LIBRARY &
INFORMATION SCIENCE
Paper – II
December 2013
Note : This paper
contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks
each. All
questions are compulsory.
1. Name the
scientist who said that Information Science is cluster of many disciplines
where in the central core is ‘Information’.
(A) B.C. Brooks
(B)
Fritz Machlup
(C) Daniel Bell
(D) N.J. Belkin
2. Which committee
recommended that imperial library be designated as copyright library ?
(A) Fayzee Committee, 1939
(B)
Richey Committee, 1926
(C) Statham Committee, 1932
(D) Sadler Committee, 1916
3. Who was the
first Librarian of Imperial Library, Calcutta ?
(A)
John MacFarlane
(B) Harinath De
(C) B.S. Kesavan
(D) S.R. Ranganathan
4. Who coined the
phrase ‘Information Retrieval’ ?
(A)
Calvin Mooers
(B) S.R. Ranganathan
(C) J.D. Brown
(D) H.P. Luhan
5. In colon
classification which indicator has been used for indicating interpolation ?
(A) Comma
(B) Hyphen
(C)
Astericks
(D) Ampersand
6. What is
Denudation ?
(A) Is dividing classes to
decrease the extension.
(B) Is dividing classes to
increase the extension.
(C)
Is dividing classes to increase intension and decrease extension.
(D) Is dividing classes to
decrease intension.
7. The
International Body that coordinates the assignment of unique domain names, protocol
address is
(A) IGF (B) IANA
(C)
ICANN
(D) ISP
8. Name the Indian
Librarian who was honoured with the title of “Khan Bahadur” in 1935 by the
British Government.
(A) S.R. Ranganathan
(B) B.S. Kesavan
(C)
K.M. Asadullah
(D) D.R. Kalia
9. Which approach of
information is not given by Wersig and Neveling ?
(A) Structural Approach
(B) Knowledge Approach
(C) Meaning Approach
(D)
Technique Approach
10. Which of the
following citation style manuals are from the same publisher ?
(i) A.P.A. (ii) Turabian
(iii) Chicago (iv) M.L.A.
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (ii) and (iv) are correct
11. Pre co-ordinate
Indexing system perceives :
(i) Syntax
(ii) Semantic
(iii) Context
(iv) Relation
Codes :
(A) (i) and (iv) are correct
(B) (i), (ii) and (iii) are
correct
(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
(D) (ii) and (iv) are correct
12. An indispensable
function of Thesaurus is to
(i) Knowledge Classification
(ii) Grouping the words together
according to similarity of
meaning
(iii) Representation of
Relationship between concepts
(iv) Knowledge Engineering
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(B)
(ii) and (iii) are correct.
(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (i) and (iv) are correct.
13. Which of the
following are the basic components of expert system ?
(i) User interface
(ii) Knowledge base
(iii) Inference Mechanism
(iv) Schema
Codes :
(A)
(i), (ii) and (iii)
(B) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(C) (iii), (iv) and (i)
(D) (iv), (iii) and (ii)
14. Which of the following
are the types factors studies under ANOVA ?
(i) Fixed
(ii) Frequency
(iii) Calculated
(iv) Random
Codes :
(A) (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(B)
(i) and (iv) are correct.
(C) (i) and (iii) are correct.
(D) (ii) and (iv) are correct.
15. Which of the
following are the models of communication ?
(i) Economic Theory Model
(ii) Stock Adjustment Model
(iii) Shanon Weaver Model
(iv) Schramm Model
Codes :
(A)
(iii) and (iv) are correct.
(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(C) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(D) (ii) and (iv) are correct.
16. Which of the
following are criteria for Web evaluation ?
(i) Revision
(ii) Response time
(iii) Format
(iv) Archiving facility
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(B)
(ii) and (iv) are correct.
(C) (i) and (iii) are correct.
(D) (ii) and (iii) are correct.
17. Which of the
following countries do not have a code of Ethics for library profession ?
(i) America
(ii) Sri Lanka
(iii) India
(iv) China
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(B) (i) and (iv) are correct.
(C) (iii) and (ii) are correct.
(D) (iii) and (iv) are correct.
18. Which of the
following are the components of Search Engine ?
(i) Spider
(ii) TCP/IP
(iii) Search Mechanism
(iv) Index
Codes :
(A) (iv), (i) and (ii)
(B) (iii), (ii) and (i)
(C)
(i), (iii) and (iv)
(D) (ii), (iv) and (iii)
19. When the
permission of copyright owner is not needed ?
(i) Criticism or review
(ii) Translation
(iii) Research purpose
(iv) Photocopy for sale
Codes :
(A)
(i) and (iii) are correct.
(B) (i) and (iv) are correct.
(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (ii) and (iii) are correct.
20. Which of the
following are Library net works ?
(i) Internet
(ii) Indonet
(iii) INFLIBNET
(iv) OCLC
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(B) (ii) and (iv) are correct.
(C)
(iii) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (i) and (iv) are correct.
21. Arrange the
following University Libraries according to the year of their establishment :
(i) Madras University Library
(ii) Delhi University Library
(iii) Calcutta University Library
(iv) Bombay University Library
Codes :
(A) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(D)
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
22. What is the
correct sequence of the following sections of the main entry as per classified
catalogue code (CCC) ?
(i) Note Section
(ii) Leading Section
(iii) Heading Section
(iv) Title Section
Codes :
(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(B)
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
23. Arrange the
following indexing sources according to the year of their first publication :
(i) Biological Abstracts
(ii) Chemical Abstracts
(iii) Index Medicus
(iv) Poole’s Index to Periodical
Literature
Codes :
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B)
(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(D) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
24. Arrange the
following library associations according to their year of emergence :
(i) CILIP (ii) ALA (iii) SLA (iv) ASLIB
Codes :
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(C)
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
25. Match the
following :
List – I List –
II
a. Library Advisory Committee i. 1962
b. Review Committee ii. 1963
c. DRTC
iii. 1957
d. Sarada Ranganathan
Endowned iv. 1961
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B)
iii iv i ii
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) i iv iii ii
26. Match the
following :
List – I
List – II
a. Facts on File i.
Periodical Directory
b. World of Learning ii. Index
c. Concordance iii.
Newspaper Digest
d. Willing’s Press Guide iv. Directory
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) ii i iii iv
(C)
iii iv ii i
(D) iv ii i iii
27. Match the
following :
List – I
List – II
a. McGroger Theory X i.
Less External Control
b. McGroger Theory Y ii.
PERT
c. Unity of Command
iii. Workers’ Participation in Decision Making
d. Time and Cost
iv. All Powers in One Person
Codes :
a b c d
(A)
iii i iv ii
(B) iv i iii ii
(C) ii iv iii i
(D) i iii ii iv
28. Match the
following :
List – I
List – II
a. User Education
i. James I Wyer
b. Conservative, Liberal and
Moderate Theory of Reference Service ii. Patricia B. Knapp
c. Minimum, Middling and Maximum
Theories of Reference Service iii.
Eugene P. Sheehy
d. Guide to Reference Book
iv. Samuel Rothstein
Codes :
a b c d
(A)
ii i iv iii
(B) i ii iv iii
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) iv iii i ii
29. Match the
following :
List – I
List – II
a. W. Edward Deming i. Quality
Control Circles
b. Joseph M. Juran
ii. TQM
c. Armand V. Feigenbaum iii.
Planning, Control, Improvement
d. Kaoru Ishikava iv.
Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA)
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iii iv i
(B) iv ii i iii
(C) iii iv i ii
(D)
iv iii ii i
30. Match the
following :
List – I
List – II
a. Encyclopaedia of
Associations
i. Secondary sources
b. Whitaker’s Almanac
ii. Primary sources
c. LISA
iii. Directories
d. Economic Times
iv. Yearbooks
Codes :
a b c d
(A)
iii iv i ii
(B) iv iii i ii
(C) ii i iv iii
(D) i iv iii ii
31. Match the
following :
List – I List
– II
a. Books in Print
i. National Bibliography
b. Social Science : A
Bibliography of Doctoral Dissertations
ii. Trade Bibliography
c. Asian Social Science
Bibliography iii.
National & Trade Bibliography
d. Cumulative Book Index
iv. Subject Bibliography
Codes :
a b c d
(A)
ii i iv iii
(B) i iii ii iv
(C) iv i ii iii
(D) iii ii i iv
32. Match the
following :
List – I
List – II
a. Dictionary
i. Foreign Language
b. Glossary
ii. Synonymous terms
c. Thesaurus
iii. Words, Synonyms
d. Lexicon
iv. Specific subjects
Codes :
a b c d
(A)
iii iv ii i
(B) iv iii i ii
(C) i ii iv iii
(D) ii iv iii i
33. Match the
following :
List – I
List – II
a. Curriculum Development
Committee (P.N. Kaula) i. 2001
b. Curriculum Development
Committee (C.R. Karrisidappa)
ii. 1992
c. Working Group on
Libraries
iii. 1910
d. Library Movement in
Baroda
iv. 1964
Codes :
a b c d
(A)
ii i iv iii
(B) i ii iv iii
(C) iv ii iii i
(D) iii iv ii i
34. Match the
following :
List – I List – II
a. Current Biography
i. Russia
b. Index Translationum ii.
University of Illinois
c. VINITI iii. U.S.A.
d. Library Trends
iv. UNESCO
Codes :
a b c d
(A)
iii iv i ii
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) ii iii iv i
35. Match the
following :
List – I List
– II
a. Herbert Hicks
i. The Elements of Administration
b. F.W. Taylor
ii. The Management of Organisation
c. Henry Fayol
iii. Scientific Management
d. Colonel L. Urwick iv.
Administrative Management
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iv ii iii
(B) iv ii iii i
(C)
ii iii iv i
(D) iii iv i ii
36. Assertion
(A) : In
the study of History, as an academic discipline, a primary source is an
artefact, a document, a recording or other source of information that was
created during the event or immediately after the event.
Reason (R) : Primary sources
are considered as original material or evidences about the topic and are
fundamental to history.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is
false.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is
true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
37. Assertion
(A) : Indian
National Bibliography is the most comprehensive source of Indian publications.
Reason (R) : National Library
of Kolkata is entitled to receive one copy of each Indian publication under
Delivery of Book Act.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is
false.
(B)
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
38. Assertion
(A) : As
per the generally accepted principles of construction of statistical
tabulation, every table should have a clear, concise and adequate title so as
to make the table intelligible without reference to the text and this title
should always be placed just below the body of the table.
Reason (R) : A statistical table which
reflects its title just above the table and supply information about several
interrelated characteristics of data makes the table unwield and inconvenient.
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.
39. Assertion
(A) : Knowledge
Management involves a number of assets and value added to them.
Reason (R) : Knowledge
Management is the core activity of information transfer.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is
false.
(B)
(A) is true, but (R) is partially true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) (A) is partially true but (R)
is true.
40. Assertion
(A) : According
to Horton and Merchant, information is a commodity like other resources.
Reason (R) : Information is a
tangible commodity.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.
41. Assertion
(A) : Reference
section in a Library became insignificant.
Reason (R) : The Web. 2.0
services replaces the reference
desk services.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is
false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D)
(A) is false and (R) is true.
42. Assertion
(A) : Newspaper
Digests are the best sources of information to get current and authentic
information like books.
Reason (R) : These sources
are compiled by going through various newspapers.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B)
(A) is partially true but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) (A) is true but (R) is
partially true.
43. Assertion
(A) : Encyclopaedias
have been regarded as the substitute of all categories of reference sources as
these provide all types of information.
Reason (R) : Encyclopaedias
provide comprehensive information on all aspects
which otherwise are scattered in
different categories of reference sources.
Codes :
(A) (R) is true but (A) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C)
(A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
44. Assertion
(A) : Chi-square
is an important non-parametric test which does not require rigid
assumptions in respect of the
type of population being studied.
Reason (R) : Since χ2 is a
nonparametric test, it requires only the degrees of freedom (implicitly, the
size of the population) for using the test.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B)
Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
45. Assertion
(A) : Information
is commodity.
Reason (R) : Commodity is a
marketable item produced to satisfy human wants or needs.
Codes :
(A) (A) is false, and (R) is
true.
(B) (R) is false and (A) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D)
Both (A) and (R) are true.
Read the passage given below and
answer the questions based on your understanding of the passage (Question Nos. 46-50)
:
According to Wikipedia ‘social
media’ is media designed to be
disseminated through social interaction, created using highly accessible and
scalable publishing techniques. According to search engine partner, the term
social media describes media that is posed by the user and can take many
different forms.
Some type of social media are
forums, message boards, blogs, wikis and podcarts.
Social media applications include
Google, Facebook and You tube. In social media, communication takes place
through messages, status updates, voice chats etc. or through photos/videos
sharing, games, virtual goods etc. Antony Mayfield in his e-book titled ‘What
is Social Media’ ? has defined social media as online media, which encourages
contributions and feedback from everyone who is
interested, is open to feedback and participation, is a two way conversation,
allows communities to form quickly and communicate effectively to share common
interests and thrive on their connectedness.
The growth of social media is
phenomenal. It is being used by all netizens all over the world to a great
extent in all areas including business, government, fashion etc. A research
conducted by the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS)
indicates that high take up of social media application outside formal
educational settings provides new opportunities for innovation
and modernisation. With this
growing trend, political leaders have also realized its importance as an
effective tool to spread awareness and to reach out their voters. Democratic
presidential candidate Barack Obama used it during the Presidential elections.
Since then, social media is being highly used by a number of politicians all
over the world. Myspace has more than 7400 discussion groups related to
politics. According to a survey by manpower, 29% of the companies in America
and 20% of companies worldwide have a social media policy.
People even update themselves
through micro-blogging on every aspect of human life including the natural and
human diasters. In China, Twitter became the first media in the world to break
the news of the Wenzhou earthquake. Social media is being used in fashion
industry as well to generate interest in a brand through publicity across
online communities and websites.
India is one of the most
culturally, linguistically and genetically diverse regions having more than one
billion people. It is ranked third in Asia in terms of the internet users and
quite a number of them are using social media. In fact, approximately 60
millions to 65 millions netizens in India open most of
their time on social media/networking sites.
46. Who defined
social media as ‘online media’ which encourages contributions and feedback from
everyone who is interested ?
(A) Wikepedia
(B) Institute for Prospective
Technological Studies (IPTS)
(C) Myspace
(D)
Antony Myfield
47. Who used the
social media for conversing during recent Presidential Election in U.S.A. ?
(A) Jimmy Carter
(B)
Barack Obama
(C) George Bush
(D) John F. Kennedy
48. In China, which
social media became the first media to break the news of earthquake ?
(A) Facebook
(B) Youtube
(C)
Twitter
(D) Myzamana
49. In Asia, which
country is ranked third in terms of using social media by the people ?
(A) China
(B) Pakistan
(C) Japan
(D)
India
50. Which social
website has more than 7400 discussion groups relate to politics ?
(A) Orkut
(B)
Myspace
(C) Facebook
(D) Twitter
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