LIBRARY
AND INFORMATION SCIENCE ( 2013) JUNE
Paper
– III
Note : This paper
contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks
each. All
questions are compulsory.
1. “Poole’s Index
to Periodical Literature” was brought out by
(A)
William Frederick
(B) F.W. Lancaster
(C) Van Rijsbergen
(D) H.P. Luhn
2. Walford’s Guide
to Reference Material is published by
(A) American Library Association,
Chicago
(B) R.R. Bowkar, London
(C)
Library Association Publishing, London
(D) Learned Information Ltd., New
Jersey
3. Starting,
Chaining, Browsing, Differentiating, Monitoring, Extracting, Verification and
Ending are important stages of which information seeking behavior model ?
(A) Dervin’s Model
(B)
Ellis Model
(C) Marchionnini Model
(D) Kuhlthan Model
4. What kind of
arrangement is followed in LISA ?
(A) Alphabetical
(B) Chronological
(C)
Classified
(D) Geographical
5. Webform is used
in
(A) Synchronous Virtual Reference
Service
(B) Asynchronous Virtual Reference Service
(C) Both (A) & (B)
(D) None of the above
6. An online search
in which all aspects of the records in natural language may be used as sought
terms is
(A) Alphabetical collateral
search
(B) Multi-aspect search
(C)
Free text searching
(D) Streaming search
7. Science
Abstracts published by
(A)
INSPEC (Institute of Electrical Engineering)
(B) Institute of Physics, London
(C) American Institute of Physics
(D) PSOJ (Physical Society of
Japan)
8. Work study,
standardised tools, selecting and training of workers are the contributions of
(A) Louis Brndeis
(B)
F.W. Taylor
(C) Henry Fayol
(D) Lyndall Urwick
9. When the
population is heterogenous, which of the following methods give better results
?
(A) Purposive Sampling
(B) Quota Sampling
(C) Random Sampling
(D)
Stratified Random Sampling
10. Which of the
following is/are not database object(s) ?
(A) Tables
(B) Queries
(C)
Relationships
(D) Reports
11. What is the
process of transferring software programme from secondary storage media to the
hard disc called ?
(A) Download
(B) Upload
(C)
Installation
(D) Storage
12. Name a technique
used for searching sorted data in a database
(A) Boolean operator
(B) Inverting file
(C) Indexing
(D)
Binary
13. Information
about Government of India’s stand on ‘FDI’ can be found in
(A) Gazetteer of India
(B) Britanniea Book of the Year
(C) Statesman’s Yearbook
(D) Asian Recorder
14. “Anomalous State
of Knowledge (ASK) Model”, one of the user centered models of information
retrieval was proposed by
(A) P. Ingwersen
(B) T. Saracevic
(C)
J.N. Belkin
(D) D. Ellis
15. The ‘Cranefield
Test’, associated with evaluation of information retrieval system was carried
under the direction of _______.
(A) C.W. Cleverdon
(B) G. Salton
(C) D.C. Blair & M.E. Maron
(D) E. Voorhees
16. LAMP stands for
(A) Library Archives Management
Programme
(B) Laser Analysis and Multimedia
Performance
(C)
Linux Apache.MySQL Perl
(D) Library Automation Management
Protocol
17. “Information
Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education” is prepared by
(A) AASL
(B) IFLA
(C) SCONUL
(D)
ACRL
18. Name the storage
medium (compatible with speed of CPU) for storing instructions or data
temporarily during processing
(A) RAM (B) ROM
(C) Cache (D) EPROM
19. “Scitation” is
the online host service of
(A)
American Institute of Physics
(B) University of Maryland
(C) Society for Industrial
Research
(D) Oxford University
20. The process of
surrogation, repackaging and compaction of the primary literature that results
in creation of secondary journals, is
(A) Newsletter
(B) Abstracting and Indexing Periodical
(C) House Journals
(D) Electronic Journal
21. Which of the
following is not a language of DBMS ?
(A) DDL
(B) DML
(C) PASCAL
(D) PLI
22. How do we render
the name ‘Bernardo Augustine De Voto’ ?
(A) Voto, Bernardo, Augustine De
(B) De Voto, Augustine, Bernardo
(C) Bernardo Augustine, De Voto
(D) De Voto, Bernardo Augustine
23. Which reference
tool defines Reference service as “…. that phase of work which is directly
concerned with assistance to readers in securing information and in using the
resources of the library in study and research” ?
(A) Encyclopaedia of
Librarianship
(B) Encyclopaedia of Library and
Information Science
(C) ALA Glossary of Library Terms
(D) ALA World Encyclopaedia of
Library & Information Services
24. Indian National
Advisory Board for Libraries was setup in 1966 by
(A) Association of Indian
Universities
(B) Ministry of Education
(C) Planning Commission
(D) University Grants Commission
25. The process of
establishing headings and providing ‘Cross references’ is called
(A) Access points
(B) Headings
(C)
Authority control
(D) Bibliographic Records
26. Which set of
rules is applicable for exchange of files over Internet ?
(A) FTP/IP
(B)
HTTP
(C) HTML
(D) HYPERLINK
27. The first
printed works are called
(A) Impensis
(B)
Incunabula
(C) Impression
(D) Imprimatur
28. Which Law of
Library Science, restated with emphasis on information as a dynamic, continuum
and never ending phenomenon ?
(A)
Fifth Law
(B) Fourth Law
(C) Third Law
(D) Second Law
29. Andrew Carnegie
donated two million pounds for development of
_______.
(A) Library Collection
(B) Library Building
(C) Library Furniture
(D) Library Staff
30. Whose model of
communication of knowledge suggests that communication as an open system may be
regarded as subjective, selective, variable and yet unpredictable ?
(A)
G. Gerbner
(B) Juger Hebermans
(C) E Shanon & Weaver
(D) M. Foucault
31. Which
Committee/Commission recommended that Imperial Library be designated as
Copyright Library ?
(A) Fayzee Commission, 1939
(B)
Riche Committee, 1926
(C) Statham Committee, 1932
(D) Sadler Committee, 1916
32. What are the
four entities of FRBR model ?
(A) Personality, Matter, Energy,
Space
(B) Books, Form, Availability,
Type
(C)
Work, Expression, Manifestation, Item
(D) Discipline, Entity, Action,
Personality
33. Who said that
information is both a product and process ?
(A) S.R. Ranganathan
(B)
J. Martin
(C) D.J. Foskett
(D) S.C. Bradford
34. The process of
planning, allocating, organizing and evaluating library tasks and activities
within the framework of major objectives, mission and policy refers to
(A) Functional control
(B) Functional Classification
(C) Functional Approach
(D) Functional Authority
35. One of the
authorized user makes bulk downloading of a Journal using robots and
consequently licensor blocks access of the journal. What may be the most
appropriate action(s) that librarian should initiate ?
(i) Cancellation of
authentication of the said user.
(ii) Asking the licensor for
blocking up the access without prior information.
(iii) Investigate and take
corrective measures.
(iv) Notify user community of
user restrictions.
Codes :
(A) (ii), (iv) are correct.
(B) (ii), (iii) are correct.
(C) (i), (iii) are correct.
(D) (i), (ii) are correct.
36. The purposes of
Metadata are
(i) Unique identification
(ii) Authentication of records
(iii) Shelf arrangement
(iv) Shows the collection of a
library
Codes :
(A)
(i), (ii) are correct.
(B) (ii), (iii) are correct.
(C) (iii), (iv) are correct.
(D) (iv), (i) are correct.
37. The primary
difference between knowledge classification and library classification are
(i) Knowledge classification
arranges knowledge itself.
(ii) Library classification
arranges the expression of knowledge in the form of documents.
(iii) Knowledge classification is
the basis of Library Classification.
(iv) Knowledge classification
follows system of numbers, called notation.
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(C) (i), (ii) and (iv) are
correct.
(D)
(i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
38. Which of the
following activities are supported by UGC ?
(i) Facilitating increased access
to information.
(ii) Monitoring the
implementation of revised curriculum.
(iii) Making policies for human
resource development.
(iv) Funding all academic
libraries.
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(B)
(i) and (iii) are correct.
(C) (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(D) (i) and (iv) are correct.
39. Which of the
following methods are suitable to
achieve quality of teaching, learning in LIS ?
(i) Research-led teaching
(ii) State of the art computer
lab
(iii) Problem-based learning
(iv) Introducing the course at
degree level
Codes :
(A) (ii) and (iv)
(B) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(C)
(i) and (iii)
(D) (iii) and (iv)
40. Poor
‘Accessibility’ and less ‘affordability’ of journal subscription in print era
led to
(i) High allocation of funds for serials
(ii) Open access movement
(iii) Decrease in subscription of
journals
(iv) E-journal consortia subscription
Codes :
(A) (i) & (ii) are correct.
(B) (i), (ii), (iv) are correct.
(C)
(ii), (iv) are correct.
(D) (i), (ii), (iii) are correct.
41. The alternatives
and modifications to H-Index are
(i) I-index
(ii) Pure-h Index
(iii) Scimgo Journal Rank
(iv) European Impact Factor
Codes :
(A) (i) & (iii) are correct.
(B)
(i) & (ii) are correct.
(C) (i) and (iv) are correct.
(D) (ii) & (iii) are correct.
42. Digitization of
various cultural resources is possible through
(i) Scanners
(ii) Digital cameras
(iii) Video cameras
(iv) Smart & Mobile phones
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii) are correct.
(B) (iv), (iii) are correct.
(C) (iii), (iv) are correct.
(D)
(i), (ii), (iii) & (iv) are correct
43. What is/are not
common feature/s between RFID & Barcode Technology ?
(i) Read more than one item at a
time
(ii) Able to locate specific items
on shelves
(iii) Programmable
(iv) Read while item is moving
Codes :
(A) (i), (ii) are correct.
(B) (iii), (iv) are correct.
(C) (ii), (iv) are correct.
(D)
All the above are correct.
44. When a librarian
has to show the rationale for the purchase of more eresources, which of the
following/s will help to support his/her stand ?
(i) Collection development policy
(ii) Indent from users
(iii) Book selection tools
(iv) All the above
Codes :
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(B) (i) and (iii) are correct.
(C) (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(D) (iv) is correct.
45. Assertion
(A) : Machine
translation is not a fully dependable service.
Reason (R) : The semantics of
languages are not fully encoded in algorithms.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is
false.
(B)
Both (A) & (R) are true.
(C) (A) is false, but (R) is
true.
(D) Both (A) & (R) are false
46. Match the
following :
List – I List –
II
a. INFLIBNET i. Digital Library
b. INDESTAICTE ii. Resource aggregator
c. DELNET iii.
E-consortia
d. e-Gyankosh iv. Organisation
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B)
iv iii ii i
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) ii iii iv i
47. Match the
following :
List – I List –
II
a. Amenable to further algebraic
treatment i. Mean
deviation
b. Estimated without knowing
values of extreme items ii. Median
c. Mathematieally and logically
incorrect iii. Inter-quartile deviation
d. The dispersion does not cover
all items of a series iv. Arithmetic
means
Codes :
a b c d
(A)
iv ii i iii
(B) iii ii i iv
(C) ii iv iii i
(D) i iii iv ii
48. Match the
following :
List – I List –
II
a. Trade Publisher i. UNESCO
b. Subject book publisher ii. American Psychological Society
c. Government Press iii. Harper Collins
d. Scholarly Publisher iv. W.B. Saunders
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iv iii i
(B) iv iii i ii
(C) i iv iii ii
(D) iii iv i ii
49. Match the
following :
List – I List –
II
a. Statistical Quality/ Process
Control (SQC/SPC) i. Identify the
intensity of each problem in the production process
b. Check Sheets ii. Selected
variables checked
c. Pareto Chart
iii. Identify the relationship between problems and causes
d. Fish Bone Diagram iv. Record variables in the production
process
Codes :
a b c d
(A)
ii iv i iii
(B) iv ii iii i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) i ii iv iii
50. Match the
following :
List – I List –
II
a. Sinha Committee i. Library staff
strength
b. Dr. S.R. Ranganathan
Committee ii. Central Medical Library
c. Report of Dr. Shaw and Dr.
D.B. Krishna Rao iii. Libraries
at Panchayat, Block, District and State level
d. Dr. J. Bhore Committee iv. National Agricultural
System of Agriculture Libraries
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii i ii iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C)
iii i iv ii
(D) i iii ii iv
51. Match the
following :
List – I List –
II
a. Finding solution to the
problem of pilferage in libraries
i. Historical Research
b. Implementation of cloud
computing services in special
libraries ii. Action Research
c. A study of mathematician
turned librarian iii. Experimental Research
d. Use of web resources in
Central Universities of India iv. Survey Research
Codes :
a b c d
(A)
ii iii i iv
(B) iii ii iv i
(C) iv i ii iii
(D) i iv iii ii
52. Match the
following :
List – I List –
II
a. Internal Fiels i. .WPD
b. Universal File Format ii. .OeB
c. Corel’s Word Perfect iii. .HTML
d. Microsoft Reader iv. .RTF
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) ii iv iii i
(C) iv ii i iii
(D)
iii iv i ii
53. Match the
following :
List – I List –
II
a. Classical Models i. Ruesch and Bateson’s Functional Model
b. Linear Model ii. Aristotle
c. Non-linear Model iii. Lasswell
d. Multidimensional iv. Westley and Mackan’s Conceptual
Model
Codes :
a b c d
(A)
ii iii iv i
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) i ii iii iv
(D) iii ii iv i
54. Match the
following :
List – I List –
II
a. Henri La Fontaine i.
Expansive Classification
b. H.E. Bliss
ii. Bibliographic Classification
c. C.A. Cutter iii. LC
d. J.C.M. Hansar
iv. UDC
Codes :
a b c d
(A)
iv ii i iii
(B) iii ii iv i
(C) ii iv i iii
(D) i iii ii iv
55. Match the
following :
List – I List –
II
a. PDFA i. High colour depth
images
b. HTML ii. Rules for encoding
documents electronically
c. TIFF iii. File format for
long term archiving
d. XML iv. Language for web
pages
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii iii i iv
(B)
iii iv i ii
(C) i iii ii iv
(D) iv ii iii i
56. Match the books
against their authors :
List – I List –
II
a. Introduction to Modern
Information Retrieval (McGraw Hill)
i. H. Borko & C. Bernier
b. Indexing Concepts and Methods
(Academic Press) ii. G.
Salton & M.J. McGill
c. Thesaurus Construction : A
Practical Manual (Aslib) iii.
J.E. Rowley & R. Hartley
d. Organising Knowledge : An
Introduction to Managing Access to Information (Ashgate) iv. J. Aitchison & A. Gilchrist
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B)
ii i iv iii
(C) iv i ii iii
(D) iii i iv ii
57. Match the
following :
List – I List –
II
a. Papyrus i. Assyria &
Babylonia
b. Handmade paper ii. Egypt
c. Clay tablets iii. Medieval Europe
d. Vellum/ Parchment iv. China
Codes :
a b c d
(A)
ii iv i iii
(B) iv ii iii i
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iii ii iv i
58. Match the
following :
List – I List –
II
a. Icon i. Character strings
b. Menus ii. Select objects on the
screen
c. Dialogue Bou iii. Bit mapped region
d. Pointing devices iv. Obtain information from the end users
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iii iv ii i
(C) ii iii iv i
(D)
iii i iv ii
59. Match the
following :
List – I List –
II
a. Resource Description i. MARC
b. Resource Discovery ii. ISO 10160/ 10161
c. Resource Exchange iii. Dublin Care
d. Interlibrary Loan iv. Z 39.50
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) iv ii i iii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D)
iii iv i ii
60. Match the
following :
List – I List –
II
a. Public Library Extension i. KD Metcalf
b. Academic Library
Management ii. M A Gelfand
c. University Libraries for
Developing Countries iii. L R
McColvin
d. Planning Academic and Research
Library Buildings iv. M B Line
Codes :
a b c d
(A)
iii iv ii i
(B) iv ii i iii
(C) iii i iv ii
(D) ii iii i iv
61. Match the
following :
List – I List –
II
a. Indian Cultural Heritage i. TKDL
b. Race & Brittle
documents ii. IGNCA
c. Traditional Knowledge iii. C-DAC
d. Mobile Digital Library iv. National Library
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iv iii ii
(B) iv iii ii i
(C)
ii iv i iii
(D) iii ii iv i
62. Match the
following :
List – I List –
II
a. Carol Kuhlthau i. 8 stages
b. David Ellis ii. ISB is a 6 stage
process
c. M.J. Belkin iii. ISB is of 8 key activities
d. Marchionnini iv. ISB is 4 dimension characteristic
Codes :
a b c d
(A)
ii iii iv i
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iii i iv ii
(D) iv ii i iii
63. Assertion
(A) : Colon
classification is popular in online catalogues.
Reason (R) : Traditional classification
systems are used in online searching advantageously.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is
false.
(B) Both (A) & (R) are true,
but
(R) is not the correct explanation
of (A).
(C)
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
(D) Both (A) & (R) are true.
64. Assertion
(A) : Technical
writing standards, style manuals and citation standards are very essential in
structuring the research report.
Reason (R) : Value will get enhanced
by standardising the structure of research report.
Codes :
(A)
(A) is true and (R) is partially true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) (A) is true and (R) is false.
65. Assertion
(A) : The
encouraging environment of all time, full reading halls with the students in
the libraries is diminishing day by day.
Reason (R) : All the reading
material is easily available and accessible on Internet to all the students.
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.
66. Assertion
(A) : There
is a tremendous increase in number of doctoral degrees being awarded in library
and information science.
Reason (R) : Any academician
in LIS holding a Ph.D degree is entitled to supervise research programme.
Codes :
(A)
(A) is true and (R) is partially true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.
67. Assertion
(A) : The
information seeking behaviour research at the current times is on the social
and cultural context of human interaction with information.
Reason (R) : Attempt is being
made to interpret social and cultural experiences of individuals with respect
to their information seeking and searching experiences.
Codes :
(A) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(D)
Both (A) and (R) are true.
68. Assertion
(A) : With
the emergence of Internet, there is no need for reference service in this technology-based
era.
Reason (R) : Internet has
allowed access to every one to seek his/her information from anywhere, any
time.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C)
(A) is false but (R) is partially true.
(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false
69. Assertion
(A) : Micrographic
services have lost acceptance for preservation and dissemination of archival material.
Reason (R) : ICT has brought
in cost effective alternatives and replaced micrographic services.
Codes :
(A)
(A) is true and (R) is partially true.
(B) Both (A) & (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.
70. Assertion
(A) : Institutions
generate information through research and development activities.
Reason (R) : All such
generated information forms the grey literature.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C)
(A) is true, (R) is partially true.
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.
71. Assertion
(A) : Maximizing
the access to information in higher education is the motto of UGCINFONET Project.
Reason (R) : The financial grants
of UGC-INFONET are not being fully utilized by all University Libraries for the
assigned purpose.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) (A) is true and (R) is partially true.
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.
72. Assertion
(A) : The
effective reprographic service in libraries indirectly demotivates the user for
tearing/theft of reading material.
Reason (R) : The user gets
the photocopy of reading materials free of cost.
Codes :
(A) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C)
(A) is true and (R) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.
73. Assertion
(A) : RFID
technology is still not widely installed in Indian Library Environment.
Reason (R) : The
standardization, application and innovation are constantly changing.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) & (R) are true
and (R)
is the correct explanation of
(A).
(B) Both (A) & (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation
of
(A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is
false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is
true.
74. Assertion
(A) : Gap
device is a nonscientific solution to the problem of growing universe.
Reason (R) : A
classificationist cannot forecast the areas/ subjects wherein some new ones may
emerge.
Codes :
(A)
(A) and (R) are true.
(B) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(C) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(D) (A) and (R) are false.
75. Assertion
(A) : All
the states in India have enacted library legislation.
Reason (R) : NKC recommends
for the enactment of library legislation in all the states.
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.
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