1. What is the meaning of the term “Information Iceberg” ?
(1) 1/3 Non-Visible and 2/3 Visible
(2) 1/3 Visible and 2/3 Non-Visible
(3) 1/4 Non-Visible and 3/4 Visible
(4) 1/4 Visible and 3/4 Non-Visible
Answer Key: 4
2. What is the name of the committee responsible for Indian standards related to libraries ?
(1) TC 46
(2) MSD 5
(3) BIS - LIB
(4) Z 39
Answer Key: 2
3. ‘World Book and Copyright Day’ is celebrated on :
(1) 22nd August
(2) 23rd April
(3) 23rd March
(4) 20th March
Answer Key: 2
4. “To make at least one in every household e-literate” is thrust area of policy (# 7) included in :
(1) National Knowledge Commission, 2005
(2) National Policy on Information Technology, 2012
(3) National Education Policy, 1992
(4) National Policy on Library and Information Systems, 1986
Answer Key: 2
5. Identify which one of the Five Laws of Library Science that Ranganathan remarked as ‘trivial truism’ in his writing “Library Science and Scientific Method”.
(1) First Law
(2) Second Law
(3) Third Law
(4) Fifth Law
Answer Key: 1
6. ‘Wikipedia’ owned by the non-profit “Wikipedia Foundation” was launched on January 15,2001 by :
(1) Jimmy Wells and Larry Sanger
(2) Jimmy Wells and Vincent J. Aceto
(3) Larry Sanger and W. Kathy
(4) William A. Ford and W. Kathy
Answer Key: 1
7. ‘Anukriti’ is a :
(1) Bibliographic India Website
(2) Indexing India Website
(3) Translating India Website
(4) Abstracting India Website
Answer Key: 3
8. Ezproxy is a product of :
(1) UTLAS
(2) OCLC
(3) RLIN
(4) Library of Congress
Answer Key: 2
9. Which of the following is not a classical model of information retrieval ?
(1) Boolean
(2) Cluster
(3) Probabilistic
(4) Vector-space
Answer Key: 2
10. Who criticized the concept of main entry as ‘a relic of outdated technology’ ?
(1) Michael Gorman
(2) Robert L. Maxwell
(3) Pat Oddy
(4) Tom Delsey
Answer Key: 1
11. Identify the odd one out :
(1) Reference entry
(2) Centred entry
(3) Analytical entry
(4) Added entry
Answer Key: 2
12. ‘Path-Goal Theory of Leader Effectiveness’ is developed by :
(1) Douglas McGregor
(2) William Ouchi
(3) Robert House
(4) Abraham Maslow
Answer Key: 3
13. ‘Ambra’ an innovative open source plateform (for publishing open access resource articles) is developed by :
(1) OCLC
(2) DOAJ
(3) PLOS
(4) WDL
Answer Key: 3
14. The term ‘Weblog’ was coined by :
(1) E. Williams
(2) Jack Dorsey
(3) Jorn Barger
(4) Peter Merholz
Answer Key: 3
15. Which of the following is not file hosting service ?
(1) One Drive
(2) Google Drive
(3) Live Drive
(4) Xbox Live
Answer Key: 4
16. VuFind is the tool used for :
(1) Library Automation
(2) Digital Library System
(3) Library Resource Discovery System
(4) Institutional Repository
Answer Key: 3
17. Which one is the correct ‘Binary number’ for Decimal ‘115’ ?
(1) 1100011
(2) 1010111
(3) 1111111
(4) 1110011
Answer Key: 4
18. Research method based on the consensus opinions of panel of experts and judgements is known as :
(1) Historical method
(2) Case study method
(3) Delphi method
(4) Interview method
Answer Key: 3
19. A probability which is associated with the occurrence of an event is expressed as a number between :
(1) +1 and −1
(2) 1 and < 1
(3) −1 and 0
(4) 0 and 1
Answer Key: 4
20. What is the name of the initiative taken by the UGC to provide a 24×7 online store house of all academic awards issued by different academic institutions all over the country ?
(1) National Mission on Education Through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT)
(2) National Academic Depository (NAD)
(3) HEI Online Registration Portal
(4) Swayam Prabha
Answer Key: 2
21. Wersig and Neveling gave which of the following approaches for defining information ?
(a) The Action Approach
(b) The Message Approach
(c) The Process Approach
(d) The Structural Approach
(1) (a), (b), (c) are correct.
(2) (b), (c), (d) are correct.
(3) (a), (c), (d) are correct.
(4) (a), (b), (d) are correct.
Answer Key: 2
22. Why a Library Association should have a code of “professional conduct” ?
(a) Prescribes standards of behavior expected for the member
(b) Sets out standards and duties which a professional is expected to observe
(c) Standards can be used as a point of reference while dealing with disciplined procedures against members
(d) Standards help to demean the image of the Association
(1) (a), (b) and (d) are correct.
(2) (b), (c) and (d) are correct.
(3) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.
(4) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.
Answer Key: 3
23. Which of the following states do not have provision of library cess in their respective Public Library Acts ?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Manipur
(1) (a) and (d) are correct.
(2) (a), (b), (c) are correct.
(3) (b) and (c) are correct.
(4) (b) and (d) are correct.
Answer Key: 1
24. National Knowledge Commission (2005) had the following members from the library and Information profession :
(a) P.B. Mangla
(b) C.R. Karisiddappa
(c) Kalpana Das Gupta
(d) A.R.D. Prasad
(1) (a), (b), (c) are correct.
(2) (a), (b), (d) are correct.
(3) (a), (c), (d) are correct.
(4) (b), (c), (d) are correct.
Answer Key: 3
25. Which of the following are the features of Classic IR Model ?
(a) documents are represented by index terms
(b) all terms are equally useful
(c) index term cannot be weighted
(d) there is an assumption that terms are mutually independent
(1) (a) and (b) are correct.
(2) (c) and (d) are correct.
(3) (a) and (c) are correct.
(4) (a) and (d) are correct
Answer Key: 4
26. Vocabulary in a data base is controlled by :
(a) Thesaurus Files
(b) Import Files
(c) Standard Files
(d) Authority Files
(1) (a) and (b) are correct.
(2) (c) and (d) are correct.
(3) (a) and (d) are correct.
(4) (b) and (c) are correct.
Answer Key: 3
27. Pre-coordinate indexing systems comprise :
(a) NEPHIS
(b) SLIC
(c) Peek-a-boo
(d) Edge - Notched card
(1) (a) and (b) are correct.
(2) (a) and (d) are correct.
(3) (b) and (c) are correct.
(4) (c) and (d) are correct.
Answer Key: 1
28. Identify the correct statement from the following :
(a) In uniterm indexing system, terms are recorded in numerical file according to the system known as terminal digit posting.
(b) Main activities of TREC are devided into Routing and Tracks
(c) Recall and precision tend to vary in searching
(d) False drops in post coordinate indexing system cannot be eliminated
(1) (a) and (b) are correct.
(2) (c) and (d) are correct.
(3) (a) and (c) are correct.
(4) (b) and (d) are correct.
Answer Key: 3
29. What will be the correct filing order of the following documents classified according to Colon classification, (6th reprint edition) ?
(a) 23.44 Academic library system in India
(b) 23; 43 : 51.44 Classification of books in academic libraries in India
(c) 23 : 62 Lending services in academic libraries
(d) 23n4451, N82 Journal of Academic Libraries
(1) (b), (c), (a), (d)
(2) (d), (b), (c), (a)
(3) (b), (c), (d), (a)
(4) (d), (a), (c), (b)
Answer Key: 4
30. According to Ranganathan’s classified catalogue code (5th edition), in which among the following cases the initial article is to be omitted ?
(a) In rendering the name of a conference
(b) In rendering the name of a government
(c) In rendering the name of a series
(d) In rendering the name of an institution
(1) (a) and (b) are correct.
(2) (b) and (d) are correct.
(3) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.
(4) (b), (c) and (d) are correct.
Answer Key: 3
31. Which of the following theories are related to motivation of employees :
(a) Theory ‘Z’ of Japanese style propounded by William Ouchi
(b) Theory ‘X’ and Theory ‘Y’ of Douglas McGregar
(c) Max Weber’s Theory of Bureaucratic Management
(d) Maslow’s hierarchy of Needs Theory
(1) (a), (b) and (d) are correct.
(2) (b), (c), (d) are correct.
(3) (a), (b), (c) are correct.
(4) (a), (c), (d) are correct.
Answer Key: 1
32. Identify the ways in which the library can benefit from the TQM as stated by Jurow and Barnard :
(a) Breaking down interdepartmental barriers.
(b) Redefining the beneficiaries of library services as internal customers (staff) and external customers (patrons).
(c) More inclined to short-term goals and defiant to changes to suit users needs.
(d) Reaching a state of continuous improvement.
(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 Key: 4
33. Identify the cases that require an application for a new ISSN number :
(a) Change in the publication’s medium
(b) Change in publisher
(c) Change in the frequency of publication
(d) Change in publication title
(1) (a) and (b) are correct.
(2) (c) and (d) are correct.
(3) (a) and (d) are correct.
(4) (b) and (c) are correct.
Answer Key: 3
34. Identify the key salient traits of Soft data :
(a) human intelligence
(b) certain and definite
(c) opinions and contradictions
(d) no scope for constructive criticisms
(1) (a) and (b) are correct.
(2) (c) and (d) are correct.
(3) (a) and (c) are correct.
(4) (b) and (d) are correct.
Answer Key: 3
35. Identify the components of ‘LAMP’ given below :
(a) Linux
(b) Acrobat
(c) MYSQL
(d) Pearl
(1) (b) and (c) are correct.
(2) (a) and (c) are correct.
(3) (a) and (d) are correct.
(4) (b) and (d) are correct.
Answer Key: 2
36. Identify the features of proprietary software :
(a) Continuity and Development
(b) Ease of use
(c) Transparency
(d) Documentation and Support
(1) (a), (b) and (d) are correct.
(2) (b), (c) and (d) are correct.
(3) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.
(4) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.
Answer Key: 1
37. Which of the following research methods are used in a study of scattering of periodicals ?
(a) Biobibliometric study
(b) Bibliometric study
(c) Citation analysis study
(d) Altmetric study
(1) (a) and (d) are correct.
(2) (b) and (c) are correct.
(3) (a) and (c) are correct.
(4) (a), (b) and (c) are correct
Answer Key: 2
38. Information seeking behavior (ISB) essentially refers to and concerned with :
(a) De-recognition of some needs perceived by the user.
(b) The strategies and actions undertaken to locate discrete knowledge elements.
(c) The experiment conducted on usefulness of library collection.
(d) Interactive utilization of three basic resources: people, information and system.
(1) (a) and (b) are correct.
(2) (c) and (d) are correct.
(3) (a) and (c) are correct.
(4) (b) and (d) are correct.
Answer Key: 4
39. A virtual library :
(a) Presupposes a physical existence.
(b) Collection of resources available on one or more computer systems with a single interface.
(c) Does not provide access to entire content of a library via internet.
(d) Provides user assistance services such as reference, inter library loan, etc.
(1) (a) and (b) are correct.
(2) (b) and (c) are correct.
(3) (b) and (d) are correct.
(4) (a) and (c) are correct.
Answer Key: 3
40. Which of the following are review type services ?
(a) Current Awareness List
(b) Trend Reports
(c) News clippings
(d) State of the Art Report
(1) (a) and (b) are correct.
(2) (a) and (d) are correct.
(3) (b) and (d) are correct.
(4) (b) and (c) are correct.
Answer Key: 3
41. Match the following Sections of Copyright Act 1957 (India) :
(a) Section 55 - (iii) Civil remedies for infringement
(b) Section 63 - (i) Offence of infringement
(c) Section 63 A - (ii) Enhanced penalty on second conviction
(d) Section 64 - (iv) Power of police to seize
(1) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(2) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
(3) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(4) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Answer Key: 2
42. Match the intellectual property rights concepts :
(a) Copyright - (iii) Economic rights
(b) Patents - (ii) A treaty between Government and inventor
(c) Trade Secrets - (iv) Information used in business operation
(d) Trademarks - (i) Commercial source indicators
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(3) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(4) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
Answer Key: 2
43. Match the President of IFLA with his/her tenure :
(a) Sinikka Sipila - (iv) 2013 - 2015
(b) Ellen Tise - (ii) 2017 - 2019 (Error in options, should be 2009-2011)
(c) Donna Scheeder - (iii) 2011 - 2013 (Error in options, should be 2015-2017)
(d) Gloria Perez Salmeron - (i) 2015 - 2017 (Error in options, should be 2017-2019)
Answer Key: Nil (Official key marks it as Nil due to mismatch)
44. Match the following :
(a) Library Journal - (i) Reed Business Information
(b) Library Quarterly - (iv) University of Chicago Press
(c) Library Review - (ii) Emerald Group Publishing Ltd
(d) Library Trends - (iii) John Hopkins University Press
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(3) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(4) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Answer Key: 3
45. Match the following queries with reference sources :
(a) Enrolment of students - (iii) Directory
(b) Weather of Denmark - (iv) Geographical sources
(c) Number of foreigners - (i) Year Book
(d) Number of Hospitals - (ii) Statistical sources
(1) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(2) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(3) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(4) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Answer Key: 4
46. Match titles with class numbers according to CC 6th edition :
(a) Small pox - (iii) L35 : 4261
(b) Fever - (iv) L : 4231
(c) Diabetics - (i) L293 : 46
(d) Malaria - (ii) L : 414
(1) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(2) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(3) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(4) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Answer Key: 2
47. Match the Search Engines with scientific discovery information :
(a) Vadlo - (ii) Life Science Literature
(b) Mamma - (i) Web resources including Twitter
(c) Athenus - (iv) Science and Engineering
(d) Ethnologue - (iii) World’s Known Living Languages
(1) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(2) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(3) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(4) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Answer Key: 4
48. Match Anteriorising common isolates (CC 6th reprint) :
(a) Y1 - (iv) Program of instruction
(b) Y3 - (i) Synopsis
(c) Y7 - (ii) Case study
(d) Y8 - (iii) Digest
(1) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(2) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(3) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(4) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Answer Key: 1
49. Match the following MARC fields :
(a) 020 - (iv) ISBN
(b) 250 - (ii) Edition Statement
(c) 440 - (iii) Series
(d) 856 - (i) Electronic Location and Access
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(3) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(4) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Answer Key: 2
50. Match the social networking sites with their corresponding founders :
(a) Blog - (ii) Google
(b) Wikis - (iii) Word Cunningham
(c) Linkedin - (iv) Reid Hoffman and his friends
(d) Myspace - (i) Tim Vanderhook and Justin Timberlake
(1) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(2) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(3) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(4) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
Answer Key: 1
51. Match the following:
(a) Chester Carlson — (ii) Xerox Copier
(b) Brewstu Kable — (iv) Internet Archive
(c) Michael S. Hart — (i) e-Book
(d) Edward Fox — (iii) NDLTD
(1) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(2) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(3) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(4) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Answer Key: 1
52. Match the following domains of application with metadata schemes:
(a) ETD domain — (i) METS
(b) Image domain — (iv) VRA-Core
(c) Cultural objects — (ii) CCO
(d) Learning objects — (iii) ConCore
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(3) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(4) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
Answer Key: 4
53. Match the following:
(a) Infomix — (iii) DBMS software
(b) Omni page — (iv) OCR software
(c) Tiff viewer — (i) Image software
(d) Team viewer — (ii) Remote login software
(1) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(2) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(3) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(4) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Answer Key: 2
54. Match the following terms:
(a) Data mart — (iii) Lower-cost, scaled-down version of data warehouse
(b) Data silo — (iv) Stand alone data stores for a specific function
(c) Data warehouse — (ii) Systems that integrate data across an entire enterprise
(d) Data mining — (i) Analytic technique for examining large preexisting databases
(1) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(2) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(3) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(4) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Answer Key: 4
55. Match the following terms with descriptors:
(a) Term List — (iv) Glossaries
(b) Categories — (iii) Taxonomy
(c) Relationship List — (i) Ontologies
(d) Emulators — (ii) System software
(1) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(2) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(3) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(4) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
Answer Key: 4
56. Match the following:
(a) Muktabodha — (iv) Digital Library of Indology
(b) Net First — (iii) Abstracting and indexing database of OCLC
(c) Zotero — (ii) Online citation and reference management tool
(d) R.G. Score — (i) Research Gate
(1) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(2) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(3) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(4) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Answer Key: 1
57. Match the following communication concepts:
(a) Kinesics — (iii) Facial Expression, gestures, eye movement
(b) Haptics — (i) Use of touch to communication
(c) Proxemics — (ii) Use of Interpersonal space
(d) Iconics — (iv) Interpretation of symbolism
(1) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(2) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(3) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(4) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
Answer Key: 4
58. Match the following types of research:
(a) Ethnographic — (ii) Social behaviour
(b) Evaluative — (iv) Judgement about quality
(c) Descriptive — (i) Present events
(d) Experimental — (iii) Causation
(1) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(2) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(3) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(4) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Answer Key: 1
59. Match the following ancient libraries:
(a) Egypt — (iv) Royal Library of Alexandria
(b) Turkey — (iii) Library of Pergamum
(c) Italy — (ii) Villa of Papyri
(d) Iraq — (i) Library of Ashurbanipal
(1) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(2) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(3) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(4) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Answer Key: 2
60. Match the following library names:
(a) Dr. Zakir Husain Library — (ii) Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
(b) J.R.D. Tata Library — (i) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
(c) Sayaji Rao Gaekwad Library — (iv) B.H.U. Varanasi
(d) Vikram Sarabhai Library — (iii) IIM, Ahmedabad
(1) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(2) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(3) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(4) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Answer Key: 2
61. Arrange the following IPR Acts in India by enactment year:
(a) The Copy Right Act (b) The Design Act (c) IT Act (d) Trade Marks Act
(1) (a), (b), (d), (c)
(2) (b), (a), (d), (c)
(3) (c), (b), (d), (a)
(4) (d), (a), (b), (c)
Answer Key: Nil (Official key marks it as Nil/Multiple versions of Acts exist)
62. Arrange the Padma Shri recipients in chronological order:
(a) B.S. Kesavan (b) S.R. Ranganathan (c) P.N. Kaula (d) I.V. Ramanayya
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(2) (a), (d), (b) and (c)
(3) (b), (a), (d) and (c)
(4) (b), (d), (a) and (c)
Answer Key: 3
63. Arrange the following Public Libraries Acts by enactment year:
(a) Bihar (b) Uttaranchal (c) Haryana (d) Orissa
(1) (b), (d), (a), (c)
(2) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(3) (d), (c), (b), (a)
(4) (c), (d), (b), (a)
Answer Key: 4
64. Arrange Ranganathan’s laws in the sequence recorded by OCLC Project:
(a) Library is a growing organism (b) Save the time of the readers (c) Books are for use (d) Every book its reader
(1) (b), (c), (d), (a)
(2) (c), (d), (a), (b)
(3) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(4) (d), (a), (b), (c)
Answer Key: 1
65. Arrange information sources by their first year of publication:
(a) Ulrich’s (b) Guide to Indian Periodical Literature (c) Library Literature (d) Indian Science Abstracts
(1) (a), (c), (b), (d)
(2) (b), (c), (d), (a)
(3) (c), (a), (b), (d)
(4) (d), (a), (b), (c)
Answer Key: 1
66. Arrange by year of first publication:
(a) Bibliotheca Universalis (b) Catalogue of Books (15th century) (c) Bibliographic Instructive (d) Union catalogue (South Asia)
(1) (a), (b), (d), (c)
(2) (b), (a), (d), (c)
(3) (a), (c), (b), (d)
(4) (d), (a), (c), (b)
Answer Key: 3
67. Arrange e-book sites in chronological order of origin:
(a) Project Gutenberg (b) Open Library (c) Google Books (d) DOAB
(1) (a), (c), (b), (d)
(2) (b), (a), (c), (d)
(3) (c), (b), (d), (a)
(4) (d), (c), (a), (b)
Answer Key: 1
68. Arrange entities according to FRBR Model:
(a) Item (b) Expression (c) Work (d) Manifestation
(1) (c), (b), (d), (a)
(2) (d), (a), (b), (c)
(3) (c), (d), (a), (b)
(4) (c), (a), (b), (d)
Answer Key: 1
69. Correct sequence of Main Class Literature in Colon Classification:
(1) Poetry, Fiction, Campu, Oration
(2) Poetry, Fiction, Oration, Campu
(3) Poetry, Oration, Fiction, Campu
(4) Fiction, Poetry, Campu, Oration
Answer Key: 2
70. Sections of main entry according to CCC (Ed.5):
(a) Leading Section (b) Title Section (c) Format Section (d) Note Section
(1) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.
(2) (a), (b) and (d) are correct.
(3) (b), (c) and (d) are correct.
(4) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.
Answer Key: 2
71. Features of Vector Space Model IR:
(a) Complex model (b) Term weights not binary (c) Continuous similarity (d) No ranking
(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 Key: 2
72. Arrange WINISIS components in sequence of approach:
(a) FST (b) FDT (c) Print Format (d) Worksheet
(1) (b), (d), (c), (a)
(2) (b), (c), (d), (a)
(3) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(4) (d), (c), (b), (a)
Answer Key: 1
73. Arrange according to year of origin:
(a) Myspace (b) MOSAIC (c) Friendster (d) Blogger
(1) (b), (c), (a), (d)
(2) (a), (d), (c), (b)
(3) (b), (d), (c), (a)
(4) (d), (b), (c), (a)
Answer Key: 3
74. Arrange the filters proposed by Robert S. Tylor:
(a) Personal characteristics (b) File organisation relationship (c) Objective and motivation (d) Subject determination
(1) (c), (a), (b), (d)
(2) (d), (c), (a), (b)
(3) (a), (c), (b), (d)
(4) (d), (b), (a), (c)
Answer Key: 2
75. Librarians of Library of Congress in chronological order:
(a) Carla Hayden (b) John James Beckley (c) James H. Billington (d) George Waterston
(1) (b), (d), (c), (a)
(2) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(3) (a), (b), (d), (c)
(4) (b), (a), (d), (c)
Answer Key: 1
76. Assertion (A): Information, not data, is the fundamental fuel of Big Data.
Reason (R): Data expansion is due to high creation and sharing.
(1) (A) false, (R) true
(2) (R) false, (A) true
(3) Both (A) and (R) false
(4) Both (A) and (R) true
Answer Key: 4
77. Assertion (A): Preprint archives rapidly achieved prominence.
Reason (R): These archives contain Preprint along with DOI.
(1) Both (A) and (R) true
(2) Both (A) and (R) false
(3) (A) false, (R) true
(4) (A) true, (R) false
Answer Key: 4
78. Assertion (A): Demand for data exchange between catalogues and databases.
Reason (R): Interoperability leads to information reuse.
(1) Both (A) and (R) true
(2) Both (A) and (R) false
(3) (A) true, (R) false
(4) (A) false, (R) true
Answer Key: 1
79. Assertion (A): Inclusion of DOAJ implies journal quality.
Reason (R): DOAJ indexes peer reviewed journals and tightened criteria.
(1) Both (A) and (R) true
(2) Both (A) and (R) false
(3) (A) false, (R) true
(4) (A) true, (R) false
Answer Key: 1
80. Assertion (A): Probabilistic Model is becoming unpopular.
Reason (R): It fails to provide accurate estimates for first run probabilities.
(1) (A) true, (R) false
(2) Both (A) and (R) true
(3) (A) false, (R) true
(4) Both (A) and (R) false
Answer Key: 3
81. Assertion (A): System effectiveness may be evident, but cost effectiveness may not.
Reason (R): Cost effectiveness satisfies requirements efficiently and economically.
(1) (A) false, (R) true
(2) (A) true, (R) false
(3) Both (A) and (R) true
(4) Both (A) and (R) false
Answer Key: 3
82. Assertion (A): Principle of canonical sequence arrange subjects.
Reason (R): It conforms to traditional sequences.
(1) Both (A) and (R) true
(2) (A) false, (R) true
(3) Both (A) and (R) false
(4) (A) true, (R) false
Answer Key: 1
83. Assertion (A): TREC is credited for bringing IR evaluation concept.
Reason (R): It provides an open testing event and standard scenario.
(1) Both (A) and (R) false
(2) Both (A) and (R) true
(3) (A) false, (R) true
(4) (A) true, (R) false
Answer Key: 3
84. Assertion (A): Effective leadership is crucial; poor leadership mars goals.
Reason (R): Patterns of poor leadership create low morale and distrust.
(1) (A) true, (R) false
(2) (A) false, (R) true
(3) Both (A) and (R) true
(4) Both (A) and (R) false
Answer Key: 3
85. Assertion (A): Netiquette mandates acting within laws.
Reason (R): Failing to respect privacy is a breach of Netiquette.
(1) Both (A) and (R) false
(2) Both (A) and (R) true
(3) (A) true, (R) false
(4) (A) false, (R) true
Answer Key: 2
86. Assertion (A): Serial crisis led to library consortia.
Reason (R): Crisis arises due to static budgets vs rising journal costs.
(1) Both (A) and (R) true
(2) Both (A) and (R) false
(3) (A) true, (R) false
(4) (A) false, (R) true
Answer Key: 1
87. Assertion (A): Plagiarism is stealing publication of another’s thought.
Reason (R): Plagiarism is a crime and constitutes copyright infringement.
(1) (A) true, (R) false
(2) (A) false, (R) true
(3) Both (A) and (R) false
(4) Both (A) and (R) true
Answer Key: 4
88. Assertion (A): Mendeley is a preferred online reference manager.
Reason (R): Web-based solutions have become freely available.
(1) Both (A) and (R) false
(2) Both (A) and (R) true
(3) (A) false, (R) true
(4) (A) true, (R) false
Answer Key: 2
89. Assertion (A): Dr. Eugene Garfields invention continues to serve research.
Reason (R): He developed Citation Analysis and founded ISI.
(1) (A) true, (R) false
(2) (A) false, (R) true
(3) Both (A) and (R) true
(4) Both (A) and (R) false
Answer Key: 3
90. Assertion (A): Style manuals are essential for research reports.
Reason (R): Quality is achieved only by structure, not content.
(1) Both (A) and (R) true
(2) Both (A) and (R) false
(3) (A) true, (R) false
(4) (R) true, (A) false
Answer Key: 3
91. Assertion (A): Delphi Techniques do not give weightage to consensus.
Reason (R): Consensus opinions of experts are valuable.
(1) (A) true, (R) false
(2) (A) false, (R) true
(3) Both (A) and (R) true
(4) Both (R) and (A) are false
Answer Key: 2
92. Assertion (A): Refusals solely due to poor interview training.
Reason (R): Questions remain unanswered due to poor transitions.
(1) (A) true, (R) false
(2) (A) false, (R) true
(3) Both (A) and (R) true
(4) Both (A) and (R) false
Answer Key: 2
93. Assertion (A): Copy-paste in digital docs increases plagiarism.
Reason (R): Detection tools like Turnitin allow successful detection.
(1) Both (A) and (R) false
(2) (A) true, (R) false
(3) (R) true, (A) false
(4) Both (A) and (R) true
Answer Key: 4
94. Assertion (A): Lancaster’s prediction of paperless society holds no good.
Reason (R): Future libraries will still accommodate large print collections.
(1) (A) true, (R) false
(2) (A) false, (R) true
(3) Both (A) and (R) true
(4) Both (A) and (R) false
Answer Key: 2
95. Assertion (A): Curriculum of LIS education in India is mostly unsteady.
Reason (R): Adoption of UGC model syllabus is not mandatory.
(1) (A) true, (R) false
(2) (A) false, (R) true
(3) Both (A) and (R) true
(4) Both (A) and (R) false
Answer Key: 3
96. In agentic socio-cognitive view, “human action” is the product of:
(1) Interplay of personal and situational influences
(2) Personal determinants and mechanisms
(3) Social bespoke and practices
(4) Schematic processing of experiences
Answer Key: 1
97. Why is the second approach construed as “mechanically reactive”?
(1) External system operating internally
(2) Internal system through which external influences operate mechanistically
(3) External system through which external influences operate
(4) External system with direct individual influence
Answer Key: 2
98. According to the author, the ‘self system’ is a:
(1) Repository for internal influences
(2) Repository for implanted structures and conduit for external influences
(3) Archive for instincts
(4) Pen-stock to restrict behaviour
Answer Key: 2
99. ‘Consciousness’ conceptually means:
(1) Physical condition
(2) Substance of phenomenal and functional mental life
(3) Rigid state of mental condition
(4) Spiritual state of mind
Answer Key: 2
100. Differentiate between “passive undergoing” and “agentic doing”:
(1) Conscious of experiences undergoing vs consciously producing experiences
(2) Conscious of experiences undergoing, but failing to use them
(3) Conscious of past experience and wrongful use
(4) Unconscious of experience
Answer Key: 1
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