1. The Shannon-Weaver Model of Information is criticised for a. Being too mathematical b. Being unidirectional c. Being primary suited to electronic communications d. All the above 2. Who proposed the term electronic age and age of information? a. Peter Druker b. F.W. Lancaster c. Marshall Mc Luhn d. E.B. Jackson 3. Who coined the word knowledge society in 1969? a. Peter Druker b. R.S. Taylor c. R.E. Wyllys d. Cerald Jahoda 4. Who used the term electronic society in 1970? a.zbigniew Brezezinsk; b.p. Druker c. Luhn e. Beekrr 5. Who said that fact concerned with a subject is called information? a. J. Beekrr b. Ely c. Faibisoft d. R.S. Taylor 1
6. The term information has been derived from two Latin words a.news and data b. forma and data c.data and knowledge d.formation and Forma 7. Information is the part of a. Information science b. Subject c. Knowledge d. Communication 8. When was the word Information first used? a. 1950 b. 1959 c. 1955 d. 1965 9. Who developed the term Information society? a. J. Martin b. Reesman c. Brooks d. J.H. Shera 10. Who enunciated semantic theory of information? a. Shannon b. Weaver c. Fayol d. Fairthorne 11. What is scientific knowledge? 2
a. Inner knowledge of a person b. Comprehensive knowledge c. Knowledge based on experiment d. None of the above 12. Patents information office located at a. Bangalore b. New Delhi c. Chennai d. Nagpur 13. Technological Gatekeeper is a. An informal Channel b. A formal channel c. A guide to technology d. None of the above 14. Entropy is a measure of a. Degree of relevance of information b. Quantity of irrelevant information c. Degree of uncertainty in information d. Degree of certainty in information 15. National knowledge Network is to be implemented by a. NKC b. Information and Library Network c. National Information Centre d. Department of Information Technology 3
16. Half Life in information science relates to a. Rate of obsolescence b. Rate of growth c. Degree of scatter d. Information explosion 17. Major problem for institutional repositories a. Availability b. Rarity c. Author s resistance d. Copyright issues 18. Which of the following is not an implication of Fourth Law of Library Science a. Classified arrangement b. Stack-room guides c. Issue methods d. Rural library services 19. Shelf Rectification means a. Restoration of shelf order b. Shifting of misplaced books c. Weeding of the books from shelf d. None of these 20. Good offices Committee is constituted to a. To give financial assistance to libraries b. Subscription of foreign periodicals c. Supply of books at a cheaper rate to libraries d. None of the above. 4
21. Who was the Chairman of the Advisory Committee for libraries in 1958? a. K.P. Sinha b. D.S. Kothari c. S.R. Ranganathan d. C.R. Karisidapa 22. Five Laws of Library Science was first published in a. 1928 b. 1931 c. 1948 d. 1933 23. RRRLF Foundation in Kolkata was established in a. 1948 b. 1903 c. 1972 d. 1963 24. In Which year Delivery of Books Act was passed in India? a. 1950 b. 1952 c. 1954 d. 1956 25. Which was the first Public Libraries Act enacted in India? a. Andhra Pradesh b. Madras c. Maharashtra d. Karnataka 5
26. The Model Public Library in India is a. Connemara Public Library b. Delhi Public Library c. State Central Library, Mumbai d. National Library, Kolkata 27. Library Extension Services satisfy which of the following Law? a. First Law b. Second Law c. Third Law d. Fourth Law 28. Orientation Programme in academic Libraries should be carried out a. Beginning of each academic year b. Throughout the year c. End of the year d. Monthly 29. CAI refers to a. Computer Assisted Instruction b. Computer Aided Instruction c. Computer Artificial Intelligence d. Compact Audio Indexing system 30. Internet Public Library is being maintained by a. MIT, Massachusettes b. University of Michigan c. University of Arizona d. Drexal University 31. UNISIST is a 6
a. A Network b. A Programme c. An Agency d. A software 32. The first Library Association formed in India was a. Indian Library Association b. Madras Library Association c. Bengal Library Association d. Andhra Library Association 33. Who was the first President of IFLA? a. Issac Kulizan b. T. Viswanathan c. S.R. Ranganathan d. Berwick Sayers 34. The first Commission set up by British Government for the development of Libraries in India was a. Sadler Commission b. Hunter Commission c. Robert Commission d. Kothari Commission 35. Which of the following is a resource sharing activity? a. Computer catalogue b. Cooperative catalogue c. Card Catalogue d. Book catalogue 36. Indian Library Science Abstract is published by a. ALA 7
b. IASLIC c. ILA d. INSDOC 37. Indian National Bibliography is published by a. DRTC, Bangalore b. Central Reference Library, Kolkata c. National Science Library, New Delhi d. INFLIBNET, Gujrat 38. The first edition of Encyclopaedia Americana was published in a. 1632 b. 1829 c. 1811 d. 1903 39. Who s who is a a. Bibliographical source b. Biographical source c. Dictionary d. Handbook 40. Which of the following is secondary source of information? a. Patents b. Abstracting Journals c. Theses and Dissertations d. Conference Proceedings 41. Which is the main abstracting periodical of INSPEC? a. Chemical Abstracts b. Psychological Abstracts c. Physics Abstracts d. Biological Abstracts 8
42. House Journals are published by a. An organisation b. Government bodies c. Societies d. Agencies and firms 43. Incunabula are the books printed on or before a. 1500 A.D b. 1550 A.D c. 1650 A.D. d. 1660 A.D 44. University Microfilms International covers a. Trade literature b. Standards c. Patents d. Theses and dissertations 45. INDEST Consortium is in the field of a. Biology b. Engineering c. Astronomy d. Sociology 46. National Union Catalogue of Scientific serials in India is published by a. NISCAIR b. ISI c. BIS d. Thompson 47. A Gezette gives information about a. Places of tourist interest b. History of places c. Official announcements and notifications d. Old records 9
48. Which of the following related to ERIC Databases? a. Economics b. Earth Sciences c. Education d. EEE 49. Shodhganga is a repository of a. E-resources b. E-theses c. E-Journals d. E-Books 50. SCOPUS is an a. Indexing database b. Numerical database c. Full text database d. Abstract and citation database 51. Standardization Agency of India is a. BSI b. BIS c. NISO d. ISO 52. ISSN number is assigned by a. BIS b. NISCAIR c. RRRLF 53. Science citation Index is bring out by a. Eugene Garfield b. J.E. L. Farradane c. J. Keiser d. Frank Sheppard 54. Encyclopedia is located in which section of a library? a. Circulation section b. Reference section c. Technical section d. Periodical section 55. Guide to Literature belong to a. Primary source b. Secondary source c. Teritary source d. None of the above. 56. SDI service was introducted by a. Derek Austin b. D.J. Foskett 10
c. H.P. Luhn d. B.C. Vicaery 57. Trend Report a. presents the progress of a specific subject b. Presents progress and trend of the subject c. Both a and b d. None of these 58. Translation service is intended to overcome a. Space barrier b. Language barrier c. Jargon barrier d. Cultural barrier 59. The author of Introduction to Reference Work (2 nd volume) is a. L. Shores b. W.A. Katz c. M.Hut Clines d. L. Jolley 60. Reference Service was started in USA during a. 1876 b. 1875 c. 1905 d. 1972 61. What is the present name of on-line form of MEDLARS? a. Medico b. MEDCINE c. Index Medicines d. OCLC 62. Psychological Abstracts was started in a. 1939 b. 1946 c. 1927 d. 1827 63. ATOM Index is prepared by a. AGRIS b. DEVIS c. INIS d. BIOSIS 64. The book Introduction to Reference Work 5 th ed., New York, Mc Graw- Hill, 1987 was written by a. William A. Katz b. S.R. Ranganathan c. Melvil Devey d. Krishan Kumar 65. Which is similar to that of Standard Subdivisions in DDC with CC a. Language isolates b. Space isolates c. Time isolates d. Common isolates 66. Cluster is formerly known as 11
a. partial comprehension b. Agglomeration c. Subject Bundle d. Loose Assemblage 67. BSO, a general classification scheme was first published in a. 1976 b. 1977 c. 1978 d. 1979 68. OPAC stands for a. Online Public Access Catalogue b. Online programming and control c. Online programming and Analog catalogue d. Online processing and Automated indexing 69. Library of congress published a.lc subject Heading b.seers List of subject Heading c. Ranganathan s subject Heading d. medical subject Heading 70. ISBD is brought out by a. UNESCO b.ifla c. LA d. ALA 71. ASCR-II was published in a. 1980 b. 1978 c. 1989 d. 1990 72 The term Cannon was introduced by a. S.R. Ranganathan b. H.E. Bliss c. W.C. Berwock sayers d. E.C. Richardson 73. Pre-natal Cataloguing is a. Selective cataloguing b. Descriptive cataloguing c. Limited Cataloguing d. Cataloguing in source 74. Division into two is called a. Dichotomy b. Decachotomy c. Polychotomy d. Monochotomy 75. Which organisation is responsible for DDC a. UNESCO b. IFLA c. OCLC d. CILIP 12
76. Postulation approach to library classification was proposed by a. S.R. Ranganathan b. D.J. Foskeft c. Melvil Dewey d. Krishan Kumar 77. Gap Device helps in making a classification scheme more of a. Faceted b. hierarchical c. Hospitable d. Enumerative 78. In DDC, phoenix schedules represented the classes which are a. Slightly modified b. Completely modified c. Yet to be modified d. Not modified 79. The 7 th Edition of CC was published in a. 1986 b. 1987 c. 1988 d. 1989 80 How many editions of CCC was published so far? a. 4 b.5 c.6 d.7 81. APUPA refers to a. Catalogue code b. Classification scheme c. Shelf arrangement d. Changing work 82. Ontology is a. Indexing method b. Classification of digital information c. Cataloguing of internet based documents d. Documentation service 83. Citation Indexing was first developed in the field of a. Law b. Science c. Literature d. Social Science 84. Cataloguing in Publication (CIP) was initiated in the year a. 1975 b. 2967 c. 1971 d. 1973 85. Which catalogue code first adopted ISBD? a. AACR I b. AACR II c. CCC 13
d. ALA 86 KWIC indexing system was developed by a. Andrea Crestadoro b. Luhn c. Ganesh Battacharia d. None of the above 87 PERT is a method of a. Collecting data b. Job analysis c. system analysis d. Information analysis 88. The concept of TQM is centered around the idea of a. Quality circles b. Consumer circles c. Customer focus d. scientific method 89. Management by objectives was propounded by a. Drucker b. Ranganathan c. Maslow d. Herzberg 90. Unity of Command deals with a. Library management b. Computer science c. Classification d. Catalogue 91. Library building expenditure is a. Capital Expenditure b. Recurring expenditure c. Contingency expenditure d. None of the above 92. Bespeaking is a. Returning of books b. Issuing of books c. Reservation of books d. Inter Library loan 93. Which of the following is the school of Management thought? a. Scientific Management school b. Human Behavioural School c. Classical school d. School of Authority 94. Who is the father of Administrative management? a. F.W. Taylor b. Henry Fayol c. Elton Mayo d. Max Weber 95. Newark system is used in a. Acquisition b. Book circulation 14
c. Classification d. Cataloguing 96. Twitter is an example of a. Database b. Social Network c. Directory d. Index 97. Physical component of a computer is called a. Humanware b. Hardware c. Software d. None of the above 98. Modem is a. Input device b. Output device c. Both a and b d. Harware 99. SOUL stands for a. Software for University Libraries b. Software for European Languages c. Software for Union Libraries d. None of these 100. MALIBNET is an example of a. WAN b. LAN c. MAN d. None of the these ******* 15