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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Question Bank for UGC-NET - 3

Getting books back from the users and releasing the borrower’s ticket is known as
 A. charging
 B. holding
 C. reserving
 D. discharging
 Answer (D)

While entering the library, the personal belongings of a reader is kept in                
 A. Cloak room
 B. Property counter
 C. Gate counter
 D. Store room
 Answer (B)

Books misplaced on the shelves by readers are restored. This work is referred to as
 A. Shelving
 B. Stock verification
 C. Shelf rectification
 D. Shifting
 Answer (C)

Outdated and seldom used books are withdrawn from the library is known as
A. Shelving
B. Weeding
C. Circulating
D. Guiding
Answer (B)

The objective of library binding is...........of the library materials.
A. Proper organisation
B. accessibility.
C. durability
D. humidity control
Answer (C)

All part and pages of a volume are correctly sequenced in the first stage of binding process known as?
A. sewing
B. guard
C. pulling
D. collation
Answer (D)

Sheets before and after the text of a book are called      
A. End papers
B. Attach cover
C Head bands
D Gilding
Answer (A)

Leather being used as one of the binding materials i.e., ...... is the strongest leather.
A Roan
B. Imitation
C. Pig skin
D. Sheep skin
Answer (D)

........has prescribed certain standards for library binding.
A. ILA
B. ALA .
 C. BLA
D. NBT
Answer (B)

A skillful method of providing means mechanism and structural elements to. streamline organizational work is known as
A. Strategic planning
B. Role analysis
C. Work culture
D. Autonomous planning
Answer (A)

On which of the following technologies semantic web is not based?
(A) RDF
(B) Ontologies
(C) Cloud seeding
(D) URI
Answer: (C)

World Wide Web (WWW) was first designed by whom?
(A) Charles Babbage
(B) F. W. Lancaster
(C) Ted Nelson
(D) Tim Berner's Lee
Answer: (D)

Which generation computers uses integrated circuits(ICs)?
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Third
(D) Fourth
Answer: (C)

The concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI) belongs to                                        
(A) Second Generation Computers
(B) Third Generation Computers
(C) Fourth Generation Computers
(D) Fifth Generation Computers Answer: (D)

Computer memory is measured in
(A) Bytes
(B) Kilobytes
(C) Megabytes
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D)

The term "Cyberspace" was first used by
(A) Andrew Pollock
(B) William Gibson
(C) John Postal
(D) Joe Flower
Answer: (B)

The term hypertext was coined by whom?
(A) Ted Nelson
(B) Vannevan Bush
(C) John Brown
(D) J. C. Kith
Answer: (A)

What are three types of basic languages used in computer programming?
(A) Zero, low and high levels
(B) COBOL, BASIC and PROLOG
(C) FOTRAN, PL/I and SNOWBOL
(D) Machine, Assembly and high level lannguages
Answer: (D)

When CD-ROM was prepared and made?
(A) 1985
(B) 1982
(C) 1980
(D) 1977
Answer: (A)

In how many ways switching system can be established?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Five
(D) Seven
Answer: (B)


Which type of switching system is  telephone network?
(A) Circuit switching
(B) Packet switching
(C) Message switching
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A)

Which of the following software  is usful for word processing ?
(A) DBASE
(B) LIBSYS
(C) WordStar
(D) CDS/ISIS
Answer: (C)

NICNET and INDONET are the networks of which category?
(A) LAN
(B) MAN
(C) WAN
(D) IN
Answer: (C)


Who designed analytical engine?
(A) Charles Babbage
(B) Pascal
(C) James watt
(D) Boyl
Answer: (A)

Calculating machine is developed by
(A) Charles Babbage
(B) Pascal
(C) Shakuntala Devi
(D) Boyl
Answer: (B)

What is a bug?
(A) Computer Virus
(B) Error in Computer Configuration
(C) Error in a Programme
(D) None of these
Answer: (C)

Which is not a programming language?
(A) FORTRAN
(B) BASIC
(C) COBOL
(D) ASCII
Answer: (D)

ENIAC stands for?
(A) Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator
(B) Electrified Numerical Integration and Calculator
(C) Electronic Number Integrator and Calculator
(D) Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator
Answer: (A)

ISO-9960 is related with?
(A) Standard for encoding data on CD-ROM
(B) Standard for Computer Hardware
(C) Standard for Information Processing
(D) Standard for Networking
Answer: (A)

ASCII has how many codes?
(A) 256
(B) 526
(C) 265
(D) 254
Answer: (A)

Raw, unevaluated, unprocessed and unorganized facts is known as:
(A)  Data
(B)  Information
(C) Knowledge
(D)  Wisdom
Answer: (A)

INTERNET was initially developed by US Department of
(A)  Commerce
(B)  Defense
(C) Interior
(D) State
Answer: B

Information retrieval is fastest from
(A)  Floppy Disk
(B)  Magnetic Tape
(C) Hard Disk
(D)  None of the above
Answer: C

An University providing Open Access to Sanskrit  dissertations through Internet
(A)  Jawaharlal Nehru University
(B)  Delhi University
(C) Mahatma Gandhi University
(D) University of Madras
Answer: B

In which of the following the term “Truncation” is used
(A) Budgeting
(B) Search Formulation
(C) Coordination
(D) Classified bibliography
Answer: B

The term “Hypertext” was coined by
(A)  Garfield
(B)  Bill Gates
(C) Ted Nelson
(D) Raj Reddy Answer: (C)

UNIX is a
(A) Single user operating system
(B)  Double user operating system
(C) Triple user operating system
(D) Multi user operating system
Answer: *(D)

The CD alphabets in CDS/ISIS stands for
(A) Computerized Documentation
(B)  Condensed Disk
(C) Confirmed Disc
(D)  Compact Disc
Answer: A

LYCOS is a
(A)  search engine
(B)  programming language
(C) database
(D)  database vendor
Answer: A

Electronic telecommunications system joining millions of computers together.
(A) E-mail
(B) Internet
(C) US Mail
(D) UPS
Answer: B

Following is not a social bookmarking site:
(A) Digg
(B) Delicious
(C) Sqidoo
(D) Facebook
Answer: (C)

Following is not a network protocol:
(A) HTTP
(B) SMTP
(C) TCP/IP
(D) Z39.50
Answer: (D)

LOCKOSS (Software) is an international community initiative by:
(A) MIT Libraries
(B) Stanford University
(C) University of Waikato
(D) University of Southampton
Answer: (B)

Identify the odd one from the following:
(A) Koha
(B) VTLS
(C) SLIM++
(D) SOUL
Answer: (A)

Following is not a Web 2.0 tool:
(A) Blog
(B) Facebook
(C) UGC-INFONET 2.0
(D) RSS feeds
Answer: (C)

PDA stands for:
(A) Personal Digital Assistance
(B) Personal Document Archive (c) Personal Digital Archive
(D) Program Download Accessories
Answer: (A)

PLONE is a:
(A) Content Mnagement System
(B) Digital Library Software
(C) ILMS
(D) Federated Search Engine
Answer: (A)

Pi is the e-book reading device by:
(A) Amazon
(B) Sony
(C) Infibeam
(D) Nokia
Answer: (C)

Following is an example of microblogging:
(A) Wordpress
(B) Blogspot
(C) Livejournal
(D) Twitter
Answer: (D)

CCF stands for
(A) Common Communication Format
(B) Centre for Communication Format
(C) Committee for Communication Format
(D) Common Curriculum Format
Answer: (A)

In Which five year plan the INFLIBNET was established
(A) Fourth five year plan
(B) Fifth five year plan
(C) sixth five year plan
(D) seventh five year plan
Answer: (D)

INFLIBNET headquarters is located at
(A) Ahmedabad
(B) New Delhi
(C) Bangalore
(D) Chennai
Answer: (A) (Ahmedabad, Gujarat)

Resource sharing is a part of …
(A) Library cooperation
(B) Library administration
(C) Library management
(D) Library cataloguing
Answer: (A)

What is the full form of ERNET?
(A) Engineering Network
(B) Eastern Regional Network
(C) Electronic Research Network
(D) Education and Research Network
Answer: (D)

Which network in India provided the first e- mail service in the country?
(A) NICNET
(B) DELNET
(C) ERNET
(D) INFLIBNET
Answer: (C)

Who publishes Annals of Library Science and documentation?
(A) ILA
(B) INSDOC
(C) DRTC
(D) IASLIC
Answer: (B)

What is full text e-Resource ?
(A) JCCC
(B) ISID
(C) Science finder scholar
(D) ACS
Answer: (D) (American chemical society)

Which one is E-Bibliographic database?
(A) Nature
(B) Blackwell
(C) ISID
(D) Springer
Answer: (C)

Virtua accomadates Different version of the
MARC Standard?
(A) USMARC
(B) UKMARC
(C) CANMARC
(D) SWEMARC/All of above
Answer: (D)

Which  is the journal of Llibrary and
Information Science?
(A) Abacus
(B) Acta numerica
(C) Interlending and Document supply
(D) 4OR
Answer: (C)

The Electronic Library is......................
(A) A Magazine
(B) A Journal Name
(C) A LIbrary
(D) An Encyclopeadia
Answer: (B)

What is e-prints ?
(A) A catalogue
(B)  A journal
(C) A repository Software
(D) An encyclopeadia
Answer: (C)

What  two is a Library Management  Software for small libraries?
(A) Library Solution and Follet
(B) Follet and MSN
(C) MSN and Tar
(D) LYCOS and Live  Search
Answer: (A)

What is APS ?
(A) A Search Engine?
(B) A Full-text e-resourse
(C) Bibliographic database
(D) Library Management Software
Answer: (B)

Which one is Library and Information
Science Journal name?
(A) Reference Reviews incorporating ASLIB Book Guide
(B) Reference Reviews incorporating ASLIB Book journals
(C) Reference Reviews incorporating ASLIB Book Review
(D) Reference Reviews incorporating ASLIB E-Book
Answer: (A)

"Shodhganga" is a national level repository of:
(A) E-Books
(B) E-Journals
(C) E-Theses
(D) Journal Articles
Answer: (C)

Questionnaire is a :
(A) Research method
(B) Measurement Technique
(C) Tool for data collection
(D) All the above
Answer: (C)

Mean, Median and Mode are :
(A) Measures of deviation
(B) Ways of sampling
(C) Measures of control tendency
(D) None of the above
Answer: (D)

‘Cranfield Studies’ are an example of :
(A) Survey Research
(B) Experimental Research
(C) Historical Research
(D) Case Study
Answer: (B)

Research is
(A) Searching again and again
(B) Finding solution to any problem
(C) Working in a scientific way to search for truth of any problem
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C)

Which of the following is the first step in starting the research process?
(A) Searching sources of information to locate problem.
(B) Survey of related literature
(C) Identification of problem
(D) Searching for solutions to the problem
Answer: (C)

A common test in research demands much priority on
(A) Reliability
(B) Useability
(C) Objectivity
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D)

Action research means
(A) A longitudinal research
(B) An applied research
(C) A research initiated to solve an immediate problem
(D) A research with socioeconomic objective
Answer: (C)


A reasoning where we start with certain particular statements and conclude with a universal statement is called
(A) Deductive Reasoning
(B) Inductive Reasoning
(C) Abnormal Reasoning
(D) Transcendental Reasoning
Answer: (B)

Research is conducted to
I. Generate new knowledge
II. Not to develop a theory
III. Obtain research degree
IV. Reinterpret existing knowledge

Which of the above are correct?
(A) I, III & II
(B) III, II & IV
(C) II, I & III (D) I, III & IV Answer: (D)


Which of the following variables cannot be expressed in quantitative terms?
(A) Socio-economic Status
(B) Marital Status
(C) Numerical Aptitude
(D) Professional Attitude
Answer: (C)

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)

In the process of conducting research ‘Formulation of Hypothesis” is followed by
(A) Statement of Objectives
(B) Analysis of Data
(C) Selection of Research Tools
(D) Collection of Data
Answer: (C)

A research paper is a brief report of research work based on


(A) Primary Data only
(B) Secondary Data only
(C) Both Primary and Secondary Data
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C)


One of the following is not an open source software :
(A) D’space
(B) Windows
(C) Green-stone
(D) Linux
Answer: (B) Windows

When RRRLF was established?
(A) 1970
(B) 1971
(C) 1972
(D) 1974
Answer: (C)

Where is the headquarter of RRRLF?
(A) Banglore
(B) Delhi
(C) Calcutta
(D) Lucknow
Answer: (C)

Who provides the ISBN?
(A) Niscair
(B) Nissat
(C) Insdoc
(D) RRRLF
Answer: (D)

RRRLF provides the?
(A) ISSN
(B) ISBN
(C) CCF
(D) MARC
Answer: (B)

“It is a library with little or no physical presence of books, periodicals, reading space or support staff, but are that disseminate disseminate selective information directly to distribute library customers, usually electronically”. Said by whom?
(A) Kay Gapen
(B) Powell
(C) Sherwell
(D) H. G. Wells
Answer: (B)

”A library is a public institution or establishment charged with the care of collection of books, the duty of making them accessible to those who require the use of them and the task of converting every person in its neighborhood into a habitual library goers and reader of books.”Quoted by whom?
(A) Dr S R Ranganathan
(B) K.N.Raj
(C) C.A.Cutter
(D) W.C.Sayers
Answer: (A)

Classification of all types of libraries has been made by-
(A) IFLA
(B) UNISIST
(C) UNESCO
(D) INSDOC
Answer: (C)

”Special libraries serve a specialist clientele, located within a single establishment or group and all engaged in working towards one common purpose.” Who said this
(A) R.Astall
(B) UNESCO
(C) J.D.Brown
(D) E.C.Richardson
Answer: (A)

Reading centre’s, story hours, exhibitions and reading to literature are forms of …
(A) Extension service
(B) Service of a public library
(C) Both
(D) None
Answer: (C)

Which library first introduced the printed catalog
(A) British Museum
(B) Library of Congress
(C) Lelin State
(D) Imperial Library
Answer: (A)

Informal self education is possible in what kind of library?
(A) National Library
(B) Public Library
(C) Specific Library (D) College Library
Answer: (B)

Question Bank for UGC-NET - 2

Information is …
(A) Raw data
(B) Raw knowledge
(C) Input data
(D) Organized data
Answer: (D)

‘Fair use’ is a term most relevant to :
(A) Intellectual Property Rights
(B) Books borrowed for home reading
(C) Copy right
(D) Use of reference books
Answer: (C)

WIPO stands for :
(A) World Information and Patents Organisation
(B) World Intellectual Property Organisation
(C) World International Property Organisation
(D) World Information Protection Organisation
Answer: (B)

Handling of Information in the sense of production is called :
(A) Information Marketing
(B) Information Industry
(C) Information Production
(D) Information Revolution
Answer: (B)

BERN CONVENTION (1886) is concerned with :
(A) Translations
(B) Copyright
(C) Patent
(D) Standards
Answer: (B)

Informal communication among knowledgeable person is known as :
(A) Invisible College
(B) Information Gatekeeper
(C) Communication Gatekeeper
(D) Knowledge Management
Answer: (A)

Which one of the following is not associated with the communication system.
(A) Reciever
(B) Channel
(C) Sender
(D) Entropy
Answer: (D)

Which is correct logical sequence of the following.
(A)  Information, Knowledge, Data, Wisdom
(B)  Knowledge, Wisdom, Information, Data
(C) Wisdom, Information, Data, Knowledge
(D)  Data, Infomation, Knowledge, Wisdom
Answer: (D)

The invisible web refers to-
(A)  the internet, since we cannot see it
(B)  that part of the internet, which is hidden from the search engines
(C) the telecommunication signals which are not seen
(D)  the failure in accessing the web pages
Answer: (B)

Who was the chairman of National Library Committee of India.
(A)   B.S. Jha
(B)  K.P. Sinha
(C) S. Mudaliar
(D)  C.D. Deshmukh
Answer: (A)

Which organisation applied Library and Information Policy in India at national level.
(A)   NISSAT
(B)  INSDOC
(C) UNESCO
(D)  RRRLF
Answer: (D)

Where is the head quarter of PatentInformation System in India.
(A) Pune
(B) Mumbai
(C) Nagpur
(D) Delhi
Answer: (C)

The act enacted in India in 1856 on Intellectual Property Right was based on .
(A)  American Patent Law 1810
(B)  British Patent Law 1852
(C) The Patent Bill
(D)  The Design Act of 1911
Answer: (B)

Whether intellectual property can be sold.
(A)  No
(B)  Sale is possible
(C) Yes
(D)  None of these
Answer: (B)

The term communication came from which language?
(A)  Greek
(B)  Latin
(C) German
(D)  French
Answer: (B)

Who is the propounder of the term information transfer ?
(A)  Ranganathan
(B)  J.Martin
(C) Beesman
(D)  Calvin Moores
Answer: (C)

To which country the credit is given to coin the term information society ?
(A) USA
(B) France
(C) Japan
(D) India
Answer: (C)

Today information is regarded as which of the following ?
(A) Wealth
(B) Commodity
(C) Products
(D) All the above
Answer: (D)

Now a day’s what is a most important vital resource for societal development of a country?
(A)  Books
(B) Knowledge
(C) Information
(D) Data
Answer: (C)

What is the unit of information?
(A)  Bit
(B)  Byte
(C)  Gram
(D)  Hertz
Answer: (A)

Delivery of Book Act passed in the year
(A) 1963
(B) 1972
(C) 1960
(D) 1954
Answer :(D)1954

Who is the Father of a computer
(A) Steve Jobs
(B) Vint Cerf
(C) Tim Berners-Lee
(D) Charles Babbage
Answer: (D)

When was Dr.S. R. Ranganathan was appointed as a National research professor of Library science
(A) 1942
(B) 1962
(C) 1972
(D) 1952
Answer: (B) (1962)

Which Indian University first started M.Lib.Sc. & M.Phil courses
(A) University of Delhi
(B) University of Madras
(C) S.N.D.T. Women University, Bombay
(D) Aligar Muslim University
Answer : (A)

Which Commission recommended 10% of the total college budget for development of Libraries
(A) Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Committee
(B) Mehrotra Committee
(C) Kothari committee
(D) Curriculum development committee in LIS
Answer: (C)

UNISIST is a
(A) Software
(B) A Programme
(C) Welfare association
(D) A committee
Answer: (B)

Where did Dr. S. R. Ranganathan put forth his five laws of library science?
(A) Meenakshi college, Annamalainagar
(B) Hindu College, New Delhi
(C) City College, Bangalore
(D) Christ College, Bangalore
Answer: (A)

When did ILA became the member of IFLA?
(A) 1952
(B) 1955
(C) 1957
(D) 1965
Answer: (C)

In which year Aslib was acquired by MCB group, the holding company for emerald group publishing?
(A) 2003
(B) 2005
(C) 2009
(D) 2010
Answer: (D)

Which association`s tagline is “managing information”?
(A) IFLA
(B) Aslib
(C) ALA
(D) LC
Answer: (B)

Which association`s tagline is “connecting people and information”?
(A) SLA
(B) IFLA
(C) ALA
(D) COMLA
Answer: (A)

When was the International institute of Documentation established?
(A) 1931
(B) 1934
(C) 1940
(D) 1945
Answer: (A)

Which organization has introduced the concept of “Sister libraries” for children`s and young adults reading?
(A) UNESCO
(B) IFLA
(C) LC
(D) LA
Answer: (B)

In which year the ISBN allocation office in India shifted from Kolkatta to Delhi?
(A) 2009
(B) 2010
(C) 2011
(D) 2012
Answer: (C)

Which two organizations jointly publish survey on digitization and preservation?
(A) IFLA + UNESCO
(B) ALA + UNESCO
(C) IFLA + ALA
(D) IFLA + LC
Answer: (A)

Who said that “Librarianship is not a profession”?
(A) Madden, Moon, Moore, Mc Pheron
(B) Goode, Rossi, Shaffer, Gullis
(C) Dewey, Rundey, Reeves, Aishen
(D) Ranganathan, Dewey, Cutter
Answer: (A)

Which organization was joined with Library
Association to form CILIP in 2002?
(A) Institute of Bibliography
(B) Institute of Information Scientists
(C) Institute of Documentation
(D) Institute of Librarianship
Answer: (B)

In which year International institute of Documentation changed to International federation of Documentation?
(A) 1931
(B) 1937
(C) 1945
(D) 1948
Answer: (B)

In which year headquarter of FID was shifted from Brussels to The Hague?
(A) 1925
(B) 1928
(C) 1930
(D) 1934
Answer: (D)

Who gave the sixth law of library science “Every reader his/her freedom”?
(A) Walt Crawford
(B) Michael Gorman
(C) James R. Rettig
(D) Lenart Bjorneborn
Answer: (C)


Where was the first library noticed in India?
(A) Taxila
(B) Nalanda
(C) Vallabhi
(D) Sravasti
Answer: (D)

When was the curriculam development committee on LIS instituted?
(A) 1988-89
(B) 1990-93
(C) 1994-97
(D) 1999-02
Answer: (B)

Who published the journal International classification?
(A) IFLA
(B) UNESCO
(C) ISKO
(D) ALA
Answer: (C)

Which association in India awards teachers in LIS?
(A) IATLIS
(B) ILA
(C) IASLIC
(D) SIS
Answer: (A)

Where is the headquarter of SLA?
(A) New York
(B) Lagos
(C) Shimla
(D) New Delhi
Answer: (A)

Which law of library Science relates to the growth of libraries
(A) Forth law
(B) First law
(C) Second law
(D) Fifth law
Answer: (D)


UAP stands for what of the following
(A) United Academy of publication
(B) Universal Association of Publishers
(C) Universal Availability of Publications.
(D) Universal Association of Publishers
Answer: (C)

Resource sharing is a part of
(A) Library cooperation
(B)Library Administration
(C)Library Management
(D)Library Cataloging
Answer: (A)

The five laws of Library Science published in the book form in the year
(A)1924
(B)1931
(C)1928
(D)1930
Answer:(B)

Library Techology Report is a publication of
(A) ALA
(B) IASLIC
(C) LA
(D) ILA
Answer: (A)

When was the Amercian Library Assoication established
(A) 1876
(B) 1872
(C) 1875
(D) 1880
Answer: (A)

Which term was coined by Dr.S.R.Ranganathan for mobile libraries
(A) Moving Library
(B) Library on Wheels
(C) Library Machine
(D) All of above
Answer:(B)

The Librarian Day celebrated on
(A) 15th Sep
(B) 24th Nov
(C) 11th Dec
(D) 12th Aug
Answer: (D)

Forms of Extension service
(A) Library Websites
(B) Library Orientation
(C) Book fair and Exhibition
(D) All
Answer: (D)

The first library school was started by
(A) Melvin Dewey
(B) Charles Williamson
(C) John Macfarlane
(D) William Allenson Borden
Answer:(A)

Encyclopedia of library and Information Science is published by :
(A) H. W. Wilson
(B) R. R. Bowker
(C) Marcel Dekker
(D) Andrew Deutsch
Answer: (C) Marcel Dekker

The secondary source of information comprised of:
(A) Text books and research monographs.
(B) Subject periodicals and encycyclopaedias
(C) Indexing and Abstracting periodicals
(D) Bibliography and patents
Answer:(C) Indexing and Abstracting periodicals

Who categorized information source into conventional, non conventional, neo conventional and micro documents :
(A) Ranganthan
(B) Bradford
(C) Grogan
(D) Henson
Answer: (A) Ranganthan

Article published in research journal are…
(A) Reference sources
(B) Secondary sources
(C) Primary sources
(D) Tertiary sources
Answer: (C)

What is the Thesaurus?
(A) A collection of selected terminology
(B) Synonymous terms
(C) List of words
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D)

What is a Patent
(A) An agreement to the Government
(B) Document of the library
(C) An agreement between the inventor and the Government
(D) An agreement between library and Publisher
Answer: (C)

World of learning is a what source of information
(A) Primary source
(B) Documentary source
(C) Secondary source (D) Tertiary source
 Answer: (C)

Indian books in Print are published from
(A) Tamil nadu
(B) Chennai
(C) Bombay
(D) New Delhi
Answer: (D)

Cumulative book index is published from
(A) India
(B) USA
(C) Canada
(D) Thailand
Answer: (B)

Statesman year book is published from
(A) London
(B) New york
(C) Calcutta
(D) Chicago
Answer: (A) (MacMillan , Annual)

Word of learning is Published by
(A) Asian events
(B) Keesing’s
(C) Europa publication
(D) Harper & Row
Answer: (C) ( London)

Who is the editor of “Library Herald”
(A) Krishan Kumar
(B) C. K. Sharma
(C) S. R. Ranganathan
(D) F.Monbray Volte
Answer: (A)

Who was Published the monthly Journal “The Library World’
(A) Krishan kumar
(B) J. D. Brown
(C) H. W. Wilson
(D) K. Navlavi
Answer: (B)

Facts of File is weekly digest of
(A) Indian events
(B) American events
(C) World events
(D) England events
Answer: (C)

Who is the first editor of “Modern Librarian”?
(A) F.Monbrary Volte
(B) Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
(C) J. D. Brown
(D) Krishan Kumar
Answer: (A)

Question Bank for UGC-NET - 1

Oracle is a
i). database software
ii) data manipulation software
iii) RDBMS software
iv) none of the above


ALU is capable of
i) performing calculations
ii) monitoring system
iii) controlling operation
iv) storage of data

PASCAL is language used in
i) business
ii) commercial
iii) graphics
iv) research

Artificial intelligence is
i) Natural Brain
ii) Brain without capabilities of thinking
iii) understanding more than human brain
iv) Computer Program


Expert system is
i) computer program
ii) computer expert
iii)knowledge expert
iv) user interface

Computer performs calculations
i) accurately
ii) inaccurately
iii)1 million decimals
iv) 2 decimals

DOS is a
i) document operation system
ii) disk operation system
iii) deserted operation system
iv) dual operation system

Neural network is a
i) program
ii) picture
iii) voice
d) none of the above

Hypothesis is a :
A. Law
B. Postulate
C. Theory
D. Speculation

Providing latest information to research scholars and others on their research work is through:
A. CAS
B. Classification
C. Both A &B
D. None of these

MEDLINE on CD-ROM is published by:
A. UMI
B. Silverplatter
C. Cambridge
D. NLM (USA)

The concept “Term Truncation” is used in
A. Thesaurus construction
B. Subject Heading list
C. Search formulation
D. Citation analysis

In research paper, to refer to the immediate previous reference the following term is used
A. Op cit
B. ibid
C. Ioc cit
D. None of thje above

“Half line” of information implies:
A. Information is useful only that halt the time
B . As information ages , it is useless
C. The life of information is reduced
D. Dead information in not useD.

In research paper to refer to an earlier but not immediately preceding reference, to the following term is used:
A. Op cit
B. ibid
C. Ioc cit
D. None of the above

What is Delphi method?
A. It is a programming language
B. It is a method of research
C. It is a software
D. It is used for cost-benefit analysis

Flow Chart used In :
A. system analysis  
B. Computing
C. Information retrieval
D. Programming

What is Sco-Zenix ?
A. Database
B. System software
C. Digital library software
D. Multiuser operating Systems

What is ''Lipi" ?
A. Word Processor    
B. Spreadsheet
C. Presentation software
D. Statistical Package

What Type of Trabsmission in Cell phones ?
A. Fiber optics
B. TCP/IP
C. Infrared
B. Microwave .

What is DPI ?
A. Digital programme
B. Disc per in charge
C. Disc per inch
D. Department Intercom

Another name of Floppy disc is :
A. Magnetic tape
B. Magnetic disc
C. Cassette tape
D. Diskette

OS-2 operating systems is designed by:
A. ET&T
B. AT&T  
C. IBM  
D. Microsoft Co.

What is NAN ?
A. New area network
B.  Neighborhood area network
C. North area network
D. None of these

What is IRC ?
A. Internet reconnect
B. Internet refrence
chart
C. Internet relay chat
D. Internet rechating

What is ESS?
A. E-State services
B. E-Serial Systema
C. E- State Softawre Services
D. Electronic spread sheet.

Information is …
(A) Raw data
(B) Raw knowledge
(C) Input data
(D) Organized data

‘Fair use’ is a term most relevant to :
(A) Intellectual Property Rights
(B) Books borrowed for home reading
(C) Copy right
(D) Use of reference books

WIPO stands for :
A) World Information and Patents Organisation
(B) World Intellectual Property Organisation
(C) World International Property Organisation
(D) World Information Protection Organisation

Handling of Information in the sense of production is called :
(A) Information Marketing
(B) Information Industry
(C) Information Production
(D) Information Revolution

BERN CONVENTION (1886) is concerned with :
(A) Translations
(B) Copyright
(C) Patent
(D) Standards

Informal communication among knowledgeable person is known as :
(A) Invisible College
(B) Information Gatekeeper
(C) Communication Gatekeeper
(D) Knowledge Management

The invisible web refers to-
(A) the internet, since we cannot see it
(B) that part of the internet, which is hidden from the search engines
(C) the telecommunication signals which are not seen
(D) the failure in accessing the web pages

Who was the chairman of National Library Committee of India.
(A) B.S. Jha
(B) K.P. Sinha
(C) S. Mudaliar
(D) C.D. Deshmukh

Which organisation applied Library and Information Policy in India at national level.
(A) NISSAT
(B) INSDOC
(C) UNESCO
(D) RRRLF


Where is the head quarter of Patent Information System in India.
(A) Pune
(B) Mumbai
(C) Nagpur
(D) Delhi

The act enacted in India in 1856 on Intellectual Property Right was based on
(A) American Patent Law 1810
(B) British Patent Law 1852
(C) The Patent Bill
(D) The Design Act of 1911

Whether intellectual property can be sold.
(A) No
(B) Sale is possible
(C) Yes
(D) None of these

Who designated Dr.Ranganathan as "father of library science" ?
a)Jawaharlal Nehru
b)Sir Radhakrishnan
c)Rajendra Prasad
d)Sir.Maurice Gwoyer

How many national library in Italy ?
a)4
b)8
c)12
d)16

UGC-NET Objective Question, Practice Set - F


51) The Press and Registration of books Act was enacted in
(A) 1847
(B) 1850
(C) 1867
(D) 1840

52) First B.Lib. Science Course was introduced in
(A) Aligarh Muslim University
(B) University of Calcutta
(C) University of Delhi
(D) University of Madras

53) J. C. M. Hanson related to
(A) Sears List of Subject Heading
(B) Library of Congress Classification System
(C) UDC
(D) Dictionary Catalogue

54) Third generation computer uses
(A) Microprocessor
(B) Transistors
(C) Integrated circuits
(D) Thermionic valves or vacuum tube or electronic valves



55) Fourth generation computer uses
(A) Microprocessor
(B) Thermionic valves or vacuum tube or electronic valves
(C) Transistors
(D) Integrated circuits

56) UNIMARC was developed by
(A) UNESCO
(B) IFLA
(C) FID
(D) Library of Congress

57) Universal Copyright conventions was in
(A) 1949
(B) 1952
(C) 1971
(D) 1931

58) The UNESCO Public Library Manifesto first issued in
(A) 1949
(B) 1952
(C) 1971
(D) 1931

59) Which of the following is not a web browser?
(A) Firefox
(B) Internet Explorer
(C) Google Chrome
(D) DMOZ

60) Haines related to
(A) Ranganathan formulated his first law of library from his casual hint.
(B) Library legislation
(C) Living with book
(D) Zero Based Budget

61) Which of the following is not a Learning Management System (LMS)
(A) Moodle
(B) Claroline
(C) Drupal
(D) ATutor

62) DSpace was developed at
(A) Katipo Communications Ltd, New Zealand
(B) University of Waikato, New Zealand.
(C) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) libraries & Hewlett-Packard labs
(D) Wikimedia Foundation

63) Melvin J. Voigt
(A) Categorized information need into current approach, everyday approach, and exhaustive approach.
(B) Divides documentary sources of information into primary and secondary.
(C) Divides documentary sources of information into primary, secondary and tertiary.
(D) Classified documentary sources of information into Conventional, Neo Conventional, Non Conventional and meta document.

64) GSDL was developed at
(A) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) libraries & Hewlett-Packard labs
(B) Katipo Communications Ltd, New Zealand
(C) University of Waikato, New Zealand.
(D) Wikimedia Foundation

65) Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
(A) Categorized information need into current approach, everyday approach, and exhaustive approach.
(B) Divides documentary sources of information into primary and secondary.
(C) Divides documentary sources of information into primary, secondary and tertiary.
(D) Classified documentary sources of information into Conventional, Neo Conventional, Non Conventional and meta document.

66) The head office of Good Offices Committee is at
(A) Kolkata
(B) New Delhi
(C) Bangalore
(D) Chennai

67) The first university to establish a full-fledged Department of Library Science
(A) University of Delhi
(B) Calcutta University
(C) Aligarh Muslim University
(D) University of Madras

68) An Invisible college is a typical example of:
(A) Informal channels of communication
(B) Formal channels of communication
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above

69) Berne convention was adopted in the year :
(A) 1911
(B) 1886
(C) 1900
(D) 1947

70) FID was dissolved in the year :
A) 2002
(B) 2005
(C) 2000
(D) 2003

71) Who had given the Minimal, Middling and Maximum theories of reference service?
(A) C. M. Winchell
(B) S. R. Ranganathan
(C) James I Wyer
(D) Samuel Rothstein


72) PERT was developed by :
(A) The Navy special project office
(B) Booz Allen Hamelton
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above

73) The term hyper text was coined by :
(A) Ted Nelson
(B) Charles Babbage
(C) Tim Berner Lee
(D) Tay Vaughan

74) The 12 rules for relational database were given by:
(A) Larvy Page
(B) Linus Tolward
(C) J. Bill Gates
(D) Edgar. F. Codd

75) Bibliographic coupling was first advocated by :
(A) B. K. Sen
(B) M. M. Kessler
(C) S. C. Bradford
(D) S. R. Ranganathan

76) Granthana is an official publication of :
(A) ILA
(B) IASLIC
(C) RRRLF
(D) APLA

77) Million Book Project was initiated by:
(A) Pittsburg University
(B) Carnegie Mellon University
(C) MIT, USA
(D) Michigan University

78) The quotation “Where is the Wisdom, We Lost in Knowledge...” is by
(A) John Keats
(B) M. P. Carter
(C) T. S. Eliot
(D) Marshall McLuhan

79) CONPOLIS (India) was set up in the year
(A) 1985
(B) 1986
(C) 1987
(D) 1988

80) First time efforts for the development of libraries in India were made
(A) S. R. Ranganathan
(B) S. Radhakrishnan
(C) Sayaji Rao Gaekwad I
(D) Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III

81) Emerald full text Database is published from
(A) USA
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) U.K.

82) Who propounded “Conservative, moderate and liberal theories of reference service”?
(A) William A Katz
(B) S. R. Ranganathan
(C) James I. Wyer
(D) R. Emery

83) Which national agency in India is assigning the ISBN?
(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Education Resource Centre
(B) Delhi Public Library
(C) Federation of Publishers in India
(D) National Library of India

84) The term ‘Cyberspace’ was first used by
(A) Andrew Pollock
(B) William Gibson
(C) John Postal
(D) Joe Flower

85) The simple Dublin Core Metadata Element Set (DCMES) consists of
(A) 10 elements
(B) 15 elements
(C) 14 elements
(D) 18 elements

86) “Libraries as Gateways to Knowledge” is the title of the document of
(A) National Information Policy, 1986
(B) Information Technology Act, 2000
(C) National Knowledge Commission on Libraries, 2007
(D) None of the above

87) The Library Association (UK) is now the component of
(A) ASLIB
(B) CILIP
(C) ALA
(D) None of the above

88) Real Time Access refers to
(A) Access in advance
(B) Access after some time
(C) Access when searched for
(D) None of the above

89) Theory X and Theory Y relate to
(A) Planning
(B) Motivation
(C) Innovation
(D) None of the above

90) INSDOC has been merged with NISCOM and is now known as
(A) DELNET
(B) NISCAIR
(C) DESIDOC
(D) NASSDOC

91) ISBN consists of
(A) 6 digits
(B) 8 digits
(C) 13 digits
(D) 15 digits

92) Bibliographical coupling is related to
(A) Bibliometric studies
(B) Bibliography compilation
(C) Modes of subject formation
(D) Vocabulary control

93) ISBN changed from 10 digits to 13 from
(A) January, 2007
(B) January, 2008
(C) January, 2006
(D) January, 2005

94) IASLIC was founded in the year
(A) 1955
(B) 1965
(C) 1975
(D) 1985

95) WorldCat is maintained by
(A) Library of Congress
(B) Online Library Center
(C) American Library Association
(D) None of the above

96) Number of States in India which have enacted Public Library Legislation till date is
(A) Eighteen
(B) Fourteen
(C) Thirteen
(D) Sixteen

97) Which publication was not authored by S.R. Ranaganathan?
(A) Prolegomena to library classification
(B) Reference Service
(C) Ramanujan : The man and the Mathematician
(D) Living with Books

98) JSTOR is an online system for archiving and accessing academic journals. It is located in
(A) Germany
(B) UK
(C) USA
(D) Budapest

99) ‘Five Laws of Library Science’ was first published in
(A) 1925
(B) 1930
(C) 1931
(D) 1933

100) What is Dublin Core?
(A) Content management tool
(B) E- Library software
(C) Metadata standard
(D) Internet Protocol


ANSWER:-

51) Answer: (C)
52) Answer: (A)
53) Answer: (B)
54) Answer: (C)
55) Answer: (A)
56) Answer: (B)
57) Answer: (B)
58) Answer: (A)
59) Answer: (D)
60) Answer: (C)
61) Answer: (C)
62) Answer: (C)
63) Answer: (A)
64) Answer: (C)
65) Answer: (D)
66) Answer: (B)
67) Answer: (A)
68) Answer: (A)
69) Answer: (B)
70) Answer: (A)
71) Answer: (D)
72) Answer: (A)
73) Answer: (A)
74) Answer: (D)
75) Answer: (B)
76) Answer: (C)
77) Answer: (B)
78) Answer: (C)
79) Answer: (A)
81) Answer: (D)
82) Answer: (C)
83) Answer: (A)
84) Answer: (B)
85) Answer: (B)
86) Answer: (C)
87) Answer: (B)
88) Answer: (C)
89) Answer: (B)
90) Answer: (B)
91) Answer: (C)
92) Answer: (A)
93) Answer: (A)
94) Answer: (A)
95) Answer: (D)
96) Answer: (A)
97) Answer: (D)
98) Answer: (C)
99) Answer: (C)
100) Answer: (C)


UGC-NET Objective Question, Practice Set - E-2 (51-100)


50. Which of the following variables cannot be expressed in quantitative terms?
(A) Socio-economic Status
(B) Marital Status
(C) Numerical Aptitude
(D) Professional Attitude
Answer: (C)
 
51. 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)

52. In the process of conducting research ‘Formulation of Hypothesis” is followed by
(A) Statement of Objectives
(B) Analysis of Data
(C) Selection of Research Tools
(D) Collection of Data
Answer: (C)

53. A research paper is a brief report of research work based on
(A) Primary Data only
(B) Secondary Data only
(C) Both Primary and Secondary Data
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C)

54. One of the following is not an open source software :
(A) D’space
 
(B) Windows
 
(C) Green-stone
 
(D) Linux
Answer: (B) Windows

55. When RRRLF was established?
 
(A) 1970
 
(B) 1971
 
(C) 1972
 
(D) 1974
 
Answer: (C)
 

56. Cumulative book index is published from
 
(A) India
 
(B) USA
 
(C) Canada
 
(D) Thailand
 
Answer: (B)

57. Statesman year book is published from
 
(A) London
 
(B) New york
 
(C) Calcutta
 
(D) Chicago
 
Answer: (A) (MacMillan , Annual)
 

58. Word of learning is Published by
 
(A) Asian events
 
(B) Keesing’s
 
(C) Europa publication
 
(D) Harper & Row
 
Answer: (C) ( London)
 

59. Who is the editor of “Library Herald”
 
(A) Krishan Kumar
 
(B) C. K. Sharma
 
(C) S. R. Ranganathan
 
(D) F.Monbray Volte
 
Answer: (A)

60. Who was Published the monthly Journal “The Library World’
 
(A) Krishan kumar
 
(B) J. D. Brown
 
(C) H. W. Wilson
 
(D) K. Navlavi
 
Answer: (B)

61. Facts of File is weekly digest of
 
(A) Indian events
 
(B) American events
 
(C) World events
 
(D) England events
 
Answer: (C)
62. Who is the first editor of “Modern Librarian”? 
(A) F.Monbrary Volte
 
(B) Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
 
(C) J. D. Brown
 
(D) Krishan Kumar
 
Answer: (A)
63. Indian national Bibliographical first appeared in
 
(A) 1947
 
(B) 1957
 
(C) 1967
 
(D) 1937
 
Answer: (B)
 
64. Who is the author of “Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous literature” 
(A) S. Halkett & J. Laing
 
(B) Robert Proctor
 
(C) Ralph De sols
 
(D) Hanuman Sastri
 
Answer: (A)
65. Compton year book contains 
(A) Political events
 
(B) Cultural events
 
(C) Outstanding events
 
(D) Economic events
 
Answer: (C)
 
66.Online Europa year book has a coverage since 
(A) 1965
 
(B) 1975
 
(C) 1984
 
(D) 1985
 
Answer: (D)
 
67. Which of the following is a multi-subject gateway? 
(A) Renardus
 
(B) Humbul
 
(C) Sapling
 
(D) EdWEb
 
Answer: (A)
 

68. Which of the following is a specialized information organization online tool?
 
(A) Mamma
 
(B) Dogpile
 
(C) Vivisimo
 
(D) Entireweb
 
Answer: (C)
 

69. Research periodicals are which category of sources?
 
(A) Primary
 
(B) Secondary
 
(C) Tertiary
 
(D) Non documentary.
 
Answer: (A)
 

70. Reference sources are those
 
(A) Which are large in size?
 
(B) Which are read at home easily?
 
(C) Which used to obtain particular information?
 
(D) Which are costly?
 
Answer: (C)
 

71. Who is the publisher of Encyclopedia of Library and information science?
 
(A) Boweker
 
(B) H.W.Wilson company
 
(C) M.Dekker
 
(D) H.W.Wilson
 
Answer: (C)
 
72.Retrospective search service is a type of 
(A) Referral service
 
(B) Responsive service
 
(C ) CAS
 
(D) SDI
 
Answer: (B)
 
73. Which part of new encyclopedia Britannica is useful for ready references? 
(A) Macropaedia
 
(B) Propaedia
 
(C ) Micropaedia
 
(D) Premedia
 
Answer: (B)
 

74. Year book are also known as
 
(A) Hand book
 
(B) annual
 
(C ) Directory
 
(D) Dictionary
 
Answer: (B)
 
75. What is India: A reference annual? 
(A) Year Book
 
(B) Almonac
 
(C ) Gide book
 
(D) Hand book
 
Answer: (A)
 

76. What is Trade bibliography?
 
(A) List of Author Bibliography
 
(B) List of Special Bibliography
 
(C ) List of books in print or for sale compiled by a publisher
 
(D) List of books of trade Library
 
Answer: (C)
 
 
77. What are the suitable reference sources to know about the information of a particular place?
 
(A) Directory
 
(B) Gazetteer
 
(C) Encyclopedia
 
(D) Year book
 
Answer: (B)
 
78. What is the suitable reference sources to find out the list of historical monuments of Delhi? 
(A) Atlas
 
(B) Gazetteer
 
(C) Guide book
 
(D) Globe
 
Answer: (C)
 
 
79. What do you call a collection of maps, tables, charts, etc.?
 
(A) Globe
 
(B) Gazetteer
 
(C) Atlas
 
(D) Map
 
Answer: (C)
 
 
80. How many volumes Micropaedia of new Encyclopedia Britannica is published?
 
(A) 2
 
(B) 10
 
(C) 19
 
(D) 12
 
Answer: (B)
 
 
81. Encyclopedia Americana consists of
 
(A) 20 Volumes
 
(B) 25 Volumes
 
(C) 28 Volumes
 
(D) 30 Volumes
 
Answer: (D)
 
 
82. Which of the following are not the secondary sources?
 
(A) Encyclopedia
 
(B) Digest
 
(C) Thesis
 
(D) Text book
 
Answer: (C)
 
 
83. What is the publication frequency of books in print?
 
(A) Monthly
 
(B) Weekly
 
(C) Annually
 
(D) Quarterly
 
Answer: (C)
 
 
84. What is National bibliography?
 
(A) List of books of National Library
 
(B) List of books published in a particular Nation
 
(C) List of books written by National government
 
(D) List of books on a nation
 
Answer: (B)
 
 
85. What is world of learning?
 
(A) Directory
 
(B) Encyclopedia
 
(C) Dictionary
 
(D) Year book
 
Answer: (A)
 
 
86. What is the frequency of I.N.B.?
 
(A) Quarterly
 
(B) Monthly
 
(C) Weekly
 
(D) Annual
 
Answer: (B)
87. ‘ Facts on File’ is a 
(A) Weekly list
 
(B) Fortnightly
 
(C) Monthly
 
(D) Quarterly
 
Answer: (A)
 
88. The term “Information Service” is an improvised name … 
(A) Administration
 
(B) Documentation
 
(C) Bibliography
 
(D) Reference service
 
Answer: (D)

89. Which terms was coined by S.R. Ranganathan for mobile libraries
 
(A) Moving library
 
(B) Library on wheels
 
(C) Library machine
 
(D) All of the above
 
Answer: (B)

90. Reading centre, story hours, exhibition and reading to literature are form of
 
(A) Extension service
(B) Service of Public library
(C) Both
(D) None
Answer: (A)

91. Who Invented the Dictionary Catalogue? 
(A) Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
 
(B) C. A. Cutter
 
(C) D. B. Krishna Rao
 
(D) K. N. Raj
 
Answer: (B)

92. What is another name of Added entries?
 
(A) Main entry
 
(B) Cross reference entry
 
(C) Secondary entries
 
(D) Subject entry
 
Answer: (C)
 
93. When was SLSH published?
 
(A) 1903
 
(B) 1897
 
(C) 1923
 
(D) 1933
 
Answer: (C)

94.  When was MARC project completed? 
(A) 1987
 
(B) 1967
 
(C) 1947
 
(D) 1968
 
Answer: (B)
 
95. Who defined notation as shorthand sign
 
(A) Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
 
(B) Benjamin A. Custer
 
(C) Immanuel Kant
 
(D) E. C. Richardson
 
Answer : (D)
 
96. In which year DDC 23rd edition was published 
(A) 2000
 
(B) 2011
 
(C) 2003
 
(D) 2010
 
Answer: (B)
 
97. The word classification comes from the Latin word
 
(A) Classis
 
(B) Classes
 
(C) Clauses
 
(D) Fiction
 
Answer: (A)
 
98. The first edition of DDC published in
 
(A) 1875
 
(B) 1876
 
(C) 1874
 
(D) 1896
 
Answer: (B)
 
99. The first edition of UDC published in 
(A) 1904
 
(B) 1901
 
(C) 1905
 
(D) 1894
 
Answer: (C)

100. Who is the publishers of Sear’s list of subject headings
(A) Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
 
(B) Brown
 
(C) H. W. Wilson
 
(D) C. A. Cutter
 
Answer: (C)