MP SET 2025: State Eligibility Test, Library and Information Science
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Subject-Library and Information Science
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51. "Information is data endowed with 51. ^
relevance and purpose." Who defined ? tf -qfMw fen t ?
(A) J. H. Shera (A)
(B) Peter Drucker (B) "te ^
(C) Samuel Johnson (C) feRH
(D) Neil Fleming (D) ^
52. In which year, the term of copyright in 52. fer ^ ^
India was extended upto 60 years from afer ^ 50 ^ ^ 60 ^ fell
50 years ? "ml
(A) 1980 (B) 1985 (A) 1980 '(B) 1985
(C) 1992 (D) 1995 '(C) 1992 (D) 1995
53. Who defined Information Society as "A 53. 'wm ^ wtrffer fefe efk
society that organises itself around HdNK "qfecfn ^ fe ^
knowledge -in the interest of social .'■g^ fer ^ i"
control ^d the m^agement of ^ W3T ^ ifeife
innovation and change" ? fenr t ?
(A) Daniel 'Bell XA) iPfe ^
(B) Yorieji Masuda (B)
(C) 'John Naisbitt '(C) fer
(D) Nick Moore (D) -fe ^
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54. Which of the following is not a semantic 54. RMfdR^d ^ vim ^
barrier to communication ? i ?
(A) Figurative language (A) ^
(B) Rhetorical language (B) vm
(C) Ornamental language (C) vm
(D) Climatic conditions (D) qiaicn.ui ^ HRnr^fcPff
55. Information is a consumer commodity, 55. ^ f, vm ^
similar to any other of the available
^ fern ^ ^ "3^^
goods of economic development of
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mankind is of information.
(A)
(A) Political aspect
(B) a=ti'ilcbl
(B) Technical aspect
(C) Economic aspect (C) 37Tfe
(D) Sociological aspect (D)
56. Who coined the term ^Knowledge 56. ^ Wm
Worker' ? t ?
(A) Peter Drucker (A)
(B) Michael Polanyi (B)
(C) Backman (C)
(D) S. R. Ranganathan (D) 3TR
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57. Under RTI Act, 2005, if the request has 57. ^ 2005 ^
been made to the PIO, the reply is to be
eft -fMl ^
given within days of receipt.
PnMI "^TFTT ^ I
(A) 20 (B) 25
(A) 20 (B) 25
(C) 30 (D) 35 (C) 30 (D) 35
58. Who is the author of.the book,'The 58. ^
Third Wave' ? f ?
(A) S. Seetharama (A) T3:?T.
(B) Alvin ibfller (B) JqieR
(C) K. Williamson (C) RiRriqH^H
(D) E. Fisher (D) i
59. In which year did UNESCO adopted 59. "ft
'Public Library Manifesto' ?
(A) 1949 (B) 1951 (A) 1949 (B) 1951
(C) 1953 (D) 1955 (C) 1953 (D) 1955
60. Who was the Chairperson of National ,60. ^ (2005) ^ ^
Knowledge Commission (2005) ? SIT ?
(A) S. R. Ranganathan (A) V.^'llSFT
(B) Yashpal . (B), WTT^
(C) D. S. Kothari (C) "q^. ^ftST^t
(D) Sam Pitroda (D) ^
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61. Who was the chairman of the committee 61. TI^*
on 'National Policy on Library and
Information System' ?
(A)
(A) K. P. Sinha
(B) lit. 3TR.
(B) Prof. C. R. Karisidappa
(C) Dr. S. R. Ranganathan (C) RH. 3TR
(D) Prof. D. P. Chattopadhyay (D) lit. it.
62. Who recommended applying 62. ^ Mk ^
Ranganathan's laws to the web in his twit' ^ ^ m
paper"Application ofRanganathan's Laws
to the Web"? t ?
(A) Alireza Noruzi (A) it^^
(B) Michael Gorman (B)
(C) Sir Charles Wood (C) ^ ^
(D) Wilson Hunter (D) ^
63. Arrange the steps of the eight W's of 63. ^RT "3^ "RTTOIT aqiS
Literacy model in correct order as given ^ Rrit ^ "SR if :
by Annette Lamb :
(i)
(i) Webbing
(ii)
(ii) Waving
(iii) ciiu^rOl
(iii) ■ Wondering
(iv) qllVu
(iv) Weaving
Codes :
^:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(B) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(C) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv) (C) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
(D) (ii). (iii), (iv), (i) (D) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
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64. By which was "Information For All 64. "TO ^ OT
Programme (IFAP)" launched ? "w ?
(A) UNESCO (B) IFLA (A) (B) ^
(C) LOG (D) ALA (C) (D)
65. Lok Sabha Secretariat Library is 65. U'SUOT
presently known by which name ? ^ ^TRTI t ?
(A) Lok Sabha Library (A)
(B) Parliament Library and Reference,
(B) ^TT^Tt
Research Documentation and
Information Service
(C) Parliament Library Service
(C) HllJiillATi
(D) Library Service, Research Reference
System (D)
66. "All staff of the public library will be 66. ^ wm 4)A^r1
state govt. employee." In which Section ^ 4iA-^k1 l" ^
of the Maharashtra Public Library Act, H^KIbc^ 1J8ITOT a#lfWT, 1967
1967, this provision has been made ? ^ feET Af TFIT t ?
(A) Section-I8 (B) Section-08 (A) 31^^-18 (B) 31^^-08
(C) Section-10 (D) Section-13 (C) 31^^-10 (D) 315^-13
67. How many minimum books should be 67. ^ 313?TR
available in a university library as per Af RtidA ^
Humphreys ? Af ^ 7
(A) 80,000 (B) 75,000 (A) 80,000 (B) 75,000
(C) 90,000 (D) 50,000 (C) 90,000 (D) 50,000
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68. What was the primary motive to enacting 68. 1867
Press and Registration of Books Act,
1867 ? ^ 7
(A) To regulate the press (A) ^ ^
(B) To maintain a record of books (B) ^ •ST^TTfcr ^
circulated in India WTT
(C) To promote transparency in (C) "4* MK^Ridi
publishing
(D) To ban on press (D) ■^FTHT
69. Which one is not related to third law of 69. PHHrcdRsid
library science ? ^ "=1^ t ?
(A) Open access (A) aite
(B) Book selection (B)
(C) Extension service (C) "^rf^
■ (D) None of the above (D) <iM^i4d ^
70. From which year, National Library Week 70. ^ iiW4>ld4 ^
is celebrated in India every year ? ^ TpM t ?
(A) 1914 (A) 1914
(B) 1934 (B) 1934
(C) 1968 (C) 1968
(D) 1972 (D) 1972
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71. The book 'Objective Knowledge' is 71.
written by : ^t ?
(A) S. R. Ranganathan (A)
(B) Alvin Toffler (B)
(C) Sir Karl Popper (C) ^W
(D) Byron J. Good (D) ^
72. Dictionary is "a book containing words 72. t, ^^
of language arranged in alphabetical
order with explanation of their ^ t l"
meanings." Who defined it ? ^ MR-HlPqd t ?
(A) Nathan Bailey (A) "312^ ^
(B) Robert Cowdrey (B)
(C) Noah Webster (C)
(D) Samuel Johnson (D)
73. 'Bibliotheca Universalis' was developed 73.
in the year. fefkr felT "W »TT I
(A) 1541 (A) 1541
(B) 1543 (B) 1543
(C) 1545 (C) 1545
(D) 1548 (D) 1548
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78. According to UNESCO, a book is a : 78. ^ '
(A) Non-periodic printed publication of (A) ^ ^^^
at least 49 pages exclusive of cover
49 ^
page.
1
(B) Periodic publication of at least 49
(B) ^ stPdRdd ^ ^ ^
pages exclusive of cover page.
49 ^ "gfer i
(C) Non-periodic printed publication of
(C) "Hfel ^ 49
at least 49 pages inclusive of cover
page.
^ "gf^ "RTOPT I
(D) Periodic publication of at least 49 (D) ^ ^ ^ 49
pages inclusive of cover page. ^ y=bi^n I
79 provides information about 79. "gs^T RiRiMd ^ ^
k .
' VISA and money exchange. 'dHdiKl ^ t. I
(A) Gazetteers (B) Maps (A) (B) M
(C) Guide Books (D) Atlas (C) W (D)
80. Index is having the following parts :
80. PdMPdRsid ^ ^ f :
(A) ^
(A) Searching part
(B) "3^^ ^
(B) Citation part
(C) ^ ^ (A) H (B)
(C) Neither (A) nor (B)
(D) (A) 35k (B)
(D) Both (A) and (B)
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81. When was first ILL code adopted by 81. 3TTf.i<vi.y.ci. ^
ALA? iRIT KIT ?
(A) 1917 (B) 1918 (A) 1917 (B) 1918
(C) 1919 (D) 1920 (C) 1919 (D) 1920
82. RCL stands for :
82. 3TRT(t.T3:^. ^ t:
(A) Resources for College Libraries
(A) Mfe W
(B) Research for College Libraries
(C) Resources for Computational
Libraries (C) Mfe "TO
(D) Records of College Libraries (D) R=t)T'^
83. The open video project is sponsored 83. -OT
by. ^ 71^ t I
(A) Interaction- Design Laboratory (A)
(B) International Design Laboratory (B) fenfT
(C) Indian Design Laboratory (C)
(D) Interface Design Laboratory (D) 0^
84. Among the following is not 84. pTHrdR^d
the location type information product. t I
(A) Index
(B) Bibliographies (B)
(C) Trend Report (C)
(D) Catalogues (D)
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85. SDI Bulletins was brought out 85. elRTT
by. fill I
(A) INSDOC (B) SENDOC (A) (B)
(C) DESIDOC (D) BARC (C) (D)
86. Small Industries Extension Training 86.
(SIET) is located in : (RR.3TTf4.^.) -ii f I
(A) New Delhi (B) Mumbai (A) (B)^
(C) Hyderabad' (D) Chennai (C) (D)^
87. When did CSIR-NIScPR come into 87. ^.RR.aiT^.3TR.-Pl^< ^
existence ? 31FTT ?
(A) 14 January, 2019 (A) 14 2019
(B) 14 January, 2020 (B) 14 ^5B^, 2020
(C) 14 January, 2021 (C) 14 2021
(D) 14 January, 2022 (D) 14 2022
88. SHeRNI Network system is launched 88. OT
V
by : 'm % 7
(A) DELNET (A)
(B) RRRLF (B)
(C) INFLIBNET (C)
1
(D) OCLC (D)
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89. In which year. Triangle Research 89. (TIU.N) fel
Libraries Network(TRLN) was formed ? ^ "TO 81T ?
(A) 1930 (B) 1931 (A) 1930 (B) 1931
(C) 1932 (D) 1933 (C) 1932 (D) 1933
90. The idea of reference service had been 90. ^^
bom in year. 13TT I
(A) 1874 (B) 1876 (A) 1874 (B) 1876
(C) 1880 (D) 1884 (C) 1880 (D) 1884
91. Who was the founder chairperson of the 91. 1981 IWT ^
IFLA Classification and Indexing section
established in 1981 ? ^ 7
(A) Robert R Holley (A) it. it^
(B) Else Granheim (B)
(C) Christine Des'champs (C) PshWlH
(D) Isak G. A. Collign (D) TT.
92. BIBFRAME 2.0 Model was developed 92. 2.0 hT-sqi
by : "W ?
(A) IFLA (A)
(B) Library of Congress (B) Sffqr
(C) OCLC (C) a7t.^.tT^.TTt.
(D) UNESCO . (D)
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93. Classification of Social Science is 93. ^ q'II=h<"i (<»)•«» 'SRI
developed by : - Ptiti Mil ■§' ?
(A) E. J. Coates (A) t A 4^
(B) D. W. Langridge (B) iSmR»i
(C) B. F. Kyle (C) ■sit. 4115^
(D) Peter F. Broxis (D) 'to T33I'.
*
94. Z 39.71 lays how many principles or 94. ^ 39.71 '41 sgii
major concepts, holding records must
adhere to ? 4R4T 3314444) t ? ■
(A) 6 (B) 5 (A) 6 (B) 5
(C) 10 (D) 9 (C) 10 (D) 9
95. Match the following : 95. ' Pi*1(51Rao '4)1 Imviim dIRim, :
List I List II ■ 1J?tI II
(1) Music (i) 519 (1) 4int4 (i) 519
(2) Geometry (ii) 516 (2) 4qiMi' (ii) 516
(3)' Probability (iii)- 520 (3) MlRl4)(tlT (iii) 520 '
(4) Astronomy (iv), 780 (4) 334)^ i4?n4 (iv) 780
Codes :
(A) (1)- (ii),(2)- (iii),(3)- (iv),(4)-(i) (A) (1) - (ii), (2) - (iii), (3) - (iv), (4) - (i)
(B) (1)- (ii),(2)- (iii),(3)- (i),(4)-(iv) (B) (1) - (i.i), (2) - (iii), (3) - (i), (4) - (iv)
(C) (1)- (iii),(2)- (ii),(3)- (iv),(4)-(i) (C) (1) - (;iii), (2) - (ii), (3) - (iv), (4) - (i)
. (D) (1)- (iv),(2)- (ii),(3)- (i),(4)-(iii) • (D) (1) - ( iv), (2) - (ii), (3) - (i), (4) - (iii)
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96. In UDC [• ■ •] denotes : 96. [•..] TO TOfdT t ?
(A) Time (B) Language (A) (B)
(C) Subgroup (D) Point of view (C) (D)
97. Match the following :
97. ^ fejH :
List I List II
(1) Chain (i) Dr. Ganesh
(1) (i)
Indexing Bhattacharya
.(2) Preserved (ii) Mortimer
Context Taube (2) (ii) Rf&R
Indexing
System
TO#
(3) Postulate- (iii) Dr. S. R.
(3) "*5^ (iii) "q?!. 37R
based Ranganathan
371%ITfeT TTOSPT
Permuted
■ Subject
Indexing
(4) Uniterm (Jv) Derek Austin (4) ^ (iv) arffer
Indexing
Codes :
^ ••
(A) (l)-(i),(2)-(iii),(3)-(iv),(4)-(ii) (A) (1)- (i),(2)-(iii),(3)- (iv),(4)-(ii)
(B) (l)-(ii),(2)-(iiii),(3)-(i),(4)-(iv) (B) (1)- (ii),(2)- (iii),(3)- (i),(4)-(iv)
(C) (l)-(iii),(2)-(iv),(3)-(i),(4)-(ii) (C) (1)-(iii),(2)- (iv),(3)-(i).(4)-(ii)
(D) (l)-(iv),(2)-(ii;),(3)-(i),(4)-(iii) (D) (1)-(iv),(2)-(ii),(3)-(i),(4)- (iii)
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98. If any article or report is published in 98. ^^^ -^IT Mi 20 smM
20 pages, the abstract is not more "I, ^ W" ^
thari...^: words. #TT I
(A) 200 . • (A) 200
(B) 300 (B) 300
(C) 400 • ' ' ■ (C) 400,
t
(D) 500 (D) 500 . , '
99. Information Retrieval System was coined 99. MM ot MM
by : ^ T[f ?
(A) C. Mooers (A)
' 'f _ .
(B) H. P. Luhan (B)
(C) G Bhattacharya (C) ^<iNl4
(D) George Boole - ■ (D) "^rl^
100."In which year was UNIMARC manual 100. M^
published ? an ?
(A) 1987 (A) 1987
(B) 1977. (B) 1977
(C) 1967 (C) 1967
(D) 1997 ' « ■ ■ (D) 1997
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101 method presupposes that each 101. -Mr ^ ^^
job has some essential prerequisites and
conditions, which help in fixing the
salary of each job. ^t I
(A) Point system (A) TTOf
(B) Open forum (B)
(C) Mutual Rating (C) ^
(D) Factor Comparison (D)
102. PERT was developed by : 102. ?
(A) United States Navy and Lockheed (A) M
Aircraft Corporation
(B) DuPont Company (B)
(C) Luther Gulick (C)
(D) Peter Drucker (D) ^
103. In which of the following 'methods, a 103. RMPdRsId ^ Ml
minimum amount per head of population ^ "qfti ^ 3iT?iR ^
is fixed which is considered essential for
providing standard library services ? ^ "qqiq ^ MiofFf "qpft ^?
(A) ZBB (A)
(B) Method of details (B) arfqi
• (C) Per-Capita method (C)
(D) PPBS (D)
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104. Which of the following is correct for the 104.
non-fiction on the upper shelf and fiction "•IT
on the lower shelf and vice versa in the flH "4* ^ ^ ?
arrangement ?
(A) ^
(A) Day Book System
(B)
(B) Ribbon Arrangement
(C) aikPT
(C) Open Access
(D) Two Card System (D) ^^
105. Which of the following is the.method of 105. rHHPelR^d "4* TORHf
Circulation of Periodicals ? ^ MM t ?
(A) Ranganathan's * Readers Ticket (A) wrrapT. ^
Book Ticket' method
(B) Routing sl^p method (B.) MM
(C) Newark charging System (C) MM
(D) Browne system (D) flldM fo-WM
106. Which of the following is based on the 106. rdMPdRdd ^m w 3PnM
notion that individual attitude towards i M viWh ^ "srfd, o^PtdOd <sPwd?Vi
risk will vary ? 3T^nj-31^P1 '^Idl ?;
(A) Kurt Levfin's Theory (A). ^Mt m P^H^I-d
(B) Preference Theory (B) MfM feM
(C) Decision Tree (C) Mki
(D) Administrative Thep^ (D) teM
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107. Replacing the cover on a volume which 107. ^
has come out of its cover or has loosened
in its cover, the sewing and cover being
still in good condition is known by ^ Til ^ ^
which of the following ? W^ t ?
(A) Mending (B) Re-backing (A) TRORI (B)
(C) Re-casting (D) Re-covering (C) (D)
108. Which of the following is an important 108. PHHrdRsid k* ^ ^
record of books, which shows the t^ -qr
position of any book on the shelves ? ^ ^ ^ ^VlfdT t ?
(A) Transaction File (A) #T-"^
(B) Shelf List (B)
(C) General Instruction Guide (C) TTT?¥
I
(D) Accession Register (D) •qfwJT "qf^ I e
\
109. "The best reading for the largest number 109. 3Tf!^^KR wit
at the least cost" - who out of the ■ TT^frFT RhoSI-u Pi*^Rri[^ci
following gave this principle ? ^ 8?T ?
(A) Drury (A) ^
(B) McColvin (B)
(C) Dr. S. R. Ranganathan (C) TTH. 3TR Tmm
(D) Dewey (D)^
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110. rHHPdr^d ^
110. In which of the following methods, two
shelves are joined together at one side.
One shelf is fixed while the other is
mounted.
"f^r^TT "^idi ^ ?
(A) Rolling stacks (A)
(B) Multi-tier stacks (B)
(C) Hinged stacks (C)
(D) Double rows on single shelf (D) ^ MTdd4 ^
111. A system that filters all the data packets 111. "q;^ ^ ^ RTeqH
coming through the internet, a network, 3TT^ ^ PHicTii
■ is called -ctJeQiiai t I
(A) Antivirus (B) Firewall (A) (B) WR^
(C) Cookies (D) Malware (C) ' (D)
112. Full form of ISDN is 112. 3TTf.T3:R.^."q5. ^ i I
(A) Integrated Service Dial Network (A)
(B) Integrated Source Digital Network (B) ^ fePddd
(C) Integrated Services Digital Network
(C) isPnetn
(D) International Service Digital
Network (D) fePddd
113. Which of the following is known as 113. "rW ^ ^
finding and solving errors in the source "q^* ^ PdHrdPsid
code of a program ? ^ "^siRn t" ?
(A) Desk Checking (A) ^PtiM
(B) Debugging (B)
(C) Decoding . (C)
(D) Testing (D) tf^
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114. What does SEO stands for ? 114. ^ t ?
(A) Search Engine Optimalization (A) ^
(B) Social Engine Optimalization (B)
(C) Search Engine Optimization (C)
(D) Social Engine Optimalizing (D)
115. The computer network topology that 115.
requires a central controller or hub is :
(A) Mesh (B) Bus (A) ^ (B) ^
(C) Ring . (D) Star (C) (D)^
116. Which of the following is known as 116. Pi^feiRsid ^ "m
secured SMTP connection by SSL ?
^TTclT ^ ?
(A) SSMT?
(A) R^T.T3^.RiT.^.-qt.
(B) SMTPS
(B) R^T.RTT.^.-qt.R^T.
(C) SNMP
(C) ■q^T.R^.T^iT.'qt.
(D) P0P3
(D) •^.aqi.TTl.3
117. Full form of AR is
117. T5;.3TR. ^ Tjyf
(A) Augmented Reality
(A) arrr^^ Rqfdcil
(B) Augmented Relativity
(B) RelfeRitil
(C) Agumented Real
(C)
(D) Application Reality
(D) R'nRiel
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118. Which of the following frequency is not 118. PdHrdRdd ^
• related to satallite communiation ?
(A) C Band : 6/4 GHz (A) ^^ : 6/4 GHz
(B) K.U Band : 14/11 GHz (B) : 14/11 GHz
(C) Kb Band : 16/11 GHz (C) ^ : 16/11 GHz
(D) Ka Band : 30/20 GHz (D) ^ : 30/20 GHz
119. The software that works as an interface 119. "^1^'
between the hardware and other types of
software while managing and controlling
the hardware components, is known as : ^ t, 4i^dldl t :
(A) Application software (A)
(B) Utility software (B)
(C) Operating software (C)
(D) None of the above
120. Identify the types of ROM (Read Only 120. rdHPdR^d tri (tte "^tM)
Memories) in the following : ^ WRf ^ M^-dlPdil. :
(i) PROM (i)
(ii) EPROM (ii) ^
(iii) WORM (iii)
(iv) EEPROM (iv) itiR
Choose the correct answer :
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct. (A) (i), (ii) ^ (iii) ^ t I
(B) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct. (B) (i), (ii) (iv) ^ t I
(C) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct. (C) (i), (iii), (iv) Rt t I
(D) All are correct. (D) ^t I
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121. RDF stands for : 121. 37R:^.Trq7. ^ ^ f ?
(A) Relational Data Format (A) ^
(B) Resource Data Framework (B) ^
(C) Resource Description Framework (C)
(D) Relational Description Format (D)
122. Which national digital library initiative in
India aims to provide a single window ^ TO ^
search facility to access digital tr^iFT Rascjil TOq "^iFTT
resources ? t ?
(A) E-Gyankosh (A)
(B) E-Pathshala (B) "f-tlWiW
(C) National Digital Library of India (C) fervid
(D) Project Gutenberg (D)
123. Which library automation software is a 123. "S^TOIFFT ^
open source and widely used in many
libraries around the world ? TOTO "SIRIT t ?
(A) Ex Libris Alma (A) aiFFTT
(B) KOHA (B) ^
(C) SirsiDynix Symphony (C) Ph^IhI
(D) Follet Destiny (D)
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124. What is the role of SPARQL in the
context of RDF data ?
(A) It is a storage system for RDF
data.
(B) It is a query language for retrieving ^
and manipulating RDF data. W t I
(C) It is a data encryption tool. (C) ^ ^t I
(D) It is a visualization tool for RDF (D) ^ ^^
data.
125. Which of the following is not a 125. IdHhrlHsld ^■«i=hnn'H
"characteristic of an Integrated Library
System (ILS) ?
(A)
(A) Centralized Database
(B)
(B) Modular Design
(C) Single User Interface (C) dMqlMchdl
(D) Interoperability (D) ^3TrW^
126. What roles does metadata play in the 126. r^Pildd ^
digital preservation ? fTTOT f ?
Xi) Protecting intellectual property (i) ^
(ii) Enhancing data security (ii) ^ ^
(iii) Describing the content (iii) WETt ^ ^
(iv) Ensuring long-term access
(iv) 3#FFH ^
Codes :
^ •
(A) (i) 3Sk (ii) ^ f 1
(A) (i) and (ii) are correct.
(B) (iii) slk (iv) ^ t 1
(B) (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(C) (ii) ^ (iii) ^ t I
(C) (ii) and (iii) are correct.
(D) (i) 3^ (iv) t I
(D) (i) and (iv) are correct.
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127. Which technologies are commonly used 127. ^ sk rmm ^
to build and maintain the institutional
repositories ? ^ ?
(i) Dspace (i)
(ii) Fedora Commons (ii)
(iii) Adobe photoshop (iii)
(iv) E-prints (iv)
Codes : ^:
(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct. (A) (i), (ii) (iii) ^ t I
(B) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct. (B) (i), (ii)^(iv) t I
(C) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct. (C) (i), (iii) (iv) f I
(D) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct. (D) (ii), (iii) ark (iv) Wt t I
128. Match the following : 128. Pi*^RnRsia "fkFTR :
List I List H
^11
(a) DOAR (i) Library
(a) ■^.3lt.Ti.3TR (i)
Automation
(b) Protege (ii) Content
Management (b) (ii)
Software
(c) RFID (iii) Institutional
(c) 37R.Tnp.3TTf.^. (iii) ^
Repository
(d) ^ (iv) ^
(d) Drupal (iv) Ontology tool
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) . (B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(C) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) (C) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) (D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
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129. Match the following softwares wi^ their 129. PiHPvinsJd ^ ^
developers : r^elH +iro|iJ. :
List 1 List II ^11
(a) Dspace (i) New Zealand (a) (i)
Digital Library rsf^ecri qiimW
Project
(b) CONTENTdm (ii) Durasapce (b) (ii)
(c) Greenstone (iii) Univeristy of (c) "dtTC^hT (iii) ftRT
Prince Edward
Island
(d) Islandora (iv) OCLC (d) (iv)
Codes : W'
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(B) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) (B) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) (D) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
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130. Match the following Library 130. PiHlvlfecl
digitalization^ softwares with their
■3^ fneiii dilPdM, :
developers :
^11
List I List II
(a) LibSuite (i) KIIKM, (a) (i) anf.
Hyderabad
■Q7T., ,
(b) NewGenLib (ii) National
(b) (ii)'
Information
♦
Centre,
Bangalore
(c) (iii) 'HTO-TIS
(c) SLIM (iii) Soft-Aid
Computers
Ltd., Pune^ (d) f-H'sHera (iv) in.
(d) E-Granthalaya (iv) Algorythms fe., Y)
Pvt. Ltd., Pane
w ■■
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) . (A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii) (C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) (D) (ii) (iv), (i) (iii)
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131. Experimental^ research and survey are 131. M^VlirH=h ^
examples of which type of research ? ^ f 7
(A) Longitudinal research (A)
(B) Cross-sectional research (B) TO 31^*qPT
(C) Explanatory research (C)
(D) Descriptive research (D)
132. How many groups are taken in 'Before- 132. TtlOT ^
After'Experiment ? t ?
(A) Four Groups (A)
(B) Three Groups (B)
(C) Two Groups (C) ^ ^
(D) One Group (D) ^
133. Which one is not a method of testing of 133. ^ ^
reliability ? ^ % 7
(A) Internal Consistency method (A)
(B) Test-retest method (B) ■q^^-'ST^ajT TOfd
(C) Opinion method (C) stTw -q^
(D) Equivalent form method (D) -qro -q^srf^
134. 'Interview Guide' is an alternative name 134. *T(T8JR^ "qq
of which kind of questionnaire ? "qpT t ?
(A) Closed questionnaire (A) yj^HNdl
(B) Structured questionnaire (B)
(C) Open questionnaire (C) snfes m\ci^
(D) Non-structured questionnaire (D) 3RRf^
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135. One of the most fundamental bases of 135. Mn-i ^
interpretation is to find, what from the PihRtiRsici W eiMNi eloi
following ? t ?
(A) Percentages (A) uRiifia
(B) Averages (B)
(C) Relationship (C)
(D) Proportion (D)
136. The formula to calculate the mean of a 136. ^
continuous series using the step-deviation i 7
method is :
(A) - Tfi
X =^
(A) X =
N
(B) Z=3M-2X
(B) Z=3M-2X
(C) X =
(C) x-a
N
(D) x = A+^^x; (D) x = A+^^x/
137. Which option is helpful to enter and 137. ^
view data in SPSS ?
^ WTO) ■§" 7
(A)
(A) Variable view
(B) ^ ^
(B) Data view
(C)
(C) Script editor
(D)
(D) Text-import wizard
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138. Which of the following provides the 138. PlHreiRsid ^ ^ i-10
i-10 index ? W t ?
(A) Scopus (A)
(B) Web of Science (B) ^
(C) Google Scholar (C)
(D) BASE (D) %T
139. To whom, first Ph. D., degree was 139. fro
awarded in Library and Information
Science in India ?
(A) Pandey S. K. Sharma (A) "^Fif
. (B) D. B. Krishna Rao (B)
(C) J. S. Sharma (C)
(D) P. S. G Kumar (D) it. "qH.
140. Which of the following recommended to 140. TfaiTOT ^
establish a well equipped institute for
advanced training and research in Library
and Information Science in India ? ^ Tif ?
(A) N.K.C. (A) ■QTT.^.it.
(B) UNESCO ' (B)
(C) IFLA • (C)
(D) RRRLF (D) aiR.a^R.3qRt^.Tnfr
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141. The 'National Archives of India' was 141. ^ WFIT
established in the year :
(A) 1881 (B) 1887 (A) 1881 (B) 1887
(C) 1891 (D) 1919 (C) 1891 (D) 1919
142. When was 'ENVIS' designated as the 142. (ENVIS) ^ ^ajTiT ijjw
Regional Service Centre (RSC) of ^ ^ UNEP ^
INFOTERRA of UNEP for South Asia (INFOTERRA) ^ ^^
Sub-Region countries ? (RSC) ^^ ^ fell mi ?
(A) 1970 (B) 1975 (A) 1970 (B) 1975
(C) 1985 (D) 1995 (C) 1985 (D) 1995
143. Identify the correct ratio of assitance 143. 3TR.3TR.37R.^.i^qi. (RRRLF) Wl
under matching scheme for development ;iW4iM4T ^ ^ fern
of libraries by RRRLF to the developed
states : ^^ 31^ :
(A) 60 : 40 (B) 50 : 50 (A) 60 : 40 (B) 50 : 50
(C) 90 : 10 (D) 40 : 60 (C) 90 : 10 (D) 40 : 60
144. Association for Library Services to 144.
Children (ALSC) is a division of : (T3;.R^.T^^.^.) "snqpT f ?
(A) CILIP (B) ALA (A) (B)
(C) SLA (D) ASLIB (C) xr^T.-^.^. (D)
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.145.-Identify the initiative taken by UGC to 145. W ^ OT-
provide 24 x 7 online storehouse of all ^ ^ 24 X 7
academic awards issued by various
academic institutions of India. (UGC) -m M ^
(A) NEP SAARTHI
(A)
. (B) SWAYAM
(B)
(C) UTSAH Portal
(C) ifel
(D) National" Academic - Depository
-.■ • ■(NAD)-'- . . ■■ ■ . :• (D) feMF^dd (T37l.tT.^.)
146. The ' National Institute for the 146. ^
Empowerment of Persons with Visual
(NIEPVD) ^ t ?
Disabilities (NIEPVD) is located in
which city ? (A) Prtrvil (B) =tilQi=t)iai
(A) Delhi (B) Kolkata
(C) ^ (D)
(C) 'Mumbai (D) Dehradun
147, The 'AGRICOLA' Database is 147. ' ' (AGRICOLA) ^
maintained .by : Fh-tich "SRI Ph^i ^TTcTT 'I' ?
(A) UN .Food and Agriculture
(A) ^13^ 'mi ^
Organisation
(B) World Bank (B) 1^^ "fe
(C) US Department of Agriculture (C) ^
(USDA)
(D) ^ ^ ^
(D) International Fund for Agriculture
(aiTf.T3T?7.TT.:^.)
Development (IFAD)
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148. 'HELINET' consortium is an initiative 148.
of: t ?
(A) Rajiv Gandhi University of Health (A)
Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru [q;;q[q^icnM,
(B) AIIMS, Delhi (B)
(C) ICMR, Delhi (C) a^T|.^.T3TT.3TR..
(D) Maharashtra University of Health (D)
Sciences, Mumbai
149. Which of the following Community 149. RHPcrinsid ^
Information System is aimed at TPTh^T
improving rural health in India ? ^ "3^ t ?
(A) Aarogya Setu (A) ^
(B) National Health Mission (NHM) (B)
(C) Pragati (C) 3PTf^
(D) e-Sanjeevni (D)
150. Which of the following is a mobile app 150. WT ^ ^ ^
developed by the Goyt. of India for igRI fejfed rHHRrifed
delivering e-Governance Semces ? ^ ^^t ?
o
(A) UMANG (A) ■^TTq.TT.ti5.^. (^)
(B) BHIM (B) ^
(C) Pragati (C) "SPTfcI
(D) DigiLocker (D)
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