LISGUJ: LIS Question Bank 1

Solved paper II of 2013 February Maharashtra State Eligibility Test for Lectureship (SET) / State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) / M SET Examination in Library and Information Science conducted by University of Pune is given below.

1. Shodhaganga project is implemented by......................... .

(A) INFLIBNET

(B) DELNET

(D) IGNOU

Answer: (A)

2. Who among the following persons is considered as father of modern management ?

(A) Henry Fayol

(B) Henry L. Gantt

(D) Frederick Herzberg

Answer: (A)

3. Literature not available through a regular book trade channel is........................... .

(A) Gray Literature

(B) Text Book

(D) Non-book Material

Answer: (A)

4. Which of the following is not an indexing service ?

(A) Index India

(B) RGPL

(D) GIPL

Answer: (C)

5. The Headquarter of International Translation Center is situated at.......................... .

(A) London

(B) Paris

(D) Delft

Answer: (D)

6. Facsimile transmission is.................. .

(A) Transmission of microforms

(B) Transmission of magnetic tapes

(D) Transmission of telegraphic code

Answer: (C)

7. With which agency did UNESCO collaborate to establish UNISIST ?

(A) ICSU

(B) FID

(D) ILA

Answer: (A)

8. Theory X and theory Y is developed by........................ .

(A) Peter Drucker

(B) Douglas McGregor

(D) Luther Gullick

Answer: (B)

9. Which of the following is not a Thesaurus ?

(A) 15th Edition of Sears List of Subject Headings

(B) MEDLINE

(D) SHE

Answer: (B)

10. Analytical entries are prepared to........................... .

(A) Analyse the subject content of a book

(B) Include subject analysis in descriptive catalogue

(D) Provide access to index

Answer: (C)

11. National Library of USA is known as.......................... .

(A) National Library of America

(B) The Congress Library

(D) Library of Congress

Answer: (D)

12. The latest edition of DDC is............... .

(A) 23

(B) 22

(D) 20

Answer: (A)

13. Basic research is not concerned with....................... .

(A) Establishing cause-effect relations

(B) Finding direct solutions to practical problems

(D) Refuting established theories

Answer: (B)

14. Hypothesis is..................... .

(A) Final solution of a problem

(B) Tentative solution of a problem

(D) Tool of data collection

Answer: (B)

15. Mark the ‘odd one out’ :

(A) INIS

(B) AGRIS

(D) CAS

Answer: (D)

16. Which one of the following is not an aggregator ?

(A) EBSCO

(B) Springer Verlag

(D) Tata McGrahill

Answer: (D)

17. The term “Information Retrieval” was coined by....................... .

(A) H. P. Luhn

(B) Calvin Mooers

(D) Derek Austin

Answer: (B)

18. Inductive logic proceeds from..................... .

(A) Particular to general

(B) General to particular

(D) Particular to particular

Answer: (A)

19. System analysis involves................. .

(A) Analysis and design

(B) Analysis

(D) Design

Answer: (C)

20. Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts is located at...................... .

(A) Amethi

(B) Raibareli

(D) Sri Perambedur (TN)

Answer: (C)

21. Amongst the following, which one is arranged in a classified order ?

(A) Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles

(B) Websters International Dictionary

(D) Roget’s Thesaurus

Answer: (D)

22. The acronym for Association for Library and Information Management is....................... .

(A) IASLIC

(B) ASLIB

(D) AIM

Answer: (B)

23. The correct sequence of information flow is...................... .

(A) Message → Source → Channel → Receiver

(B) Source → Message → Channel → Receiver

(D) Message → Channel → Receiver → Source

Answer: (B)

24. “Law of single variable” is an essential component of .................................. .

(A) Experimental Research

(B) Historical Research

(D) Survey Research

Answer: (A)

25. Postulational approach to library classification is proposed by.................................... .

(A) S. R. Ranganathan

(B) D. J. Foskett

(D) J. Mills

Answer: (A)

26. University Grants Commission (UGC) was founded in the year............................. .

(A) 1954

(B) 1953

(D) 1960

Answer: (B)

27. INDEST Consortia is primarily developed for...................... .

(A) Public Libraries

(B) Social Science Libraries

(D) Medical Libraries

Answer: (C)

28. Identify the correct sequence of the classification schemes according to their origin.

(A) UDC, Expansive Classification, DDC, CC

(B) Expansive Classification, UDC, CC, DDC

(D) DDC, Expansive Classification, UDC, CC

Answer: (D)

29. Which of the following is not a Library Extension Activity ?

(A) Exhibition

(B) Film Show

(D) Lectures

Answer: (C)

30. E-Learning is mainly concerned with........................ .

(A) Learning in electronic environment

(B) Internet based learning

(D) Learning through e-journals

Answer: (A)

Solved paper II of 2007 June UGC NET examination in Library and Information Science is given below.

1. Fundamental facts of research are available in :
(A) Primary sources

(B) Secondary sources

(D) None of the above
Answer: (A)

2. POSDCORB coined by :
(A) Fayol

(B) Maslow

(D) Ranganathan
Answer: (C)

3. OCLC Project, MARC Project are the examples of :
(A) Co-operative storage of materials

(B) Co-operative Acquisition of materials

(D) Co-operative sharing of materials
Answer: (C)

4. Peter Phyrr developed this technique :
(A) PPBS

(B) Line by Line Budget

(D) Performance Budget
Answer: (C)

5. The unit for measuring the speed of the transmission of the data is called :
(A) Baud

(B) Protocol

(D) RAM
Answer: (A)

6. Dublin core is related to :
(A) Metadata

(B) MARC

(D) CCF
Answer: (A)

7. “God has chosen me as an instrument, the honour done to me should act as an incentive to the younger generation to devote their lives whole heartedly to library science and service”. Whose quotation is this?

(A) B. S. Kesavan

(B) Melvil Dewey

(D) W. C. B Sayers

Answer: (C)

8. Routing of periodicals is considered as :
(A) CAS

(B) SDI

(D) Indexing and Abstracting service
Answer: (A)

9. A statement that is to be tested in research is called :
(A) Problem

(B) Assumption

(D) All the above
Answer: (C)

10. ISDN stands for :
(A) International Standard Digital Network

(B) International Standard Distributed Network

(D) Integrated Services Distributed Network
Answer: (C)

11. The following is the search engine for scientific information only :
(A) Google

(B) SCIRUS

(D) Alta Vista
Answer: (B)

12. One of the following has designed models of communication :
(A) Shannon and Weaver

(B) Ranganathan and Neelmeghan

(D) Blake and Mouton
Answer: (A)

13. OAI stands for :
(A) Open Access Initiatives

(B) Open Archives Initiatives

(D) On-line Access Initiatives
Answer: (B)

14. Maslow’s theory is related to :
(A) Motivation

(B) Leadership

(D) Scientific Management
Answer: (A)

15. CALIBER is sponsored by :
(A) INFLIBNET

(B) DELNET

(D) CALIBNET
Answer: (A)

16. Headquarters of UNESCO is :
(A) Washington

(B) Paris

(D) The Hague

Answer: (B)

17. “Search strategy is the mirror in the dark”. Whose quotation is this ?
(A) Kartz

(B) Ranganathan
(C) Bliss

(D) Cutter
Answer: (A)

18. INDEST is a
(A) Bibliography

(B) Consortium
(C) Directory

(D) Dictionary
Answer: (B)

19. ISBN now consists of
(A) 10 digits

(B) 13 digits

(D) 8 digits
Answer: (B)

20. Which Association was established in 1876 ?
(A) LA

(B) ALA

(D) IASLIC
Answer: (B)

21. Encycloapedia of library and Information Science is published by :
(A) H. W. Wilson

(B) R. R. Bowker
(C) Marcel Dekker

(D) Andrew Deutsch
Answer: (C)

22. This particular law of library science gives emphasis on the delegation of the government
to enact library legislation in their respective states :
(A) First Law

(B) Second Law
(C) Third Law

(D) Fourth Law

Answer: (B)

23. Assertion (A) : Research is a total process consisting of a series of steps.
Reason(R) : Sometimes, several steps are carried out simultaneously.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are True
(B) Both (A) and (R) are False
(C) (A) is True and (R) is False
(D) (R) is True and (A) is False

Answer: (B)

24. Assertion (A) : Now a days marketing of information products is necessity.
Reason(R) : Information is an important source.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are True
(B) (A) is True but (R) is False
(C) (A) is False but (R) is True
(D) Both (A) and (R) are False

Answer: (A)

25. Assertion (A) : Internet is an important tool for the dissemination of information.
Reason (R) : Large number of open sources are available
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

Answer: (A)

26. Assertion (A) : Libraries of tomorrow will become more information service oriented centres.
Reason(R) : They would require more powerful tools for storage and retrieval of
information.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (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

Answer: (A)

27. Assertion (A) : Training programme for library and information professionals can be developed on the lines of proportional education and continuing education.

Reason(R) : Continuing education programme must take care of information demands of the clientele of the parent organisation from time to time.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are True, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are False
(C) (A) is False and (R) is True
(D) (A) is True and (R) is False

Answer: (D)

28. Assertion (A) : Dewey Decimal classification is popularly used in libraries with large
collections.
Reason(R) : It is being regularly updated
Codes :
(A) (A) is True but (R) is False
(B) (A) is False but (R) is True
(C) Both (A) and (R) are False
(D) Both (A) and (R) are True

Answer: (B)

29. Assertion (A) : Book selection must be done judiciously.
Reason(R) : Resource sharing is the need of the day.
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are False
(C) Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(D) (A) is False but (R) is True

Answer: (C)

30. Arrange the following in the chronological sequence of their development.

(i) Pascal

(ii) Cobol

(iii) Fortran

(iv) Basic

Codes:

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

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

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

Answer: (B)

31. Arrange the following catalogue codes according to the year of publication.

(i) Classified catalogue code

(ii) AA code

(iii) AACR II

(iv) RDC

Codes:

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

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

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

Answer: (B)

32. Arrange the following according to the work flow:

(A) Dissemination, Selection, Processing, Acquisition

(B) Selection, Processing, Acquisition, Dissemination

(D) Processing, Acquisition, Dissemination, Selection

Answer: (C)

33. Arrange the following according to the preferred order of sources for information.

(i) Colophon

(ii) Outside the issue

(iii) Title Page

(iv) Preface

Codes:

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

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

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

Answer: (C)

34. Identify the correct chronological order in which they were set up :
(A) ILA, IASLIC, APLA, IATLIS
(B) APLA, ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS
(C) IASLIC, ILA, IATLIS, APLA
(D) IATLIS, IASLIC, ILA, APLA

Answer: (A)

35. Match the following:

List- I List- II

(a) Pre-scientific Period (i) Pre 1927

(b) Scientific Period (ii) Pre 1880

(d) Synthesis (iv) 1927-1950

(v) 1950-2007

Codes:

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

Answer: (B)

36. Match the following:

List- I List- II

(a) OCLC (i) City

(b) INLIBNET (ii) International

(d) ASTINFO (iv) National

Codes:

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

Answer: (B)

37. Match the following:

List- I List- II

(a) Biological abstract (i) H. W. Willson

(b) Statesman Yearbook (ii) NISCAIR

(d) Cumulative Book List (iv) U N Statistical office

Codes:

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

Answer: (B)

38. Match the following:

List- I List- II

(a) B. S. Kesavan (i) Catalouging Rules

(b) W. C. B Sayers (ii) National Library

(d) J. D. Brown (iv) List of subject heading

(v) Subject Classification

Codes:

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

Answer: (C)

39. Match the following:

List- I List- II

(a) NISCAIR (i) MINISIS

(b) DESIDOC (ii) Libsys

(d) INFOTEK (iv) Sanjay

(v) SLIM

Codes:

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

Answer: (D)

40. Match the following:

List- I List- II

(a) Journal of Librarianship (i) Delhi

(b) Herald of Library Science (ii) London

(d) Library Literature (iv) Lucknow

(v) Canada

Codes:

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

Answer: (D)

41. Match the following:

List- I List- II

(a) Blake (i) Chart technique

(b) Gantt (ii) Leadership style

(d) Mc Gregor (iv) Theory X and Y

(v) Motivation Theory

Codes:

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

Answer: (B)

42. Match the following:

List- I List- II

(a) INIS (i) 1950

(b) AGRIS (ii) 1970

(d) OCLC (iv) 1974

(v) 1967

Codes:

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

Answer: (B)

43. Match the following :

List - I List – II

(a) Search Engine (i) PASCAL

(b) Browser (ii) UNIX

(d) Programming Language (iv) Netscape

(v) HTTP Codes :

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

(A) (i) (iv) (v) (ii)

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

(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (v)

Answer: (C)

44. Match the following :

List - I List - II

(a) Pre-natal Cataloguing (i) Shared Cataloguing Programme

(b) NPAC (ii) Library of Congress

(d) Union Catalogue (iv) S. R. Ranganathan Codes :

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

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

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

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

Answer: (B)

45. Match the following :
List - I List - II
(a) Subject indexing (i) P. M. Rogget
(b) Keyboard indexing (ii) H. P. Luhn
(c) Automated indexing (iii) H. Ohlman
(d) SLIC indexing (iv) M. E. Sears
(v) S. L. Mc Nold
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (iv) (ii)
(B) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(C) (ii) (i) (v) (iv)
(D) (v) (iii) (iv) (ii)

Answer: (B)