Unit 1 : Information and Communication [Full Unit Test] - 2

1. Which of the following is an example for data?
Cotton
Yarn
Cloth
All the above

2. Information is
Raw data
Unorganised data
Processed data
None of the above

3.The term 'data' came from which language?
Codes :
Latin
French
Greek
Spanish

4. Which in not a parameter for categorisation of a data in sciences
Time factor
Location factor
Quantitative values
Scale of measurement

5. Who stated this fundamental equation of information science. K [S] +? I = K [S+ ? S]
Belkin
Brookes
Bell
Machlup

6. Which is not a language barrier
Neologism
Synonym
Antonym
Propaganda

7. Which is simplified form of Information Theory of Shannon Weaver?
Source -> Message -> Channel -> Receiver
Message -> Channel -> Receiver -> Source
Channel -> Receiver -> Source -> Message
Source -> Message -> Noise->Channel -> Receiver

8. Knowledge that may or may not be expressed by an individual is
Explicit Knowledge
Tacit Knowledgec
Data
Information

9. The word 'Communication' is derived from
Greek
Latin
Sanskrit
French

10. Lass well's Model of communication developed in the year
1947
1948
1949
1950

11. The Shannon-weaver model of communication is criticised for
Being too mathematical
Being un directional
Being too descriptive
All the above

12. Which model of communication is summarised as “Who says what in which channel to whom with what effect”?
Shannon Weaver
Lass well's Model
George Gerbner' Model
Schramm's Model

13.'A Mathematical Theory of Communication' by US scientist Claude E. Shannon published in
Codes :
1946
1947
1948
1949

14. Select the correct sequence of the human thought process
Information-data-knowledge-wisdom
Data-Information-Wisdom-Knowledge
Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom
Wisdom-Knowledge-Information-Data

15. The unit Hartley is also known as
decit
bit
nat
None of the above

16. Who first proposed a measure of information?
Hartley
Shannon
S R Ranganathan
Dewey

17. ________ is the average information content per message of a source.
Data
Entropy
Communication
None of the above

18. “A National Information Policy is a set of decisions taken by a
Public
Government
Corporate
All the above

19. The Planning Commission set up a Working Group for the Modernization of Library Services and Informatics in the
Eighth Five Year Plan
Sixth Five Year Plan
Fifth Five Year Plan
Seventh Five Year Plan

20. For the formulation of a National Policy for a Library and Information System Department of Culture set up a Committee in October 1984 under the chairmanship of
Dr.S R Ranganathan
C D Deshmukh
Prof Chattopadhyay
B S Kesavan

21. The Indian Freedom of Information Bill, was passed into a law in December
2000
2002
2005
2010

22. Universal Availability of Publications (UAP) Program initiated by
ILA
IFLA
ALA
IASLIC

23.______ Report also known by the name “Many Voices and One World”
Codes :
Martin
Neelameghan
MacMillan
MacBride

24.Which is not an IPR?
Copyright
Patent
Trademark
Geographical Source

25. In India, the first law of copyright was enacted in the year
1846
1847
1946
1947

26. In India , new Copyright act (the Act of 1957) came into effect from
1957
1958
1959
1960

27. Berne Convention for the protection of Literary & Artistic Works was accepted at
1986
1886
1911
1951

28. The Headquarters of WIPO situated in
Geneva
Paris
Vienna
New Delhi

29. Every year, World Intellectual Property Day celebrated on
March 26
April 26
May 26
June 26

30. The Geographical Indication Registry located at
New Delhi
Mumbai
Kolkatta
Chennai