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1 2016 BOOKLET NO. TEST CODE: LIA Forenoon Questions: 60 Time: 2 hours On the answer sheet mark your Name, Registration Number, Test Code, Number of this booklet, etc. in the appropriate place. Part A (Questions: 1-30). [ please write 'PART A' on answer sheet no.1] Part B (Questions: 1-30). [please write 'PART B' on answer sheet no.2] For each question four choices are given marked as A, B, C and D. Identify the correct answer and mark the option (i.e. A, B, C or D) against the question number in the answer sheet. ALL ROUGH WORK MUST BE DONE IN THE SHEETS PROVIDED AT THE END OF THIS BOOKLET. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE CALCULATORS. STOP! WAIT FOR THE SIGNAL TO START 1

2 QUESTION PAPER Entrance test for Junior Research Fellow (Library & Information Science) (2016) Test Code: LIA 1. Answer all questions. 2. All questions carry equal marks. PART A 1. Which of the following is the earliest writing medium A. Papyrus B. Clay Tablet C. Vellum D. Palm Leaves 2. The inventor of movable type printing was A. John Dewey B. Benjamin Dancer C. Johann Gutenberg 3. Organization of Knowledge and System of Sciences is written by A. S. R. Ranganathan B. E. C. Richardson C. Evelyn Bliss D. Melvil Dewey 2

3 4. The Delivery of Books and Newspapers Act (India) impacts A. Indian National Library collection B. Book sales C. Public libraries D. Newspaper publication 5. The term Documentation was introduced by A. S. R. Ranganathan B. S. C. Bradford C. Calvin Mooers D. Melvil Dewey 6. The credit of enacting the first Public Library act goes to A. West Bengal B. Tamil Nadu (then Madras) C. Delhi D. Maharashtra 7. Shannon and Weaver Theory of information is based on A. Semantic Theory B. Principles based on Linguistics C. Historical Theory D. Mathematical Theory 8. In classification, the advantages of devices are I. Avoid enumeration and thereby shorten the schedule. II. Take away the autonomy from the classifier. A. Only I is true B. Only II is true C. Both I and II are true D. Neither I nor II are true 3

4 9. The relationship between the seminal concepts and the digits is a A. One to many relationship B. Many to one relationship C. Many to many relation 10. The subject Library Science is formed by which of the following modes of formation of subjects? A. Lamination B. Agglomeration C. Distillation D. Clustering 11. RDA in technical processing in libraries stands for A. Research Data Alliance B. Resource Description and Access C. Revised Data Accession D. Report Description and Accounting 12. In the title History of Library Science, the term history represents. A. Common Isolate B. History a main class C. Phase relation 13. In a Colon Classification class number Y, , by which devices is obtained? A. Common Isolate device B. Subject Device C. Phase relation D. Super-Imposition device 4

5 14. Which one is true for an Agglomeration of a subject? A. A process of collecting (or, grouping) together of entities into larger masses with cohesion among the components B. A process of collecting (or, grouping) together of entities into larger masses without cohesion among the components C. Both A and B are true 15. An Empty digit is a A. A digit with ordinal value and semantic value B. A digit with ordinal value but without semantic value C. A digit with cardinal value but without semantic value D. A digit with cardinal value and semantic value 16. An Energy facet A. has both rounds and levels B. has only levels but no rounds C. has only rounds but no levels D. does not have round and levels 17. A feedback mechanism in a communication model is A. Message coding B. Control device C. Redundancy 18. Most books and periodical articles receive more than one subject headings because: A. Most books and articles cover more than one subject B. The more subject headings a book or article has, the more chances it is searched faster 5

6 C. of the demands of the user need to use more subject headings 19. Sports medicine is an example of A. Canonical main class B. Special main class C. System main class D. Environmental main class 20. How many categories are used for the analysis and organization of terms in Bibliographic Classification System (BC2)? A. 7 B. 5 C. 11 D In addition to providing the definition of a word, an etymological dictionary such as the Oxford English Dictionary, also provides A. An origin of a word B. The date when the word first entered the language C. Examples of how the word has been used through time D. All synonyms of the word 22. Audio-visual materials fall under which one of the following category of Information Sources? A. Conventional documents B. Neo-conventional documents C. Non-conventional documents D. Meta-documents 6

7 23. Who said Library is the heart of all the University work? A. S. R. Ranganathan B. S. Radhakrishnan C. Jawaharlal Nehru D. D. C. Kothari 24. Choose the odd one. A. Annual Reviews B. Abstracting Periodicals C. Handbooks D. Textbooks 25. Canon of Reticence is related to the A. Idea plane B. Verbal plane C. Notational Plane D. Cataloguing 26. Canon of Relevance is related to the A. Idea plane B. Notational plane C. Law of osmosis D. Subject indexing 27. The Theory X and Theory Y is conceived by A. Abraham Maslow B. Henry Fayol C. Peter Drucker D. Doug McGregor 7

8 28. A budget not based on any previous year's budget is known as A. PPBS B. Zero-based Budgeting C. Performance budget D. Program budget 29. The sponsoring agency for AGRIS is A. UNDP B. WHO C. UNFAO D. IAEA 30. Law of Impartiality is related to A. Classification B. Cataloguing C. Library Management D. Historical Research PART B 1. Choose the odd one. A. Chain Indexing B. POPSI C. PRECIS D. Uniterm 2. Intellectual Property Right is related to A. Copyright B. Right to information C. Information privacy 8

9 3. Open Access in libraries implies A. Reader has direct access to shelves B. Publications are available free of cost C. Library is open for 24 hours a day D. Facility for readers to book reading rooms 4. The term Subject Field Reference Code is related to A. Library of Congress Classification B. Universal Decimal Classification C. Broad System of Ordering D. Bibliographic Classification 5. Compendex, a bibliographic database is related to A. Mathematics B. Chemistry C. Engineering D. Literature 6. In Management Taylor is associated with A. Classical School B. Decision Making School C. Human Relations D. Social System 7. What are the three components of PRECIS display format A. RIN, SIN, Role Operators B. Role operators, Display, Qualifier C. Lead, Qualifier, Display D. Display, Lead, RIN 9

10 8. The national convention and conference organized by INFLIBNET is A. ACDL B. CALIBER C. JCDL D. NACLIN 9. According to POPSI the main categories are A. DMPA B. DEPA C. DERA D. PMEST 10. NICLAI stands for the Information centre on A. Drugs B. Ceramic C. Leather D. Library and Information Science 11. Aslib-Cranfield evaluation study was headed by A. B. C. Vickery B. S. R. Ranganathan C. D. J. Fosket D. Cyril Cleverdon 12. Which University appointed the first full time University Librarian? A. Delhi University B. Punjab University C. Madras University D. Calcutta University 10

11 13. Which of the following reference tool we should consult to find information on travel? A. Keesings Record B. Fodor s India C. Ulrich s Dictionary 14. ABI/INFO database deals with which of the following discipline? A. Physics and Electronics B. Management C. Psychology D. Engineering 15. The term Half Life period relates to the A. Rate of growth of literature in an area B. Rank of obsolescence of literature in an area C. Rate of growth of number of authors contributing to an area 16. Under the patents law, which of the following works are protected A. books, brochures and newspapers, drawings, paintings, buildings and sculptures, photographic works, music and computer programs B. Any name, symbols, phrase, mark, words, etc. C. Technical solutions, Simple and clever ideas, Unique and Ornamental designs D. Formula, practice, process, design instrument, pattern, commercial method 11

12 17. Match the following: a. Subject Approach to Information i. B.S. Keshavan b. Manual of Library Classification ii. B.Guha c. India s National Library iii. A.C. Fosket d. Documentation & Information iv. W. C. B. Sayers A. a-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-ii B. a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii C. a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i D. a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii 18. Match the following: a. G. Bhattacharyya i. MEMEX b. Vannevar Bush ii. Invisible Colleges c. Derek De Solla Price iii. KWIC d. H. P. Luhn iv. POPSI A. a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i B. a-iv, b-i, c-ii, d-iii C. a-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-ii D. a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv 19. The cardinal points Zenith to Descendent on Spiral of Scientific Method contain A. Empirical Laws B. Deduced Laws C. Fundamental Laws D. Facts 12

13 20. The Inverse Square Law is the law referred to A. Bradford s Law B. Zipf s Law C. Lotka s Law D. Price s Law 21. Using citation index we can calculate A. Scientific productivity of an author B. h-index C. Journal Impact factor D. All of the above 22. Who has coined the term Bibliometrics? A. Eugene Garfield B. G. K. Zipf C. A. C. Bradford D. Pritchard 23. Inductive logic proceeds from A. General to particular B. Particular to general C. Special to ordinary 24. DOI stands for A. Digital Object Identifier B. Document Object Identifier C. Digital Object Index D. Duplicate Object Identifier 13

14 25. One Terabyte (TB) is equal to A bytes B bytes C bytes D bytes 26. Which one of the following is not a housekeeping operation in Library? A. Acquisitions B. Serials C. Reference D. Cataloguing 27. Who had coined the term Hypermedia? A. Vannevar Bush B. Douglas Engeblait C. Ted Nelson D. Alan Kay 28. HTML is a specific instance of A. XML B. SGML C. DAML 29. Choose the odd one A. Koha B. NewGenLib C. Zotero D. SOUL 14

15 30. Which of the following is an example of a Web Server? A. J-Gate B. SPIRS C. Google D. Apache 15

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