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NTA UGC NET JUNE 2020 | Library & Information Science | SOLVED PAPER MCQs | PART 1 (1-40)
1. Which Law of Library Science enunciated by S. R. Ranganathan has been reinterpreted by OCLC Research Group as, ‘Develop the physical and technical infrastructure needed to deliver physical and digital material?
A. ‘Every reader his/her book’
B. ‘Books are for use’
C. ‘Save the time of the reader^
D. ‘Every book its reader
Answer: B. ‘Books are for use’
2. How many colour shades will be displayed in an 11-bits image?
A. 512
B. 256
C. 2048
D. 1024
Answer: C. 2048
3. From the following, identify the System/Networks that came into existence in
1982:
a) ERNET
b) FORSA
c) ENVIS
d) CONCERT
A. (a) and (b) only
B. (b) and (c) only
C. (c) and (d) only
D. (a) and (d) only
Answer: B. (b) and (c) only
5. Arrange the following Public Library Acts according to their years of enactment in ascending order:
a) Goa
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Rajasthan
d) Odissa
A. (a), (b), (d) and (c)
B. (a), (d), (c) and (b)
C. (d). (c). (a) and (b)
D. (d). (b). (c) and (a)
Answer: B. (a), (d), (c) and (b)
Explanation: Goa (1993); Odissa (2001-2); Rajasthan (2006); Chhattisgarh (2008))
4. Match the following:
a)Statistical Yearbook of India i)INFA, New Delhi
b)India, Who’s Who (ii) Ministry of Culture, Government of India
c)India, Who’s Who (iii)Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, GOI
d)Indian Literature Abroad (iv)Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
A. (a)-(iii), (b)(i). (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
B. (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)
C. (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
D. (a)-(ii). (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
Answer: A. (a)-(iii), (b)(i). (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
6. Match the following:
a)The Changing Academic Library (i)Jose-Marie Griffiths
b)Planning Public Library Buildings (i)John Budd
c)Introduction to Public Librarianship (i)Michael Dewe
d)Special Libraries (iv) Kathleen de la Pana McCook
A. (a)-(ii), (b)(iii). (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
B. (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)
C. (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
D. (a)-(iii). (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
Answer: A. (a)-(ii), (b)(iii). (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
7. Which of the following are the Subject Gateways?
a) BIOME
b) Internet Public Library (iPL2)
c) LIS Learning
d) INFOPORT
A. (a) and (b) only
B. (b) and (c) only
C. (c) and (d) only
D. (a) and (d) only
Answer: D. (a) and (d) only
8. Arrange the steps that are required in a general framework for compiling any
IACR product as stated by Prof. A. Chatterjee:
a) Planning and preparation
b) Determination of scope
c) Initiation
d) Processing and organization of information
A. a, b, c, d
B. b, c, d, a
C. a, c, b,d
D. c. b, a, d
Answer: D. c. b, a, d
9. Which of the following is a searching platform for academic and research
publications?
A. Research Gate
B. Google Scholar
C. Mendeley
D. Academia
Answer: B. Google Scholar
10. Identify the intermediaries of an information industry among the following:
a) Invisible colleges
b) Online vendors
c) Computer Programmers
d) Students and Research Scholars
A. (a) and (b) only
B. (b) and (c) only
C. (c) and (d) only
D. (a) and (d) only
Answer: A. (a) and (b) only
11. In a sampling procedure, if you select every 10th name on a list or every 15th
house on a street is known as:
A. Deliberate sampling
B. Simple random sampling
C. Systematic sampling
D. Stratified sampling
Answer: C. Systematic sampling
12. Which one of the following is NOT an open source discovery interface?
A. Blacklight
B. Vufind
C. extensible Catalog
D. Orchid
Answer: D. Orchid
13. Arrange the following information systems, according to their years of origin:
a) INIS
b) AGRIS
c) INSPEC
d) MEDLARS
e) ENVIS
A. c, a, b, d, e
B. d, c, a, b, e
C. b, a, c, e, d
D. a, c, e, d, b
Answer: B. d, c, a, b, e
Short Explanation: MEDLARS (1964):Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System, INSPEC (1967): Major indexing database of scientific and technical literature, INIS (1970): International Nuclear Information System, AGRIS (1975): International System for Agricultural Science and Technology, ENVIS (1982): Environmental Information System.
14. From the following, identify the core classes as given in the ‘BIBFRAME model’:
a) Agents
b) Events
c) Item
d) Subjects
A. (a), (b) and (c) only
B. (a), (b) and (d) only
C. (b), (c) and (d) only
D. (a), (c) and (d) only
Answer: B. (a), (b) and (d) only
15. Arrange in sequence, the steps involved in the Newark Charging System:
a) Book and Membership cards are handed over to borrower while the book card is kept in charging tray
b) Putting date stamp on the borrower card after taking it out from the book
c) Books are presented to counter assistant along with membership card
d) Membership number of the borrower is put opposite to the due date
A. d, a, b, c
B. b, c, a, d
C. a, d, c, b
D. c, b, d, a
Answer: D. c, b, d, a
16. Which of the following are tertiary sources of information?
a) World List of Social Science Periodicals, UNESCO
b) The Europa World of Learning
c) Advances in Electrical & Computer Engineering
d) Current Contents
A. (a) and (b) only
B. (b) and (c) only
C. (c) and (d) only
D. (a) and (d) only
Answer: A. (a) and (b) only
17.Which of the following are principles of TQM?
a) Stress on quantitative transactions only
b) Non-adaptable to changes
c) Customer focus
d) Continuous Improvement
A. (a) and (b) only
B. (b) and (c) only
C. (b) and (d) only
D. (c) and (d) only
Answer: D. (c) and (d) only
18. Which one of these metadata sets is NOT predefined in GSDL?
A. Dublin Core
B. PREMIS
C. RFC 1807
D. NZGLS
Answer: B. PREMIS
19. Who developed the ‘Force Field Theory’ of change?
A. Max Weber
B. Frederick Herzberg
C. Kurt Lewin
D. Elton Mayo
Answer: C. Kurt Lewin
Explanation:Principle, force-field analysis 1940 developed by Kurt Lewin & he was known for “founder of social psychology”.
20. Telegraph Multiplexer was invented by:
A. S.F.B. Morse
B. Emile Baudot
C. Graham Bell
D. Konrad Zuse
Answer: B. Emile Baudot
Explanation: Jean Maurice Emile Baudot was known digital communication Baudot code. He was French telegraph engineer & one of the pioneers of telecommunications. He invented a multiplexed “printing telegraph system” which was used for multiple transmissions over a single line.
21. Which one of the following is the element of the marketing mix?
A. People
B. Purchase
C. Power
D. Product
Answer: D. Product
22. Identify the online tools for cataloguing books?
a) LibraryThing
b) Good Reads
c) Scoop
d) Reddit
A. (a) and (b) only
B. (b) and (c) only
C. (b) and (d) only
D. (c) and (d) only
Answer: A. (a) and (b) only
23. Who wrote the first hypertext solution ‘Memex’?
A. VannevarBush
B. Judea Pearl
C. Tim Berners Lee
D. John McCarthy
Answer: A. Vannevar Bush
24. When knowledge is derived by employing logic and reason over sensory
experience, it is termed as:
A. Empiricism
B. Rationalism
C. Historicism
D. Pragmatism
Answer: B. Rationalism
25. From the following, identify the Management Scientists who belong to the
Classical Management Era:
a) G. E. Mayo
b) F. W. Taylor
c) Henri Fayol
d) D. McGregor
A. (a) and (b) only
B. (b) and (c) only
C. (c) and (d) only
D. (a) and (d) only
Answer: B. (b) and (c) only
26. Match the following:
a) CURL (i)South Africa
a)EIFL (ii)UK
b)SANLiC (iii)Europe
c)CONCERT (iv)Taiwan
A. (a)-(iv), (b)-iii), (c)-(i). (d)-(ii)
B. (a)-(iv), (b)-(i). (c)-(iii). (d)-(ii)
C. (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv). (d)-(iii)
D. (a)-(ii). (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
Answer: D. (a)-(ii). (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
27. Who published ‘DA2I 2019’ series of reports?
A. ALA
B. I FLA
C. UNESCO
D. CILIP
Answer: B. IFLA
28. What is Library Thing?
A. Online Library of Education
B. Bibliography of Computer Science
C. Free books in humanities and Social Sciences
D. Online Cataloguing Service
Answer: D. Online Cataloguing Service
29. Which of the following are true about a folksonomy?
a) It is user-generated classification
b) It is an activity of collaborative categorization
c) It has precision in language and syndetic structure
d) It reflects general populace’s language and needs
A. (a), (b) and (d) only
B. (a), (b) and (c) only
C. (b), (c) and (d) only
D. (a), (c) and (d) only
Answer: A. (a), (b) and (d) only
30. Who is the publisher of The Stateman’s Yearbook, 155th edition?
A. Palgrave Macmillan
B. Harper Collins
C. Simon & Schuster
D. Hachette Livre
Answer: A. Palgrave Macmillan
Explanation: The Stateman’s Yearbook it is a reference book annual that consist of information of the politics, cultures, and economies of the world. first published in 1864 by MacMillan, Britain.
31. Some terms may be related to more than one broader term and more than one
set of narrower terms – such relationship is called:
A. Equivalence relationship
B. Instance relationship
C. Non-hierarchical relationship
D. Poly-hierarchical relationship
Answer: D. Poly-hierarchical relationship
32. Who will be considered for the Access Point of the Main Entry for the following
book according to AACR-II?
Title Page: Buildings/by/Ralph E. Elisworth
Shelving/by/Louis Kaplan
Strange warehouses/by/Jerrold Orne
A. Buildings
B. Elisworth, Ralph E.
C. Kaplan, Louis
D. Orne,Jerrold
Answer: B. Elisworth, Ralph E.
33. Which one of the following is the IEEE standard for Wimax?
A. IEEE 802.3
B. IEEE 802.11
C. IEEE 802.15
D. IEEE 802.16
Answer: D. IEEE 802.16
34. Match the following:
a)Study of the book as a physical entity (i)Systematic bibliography
b)Critical analysis of placing and timing of books (ii)Descriptive bibliography
c)Study of books as intellectual entities (iii)Trade bibliography
d) Book bibliographies (iv)Historical bibliography
A. (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i). (d)-(ii)
B. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i). (d)-(iii)
C. (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii) (d)-(ii)
D. (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
Answer: B. (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i). (d)-(iii)
35. In the FRSAD model, when ‘themas’ are semantically or conceptually connected or co-occuring but are not hierarchically related, the knowledge organization system may explicitly indicate and link them as:
A. Associative relationships
B. Instance relationships
C. Generic relationships
D. Perspective hierarchical relationships
Answer: A. Associative relationships
36. Match the following:
a)Java (i)James A. Gosling
b) C (ii) Guido van Rossum
c)Lisp (iii)Dennis Ritchie
d) Python (iv) John McCarthy
A. (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i) (d)-(ii)
B. (a)-(ii). (b)-(iv), (c)-(i). (d)-(iii)
C. (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)
D. (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
Answer: D. (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
37. Match the following IACR Products with their types:
a)Trend related publications (i) Handbooks
b)Condensing publications (ii) Indexing periodicals
c)Ready reference publications (iii) State of the art report
d)Trade and Industry related publications (iv) Technical reports
A. (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
B. (a)-(ii). (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
C. (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
D. (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
Answer: C. (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
38. Match the following
a)MBO (i) Kelley and Walker
b)PEST (ii) Peter Drucker
c)CPM (iii) Albert Humphrey
d)SWOT (iv) Francis Aguilar
A. (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
B. (a)-(ii). (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
C. (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
D. (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
Answer: B. (a)-(ii). (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
39. Match the following thinker with their theory:
a) Max Weber (i) Human Relations
b) Elton Mayo (ii) Administrative Management
c) F. W. Taylor (iii) Theory of Bureaucracy
d) Henri Fayol (iv) Scientific Management
A. (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
B. (a)-(ii). (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
C. (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
D. (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
Answer: C. (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
40. The Seven Faces of Information Literacy1 was coined by:
A. Christine Susan Bruce
B. SCONUL
C. Steven Bob
D. Annette Lamb
Answer: A. Christine Susan Bruce