UGC NET- OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE - DECEMBER 2007 Thirunavukkarasu TC 25 Jun, 2013 2 LIS QUIZ SERIES UGC NET- DECEMBER 2007 1. These documents are not primary sources Thesis Patents Conference Papers Reference Books 2. World of Learning is A Bibliography An Abstract An Encyclopaedia A Directory 3.Headquarters of IFLA is located in : Paris Washington London The Hague 4.National Library for Visual handicapped is situated in Mumbai Mysore New Delhi Dehradun 5. The first page of Website is known as Cover Page Home Page Title Page Half Title Page 6. Blog is a Off-line Journal Internet Journal Web Directory Search Engine 7. This literature is not published and not available through normal book selling channels Grey Literature Text Books Journals None of the above 8. The owner of Internet is American Mathematical Society Department of Science and Technology, Government of India British Standard Institute None of the above 9. Library as a living system “takes a new matter, casts off old matter, changes in size and takes new shapes and term”. Whose quotation is this ? B.S. Kesavan Melvil Dewey S.R. Ranganathan W.C.B. Sayers 10. Handling of Information in the sense of production is called Information Marketing Information Industry Information Production Information Revolution 11. SCOPUS is a Full Text Database Abstracts and Citation Database Numerical Database None of the above 12. “Choice of books is an unending work” whose quotation is this? Melvil Dewey W.C.B. Sayers C.A. Cutter H.E. Bliss 13. Which of the following is not an Open Source Software ? Green Stone D-Space Plone Delmark 14.NACLIN is sponsored by INFLIBNET DELNET AGRINET CALIBNET 15. The latest State, which enacted Public Libraries Act is Bihar Uttaranchal Uttar Pradesh Orissa 16. UNISIST, a project of UNESCO was launched in this year 1994 1972 1958 2001 17. The term “Information Science” came into existence in this year 1988 1959 1961 1975 18. “Dublin Core Metadata” consists of 11 elements 13 elements 10 elements 15 elements 19. System school of Management is based on the contribution of Taylor Gilberts Fayol Urwick 20. “The high purpose of Book Selection is to provide the right book to the right reader at the right time”. Whose quotation is this? Francis Drury H.E. Bliss Melvil Dewey C.A. Cutter 21. “The Wheat loan Educational Exchange Programme” was initiated in 1951 1972 1981 1999 22. Weeding of unuseful books from the library is emphasized by this law of library science Second Third Fourth Fifth 23. Assertion (A) : In survey research, the commonly used techniques for gathering data are questionnaire, the interview and the observational techniques. Reason (R) : These are least effective for collecting data about perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, etc. of persons. (A) is true and (R) is false (A) is false and (R) is true Both (A) and (R) are true Both (A) and (R) are false 24.Assertion (A) : Information is a resource whose generation consumes time and money. Reason (R) : Information is a resource where we consume time and money. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the right explanation of (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the right explanation of (A) (A) is true but (R) is false (A) is false but (R) is true 25. Assertion (A) : Information Literacy is necessary for the users. Reason (R) : It promotes the use of libraries and information centres. Both (A) and (R) are true Both (A) and (R) are false (A) is true but (R) is false (A) is false but (R) is true 26. Assertion (A) : Evaluation of information is necessary. Reason (R) : Anybody can write on internet. Both (A) and (R) are false Both (A) and (R) are true (A) is true but (R) is false (A) is false but (R) is true 27. Assertion (A) : Libraries have no scope for the growth and development in future. Reason (R) : E-resources can be used anywhere anytime. Both (A) and (R) are true Both (A) and (R) are false (A) is false but (R) is true (A) is true but (R) is false 28. Assertion (A) : Stock verification is essential in the collection development for libraries. Reason (R) : It is a time consuming process. (A) is true but (R) is false Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the right explanation of (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the right explanation of (A) Both (A) and (R) are false 29. Assertion (A) : Several methods can be devised for assisting librarians to keep abreast of developments in his field to maintain efficiency. Reason (R) : Seminars, conferences, workshops can solve the purpose. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (A) is true but (R) is false (A) is false but (R) is true 30. Assertion (A) : Organization chart can be a useful management tool. Reason (R) : It gives clear picture of the formal lines of communication within the library. (A) is true but (R) is false (A) is false but (R) is true Both (A) and (R) are true Both (A) and (R) are false 31. Assertion (A) : ISBD (S) is concerned with the serial publications. Reason (R) : It is not used for the serials which have ceased their publication. (A) is true but (R) is false (A) is false but (R) is true Both (A) and (R) are true Both (A) and (R) are false 32. Arrange the following research steps according to the sequence of their occurrence. (i) Formulation of hypothesis of research (ii) Designing of data and analysis plan (iii) Selection of data gathering method (iv) Report writing (iii), (ii), (i), (iv) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii) 33.Identify the development in the following library softwares in correct chronological sequence. CDS/ISIS, SOUL, Green Stone, D-Space D-Space, SOUL, CDS/ISIS, Green Stone Green Stone, CDS/ISIS, D-Space, SOUL SOUL, D-Space, Green Stone, CDS/ISIS 34.Identify the chronological order of the following Public Libraries Acts. (i) Andhra Pradesh Public Libraries Act (ii) Karnataka Public Libraries Act (iii) Haryana Public Libraries Act (iv) Maharashtra Public Libraries Act (ii), (iv), (iii), (i) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii) 35. Identify the chronological order of the following Cataloguing (i) AACR II (ii) CCC (iii) AA Code (iv) ALA Code (iii), (iv), (i), (ii) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii) 36. Arrange the following in chronological order of their origin : (i) Unix (ii) Ms-Dos (iii) Linux (iv) Windows (iv), (ii), (iii), (i) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii) 37. Identify the correct chronological order in which the following networks were launched. (i) NICNET (ii) ERNET (iii) DELNET (iv) INDONET (iii), (iv), (ii), (i) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii) 38. Arrange the following management developments chronologically : (i) Synthesis Period (ii) Scientific Period (iii) Human Relation (iv) Pre-Scientific Period (iii), (i), (ii), (iv) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii) 39. Match the following : (a) Simplex (i) Communication channel is used in both the directions but only in one direction at a time. (b) Half Duplex (ii) Communication channel is used in one direction (c) Full Duplex (iii) Bits of information are transmitted continuously (d) Asynchronous transmission (iv) The communication channel is used in both the directions at the same time --------------(v) Information is sent at random intervals with start and stop bits for each batch of information (ii), (i), (iv), (v) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii) (v), (ii), (i), (iii) (iv), (v), (iii), (ii) 40. Match the following : (a) Taylor (i) Theory of Motivation (b) Maslow (ii) X and Y Theory (c) McGregor (iii) Scientific Management (d) Argyris (iv) Immaturity / Maturity Theory --------------(v) Leadership Style (iii), (iv), (ii), (i) (iv), (i), (v), (iii) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv) (v), (iv), (iii), (i) 41. Match the following : (a) SOUL (i) INFOTEK (b) LIBSYS (ii) ALGORITHM (c) SLIM (iii) UNESCO (d) WINISIS (iv) INFLIBNET -------------- (v) DESIDOC (iii), (v), (iv), (i) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii) (v), (iv), (i), (iii) (i), (iii), (v), (ii) 42. Match the following : (a) Fyzee Committee (i) Library Budget (b) Knowledge Commission (ii) Status and Payscales of librarians (c) Mahrotra Committee (iii) Public Libraries (d) Kothari Commission (iv) Knowledge Society -------------- (v) Importance of Library in academic institutions (i), (iv), (iii), (v) (iv), (ii), (v), (iii) (v), (ii), (iv), (iii) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i) 43.Match the following : (a) Protocol (i) Java (b) Language (ii) Internet Explorer (c) Browser (iii) Altavista (d) Search Engine (iv) Dos -------------- (v) HTTP (iv), (v), (i), (iii) (v), (i), (ii), (iii) (ii), (iv), (v), (i) (i), (v), (iv), (ii) 44.Match the following : (a) INIS (i) Institute of Electrical Engineering, UK (b) AGRIS (ii) International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (c) MEDLINE (iii) Agricultural Organization of UN, Rome (d) INSPEC (iv) National Library of Medicine, USA (iii), (ii), (i), (iv) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv) 45. Match the following : (a) Paul Otlet (i) List of subject heading (b) Fermont Rider (ii) Role operators (c) George Boole (iii) National Library (d) Minie Sears (iv) International Classification --------------(v) Universal Decimal Classification (iii), (i), (v), (iv) (v), (iv), (ii), (i) (iv), (v), (i), (ii) (i), (iv), (iii), (v) Read the passage given below, and answer the questions based on your understanding of the passage : Information is a resource whose generation consumes time and money and whose use conserves time and money. The industrial environment in India is making a quantum jump in the field of technology absorption and innovation. New companies, both in the public and private sector, have been started in the past two years and most of the monopoly business is coming to an end. In other words, the industrial environment is becoming more and more competitive. Information is one of the major resources which will help the company win a competitive edge. Electronics industry is both an important and competitive industry. It has grown 514% from 1970, with an average growth rate of 15% per annum. It is hoped that by 1990 the computer industry would be a Rs. 665 crore sector. There are more than 100 companies in India now manufacturing computers. The survival in this industry by a company largely depends on its openness to adopt new technologies, introduce state-of-the art products, new marketing strategies etc. For this the company needs information on the technology, environment and competition. The types of information generally sought by a company include economic information, legal information, information on personnel relations, public relations, technology trends, market trends etc. 46. Industrial environment in India is making a quantum jump because Information is a resource whose generation consumes time Information is a resource whose generation is money Information is a resource that consumes money and time Information absorptions and innovation in the field of the technology 47. Monopoly in business is coming to an end because of a Information Money flow Competitiveness Lack of information 48. Information is a major resource which helps company to lose money helps company to achieve popularity helps company to have an edge in competition helps company to gain better manpower 49. Electronics industry is both an important and competent industry as it is growing at the rate of fifteen percent is growing at the rate of five hundred percent is growing at the rate of fourteen percent is not growing at all 50. The types of information usually sought by companies are economic and legal information information on personnel relation information on technology and market trends all the above -->