MAHA SET 2019 Question Paper 2 Library and Information Science

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Library and Information Science
Paper II

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Time Allowed : 120 Minutes] [Maximum Marks : 200
Note : This paper contains Hundred (100) multiple choice questions. Each question
carrying Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
(100) (2)

1. Who among the following have 1.

developed pre-coordinate indexing

systems ?
(i)
(i) S.R. Ranganathan
(ii)
(ii) Mortimer Taube
(iii)
(iii) Larry Page
(iv)
(iv) Derek Austin

(A) (i) (ii)
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct

(B) (i) and (iv) are correct (B) (i) (iv)

(C) (i) and (iii) are correct (C) (i) (iii)

(D) (ii) and (iv) are correct (D) (ii) (iv)

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2. According to APA style what is the 2.
correct sequence of bibliographical
elements in a reference entry of a
journal article :
(A) Author and year of publication; (A)
title of the article; title of the
journal; volume and issue
number; page numbers
(B) Author and year of publication, (B)
title of the article; volume and
issue number; title of the
journal; page numbers
(C) Author and year of publication; (C)
title of the article; page
numbers; volume and issue
number; title of the journal
(D) Author and year of publication, (D)
page numbers; title of the
article, title of the journal;
volume and issue number
3. Identify the modes of information 3.
generation :
(i)
(i) Observation
(ii)
(ii) Data
(iii)
(iii) Textbooks
(iv)
(iv) Thought process
(A) (i) (ii)
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct
(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct (B) (ii) (iii)

(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct (C) (iii) (iv)

(D) (i) and (iv) are correct (D) (i) (iv)

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4. According to ACRL ‘Scholarly 4.
Communication’ involves the
following steps :
(i)
(i) Publication
(ii) Discovery and Dissemination (ii)

(iii) Research, Data Collection and (iii)
analysis
(iv)
(iv) Stock verification
(A) (i) (iv)
(A) (i) and (iv) are correct
(B) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) and (iv) are correct
(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct (C) (iii) (iv)

(D) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct (D) (i), (ii) (iii)
5. Arrange the following Acts 5.
according to their enactment year :
(i) The Right to Information Act
(i)
(ii) The Right to Education Act
(ii)
(iii) The Information Technology
Act (iii)

(iv) The Digital Millennium (iv)
Copyright Act
(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) (C) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)

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

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6. Statement (A) : The concept 6. (A) :
‘Knowledge industry’ was introduced
1962
by Fritz Machlup in 1962.
(B) :
Statement (B) : A systematic
model of communication was 1992

developed by Watzlawick in 1992.

(A) (A) (B)
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true
(B) (A) (B)
(B) (A) is true but (B) is false
(C) (A) (B)
(C) Both (A) and (B) are false

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

7. Who is associated with information 7.
measure ?
(A)
(A) Melvil Deway
(B)
(B) S.R. Ranganathan
(C)
(C) C.A. Cutter

(D) Hartley (D)

8. Who expanded the Shannon and 8.
‘Weaver’s Linear model of
communication ?
(A)
(A) Shannon-Weaver
(B)
(B) Berlo

(C) George Gerbner (C)

(D) Harold Lasswell (D)

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9. Every year ‘World Intellectual 9.
Property’ day is celebrated on ...........

(A) March 26 (A) 26

(B) April 26 (B) 26

(C) May 26 (C) 26

(D) June 26 (D) 26

10. The term ‘Data’ came from which 10.
language ?

(A) Latin (A)

(B) French (B)

(C) Greek (C)

(D) Spanish (D)

11. Which is the database created by 11.
NISCAIR (Former INSDOC) :

(A) Medline (A)

(B) NUCSSI (B)

(C) Scopus (C)

(D) ULCSS (D)

12. INSDOC has developed .............. 12.
Library Automation Software.

(A) Granthalaya (A)

(B) Maitrayee (B)

(C) Libman (C)

(D) Libsys (D)

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13. Goa state enacted the Public Library 13.
Act in ............
(A) 2007 (A) 2007

(B) 1994 (B) 1994

(C) 2004 (C) 2004

(D) 1983 (D) 1983

14. Match the following : 14.

List I I
(a) Karnataka Public Libraries (a)
Act
(b)
(b) Andhra Pradesh Public
Libraries Act (c)

(c) Maharashtra State Public
Libraries Act (d)

(d) Madras Public Libraries Act II
List II (i) 1967
(i) 1967 (ii) 1960
(ii) 1960 (iii) 1948
(iii) 1948
(iv) 1965
(iv) 1965
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii) (C) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)

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

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15. Which of the following are the 15.
National Libraries ?
(i)
(i) England Library, Great Britain
(ii)
(ii) Library of Congress, USA

(iii) Bibliotheque Nationale de (iii)

France (iv)
(iv) National Diet Library, Japan

(A) (i), (ii), (iii)
(A) (i), (ii), (iii) are correct
(B) (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (iii), (iv) are correct

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

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

16. Which committees were appointed 16.
concerning medical libraries in
India ?
(i)
(i) Krishna Rao Committee
(ii)
(ii) Bhore Committee
(iii)
(iii) Sankaran Committee
(iv)
(iv) Ekbote Committee

(A) (i) and (iii) are correct (A) (i) (iii)

(B) (i) and (ii) are correct (B) (i) (ii)
(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct (C) (iii) (iv)
(D) (ii) and (iii) are correct
(D) (ii) (iii)
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17. Which of the following are Sectoral 17.
Information Centres ?
(i) National Information Centre for
(i)
Food Science and Technology
(ii) National Information Centre for
(ii)
Management
(iii) National Information Centre for (iii)
Microbiology (iv)
(iv) National Information Centre for
Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
(A) (i), (ii), (iv)
(A) (i), (ii), (iv) are correct
(B) (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (ii), (iii), (iv) are correct
(C) (i), (iii), (iv)
(C) (i), (iii), (iv) are correct
(D) (i), (ii), (iii) are correct (D) (i), (ii), (iii)

18. Arrange the following Library 18.
Associations in order of their
establishment :
(i)
(i) IFLA
(ii)
(ii) ILA
(iii)
(iii) IASLIC
(iv)
(iv) ALA
(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) (B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)

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

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

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19. Arrange chronologically the 19.
following universities where Library
Science Education was started in
India : (i)

(i) Banaras Hindu University (ii)
(ii) Gujarat University (iii)
(iii) Madras University (iv)
(iv) Delhi University
(A) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(A) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) (C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)

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

20. Assertion (A) : The individual 20. (A) :
variable should be excluded in
information gathering and
information seeking bahaviour
studies. (R) :
Reason (R) : Systematic efforts to
know how information is gathered
and used by different categories of
users are known as user studies.

Codes : (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 false
(D) (A) (R)
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true

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21. Assertion (A) : Every book in a 21. (A) :
library should have a chance of
finding its appropriate reader.
Reason (R) : Introduce an (R) :
arrangement in which books have
a chance of catching the attention
of readers.
Codes : (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 false
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true (D) (A) (R)
22. The weekly news digest ‘Facts on 22.
File’ covers :
(A) Indian events (A)
(B) American events (B)
(C) World events (C)
(D) British events (D)
23. ‘TechXtra’ is a ................ 23.
(i) Free Gateway Service (i)
(ii) Commercial Gateway Service (ii)
(iii) Learning resources in
(iii)
Engineering, Mathematics and
Computing
(iv) Source to find articles, books (iv)
and industrial new
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are true (A) (i), (ii) (iii)
(B) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are true (B) (ii), (iii) (iv)
(C) (i), (iii) and (iv) are true (C) (i), (iii) (iv)
(D) (i), (iii) and (iv) are false (D) (i), (iii) (iv)
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24. LOTSS is a ................
24.
(A) Database
(A)
(B) Online interactive tutorials

(C) Library of Technology and (B)

Social-Sciences
(C)
(D) Indexing and Abstracting
Service (D)

25. ‘‘Grey’’ Literature means ..............
25.
(A) Documents bound in grey cloth

(B) Literature which contains (A)

classified information
(B)
(C) Literature which is to be
published in future (C)

(D) Literature which is Semi-
(D)
published

26. Census of India is a .............. type of 26.

database.

(A) Numerical (A)

(B) Bibliographical (B)

(C) Full text (C)

(D) Pictorial
(D)

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27. Which of the following are 27.
geographical sources ?
(i) Gazetteers (i)
(ii) Atlases (ii)

(iii) Encyclopaedias (iii)

(iv) Year Books (iv)

(A) (i) (ii)
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct
(B) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) and (iv) are correct
(C) (ii) (iii)
(C) (ii) and (iii) are correct
(D) (ii) (iv)
(D) (ii) and (iv) are correct
28.
28. Match the following :
I
List I
(a)
(a) Origin of words
(b)
(b) Synonyms words
(c)
(c) How to install a gadget
(d)
(d) Address of Oxford University
II
List II
(i) World of Learning (i)

(ii) Dictionary of Etymology (ii)

(iii) Manual (iii)

(iv) Thesaurus (iv)

(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) (A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) (C) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) (D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
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29. Assertion (A) : Subject gateways 29. (A) :
are alternative to search engines.

Reason (R) : Subject gateways do (R) :
not provide detailed description of
relevant information sources.

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

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

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

30. Arrange the following indexing 30.
sources according to the year of their
first publication :
(i)
(i) Biological abstracts
(ii)
(ii) Chemical abstracts

(iii) Index medicus (iii)

(iv) Poole’s index to periodical (iv)
literature

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

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

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

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31. Who has suggested ‘‘Minimum, 31.
middling and maximum’’ theories of
reference service ?
(A)
(A) Samuel Green
(B)
(B) Dr. S.R. Ranganathan

(C) S. Rothstein (C)

(D) F.W. Lancaster (D)

32. The concept of ‘‘Ask Library 32.
Anything’’ is originally initiated
by .......................
(A)
(A) LA

(B) ASLIB (B)

(C) SLA (C)

(D) ALA (D)
33. Which of the following are functions 33.
of intermediary ?
(i) Searching data and information (i)
(ii) Acquisition of library material (ii)
(iii) Analysing data and information (iii)
(iv) Manage library activities (iv)
efficiently
(A) (ii) and (iv) are correct (A) (ii) (iv)
(B) (i) and (ii) are correct (B) (i) (ii)
(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct (C) (iii) (iv)
(D) (i) and (iii) are correct (D) (i) (iii)
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34. Statement (A) : Information 34. (A) :
intermediary shall possess
information analysis, retrieval and
communication skills.

Statement (B) : Most library (B) :
professionals working in research
and University libraries possess
these skills.

Codes : (A) (A) (B)
(A) Both (A) and (B) are false
(B) (A) (B)
(B) Both (A) and (B) are true
(C) (A) (B)
(C) (A) is true but (B) is false
(D) (A) (B)
(D) (A) is false but (B) is true

35. Statement (A) : Machine trans- 35. (A) :
lation is not a fully dependable
service.
(B) :
Statement (B) : Manual trans-
lation is fully dependable as it is
provided by Language and subject
experts.

(A) (A) (B)
(A) Both (A) and (B) are true
(B) (A) (B)
(B) Both (A) and (B) are false
(C) (A) (B)
(C) (A) is false but (B) is true

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

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36. Match the following : 36.

List I List II I II

(a) NISCAIR (i) 1958 (a) (i) 1958

(b) DESIDOC (ii) 1970 (b) (ii) 1970

(c) SENDOC (iii) 1929 (c) (iii) 1929

(d) ICAR (iv) 2002 (d) (iv) 2002

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

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

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

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

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

37. Identify the correct sequence of the 37.
following activities associated with
research data :
(i)
(i) Data collection
(ii)
(ii) Construction of frequency
tables (iii)

(iii) Cleaning of data (iv)
(iv) Presentation of data in charts.
(A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(A) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii) (D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)

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38. Resource sharing among libraries is 38.
forced by :
(i) Price escalation (i)
(ii) Government Orders (ii)
(iii) Information Explosion (iii)
(iv) Weather conditions (iv)
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct (A) (i) (ii)
(B) (iii) and (iv) are correct (B) (iii) (iv)
(C) (ii) and (iii) are correct (C) (ii) (iii)
(D) (i) and (iii) are correct (D) (i) (iii)
39. Match the following : 39.
List I I
(a) NICLAI (a)
(b) NICTAS (b)
(c) NICAMP (c)
(d) NICHEM (d)
List II II
(i) Textiles and allied subjects (i)
(ii) Machine tools (ii)
(iii) Chemical and allied industries (iii)
(iv) Leather Technology (iv)
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) (A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (B) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) (C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) (D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
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40. The term ‘Lexicography’ is associated 40.
with :
(A) Compilation of Encyclopedia (A)

(B) Compilation of Handbooks (B)

(C) Compilation of Dictionaries (C)

(D) Compilation of Directories (D)

41. Which one among the following is 41.
a publication of AGRIS ?
(A)
(A) Agriculture Index
(B)
(B) Agrindex
(C)
(C) Index Agriculture
(D) Agricultural Journal (D)
42. The input centre for INIS in India 42.
is ................
(A) DRDO (A)
(B) CSIR (B)
(C) TFIR (C)
(D) BARC (D)
43. Which of the following are not 43.
services of INFLIBNET ?
(i) SOUL (i)
(ii) World Cat (ii)
(iii) e-Sodh Sindhu (iii)
(iv) Translation (iv)
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct (A) (i) (ii)
(B) (iii) and (iv) are correct (B) (iii) (iv)
(C) (i) and (iii) are correct (C) (i) (iii)
(D) (ii) and (iv) are correct (D) (ii) (iv)

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44. Assertion (A) : Quality of 44. (A) :
Information received from the
Internet is to be evaluated.
Reason (R) : Anybody can publish (R) :
on the Internet.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true (A) (A) (R)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false (B) (A) (R)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false (C) (A) (R)
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true (D) (A) (R)
45. Assertion (A) : A patient helps to 45. (A) :
maintain Intellectual Property
Rights on an invention.
(R) :
Reason (R) : A patent is a primary
source of information.
(A) (A) (R)
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false (B) (A) (R)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false (C) (A) (R)
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true (D) (A) (R)
46. Arrange the following steps of 46.
reference services in its right
sequence : (i)
(i) Query analysis
(ii)
(ii) Reference interview
(iii)
(iii) Formulation of search strategy
(iv)
(iv) Notification
(A) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv) (A) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
(B) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i) (B) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii) (D) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)
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47. Which of the following is an 47.
isolate ?
(A)
(A) History
(B)
(B) India
(C) Medicine (C)

(D) Law (D)
48. Emptying digit is used in colon 48.
classification to provide ...............
(A) Hospitality in chain (A)
(B) Hospitality in array (B)
(C) Hospitality in notation (C)
(D) Broken order (D)
49. Web OPACs are ............. 49.
(A) First generation OPACs
(A)
(B) Second generation OPACs
(B)
(C) Improvement over second
generation OPACs (C)
(D) Third generation OPACs (D)
50. AACR-I (1967) was prepared 50. -I (1967)
by .................
(a) The Library Association, London (a)
(b) American Library Association (b)
(c) The Library of Congress
(c)
(d) The Canadian Library Asso-
(d)
ciation
(A) (a), (b), (c) are correct (A) (a), (b), (c)
(B) (b), (c), (d) are correct (B) (b), (c), (d)
(C) (a), (c), (d) are correct (C) (a), (c), (d)
(D) (a), (b), (d) are correct (D) (a), (b), (d)
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51. Identify the correct statement. 51.
The second and third laws of library
science imply which of the
(a)
following ?
(a) Library Catalogue should
provide access to collection of (b)
library.
(b) Catalogue should meat
requirements of all users (c)
without any discrimination.
(c) Only main entry is adequate to (d)
access the library collection.
(d) Analytical entries of documents
should be prepared to reveal
contents of documents.
(A) (a), (b), (c)
(A) (a), (b), (c) are correct
(B) (a), (c), (d)
(B) (a), (c), (d) are correct
(C) (b), (c), (d) are correct (C) (b), (c), (d)
(D) (a), (b), (d) are correct (D) (a), (b), (d)
52. Which among the following have 52.
used the term ‘Canon’ in naming
their normative principles for
classification ? (i)
(i) S.R. Ranganathan (ii)
(ii) W.C.B. Sayers (iii)
(iii) E.C. Richardson (iv)
(iv) Wyndham Hulme
(A) (i) (iii)
(A) (i) and (iii) are correct
(B) (ii) (iii)
(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct
(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct (C) (iii) (iv)
(D) (i) and (ii) are correct (D) (i) (ii)
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53. Arrange the following classification 53.
schemes in a sequence of their year
of publication :
(a)
(a) DDC
(b)
(b) CC
(c)
(c) Broad System of Ordering
(d)
(d) UDC

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

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

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

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

54. Arrange in logical order the facet 54.
indicators used in CC :

(a) Colon ( : ) (a) (:)
(b) Comma ( , ) (b) (,)
(c) Inverted comma ( ‘ ) (c) (‘)
(d) Semicolon ( ; ) (d) (;)
(e) dot ( . ) (e) (.)

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

(D) (d) (c) (e) (a) (b) (D) (d) (c) (e) (a) (b)
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55. Match the following : 55.
List I I
(a) Rules for dictionary catalog (a)
(b) AACR-II (1978)
(b) -II (1978)
(c) Prussian instructions
(c)
(d) British Museum Cataloguing
Rules (d)
List II II
(i) Anthony Panizzi
(i)
(ii) University of Michigan Press
(ii)
(iii) Canadian Committee on
Cataloguing (iii)
(iv) Charles Ammi Cutter (iv)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
56. Assertion (A) : Library classi-
fication is the translation of names 56. (A) :
of specific subject.
Reason (R) : It is translation of (R) :
subject of book into artificial
language of ordinal numbers.
(A) (A) is true but (R) is false (A) (A) (R)
(B) (A) is false but (R) is true (B) (A) (R)
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true (C) (A) (R)
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false (D) (A) (R)

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57. Assertion (A) : Catalogue codes 57. (A) :
could include ISBD.

Reason (R) : They are one and the
(R) :
same.

Select the correct answer from the
codes given below :

Codes : (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

58. Assertion (A) : Dublin core was 58. (A) : 2009
published as ISO : 15836 in 15836
February 2009.

Reason (R) : Dublin core is a base (R) :
domain diagnostic standard which
can be easily understood and
implemented.

Select the correct answer from the
codes given below :

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

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

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

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

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59. An internal document that clearly 59.
states the essential job require-
ments, job duties, job responsibilities
and skills required to perform a
specific role is known as : (A)

(A) Job enrichment
(B)
(B) Job specification
(C)
(C) Job description
(D)
(D) Job analysis

60. The ADKAR model of change 60.

management is developed by ........ (ADKAR)

(A) Abraham Maslow (A)

(B) Jeff Hiatt (B)

(C) William Bridge (C)

(D) Philip Kotler (D)

61. Book Order Vigilance Pad (BOVP) 61.
is suggested by ..............

(A) S.R. Ranganathan (A)

(B) C.A. Cutter (B)

(C) Melvil Dewey (C)

(D) Michael Gorman (D)

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62. .................... is a process of helping 62.
library employees in acquiring new
skills on a continuing basis.

(A) Total Quality Management
(A)
(B) Management Information
System (B)
(C) Financial Resources Manage-
(C)
ment

(D) Human Resources Development (D)

63. Gantt chart was developed by Henry 63.
L. Gantt in the year ..............

(A) 1917 (A) 1917
(B) 1928 (B) 1928
(C) 1915 (C) 1915
(D) 1978 (D) 1978
64. Assertion (A) : TQM promotes 64. (A) :
continuous improvement in library
services.
(R) :
Reason (R) : TQM is not helpful
to library and information services.

Codes : (A) (A) (R)
(A) (A) is false and (R) is true
(B) (A) (R)
(B) (A) is true and (R) is false

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

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65. Match the following : 65.

List I I

(a) Principles of Librarianship (a)

(b) Singapore National Library (b)

(c) SWOT analysis (c)

(d) Managerial grid (d)

List II II

(i) Green building (i)

(ii) Donald Urquhart (ii)

(iii) Robert Blake and Jane Mouton (iii)

(iv) Reveal possibilities and (iv)

limitations for change

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

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

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

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

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

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66. Match the following and find the 66.

correct answer from the codes given
below :
I
List I
(a)
(a) Algorithm
(b)
(b) Flowcharts
(c)
(c) Program codes
(d)
(d) Program test
II
List II

(i) Instructions to the computer (i)

(ii) Debugging (ii)

(iii) Pictorially represented direction (iii)
lines
(iv)
(iv) Set of explicit and finite steps

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

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

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67. Match the following and choose the 67.
correct answer from the codes given
below :
I
List I
(a)
(a) Boot virus
(b)
(b) Macro virus

(c) File virus (c)

(d) Polymorphic virus (d)

List II II

(i) Self-encrypted virus designed to (i)
avoid getting detected by
scanner
(ii)
(ii) Malware
(iii)
(iii) Infects the boot sector of floppy
disks or the master book record

(iv) Virus that spread in application (iv)
software

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

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

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68. Arrange the following search 68.
engines by their year of origin :

(i) Bing (i)

(ii) Yahoo (ii)

(iii) Ask (iii)

(iv) Google (iv)

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

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

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

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

69. Assertion (A) : Subject Gateways 69. (A) :
are suitable for users of all subjects
for finding information.
(R) :
Reason (R) : Subject Gateways are
developed by subject and computer
experts.

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

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70. The basic web services platform is 70.
a combination of ............. and ...........
(i) RDF (i)
(ii) XML (ii)
(iii) HTTP (iii)
(iv) JAVA (iv)
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct (A) (i) (ii)
(B) (i) and (iv) are correct (B) (i) (iv)
(C) (ii) and (iv) are correct (C) (ii) (iv)
(D) (ii) and (iii) are correct (D) (ii) (iii)
71. Which of the following is not a 71.
transmission medium ?
(i)
(i) Modem
(ii)
(ii) Co-axial cables
(iii)
(iii) NIC
(iv)
(iv) Microwave system
(A) (i) (ii)
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct
(B) (ii) (iii)
(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct
(C) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct
(D) (ii) (iv)
(D) (ii) and (iv) are correct
72. Which technology uses electro- 72.
magnetic waves at radio frequencies
for data transmission ?
(A)
(A) Li-Fi
(B)
(B) Wi-Fi
(C) Optical cables (C)

(D) Co-axial cables (D)

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73. Loss of signal power as light travels 73.
down the fibre is called ...........
(A) Attenuation
(A)
(B) Propagation
(B)
(C) Scattering
(C)
(D) Interruption (D)
74. Web search engines store
74.
information about many web pages
with the help of .............
(A) Web router (A)

(B) Web organizer (B)

(C) Web crawler (C)
(D) Web indexer (D)
75. Data encryption techniques are 75.
particularly used for ..........
(A) Protecting data in Data (A)
communication system
(B) Reduce storage space require- (B)
ment
(C) Enhances integrity (C)
(D) Decreases data integrity (D)
76. Which layer of the OSI model has 76.
the function of providing
authorization to the correct user ?
(A) Transport layer (A)
(B) Application layer (B)
(C) Presentation layer (C)
(D) Session layer (D)
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77. Which evaluation criteria of library 77.
automation software deals with the
handling of number of concurrent
users ?
(A)
(A) Performance
(B)
(B) Customization

(C) Support (C)

(D) Integration (D)

78. Open DOAR was developed as a 78.
result of collaboration between ......... (Open DOAR)

(A) University of Nottingham and (A)
Lund University (B)
(B) Stanford University and MIT
University (C)
(C) Oxford University and
Cambridge University (D) (UNESCO)
(D) UNESCO and IFLA (IFLA)

79. Which digital archive constitutes 79.
equal number of participating
librarians and publishers in its
Board of Director ?
(A)
(A) LOCKSS
(B)
(B) CLOCKSS
(C)
(C) PMC

(D) Portico (D)

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80. Which standard model is used for 80.

data interchange on web ?

(A) RDF (A)

(B) RDF : S (B) :

(C) RDF : W (C) :

(D) RDF : D (D) :

81. Which of the components are 81.

covered in ‘‘WAMP’’ ?

(i) Windows (i)

(ii) Apache (ii)

(iii) MySQL (iii)

(iv) Python (iv)

(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct (A) (i), (ii) (iii)

(B) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct (B) (ii), (iii) (iv)

(C) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct (C) (i), (ii) (iv)

(D) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct (D) (i), (iii) (iv)

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82. In the context of digital archives, 82.

‘‘Trigger Event’’ means :

(i) When the publisher no longer
(i)
offers back issues

(ii) When a library stops (ii)

subscription to the e-contents (iii)

(iii) When a publisher ceases to

publish a title
(iv)
(iv) When the library deny to pay

for the e-contents stored in

archives

(A) (i) (ii)

(A) (i) and (ii) are correct
(B) (ii) (iii)
(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct

(C) (i) (iii)
(C) (i) and (iii) are correct

(D) (ii) and (iv) are correct (D) (ii) (iv)

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83. Match the following : 83.

List I I

(a) Php My Library (a)

(b) Koha (b)

(c) ABCD (c)

(d) NewGenlib
(d)
List II
II
(i) Kapito communications
(i)
(ii) Polerio T. Babao III
(ii) III
(iii) Verus Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
(iii)
(iv) BIREME and Flemish
(iv)
Interuniversity Council,

Belgium

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

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

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

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

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

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84. Assertion (A) : Linked data’s main 84. (A) :
premise is that multiple data sets
can be uniformly accessed and
interpreted facilitating knowledge
integration and sharing.

Reason (R) : The uniform interface (R) :
enables answering more complex
question by combining multiple
linked data sets.

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

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

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

85. Assertion (A) : Big data is a 85. (A) :
product of data being generated
constantly and rapidly.
(R) :
Reason (R) : Due to the
omnipresence of persoal computing
devices and smart phones,
indivdiuals generate massive
amount of data leading to Big data.

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

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

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

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86. Arrange the library automation 86.

planning steps in a proper logical

way.
(i)
(i) Putting your systems into

(ii)
place.

(ii) Describing existing library

services and technology. (iii)

(iii) Evaluating proposals and

selecting a system.
(iv)

(iv) Assessing needs and setting

priorities.

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

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

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

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

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87. Identify logical sequences of the 87.
following chapters in a research
report ?
(i)
(i) Introduction

(ii) Findings and suggestions (ii)

(iii) Literature review (iii)

(iv) Data analysis and inter- (iv)
pretation

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

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

(C) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) (C) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(D) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (D) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
88. Identify correct sequence of Steven’s
88.
four levels of measurement scales :

(i) Ordinal
(i)
(ii) Interval
(ii)
(iii) Nominal
(iii)
(iv) Ratio
(iv)

(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)

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89. Match the following : 89.

List I I

(a) Statistical Bibliography (a)

(b) Librametry (b)

(c) Bibliometrics (c)

(d) Scientometrics (d)

List II II

(i) Allen Pritchard (i)

(ii) V.V. Nalimov (ii)

(iii) E.W. Hulme (iii)

(iv) S.R. Ranganathan (iv)

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

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

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

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

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

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90. Open-ended questions .......... 90.
(i) Mostly provide qualitative data. (i)
(ii) Provide data in respondent’s (ii)
own words.
(iii) Provide data based on the pre-
(iii)
defined options provided by the
researcher
(iv) Generally get less response (iv)
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct (A) (i), (ii) (iii)
(B) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct (B) (ii), (iii) (iv)
(C) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct (C) (i), (iii) (iv)
(D) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct (D) (i), (ii) (iv)
91. .............. and .............. are the 91.
procedures for selecting samples
through simple random method.
(i) Identifying samples
conveniently (i)
(ii) Listing of participants category- (ii)
wise and choosing samples from
each category
(iii) Numbering all the elements of (iii)
the population and then
selecting samples using table of
random numbers
(iv)
(iv) Selecting samples by lottery
system
Codes : (A) (i) (iii)
(A) (i) and (iii) are correct
(B) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) and (iv) are correct
(C) (i) (ii)
(C) (i) and (ii) are correct
(D) (iii) and (iv) are correct (D) (iii) (iv)

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92. Assertion (A) : The ‘diary’ 92. (A) :
technique enables to collect data
about daily activities and
experiences of the respondents,
recorded by himself.

Reason (R) : The ‘diary’ technique (R) :
is the most used technique in Delphi
research.

(A) (A) (R)
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true
(B) (A) (R)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false
(C) (A) (R)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false

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

93. Assertion (A) : Techniques based 93. (A) :
on citation counting are not suitable
for assessing performance of a
researcher.
(R) :
Reason (R) : Assessment based on
the citation counting is not approved
by the UGC.

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

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

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

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94. ‘Impact Factor’ is a measure of 94.

assessment of ..............

(A) A Journal (A)

(B) A Thesis (B)

(C) An author (C)

(D) An article (D)

95. The current producer of Web of 95.

Science is .................

(A) Springer (A)

(B) Thomson Reuters (B)

(C) Clarivate analytics (C)

(D) Elsevier (D)

96. In ................. sampling method, 96.
researcher requests respondents to

help identify other potential

respondents
(A)
(A) Quota
(B)
(B) Convenience

(C) Snowball (C)

(D) Purposive (D)

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97. ‘Cranfield Studies’ are associated 97.
with .................
(A)
(A) Case study research
(B)
(B) Historical research
(C)
(C) Experimental research

(D) Survey research (D)

98. The ‘Methodology’ section of a 98.
research proposal includes .............

(i) Population and sample of the
(i)
research.

(ii) Results of the prior research. (ii)

(iii) Information about data (iii)
collection techniques and tools
to be used in research.
(iv)
(iv) Findings of the present
research.

(A) (i) (iii)
(A) (i) and (iii) are correct
(B) (ii) (iv)
(B) (ii) and (iv) are correct
(C) (ii) (iii)
(C) (ii) and (iii) are correct

(D) (iii) and (iv) are correct (D) (iii) (iv)

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99. Match the following : 99.
List I I
(a) Research based on futuristic (a)
opinions of panel of experts.
(b) Research leading to
(b)
generalization based on
samples.
(c)
(c) Indepth research based on data
collected by using multiple tools
and techniques. (d)
(d) A research carried to test ‘cause
effect relationship’. II
List II
(i)
(i) Case study
(ii)
(ii) Experimental
(iii)
(iii) Survey
(iv)
(iv) Delphi
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

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

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

(D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) (D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
100. Identify the odd component from the 100.
following :
(A)
(A) Covert
(B)
(B) Close-ended
(C) Participatory (C)

(D) Non-participatory (D)

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