library science: LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE (2012 Dec) PAPER

LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE (2012 Dec)

PAPER – III

Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each.

All questions are compulsory.

1. Who categorized the user studies into the following three categories ?

(i) Behaviour Studies (ii) Use studies (iii) Information flow studies

(A) Maurice B Line (B) Menzel (C) Cronin (D) Voigt

2. Which one of the following is not a virtual library ?

(A) Without walls.

(B) With distributed physical locations.

(D) Which does not exist in reality.

3. In 1974, Zurkowski used for the first time, which of the following term ?

(A) Digital Literacy (B) Media Literacy (C) Computer Literacy (D) Information Literacy

4. Who defined “to be information literate, a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information.” ?

(A) SLA (B) ALA (C) IFLA (D) CILIP

5. Which of the factor is not helping in limiting the external validity ?

(A) Reactive effect (B) Ecological validity

(D) Ecological effect

6. Semantic differential scale is concerned with

(A) Pool of items (B) Selection from two opposite positions

7. In spiral of scientific method, the span of Zenith to descendent is

(A) Empirical phase (B) Hypothesizing phase

(C) Deductive phase (D) Verification phase

8. Which of the following variable cannot be expressed in quantitative terms ?

(A) Socio-Economic status (B) Marital status

9. National Knowledge Network is to be implemented by

(A) National Knowledge Commission (B) Information and Library Network

(C) National Information Centre (D) Department of Information Technology

10. Metadata Dublin core refers to

(A) Data elements in database (B) Bibliographic elements in database

11. E-Journal articles can be identified with the help of

(A) Digital Journal Identifier (B) Journal Source Identifier

12. Z39.50 is a standard for

(A) Communication formats (B) Search and Retrieval services

13. In context to modulation, PCM stands for

(A) Pulse Code Modulation (B) Phase Control Modulation

14. ISO 9000 standard denotes the

(A) consistence confirmance of a product or service to a given set of standard or expectations

(B) Total customer satisfaction

(D) Detailed list of measuring techniques

15. The stages in the product life cycle curve are

(A) Introduction, Growth, Maturity, Decline

(B) Introduction, Growth, Maturity, Profit

(D) Introduction, Growth, Maturity, Saturation

16. The physical and chemical treatment of materials to retard their further deterioration refers to

(A) Conservation (B) Rescuing

17. Read the following example and indicate the name of the indexing system used : ‘Remuneration of teachers in French universities.’

The index headings are set as the following two lines :

France

Universities  Teachers  Remuneration

Universities  France Teachers  Remuneration

(A) Chain procedure (B) POPSI (C) PRECIS (D) KWIC

18. Research in automatic classification for information retrieval of term or cluster of terms is called

(A) Evaluation theory (B) Theory of clumps

19. As specified by AACR-II (R), the source of information for machine readable data file is

(A) Internal user label (B) Title page (C) Colophone (D) Title frame

20. NICRYS is information system for

(A) Machine tools (B) Food science (C) Crystallography (D) Drugs

21. The national convention regularly organized by DELNET is known as

(A) CALIBER (B) ICDL (C) NACLIN (D) DELNETCON

22. Report on ‘the development of digital libraries of the past decade’ is categorized as

(A) Review Report (B) Trend Report (C) Research Report

(D) State of the art report

23. Name of the President of Sri Lanka can be found in

(A) International who’s who (B) Stateman’s Yearbook

24. Which of the following has stopped publishing in the print from since 2012 ?

(A) Europa World Yearbook (B) Times of India Directory

(C) New Encyclopedia Britannica (D) Keesing’s Contemporary Archives

25. Which of the following is not providing encyclopedia type of information ?

(A) Encyclopedia of Associations (B) Compton’s Encyclopedia

26. Who used the phrase ‘control-accessdirectional type sources’ ?

(A) R.E. Bopp (B) B.C. Wynar (C) W.A. Katz (D) R. Balay

27. Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) was established by

(A) Indian Library Association (B) Department of Culture, Govt. of India

28. Which State Public Library Act has the provision to collect library fund through land tax ?

(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Karnataka (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Maharashtra

29. Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) (USA) is a

(A) Division of American Library Association

(B) Independent Association for Academic & Research Libraries

(D) Division of IFLA

30. Which of the following is not an implication of Fourth Law of Library Science ?

(A) Classified arrangement (B) Stack-room-guides

31. Which one of the following is not a recommendation of National Knowledge Commission (India) ?

(A) Preparation of a National Census of Library

(B) Encourage greater community participation in library management

(C) Raja Rammohan Roy library foundation to act as the National co-ordination agency

(D) Facilitate donation and maintenance of private collection

32. Digital library function incorporate :

(i) Creating and capturing (ii) Storage and management

(iii) Search and access (iv) Abstracting and reviewing

Codes :

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

(B) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

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

33. Which topology of computer network provides faster server access ?

(i) BUS Network Topology (ii) RING Network Topology

(iii) MULTIPLE RING Network Topology (iv) STAR Network Topology

Codes :

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

34. Which of the following are ISDN services ?

(i) RSS (ii) Teletext (iii) Voice mail (iv) Video conference

Codes :

(A) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

(B) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.

(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

(D) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.

35. Vocabulary in a database is controlled by :

(i) Thesaurus files (ii) Import files (iii) Standard files (iv) Authority files

Codes :

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

36. CCF for bibliographic record refers to

(i) Data transfer (ii) Data storage

(iii) Standard tags of data identification (iv) Formatting of records

Codes :

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

(B) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.

(D) (iii), (i) and (ii) are correct.

37. Which of the following are not reference service ?

(i) Preparation of user profile (ii) Initiation of freshman

(iii) Compilation of documentation list (iv) Readers Advisory

Codes :

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

(C) (i) and (iii) (D) (iii) and (iv)

38. Which of the following functions are analysed by ALA as reference service functions ?

(i) Consultation function (ii) Guidance function

(iii) Instruction function (iv) Bibliographic function

Codes :

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

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

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

39. Which of the following are the scientists’ approach according to Melvin J. Voigt (1961) ?

(i) Current Approach (ii) Everyday Approach

(iii) Exhaustive Approach (iv) ‘Catching up’ or ‘brushing up’ approach.

Codes :

(A) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

(B) (i), (iii) and (iv)

(D) (i), (ii) and (iii)

40. Magazines are suitable for

(i) Leisure and entertainment (ii) Scholarly information

(iii) Popular information (iv) Subject information

Codes :

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

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

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

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

41. Planting the virus ‘Trojan Horse’ in computer network is

(i) Hacking (ii) Tampering (iii) Decryption (iv) Intrusion

Codes :

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

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

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

42. Which of the following are the fundamental conditions for a subject to be protected by IPR ?

(i) The work must be original

(ii) The work must be man made

(iii) The work must be intelligible

(iv) The work must be recorded/ fixed

Codes :

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

(B) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct.

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

43. Which of the following are the problems of present information environment ?

(i) Information indiscipline (ii) Information literacy

(iii) Information overload (iv) Information technology

Codes :

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

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

(D) (i) and (ii) are correct

44. Assertion (A) : Qualitative measures must be made quantifiable in order to be convincing.

Reason (R) : Qualitative measures are a necessary complement to quantitative measures.

Codes :

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

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

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

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

45. Which of the following are not partners of National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) ?

(i) IIT Madras (ii) IIT Delhi (iii) IIIT Bangalore (iv) NIT Rourkela

Codes :

(A) (iii) and (iv) (B) (i) and (iv)

46. Assertion (A) : Internet can replace libraries.

Reason (R) : Google searches will satisfy the maximum users needs.

Codes :

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

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

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

47. Assertion (A) : Federated search technique is an integral component of an information portal.

Reason (R) : ‘Content Index’ contains content that is find by the search server.

Codes :

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

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

48. Assertion (A) : A combination of hypertext and Hypermedia contains text, images, sounds and other information.

Reason (R) : Hypermedia information is represented in a linear fashion.

Codes :

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

49. Assertion (A) : Book selection should be done judiciously.

Reason (R) : A library should acquire important and latest book selection tools.

Codes :

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

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

(C) Both (A) & (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(D) Both (A) & (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

50. Assertion (A) : TQM promotes the way in which a library is organised and perform its ICT functions.

Reason (R) : TQM is seen as a hindrance to library and information services.

Codes :

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

51. Assertion (A) : The array of classes

11, 12, 13 and the array of classes 31, 32, 33 are said to be collateral arrays.

Reason (R) : They are derived from the original universe ‘O’.

Codes :

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

52. Assertion (A) : RDF supports the use and exchange of metadata on the web.

Reason (R) : Bibliographic standards are the means to create and disseminate secondary information.

Codes :

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

(C) Both (A) & (R) are correct. (D) Both (A) & (R) are false.

53. Assertion (A) : Informative abstracts provide a concise summary of the subject content of an article.

Reason (R) : These are titleoriented than finding-oriented.

Codes :

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

54. Assertion (A) : E-publications have added enormous quantity of literature but adversely affected the quality of literature.

Reason (R) : Present decade has accepted E-publication as channels of fast communication.

Codes :

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

55. Assertion (A) : Encyclopedias are not relevant for finding geographically information.

Reason (R) : Encyclopedias are the substitute for all categories of reference sources.

Codes :

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

56. Assertion (A) : LIS profession is not considered at par with medical and legal professions.

Reason (R) : There is no constitutional body for LIS profession like Medical Council of India (MCI) and Bar Council of India (BCI).

Codes :

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

57. Assertion (A) : Dr. S.R. Ranganathan has been called ‘Father of Library and Information Science’ in India.

Reason (R) : Library Science education in India was started by Dr. S.R. Ranganathan.

Codes :

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

58. Assertion (A) : The exclusive rights conferred by Intellectual property rights can generally be transferred / licenced to third parties.

Reason (R) : The creators want to make monetary benefits out of their intellectual product.

Codes :

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

(C) Both (A) & (R) are true. (D) Both (A) & (R) are false.

59. Which is the correct sequence of the national libraries in the order of their year of establishment ?

(i) British Library (formerly British Museum Library)

(ii) Library of Congress (Washington D.C.)

(iii) Lenin Library (Moscow)

(iv) Bibliotheque Nationale (Paris)

Codes :

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

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

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

60. What is the correct order of SCONUL’s “Seven Pillar Model of Information Skills” ?

(i) Recognise information need

(ii) Construct strategies for locating

(iii) Compare and evaluate

(iv) Locate and access

Codes :

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

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

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

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

61. Identify the correct order as per increasing data storage capacity :

(A) CDROM, DVD, Cartridge, BlueRay Disc

(B) DVD, Cartridge, BlueRay Disc, CDROM

(C) Cartridge, CDROM, DVD, BlueRay Disc

(D) BlueRay Disc, DVD, Cartridge, CDROM

62. Identify the correct order of the LIS Associations as per their year of establishment

(A) CLA, ALA, SLA, IASLIC (B) ALA, SLA, CLA, IASLIC

63. Arrange the following State Library Acts in chronological order :

(i) Karnataka Public Library Act (ii) Uttar Pradesh Public Library Act

(iii) Goa Public Library Act (iv) Bihar Public Library Act

Codes :

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

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

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

64. Match the following :

List – I List – II

a. Mean i. Most frequently occurring value

b. Mode ii. Average

c. Median iii. Measure of dispersion

d. Standard Deviation iv. Middle Value

Codes :

a b c d

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

65. Match the following :

List – I List – II

a. Bradford i. Citation indexing

b. Lotka ii. Distribution of articles published in periodicals

c. Zipf iii. Scientific productivity of author

d. Garfield iv. Frequency of word occurrence in a text

Codes :

a b c d

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

66. Match the following :

List – I List – II

a. Altavista i. Subject search engine

b. Lycos ii. Meta search engine

c. Geoindex iii. Regional search engine

d. Savvysearch iv. General search engine

Codes :

a b c d

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

67. Match the following :

List – I List – II

a. Pen drive i. Communication device

b. i-Pad ii. Web server device

c. Wifi Modem iii. Storage device

d. Cloud computing iv. Computing device

Codes :

a b c d

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

68. Match the following :

List – I List – II

a. Informix i. Image software

b. Omni Page ii. Remote login software

c. TIFF viewer iii. DBMS software

d. Team Viewer iv. OCR software

Codes :

a b c d

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

69. Match the following :

List – I List – II

a. Means of improving operations and services i. Preservation

b. Preparation of to-do-list ii. Standards

c. Performance guidelines iii. Time management

d. Reinforce the spines of books iv. Evaluation

Codes :

a b c d

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

70. Match the following :

List – I List – II

a. Chain indexing i. Derek Austin

b. Relational indexing ii. S.R. Ranganathan

c. Subject Indexing iii. J.E.L. Farradane

d. PRECIS iv. E.J. Coats

Codes :

a b c d

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

71. Match the following :

List – I List – II

a. Collateral classes i. Class comprising two or more entities

b. Multiple classes ii. Classes of the same order but not belonging to one in the same order

c. Chain of classes iii. A subject fixed with others in the universal of subject

d. Co-ordinate classes iv. A sequence of classes made up of any given class and its universe

Codes :

a b c d

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

72. Match the following :

List – I List – II

a. William Martin i. Little Science Big Science

b. Alvin Toffler ii. Information society

c. Eric J de Solla Price iii. Documentation

d. S.C. Bradford iv. The Third Wave

Codes :

a b c d

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

73. Match the following :

List – I List – II

a. Communication Barrier i. Radio

b. Communication Medium ii. Shanon & Weaver

c. Communication Model iii. Videoconferencing

d. Interactive Communication iv. Noise

Codes :

a b c d

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

74. Match the following :

List – I List – II

a. Osgood and Schramm i. General Model

b. Berlo ii. Mathematical Model

c. Shannon and Weaver iii. Circular Model

d. George Gerbner iv. S-M-C-R Model

Codes :

a b c d

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

75. Match the following :

List – I List – II

a. Information contribution to the GNP of a nation i. Social information

b. Information that changes human activity ii. Technological information

c. Information that establishes interaction between government and people iii. Economic information

d. Information that forms a modern society iv. Political information

Codes :

a b c d

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

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