Semi Professional Assistant with Answer Key – Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya Sagar

Question 

CAN refers to 

A 

Computerised Area Network 

B 

Campus Area Network 

C 

Campus Automated Network 

D 

Computerised Architecture Network 

Answer 

B

 Which program is not related with IFLA? 

A 

UBC 

B 

UAP 

C 

PAC 

D 

Pre natal catloguing 

Answer 

D

 Which part of new encyclopedia Britanica is useful for ready references? 

A 

Macropaedia 

B 

Propaedia 

C 

Micropaedia 

D 

Premedia 

Answer 

B

 Which libraries are functioning as depository libraries? 

I) Delhi Public Library 

II) Connemara Public Library 

III) British Council Library 

IV) Centrel Reference Library

A 

I, III, IV are correct 

B 

I ,III are correct 

C 

I , II are correct 

D 

II, III are correct 

Answer 

C

Question 

Consider the following statements: 

I) The maintenance section should be in near place to stock room, reading  room etc. 

II). The entire stock room covered by maintenance section, for renewal of  damaged book. 

A 

Statement I) is true II) is false 

B 

Statement I and II true 

C 

Statement I and II false 

D 

Statement I false II true 

Answer 

B

 PRECIS was developed by _______ in 1971 

A 

British National Bibliography 

B 

Indian National Bibliography 

C 

UNESCO 

D 

Library of Congress 

Answer 

A

 Which of the following are news summaries? 

i) Data India 

ii) Times of India Index 

iii)New York Times Index 

iv) Asian Recorder 

A 

(i), (ii) and (iii) are correct 

B 

(ii)and (iii) are correct 

C 

(ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct 

D 

(i)and (iv) are correct 

Answer 

D

 Which is National Library? 

A 

Anna Centenary Library 

B 

Library of Congress 

C 

Anna University Library 

D 

British Council Library 

Answer 

B

 A common test in research demands much priority on 

A 

Reliability 

B 

Useability 

C 

Objectivity 

D 

All of the above 

Answer 

D

 In which law “Guidance to uses in the use of library”

A 

First Law of Library Science 

B 

Third Law of Library Science 

C 

Fifth Law of Library Science 

D 

Second Law of Library Science 

Answer 

D

 Physical condition of the books should be property maintained. This is  known as 

A 

Collation. 

B 

Conservation 

C 

Shelf-arrangement 

D 

Organization 

Answer 

B

Question 

Gate register of library shows 

A 

to find the user name 

B 

for name sake 

C 

to know the total user strength per day 

D 

Check the library staff 

Answer 

C

 Which of the following is not a circulation procedure? 

A 

Registration of members 

B 

Charging of overdues 

C 

Renewal of books 

D 

Preparation of shelf card 

Answer 

D

Question

 Who was the first Librarian of Imperial Library, Calcutta? 

A 

John MacFarlane 

B 

Hrinath De 

C 

B.S.Kesavan 

D 

S.R.Ranganathan 

Answer 

A

 Indian Science Abstract is published by: 

A 

DRTC 

B 

ILA 

C 

ICSSR 

D 

INSDOC 

Answer 

D

How many fundamental categories did Ranganathan identify? 

A 

five  

B 

two  

C 

Six 

D 

Four 

Answer 

A

 In 1966, the MARC as pilot project was launched by: 

A 

OCLC 

B 

Library of Congress 

C 

The British Library 

D 

Americal Library Association 

Answer 

B

 INSDOC comes under 

A 

DST

B 

UGC

C 

AICTE

D 

CSIR

Answer 

D

 What is Index India? 

A 

Abstracting Service 

B 

Reprographic Service 

C 

Indexing Service 

D 

Translation Service 

Answer 

C

Question 

The essential qualities of a researcher are 

A 

Spirit of free enquiry 

B 

Reliance on observation and evidence 

C 

Systematization or theorizing of knowledge 

D 

All the above 

Answer 

D

Question

 WIPO is located at 

A 

New York 

B 

London 

C 

Geneva 

D 

Paris 

Answer 

C

Question 

“Pro Quest” is _______ 

A 

Traditional Commercial Publisher 

B 

Scholarly Society Publisher 

C 

Electronic Aggregator 

D 

Publisher of Higher Learning Institutions 

Answer 

C

 Which Law of Library Science emphasise the need of Library Building? 

A 

First Law of library science 

B 

Second Law of library science 

C 

Third Law of library science 

D 

Fourth Law of library science 

Answer 

A

 Which one is not service of circulation section ? 

A 

Binding of book 

B 

Lending of book’s 

C 

Renewal of book’s 

D 

Discharging of book 

Answer 

A

 An online search in which all aspects of the records in natural language may  be used as sought terms is  

A 

Alphabetical collateral search 

B 

Multi aspect search 

C 

Free text searching 

D 

Streaming search 

Answer 

C

 What is the symbol used in CC Ed 7 for indicating anterioring common  isolate? 

A 

Double inverted comma (, ,) 

B 

Equal (=) 

C 

Plus(+) 

D 

Dot(.) 

Answer 

A

 Internet filtering is 

A 

A form of cencorship 

B 

Acceptable user policy 

C 

Access to inappropriate material 

D 

Blocking internet facility 

Answer 

A

 What are the four entities of FRBR model? 

A 

Personality, Matter, Energy, Space 

B 

Books, Form, Availability, Type 

C 

Work, Expression, Manifestation, Item 

D 

Discipline, Entity, Action, Personaility 

Answer 

C

Question

 When Madras Public Library Act was introduced? 

A 

1939

B 

1940

C 

1948

D 

1946

Answer 

C

 Who is the father of Library movements in (U.S.A,), America? 

A 

J.D. Brown 

B 

H.E.Bliss 

C 

John Paul Otlet 

D 

Melvil Louis Kossuth Deway 

Answer 

D

Question 

Glossary is a: 

A 

List of technical words with definitions 

B 

List of words in a language 

C 

List of thematically arranged words 

D 

Alphabetical index to passages of work 

Answer 

A

 Who categorized information sources into conventional, non-conventional  and micro documents? 

A 

Ranganathan 

B 

Bradford 

C 

Grogan 

D 

Henson 

Answer 

A

 Expand ARPA Network 

A 

All research Projects Agency Network

B 

Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

C 

Advanced Review Projects Agency Network

D 

Advanced Research peer Agency Network

Answer 

B

 In which year was UGC INFLIBNET established? 

A 

1973

B 

1988

C 

1982

D 

1973

Answer 

B

 Which Section of AACR-II (R) deals with serial publications? AACR-II ® 

A 

Part – A, Section – 3 

B 

Part – B, Section – 3 

C 

Part – A, Section – 12 

D 

Part – B, Section -12  

Answer 

C

What is/are common feature/s between RFID & Barcode Technology? i) Read more than one item at a time 

ii) Able to locate specific items on shelves 

iii)Programmable 

iv) Read, While item is moving 

RFID 

A 

(i), (ii) are correct 

B 

(iii), (iv) are correct 

C 

(ii), (iv) are correct 

D 

All the above are correct 

Answer 

D

 Which of the following are the types of factors studies under ANOVA? i) Fixed 

ii) Frequency 

iii)Calculated 

iv) Random 

ANOVA 

A 

(ii) and (iii) are correct. 

B 

(i) and (iv) are correct 

C 

(i) and (iii) are correct 

D 

(ii) and (iv) are correct 

Answer 

B

Arrange the following according to their year of origin: i.) Indian National Bibliography 

ii.)British National Bibliography 

iii.) Comulative Book Index 

iv.) Books in Print 

A 

(i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

B 

(ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

C 

(iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

D 

(iii), (iv), (ii), (i)

Answer 

D

Question 

The Farmington plan is associated with: 

A 

Library Legislation 

B 

Library Cataloguing 

C 

Library Cooperation 

D 

Library Indexing Service 

Answer 

C

Question 

SDI service is a/an 

A 

Group Service 

B 

Individual Service 

C 

Parallel Service 

D 

Retrospective Service 

Answer 

B

 Who is the Secretary of the College Library Committee? 

A 

Principal 

B 

Vice Principal 

C 

Librarian 

D 

Assistant Librarian 

Answer 

C

Question 

The process of establishing headings and providing ‘Cross references’ is  called 

A 

Access points 

B 

Headings 

C 

Authority control 

D 

Bibliographic Records 

Answer 

C

Question 

Thesauro facet is 

A 

Indexing tool 

B 

Abstracting tool 

C 

Book selection tool 

D 

Reference tool 

Answer 

A

 ______Bibliography is a systematic list of all the books published all over  the world. 

A 

Systematic 

B 

Trade 

C 

Universal 

D 

Descriptive 

Answer 

C

 How many entries are there in CCC (Classified Cataloguing Code)? Entries  (Eg.) Leading Section, Title Section, Head Section Etc. 

CCC 

A 

4 Entries 

B 

3 Entries 

C 

5 Entries 

D 

6 Entries 

Answer 

D

 What is the chief record in the library? 

A 

Catlogue 

B 

Accession Register 

C 

Collection Register 

D 

Shelf list 

Answer 

B

 How is stochastic equation of information solved? 

A 

By statistical rules 

B 

By dynamic rules 

C 

By statistical and dynamic rules 

D 

None of these 

Answer 

C

Package libraries are one of the activity of 

A 

Extension service 

B 

Lending service 

C 

Research work 

D 

Reference work 

Answer 

A

 Indian Copyright Act, 1957 came into effect from 

A 

1958

B 

1959

C 

1960

D 

1965

Answer 

A

Question 

The following is a collaborative network of Reference Librarians 

A 

Worldcat 

B 

INDEST 

C 

Question point 

D 

Global scholar 

Answer 

C

Question 

CCF stands for: 

A 

Common Communication Format 

B 

Centre for Communication Format 

C 

Committee for Communication Format 

D 

Common Curriculum Format 

Answer 

A

 Who has evolved ‘Bureaucracy model’ of organization? 

A 

John A. Veig 

B 

Harold Laski 

C 

Max Weber 

D 

Joseph Massie 

Answer 

C

 Match the following: 

List – I List – II 

A. Trade publisher i. UNESCO 

B. Subject book publisher ii. American  

Psychological  

Society 

C. Government Press iii. Harper Collins 

D. Scholarly Publisher iv. W.B. Saunders 

A 

A – ii, B – iv, C – iii D – i 

B 

A – iv, B – iii, C – i, D – ii 

C 

A – i, B – iv, C – iii, D – ii 

D 

A – iii, B – iv, C – i, D – ii 

Answer 

D

 Who has developed World Wide Web? 

A 

Tim Berners-Lee 

B 

Bill Gates 

C 

Balagurusamy 

D 

None of the above 

Answer 

A

Question 

The standard size of a catalogue card is  

A 

12.5 cm x 7.5 cm

B 

12 cm x 7 cm

C 

11 cm x 5 cm 

D 

10 cm x 4 cm

Answer 

A

 What is a bug? 

A 

Computer Virus 

B 

Error in Computer Configuration 

C 

Error in a Programme 

D 

None of these 

Answer 

C

 Which law of library science promotes reading habit? 

A 

Fifth 

B 

Fourth 

C 

Third 

D 

First 

Answer 

D

 Who publishes Science Citation Index? 

A 

Institute for Sicentific Information 

B 

Oxford Press 

C 

Wiley 

D 

Clive Bingley 

Answer 

A

 What is the another name of Added entries? 

A 

Main entry 

B 

Cross reference entry 

C 

Secondary entries 

D 

Subject entry 

Answer 

C

Question 

The terms communication came from which language? 

A 

Greek 

B 

Latin 

C 

German 

D 

French 

Answer 

B