MAHA SET 2015 Question Paper 3 Library _ Information Science

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Library and Information Science
Paper III

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Time Allowed : 2½ Hours] [Maximum Marks : 150
Note : This paper contains Seventy Five (75) multiple choice questions. Each
question carries Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
(75) (2)

1. Lotka’s law of scientific productivity
1.

is expressed by the equation :
Y = C/Xn

Y = C/Xn

Y
Here Y represents :

(A) Frequency of authors making X (A) X

contribution

(B) The number of articles
(B)

(C) Frequency of authors writing

(C)
only one paper

(D) The year of publication (D)

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2. Identify the factor that may cause 2.
inconsistency in indexing :

(A) When number of concepts
(A)
represented are less
(B)
(B) When the indexer is a very
experienced person

(C) When number of concepts (C)
represented are more
(D)
(D) When a thesaurus is used to
control the vocabulary

3. Arrange the following catalogue 3.
codes in the chronological sequence
of their publication and choose the
correct answer by using the codes
(i)
given below :

(i) Classified cataloguing code (ii)

(ii) AACR-2 (iii)

(iii) ALA Code (iv)
(iv) British Museum Code
:
Codes :
(A) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(A) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(B) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)

(C) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii) (C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)

(D) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv) (D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)

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4. Which of the following is a primary 4.
document ?
(A)
(A) Science
(B)
(B) Indian Science Abstracts
(C)
(C) Science Citation Index

(D) Chemical Abstracts Service (D)

5. Match the following List I and 5. I II

List II and choose the correct answer
by using the codes given below : -I
List-I List-II (i)
(i) RTI (a) 1972 (ii)

(ii) Delivery of Book (b) 2005 (iii)

Act (iv)

(iii) Press and (c) 1867 -II
(a)
Registration of
(b)
Book Act
(c)
(iv) RRRLF (d) 1954
(d)
Codes :
:
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (b) ( d) (c) (a)
(A) (b) (d) (c) (a)
(B) (d) (b) (a) (c)
(B) (d) (b) (a) (c)
(C) (a) ( d) (b) (c) (C) (a) (d) (b) (c)
(D) (c) (a) ( d) (b) (D) (c) (a) (d) (b)

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6. Match the following List-I and 6. -I -II
List-II and choose the correct
answer by using the codes given
-I
below :
(i)
List-I
(ii)
(i) DOAJ

(ii) Thomson Reuters (iii)

(iii) Elsevier (iv)

(iv) ASLIB Proceedings -II

List-II (a)

(a) Science Direct (b)

(b) Web of Science (c)

(c) Open Access Journals
(d)
(d) Emerald

Codes :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (b) (d) (c) (a)
(A) (b) ( d) (c) (a)
(B) (a) (c) (d ) (b)
(B) (a) (c) (d ) (b)
(C) (c) (b) (a) (d)
(C) (c) (b) (a) (d)
(D) (d) (c) (a) (b)
(D) (d) (c) (a) (b)

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7. The main entry heading according 7.

to AACR2 (Revised Edition) for a

sound recording of the book by Lewis

Carroll titled ‘Alice’s Adventures in

Wonderland; read and sung by Cyril

Ritchard; the music composed by

Alec Wilder and played by the New

York Woodwind Quintet would

be :

(A) Carroll, Lewis (A)

(B) Ritchard, Cyril (B)

(C) Wilder, Alec (C)

(D) New York, Woodwind Quintet (D)

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8. LANs are distinguished from other 8.
types of networks by three
characteristics ?
(i)
(i) Speed
(ii)
(ii) Size
(iii)
(iii) Topology
(iv)
(iv) Transmission technology
Select the correct answer :
Codes :
(A) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) are correct
(B) (ii) (iii) (i) are correct (B) (ii) (iii) ( i)

(C) (iii) (iv) (i) are correct (C) (iii) (iv) ( i)

(D) (i) (ii) (iv) are correct (D) (i) (ii) (iv)

9. While formulating a budget for a 9.
library, the following factors have to
be considered :
(a)
(a) Type of Organisation
(b)
(b) Size of the Organisation
(c) Type of Users (c)

(d) Number of books issued to a (d)
users
Select the correct answer :
Codes :
(A) (a), (b) (c)
(A) (a), (b) and (c) are correct
(B) (b), (c) (d)
(B) (b), (c) and (d) are correct
(C) (c), (d) (a)
(C) (c), (d) and (a) are correct
(D) (a), (b) and (d) are correct (D) (a), (b) (d)

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10. Match the following List-I and
10. -I -II
List-II and choose the correct
answer by using the codes given
below : -I
List-I
(i) II
(i) In AACR-II connecting symbol
for size of the document
(ii)
(ii) Connecting symbol for
statement of responsibility
(iii)
(iii) Connecting symbol between
place and name of the
publisher (iv)

(iv) Connecting symbol for
accompanying material -II
List-II
(a)
(a) Colon
(b)
(b) Plus
(c)
(c) Semicolon
(d)
(d) Diagonal Slash
:
Codes :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

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

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

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

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

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11. Match List-I and List-II and choose 11. -I -II
the correct answer by using the

codes given below :
-I
List-I
(i)
(i) Books in Print
(ii)
(ii) Newspaper
(iii)
(iii) News Digest
(iv)
(iv) Almanac
-II
List-II
(a)
(a) Guardian
(b)
(b) Information Please
(c)
(c) R.R. Bowker
(d)
(d) Asian Recorder
:
Codes :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (c) (d) (a) (b)
(A) (c) ( d) (a) (b)
(B) (c) (d) (b) (a)
(B) (c) ( d) (b) (a)

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

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

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12. Match List-I and List-II and choose 12. -I -II
the correct answer by using the code
given below :
-I -II
List-I List-II
(i) (a)
(i) Papyrus ( a) Skin of Calf
(ii) (b)
(ii) Parchment (b) Skin of Sheep
(iii) (c)
(iii) Vellum (c) Ancient Paper

(iv) Birch (d) Bark of a Tree (iv) (d)

Codes : :

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

(A) (c) (b) (a) (d) (A) (c) (b) (a) (d)
(B) (b) (c) ( d) (a) (B) (b) (c) (d ) (a)
(C) (d) (a) (b) (c)
(C) (d) (a) (b) (c)
(D) (a) ( d) (b) (c)
(D) (a) (d) (b) (c)
13. If selected plays of Vijay Tendulkar
have been translated by Yogesh 13.

Sharma and compiled with an
introduction by S.M. Chari, the
main Entry in AACR II Revised II
Edition would be made under :

(A) Tendulkar, Vijay
(A)
(B) Sharma, Yogesh
(B)
(C) Chari, S.M.
(C)
(D) Selected Plays of Vijay
Tendulkar (D)

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14. State ment ( a ) : LISA is an
14. (a ) :

abstracting database which has

independent thesaurus for searching

abstract.

Statement ( b ) : LISA abstract- (b) :

ing database is available in

electronics and print form

Select the correct answer :

(A) (a) ( b)
(A) Statement (a) is wrong but (b)

is correct

(B) Both statements (a) and (b) are (B) (a) (b)

false
(C) (a) (b)

(C) Both statements (a) and (b) are

correct

(D) (b) (a)
(D) Statement (b) is wrong but (a)

is correct

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15. Arrange the following Associations 15.
as per their establishment year :
(a) ALA
(a)
(b) LA
(b)
(c) IFLA
(c)
(d) SLA
(d)
Select the correct answer :
Codes :
:
(A) (a) (b) (d ) (c)
(A) (a) (b) (d) (c)
(B) (b) (a) (c) (d)
(B) (b) (a) (c) (d)
(C) (d) (a) (b) (c)
(C) (d) (a) (b) (c)
(D) (c) (a) (b) (d)
(D) (c) (a) (b) (d)
16. Match List-I and List-II and choose
16. -I -II
the correct answer by using the
codes given below :
-I -II
List-I List-II
(i) (a)
(i) Baroda Library (a) 1927
Association
(ii) (b)
(ii) Uttar Pradesh (b) 1914
Library Association
(iii) (c)
(iii) Madras Library (c) 1910
Association
(iv) (d )
(iv) Andhra Pradesh (d) 1956
Library Association
:
Codes :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (d) (c) (b) (a)
(A) (d) (c) (b) (a)
(B) (c) (d) (a) (b)
(B) (c) ( d) (a) (b)
(C) (c) (d) (b) (a)
(C) (c) ( d) (b) (a)
(D) (a) (b) (d ) (c)
(D) (a) (b) ( d) (c)
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17. Assertion (A) : Cataloguing in 17. (A) :
Publication (CIP) is initiated by
IFLA. (R) :
Reason (R) : It helps individual
libraries in copying down the
data.
Select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
Codes : (A) (A) (R)
(A) (A) is false but (R) is true
(B) (A) is true but (R) is false (B) (A) (R)
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true (C) (A) (R)
18. Match List-I and List-II and choose
(D) (A) (R)
the correct answer by using the
codes given below : 18. -I -II
List-I List-II
(i ) Radhakrishnan (a) 1979 -I -II
Commission
(i) (a) 1979
(ii) Mudaliar (b) 1964
(ii) (b) 1964
Commission
(iii) Kothari (c) 1952 (iii) (c) 1952
Commission (iv) (d) 1948
(iv) Karnataka State (d) 1948
University Review
Committee
:
Codes : (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (A) (d) (c) (b) (a)
(A) (d) (c) (b) (a)
(B) (a) (c) (d ) (b)
(B) (a) (c) (d ) (b)
(C) (b) (a) (c) (d) (C) (b) (a) (c) (d)
(D) (d) (c) (a) (b) (D) (d) (c) (a) (b)
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19. A router :
19.

(A) Receives a signal and
(A)
retransmits it at a higher level

(B) Helps you interface with

another network (B)

(C) Essentially translates

protocols
(C)

(D) Forwards data packets
(D)
between talecommunications

networks

20. ISO-2709 exchange format specifies 20. ISO-2709

which of the following :

(A) The tag to be used
(A)
(B) Structure for MARC
(B)
(C) Size of RFID tag

(C)
(D) Specification for ICT

Components (D)

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21. Which of the following can be 21.

identified with Ranganathan’s fifth

law of Library Science ?

(A) Providing SDI Service (A)

(B) Providing Open Access (B)

(C) Providing analytical entries (C)

(D) Opening Branch Libraries (D)

22. The term ‘Canon’ was introduced 22.

by :
(A)

(A) S.R. Ranganathan
(B)
(B) H.E. Bliss

(C)
(C) W.C.B. Sayers

(D)
(D) E.C. Richardson

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23. According to CCC which one of the 23.

following entry does not give Class

Number ?
(A)

(A) BIE

(B)
(B) CIE

(C)
(C) Main Entry

(D)
(D) CRIE

24. The term ‘Exponential Growth’ is 24.

referred to :

(A) Linear Growth (A)

(B) Geometrical Progression (B)

(C) Arithmetical Progression (C)

(D) Normal Frequency Distribution (D)

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25. Data mining is : 25.
(A) A technique for searching large (A)
scale databases
(B) A database used for reporting
(C) A repository of an organisation’s (B)
stored data (C)
(D) The process of designing,
(D)
building and maintaining and
organisation’s database
26. Match List-I and List-II and choose 26. -I -II
the correct answer by using the
codes given below : -I
List-I (i)
(i) E spirit-de-corps (ii)
(ii) Theory X and theory Y
(iii)
(iii) Hierarchy of human needs
(iv)
(iv) Hygiene-motivation theory
-II
List-II
(a)
(a) Herzberg
(b)
(b) Maslow
(c) Douglas McGregor (c)

(d) Henry Fayol (d)

Codes : :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(B) (b) (c) (d ) (a) (B) (b) (c) (d ) (a)
(C) (c) ( d) (a) (b) (C) (c) (d) (a) (b)
(D) (d) (c) (b) (a) (D) (d) (c) (b) (a)

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27. Identify the statement that is not 27.

true about ISDN :

(A) ISDN is not limited to (A)

transmission of voice only

(B) ISDN is simply a point-to-point (B)

solution like a leased line

(C) ISDN is purely digital (C)

communication

(D) ISDN can provide simultaneous (D)

voice, video and text

transmission

28.
28. ‘Half Life’ relates to :

(A) Rate of Growth
(A)
(B) Rate of Obsolescence
(B)

(C) Degree of Scatter
(C)

(D) Life of a Journal (D)

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29. In experimental research method
29.
treatment is administered to
members of the :

(A) Control Group
(A)
(B) Both Experimental and Control
Group (B)

(C) Experimental Group (C)

(D) To neither of the two groups (D)

30. Which is not applicable to the Digital
30.
Library ?

(A) Digital library is a logical
(A)
extension of the traditional
library

(B) Digital library is a system that (B)

provides community of users
with coherent access to a large
repository of knowledge
(C)
(C) Digital library is an
organisation that does not
require the specialised staff
(D)
(D) Digital library is used by many
at the same time

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31. When the value of the correlation 31.

coefficient r is near –1 (i.e., minus

one), it indicates ?

(A) A perfect inverse relationship (A)

(B) A perfect direct relationship (B)

(C) A strong inverse relationship (C)

(D) No correlation (D)

32. Statement (1) : RRRLF which is 32. (1) :
an agency that supports public

library services and systems is not

an autonomous organization.

Statement (2) : RRRLF is fully (2) :
financed by the Ministry of Culture,

Government of India.

In the above statement :

(A) Both (1) and (2) are true
(A) (1) (2)

(B) (1) is true but (2) is false
(B) (1) (2)

(C) (1) is false but (2) is true
(C) (1) (2)

(D) Both (1) and (2) are false
(D) (1) (2)

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33. Statement (1) : The British library
33. (1) :

is very young as it was set up under

the British Library Act that was

passed in 1972.

(2) :
Statement (2) : The Library of the

British Museum which was set up

in 1753 is part of the British Library

today.

In the above statements :
(A) (1) (2)

(A) Both (1) and (2) are true
(B) (1) (2)

(B) (1) is true but (2) is false

(C) (1) (2)
(C) (1) is false but (2) is true

(D) (1) (2)
(D) Both (1) and (2) are false

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34.
34. The concept of ‘Bibliographic

Coupling’ was given by :
(A)
(A) Small and Griffith
(B)
(B) M.M. Kessler
(C) Allan Pritchard (C)

(D) Melvin Weinstock (D)

35. Match List-I and List-II and choose 35. -I -II

the correct answer by using the
codes given below : -I
List-I (i)
(i) John Macfarlane (ii)
(ii) B.S. Kesavan
(iii)
(iii) John J. Beckley
(iv)
(iv) Anthony Panizzi
-II
List-II
(a)
(a) Library of Congress
(b)
(b) British Museum Library
(c)
(c) Imperial Library
(d)
(d) National Library of India
Codes : :

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

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

(B) (c) ( d) (a) (b) (B) (c) (d) (a) (b)
(C) (d) (c) (a) (b) (C) (d) (c) (a) (b)
(D) (a) (c) (b) (d) (D) (a) (c) (b) (d)

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36. The new name of Standing 36.

Conference of National and (SCONUL)

University Libraries (SCONUL) is :

(A) Standing college, National and (A)
University Libraries

(B) Society of college, National and (B)
University Libraries

(C) Standing Council on National
(C)
and University Libraries

(D) Standing Committee on
(D)
National and University

Libraries
37.
37. In the hypothesis, “shelf height is

a major determining factor of book

use”, shelf height is :

(A) The dependent variable (A)

(B) Independent variable (B)

(C) It is not a variable (C)

(D) It is a sample (D)

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38. Match List-I and List-II and choose 38. -I -II

the correct answer by using the

codes given below : -I -II

List-I List-II
(i) (a) 1946

(i) American Library (a) 1946

Association
(ii) (b) 1932
(ii) Canadian Library (b) 1932

Association
(iii) (c) 1909
(iii) Special Library (c) 1909

Association
(iv) (d) 1876
(iv) The Association (d) 1876

of Research Libraries
:
Codes :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (a) (c) (d ) (b)
(A) (a) (c) ( d) (b)

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

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

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

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39. Canon of Sought Heading takes care 39.
of :

(A) Permanence of headings (A)

(B) Approaches of users (B)

(C) Arrangement of entries
(C)
(D) Consistency in preparation of
(D)
entries

40. Canon of Prepotence : 40.

(A) Decides the position of an entry
(A)
among the various entries in a
catalogue

(B) Prescribes that the information
(B)
on the title page of a document
and its overflow pages should
determine the choice and
rendering of headings

(C) Says that headings of a (C)
catalogue entry should be
individualised

(D) Prescribes that rules of a
(D)
catalogue should be revised

from time to time

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41. ‘World of Learning’ is published 41.

from :

(A) Oxford (A)

(B) London (B)

(C) Cambridge (C)

(D) Yorkshire (D)

42. Double Colons (: :) are used in :
42.

(A) Library of Congress
(A)
Classification Scheme

(B) Colon Classification 7th Edition (B)

(C) Universal Decimal
(C)

Classification

(D)
(D) Bibliographic Classification

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43. Match List-I and List-II and choose 43. -I -II

the correct answer by using the
codes given below :
-I
List-I
(i)
(i) National Medical Library
(ii)
(ii) Saraswati Mahal Library
(iii)
(iii) Bhandarkar Oriental Research
Institute’s Library
(iv)
(iv) Asiatic Society’s Library
-II
List-II
(a)
(a) Mumbai
(b)
(b) Tanjore
(c)
(c) Delhi

(d) Pune (d)

Codes : :

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

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

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

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

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

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44. Statement (1) : The copyright laws 44.

prevent unauthorised production of

any literary and artistic work.

Statement (2) : The copyright is

enfringed even if the copy is made

or supplied by or on behalf of a

librarian.

In the above statements :

(A) Both (1) and (2) are true (A) (1) (2)

(B) Both (1) and (2) are false (B) (1) (2)

(C) (1) is true but (2) is false (C) (1) (2)

(D) (1) is false but (2) is true (D) (1) (2)

45. General Information Programme 45.

was launched by :

(A) UNESCO (A)

(B) IFLA (B)

(C) FID (C)

(D) ISO (D)

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46. Which of the following canons of 46.
cataloguing prescribes that the
information found on title and its
overflow pages should be used for
preparing main entry ?
(A)
(A) Canon of context
(B) Canon of prepotence (B)
(C) Canon of Ascertainability (C)
(D) Canon of Sought Heading (D)
47. Match List-I and List-II and choose
47. -I -II
the correct answer by using the
codes given below :
-I
List-I
(i)
(i) NISCAIR
(ii)
(ii) INFLIBNET
(iii) NASSDOC (iii)
(iv) DESIDOC (iv)
List-II -II
(a) Union Catalogue of Social (a)
Science Periodicals and Serials
in India (b)
(b) Technology focus (c)
(c) TKDL
(d)
(d) CALIBER
:
Codes :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (d) (a) (c) (b)
(A) (d) (a) (c) (b)
(B) (c) ( d) (a) (b) (B) (c) (d) (a) (b)

(C) (c) (a) (b) (d) (C) (c) (a) (b) (d)
(D) (b) (c) (d ) (a) (D) (b) (c) (d ) (a)

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48. Which of the following is a strategy 48.

for Knowledge Management ?

(A) Indexing (A)

(B) Annotation (B)

(C) Personalisation (C)

(D) Abstracting (D)

49. Which of the following is an example 49.

of Associative relationship ?

(A) Vertebrates—Mammals (A)

(B) Photocopies—Xeroxes (B)

(C) Polling—Public Opinion (C)

(D) Polyvinyl Chloride/PVC (D)

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50. In an Empirical study on impact of 50.
internet on reading, ‘reading’ would
be :

(A) An independent variable (A)

(B) The dependent variable (B)

(C) An intervening variable (C)
(D) The continuous variable (D)
51. Match List-I and List-II and choose
51. -I -II
the correct answer by using the
codes given below :
-I -II
List-I List-II
(i) (a)
(i ) Fusion (a ) Metaphysics
(ii) (b)
(ii) Fission (b) Humanities
(iii) (c)
(iii) Cluster (c) Indology
(iv) (d)
(iv) Agglomeration (d ) Astrophysics
:
Codes :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (b) (d) (a) (c)
(A) (b) ( d) (a) (c)

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

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

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

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52. Invisible colleges are : 52.

(A) Network of individuals (A)
interested in a subject field

(B) Group of scientific meetings (B)

(C) Both (A) and (B) (C) (A) (B)

(D) Neither (A) nor (B) (D) (A) (B)

53. Match List-I and List-II and choose 53. -I -II
the correct answer by using the
codes given below :
-I -II
List-I List-II
(i ) (a)
(i ) CeRA (a ) Education
(ii) (b)

(ii) FORSA (b) Agriculture
(iii) (c )

(iii) INDEST (c) Astrophysics

(iv) ERIC (d ) Engineering (iv) ( d)

Codes : :

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

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

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

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

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

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54. In Building Block Search Strategy
54.

adding an extra facet would result

in :

(A)
(A) Higher recall

(B) Higher precision (B)

(C) Increase in recall as well as
(C)
precision

(D)
(D) Lower precision

55.
55. Which is not applicable to extensible

Mark up Language ?

(A) It is compatible with SGML (A)

(B) It is usable over Internet (B)

(C) XML documents are easy to (C)

create

(D) It has to do with semantics to (D)

data

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56. Statement (1) : Cross-reference 56.
entry of the classification catalogue
code is a number entry.

Statement (2) : It is entered under
the dominant class of the document.

In the above statements : (A) (1) (2)
(B) (1) (2)
(A) Both (1) and (2) are true

(B) (1) is true but (2) is false
(C) (1) (2)
(C) (1) is false but (2) is true

(D) Both (1) and (2) are false (D) (1) (2)
57. Arrange the following Public 57.
Library Acts according to their year
of enactment.

(i) Mizoram Public Libraries Act
(i)
(ii) Tamil Nadu Public Libraries
Act (ii)

(iii) Haryana Public Libraries Act (iii)

(iv) Orissa Public Libraries Act (iv)

Codes : :

(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) (A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)

(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) (B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)

(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) (C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)

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58. .......................Search gives more 58.

information output :

(A) Boolean ‘And’ (A)

(B) Boolean ‘Or’ (B)

(C) Boolean ‘Not’ (C)

(D) Phrase Search (D)

59. Assertion (A) : Loose Assemblage 59. (A)

is the process of linking together

different classes.
(R) :

Reason (R) : The number of

subjects are restricted.

In the above statements :
(A) (A) (R)

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

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

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

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

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60. Identify the MARC tag that is used 60.

for variable fields containing data

related to subject access to the

document :
(A)
(A) 7 XX

(B)
(B) 6 XX

(C) 5 XX (C)

(D) 2 XX (D)

61. Which of the following is not the 61.
characteristics of the information

society ?
(A)
(A) Information used as an

economic source

(B) People use information (B)

intensively in their activities

(C) Information sector within the
(C)
economy is developed

(D) Dependence on traditional

knowledge (D)

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62. II
62. How to write the size of book having

height 21.5 cm and width 30 cm in

a catalogue entry according to

AACR II ?

(A)
(A) 21 cm

(B) 22 cm (B)

(C) 21 × 30 cm (C) ×

(D) 22 × 30 cm (D) ×

63. According to ISBD format the GMD 63.

is recorded :

(A) After the statement of
(A)
responsibility

(B)
(B) After the title proper

(C) After the subtitle (C)

(D) After the series statement (D)

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64. Match List-I and List-II and choose 64. -I -II

the correct answer by using the

codes given below :

List-I List-II -I -II

(i) Maslow (a) Hygienic (i) (a)

factors
(ii) (b)
(ii) McGregor (b) I m m a t uri t y /

Maturity (iii) (c) Y

(iii) Argyris (c) Theory Y
(iv) (d )

(iv) Herzberg (d) Hierarchy of
:
needs

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Codes :

(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (A) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(B) (d) (a) (b) (c)
(B) (d) (a) (b) (c)
(C) (d) (c) (b) (a)
(C) (d) (c) (b) (a)

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

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65. Which one of the following is the
65.
function of a library committee ?
(A) To produce useful reading (A)
material
(B) To lay down general library (B)
policy
(C)
(C) To render adequate reference
service (D)
(D) To arrange for resource sharing
and interlibrary loan
66. Match List-I and List-II and choose 66. -I -II
the correct answer by using the
codes given below :
-I -II
List-I
(i) Primary document (i) (a)
(ii) Geographical source
(ii) (b)
(iii) Abstracting service
(iv) Tertiary document (iii) (c)
List-II
(a) LISA
(iv) (d)
(b) Library Herald
(c) Bibliography of Bibliographies :
(d) Fodor’s India
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Codes :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (A) (b) (d) (a) (c)

(A) (b) ( d) (a) (c) (B) (a) (d) (b) (c)
(B) (a) ( d) (b) (c)
(C) (d) (b) (c) (a)
(C) (d) (b) (c) (a)
(D) (b) ( d) (c) (a) (D) (b) (d) (c) (a)

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67. Arrange the following classification 67.
schemes in their chronological order

of origin :
(i)
(i) Bibliographic Classification
(ii)
(ii) Colon Classification

(iii) Universal Decimal (iii)

Classification (iv)

(iv) Dewey Decimal Classification
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)

68. Which of the following is an 68.

indicator of dispersion for a set of

observations ?
(A)
(A) Central tendency
(B)
(B) Correlation coefficient
(C)
(C) Regression line

(D)
(D) Standard Deviation

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69. Statement (1) : Unity of Direction 69. (1)

implies one manager and one plan

for all the operations which have the

same objective in view. (2)

Statement (2) : This principle is

useful for creating departments and

subdepartments for designing and

functioning of the organization

structure.
(A)

In the above statements.
(B)

(A) Both (1) and (2) are true

(B) (1) is true but (2) is false (C)

(C) (1) is false but (2) is true

(D) Both (1) and (2) are false (D)

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70. Which of the following sequences is
70.

correct about Maslow’s hierarchy of

needs ?

(A) Physiological, social,

security, esteem and self-
(A)
actualization

(B) Security, physiological,

social, self-actualization and
(B)

esteem

(C) Physiological, security,

social, self-actualization and (C)

esteem

(D) Physiological, security,

(D)
social, esteem and self-

actualization

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71. Match List-I and List-II and choose 71. -I -II
the correct answer by using the

codes given below :
-I
List-I
(i)
(i) Hawthorne studies
(ii) X Y
(ii) Theory X and Theory Y
(iii)
(iii) Hierarchy of Needs
(iv)
(iv) Leadership Styles
-II
List-II
(a)
(a) Maslow
(b)
(b) George Elton Mayo
(c)
(c) R. Likert
(d)
(d) Douglas McGregor
:
Codes :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (a) (c) (d ) (b)
(A) (a) (c) (d ) (b)

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

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

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

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72. Arrange the following in 72.

chronological sequence of their year

of establishment :
(i)

(i) IASLIC
(ii)
(ii) IATLIS
(iii)
(iii) SIS
(iv)
(iv) ILA
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)

73.
73. The Intellectual property that does

not come under copyright is :

(A)
(A) Paintings

(B) Databases (B)

(C) Computer Programmes (C)

(D) Industrial Designs (D)

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74. Methods of experimental enquiry 74.

were advocated by :

(A) Charles Darwin (A)

(B) Copernicus (B)

(C) J.S. Mill (C)

(D) Plato (D)

75. What is not true about 75.

spamming ?

(A) The most widely recognized
(A)

form of spam is e-mail spam.

(B) It is the abuse of electronic
(B)
messaging systems

(C) Spamming is expensive to
(C)
advertisers

(D) Spamming costs huge in terms
(D)
of loss of productivity

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ROUGH WORK

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ROUGH WORK

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