Voigt
Question 32Single Answer
Which one of the following is not a virtual library?
  1. A
    Without walls.
  2. B
    Without distributed physical locations.
  3. C
    Providing integrated and unified remote access to geographically distributed collections.
  4. D
    Which does not exist in reality.
Question 33Single Answer
In 1974, Zurkowski used for the first time, which of the following term?
  1. A
    Digital Literacy
  2. B
    Media Literacy
  3. C
    Computer Literacy
  4. D
    Information Literacy
Question 34Single Answer
Who defined “to be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information.”?
  1. A
    SLA
  2. B
    ALA
  3. C
    IFLA
  4. D
    CILIP
Question 35Single Answer
Which of the factor is not helping in limiting the external validity?
  1. A
    Reactive effect
  2. B
    Ecological validity
  3. C
    Interaction between selection bias of experimental variables
  4. D
    Ecological effect
Question 36Single Answer
Who is the Father of Library Movement in USA ?
  1. A
    F. W. Lancaster
  2. B
    Paul Wasserman
  3. C
    Melvil Dewey
  4. D
    Allen Kent
Question 37Single Answer
The significance of the year 2011 for LIS education in India is
  1. A
    Golden Jubilee year
  2. B
    Platinum Jubilee year
  3. C
    Diamond Jubilee year
  4. D
    Centenary year
Question 38Single Answer
Digital Reference Service can be offered through
  1. A
    FAX
  2. B
    OPAC
  3. C
    Ask your librarian
  4. D
    Consortia
Question 39Single Answer
“Biotechnology” is formed as a result of
  1. A
    Fusion
  2. B
    Lamination
  3. C
    Fission
  4. D
    Agglomeration
Question 40Single Answer
The order of significance of “Thing, Material and Action” among various components of a compound subject was expanded by
  1. A
    J. Kaiser
  2. B
    E.J. Coates
  3. C
    J.R. Sharp
  4. D
    J.E.L. Farradane
Question 41Single Answer
National Knowledge Commission was launched under the chairmanship of
  1. A
    Nandan Nilekani
  2. B
    Deepak Nayar
  3. C
    Sam Pitroda
  4. D
    Ashok Ganguli
Question 42Single Answer
Amendment to ‘Delivery of Books (Public Libraries) and Newspapers Act’ was enacted in India in the year
  1. A
    1952
  2. B
    1954
  3. C
    1956
  4. D
    1962
Question 43Single Answer
Quality Circles’ in organization is used in
  1. A
    Personnel Estimation
  2. B
    Personnel Evaluation
  3. C
    Management Control
  4. D
    Participative Management
Question 44Single Answer
In PRECIS, role operator Zero (0) is allotted for
  1. A
    Action
  2. B
    Object
  3. C
    Agent
  4. D
    Location
Question 45Single Answer
The idea of Thesaurofacet was developed by
  1. A
    G. Bhattacharya
  2. B
    S. R. Ranganathan
  3. C
    Jean Aitchison
  4. D
    Derek Austin
Question 46Single Answer
What is Dublin Core?
  1. A
    Content management tool
  2. B
    E-Library software
  3. C
    Metadata standard
  4. D
    Internet Protocol
Question 47Single Answer
As per Indian Copyright Law, copyright is granted for
  1. A
    Fifty years after the book is published
  2. B
    Fifty years after the death of the author
  3. C
    Sixty years after the book is published
  4. D
    Sixty years after the death of the author
Question 48Single Answer
Who coined the term POSDCORB?
  1. A
    Henri Fayol
  2. B
    Max Weber
  3. C
    Gulick and Urwick
  4. D
    Wilson and Tauber
Question 49Single Answer
Which one is not a Canon (as given by Ranganathan)?
  1. A
    Canon of Comprehensiveness
  2. B
    Canon of Consistence
  3. C
    Canon of Context
  4. D
    Canon of Currency
Question 50Single Answer
‘Union List’ is the record of
  1. A
    Library members living in a Union Territory
  2. B
    Periodicals available in a group of libraries
  3. C
    Library unions located in a Union Territory
  4. D
    List of members of a Library Union
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