Information Sources Questions and Answers

Q: Identify the correct evolutionary sequence of the following sources :

The sequence is Science Citation Index; Web of Science; Scopus; Indian Citation Index.Science Citation Index: Eugene Garfield's ISI began it in 1964.Web of Science: the web version of the ISI citation indexes, launched in 1997.Scopus: Elsevier launched it in 2004.Indian Citation Index: launched only at the end of the 2000s.Every option begins correctly with SCI. The others go wrong by putting Scopus before Web of Science, or the Indian Citation Index ahead of either international database.

Q: Statement (A) : There is overlap of contents in Web of Science and Scopus.Statement (B) : Web of Science and Scopus both are citation and abstract databases.

Both (A) and (B) are true.Web of Science and Scopus are both abstracting and citation databases: each records bibliographic details and abstracts of journal articles and the references they cite, so that citations can be counted and traced. Because both select the major peer-reviewed journals of the world, a large share of the titles they cover is the same, which is the overlap in statement (A); studies comparing them use this overlap to measure how far each covers what the other misses.Since both statements hold, the options marking either one false are wrong.

Q: Which type of patent document provides a detailed description of an invention and is published after the patent is granted ?

The document is the Patent specification.The complete specification describes the invention in full, with the background, the detailed description and drawings that would let a skilled person carry it out, and ends with the claims that define the protection. It is the document published as the patent.A patent application is the request filed to the patent office. A provisional specification is an early, incomplete description filed to secure a priority date. A patent claim is only the part of the specification that states the legal scope, not the detailed description.

Q: Human sources are ................ .

Of the options, the human source is Vendors.Human (non-documentary) sources are people and organisations consulted directly for information: experts, colleagues, gatekeepers, and for a library's acquisitions work, vendors and booksellers who supply information about new publications, prices and availability.Reviews, journal articles and theses are all recorded documents, so they are documentary sources, not human ones.

Q: Non-documentary human sources include ................... .(i) Information gatekeepers(ii) Advisors(iii) Websites(iv) Collaborators

The answer is (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.Non-documentary human sources are people from whom information is obtained directly: information gatekeepers who keep up with a field and pass news to colleagues, advisors and experts, and collaborators working on the same problem.A website is a recorded, published source, an electronic document, not a person, so every option containing (iii) is wrong.

Q: Marathi Saraswat is edited by :

The keyed answer is Anant Joshi.Marathi Saraswat is a two-volume work on Marathi literature by Mahadevshastri Joshi, and the reference entry for Mahadevshastri Joshi lists it as co-authored with Anant Joshi. Of the four names offered, Anant Joshi is the only one connected with the work in that entry, so he is the answer the key intends. The entry says 'co-authored', where the question says 'edited', and no source found describes the work's editorship more exactly, so the wording of the question is looser than the record.S. G. Mahajan, S. G. Date and Vasant Joshi do not appear in any record of the work that could be found, which leaves Anant Joshi by elimination as well as by that entry.

Q: Which of the following is not a primary document ?

The item that is not a primary document is the Reference book.Primary documents report original work or new information for the first time: patents disclose inventions, theses present original research, and journals carry articles reporting new findings.A reference book, such as an encyclopedia, dictionary, handbook or directory, compiles and organises knowledge already published elsewhere, so it is a secondary or tertiary source, not a primary one.

71.

Identify the correct evolutionary sequence of the following sources :

A.Science Citation Index; Web of Science; Scopus; Indian Citation Index
B.Science Citation Index; Scopus; Indian Citation Index; Web of Science
C.Science Citation Index; Indian Citation Index; Web of Science; Scopus
D.Science Citation Index; Web of Science; Indian Citation Index; Scopus

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: A

The sequence is Science Citation Index; Web of Science; Scopus; Indian Citation Index.

Science Citation Index: Eugene Garfield's ISI began it in 1964.
Web of Science: the web version of the ISI citation indexes, launched in 1997.
Scopus: Elsevier launched it in 2004.
Indian Citation Index: launched only at the end of the 2000s.

Every option begins correctly with SCI. The others go wrong by putting Scopus before Web of Science, or the Indian Citation Index ahead of either international database.

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72.

Statement (A) : There is overlap of contents in Web of Science and Scopus.
Statement (B) : Web of Science and Scopus both are citation and abstract databases.

A.Both (A) and (B) are true
B.Both (A) and (B) are false
C.(A) is true but (B) is false
D.(A) is false and (B) is true

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: A

Both (A) and (B) are true.

Web of Science and Scopus are both abstracting and citation databases: each records bibliographic details and abstracts of journal articles and the references they cite, so that citations can be counted and traced. Because both select the major peer-reviewed journals of the world, a large share of the titles they cover is the same, which is the overlap in statement (A); studies comparing them use this overlap to measure how far each covers what the other misses.

Since both statements hold, the options marking either one false are wrong.

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73.

Which type of patent document provides a detailed description of an invention and is published after the patent is granted ?

A.Patent application
B.Provisional patent
C.Patent specification
D.Patent claim

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: C

The document is the Patent specification.

The complete specification describes the invention in full, with the background, the detailed description and drawings that would let a skilled person carry it out, and ends with the claims that define the protection. It is the document published as the patent.

A patent application is the request filed to the patent office. A provisional specification is an early, incomplete description filed to secure a priority date. A patent claim is only the part of the specification that states the legal scope, not the detailed description.

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74.

Human sources are ................ .

A.Vendors
B.Reviews
C.Journal articles
D.Thesis

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: A

Of the options, the human source is Vendors.

Human (non-documentary) sources are people and organisations consulted directly for information: experts, colleagues, gatekeepers, and for a library's acquisitions work, vendors and booksellers who supply information about new publications, prices and availability.

Reviews, journal articles and theses are all recorded documents, so they are documentary sources, not human ones.

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75.

Non-documentary human sources include ................... .

(i) Information gatekeepers
(ii) Advisors
(iii) Websites
(iv) Collaborators

A.(i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
B.(ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
C.(i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
D.(i), (ii) and (iv) are correct

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: D

The answer is (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct.

Non-documentary human sources are people from whom information is obtained directly: information gatekeepers who keep up with a field and pass news to colleagues, advisors and experts, and collaborators working on the same problem.

A website is a recorded, published source, an electronic document, not a person, so every option containing (iii) is wrong.

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76.

Marathi Saraswat is edited by :

A.S. G. Mahajan
B.S. G. Date
C.Anant Joshi
D.Vasant Joshi

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: C

The keyed answer is Anant Joshi.

Marathi Saraswat is a two-volume work on Marathi literature by Mahadevshastri Joshi, and the reference entry for Mahadevshastri Joshi lists it as co-authored with Anant Joshi. Of the four names offered, Anant Joshi is the only one connected with the work in that entry, so he is the answer the key intends. The entry says 'co-authored', where the question says 'edited', and no source found describes the work's editorship more exactly, so the wording of the question is looser than the record.

S. G. Mahajan, S. G. Date and Vasant Joshi do not appear in any record of the work that could be found, which leaves Anant Joshi by elimination as well as by that entry.

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77.

Which of the following is not a primary document ?

A.Reference book
B.Patents
C.Thesis
D.Journal

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: A

The item that is not a primary document is the Reference book.

Primary documents report original work or new information for the first time: patents disclose inventions, theses present original research, and journals carry articles reporting new findings.

A reference book, such as an encyclopedia, dictionary, handbook or directory, compiles and organises knowledge already published elsewhere, so it is a secondary or tertiary source, not a primary one.

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78.

"Web of Science" is

A.A Citation Index
B.A Bibliography
C.An Abstracting Service
D.All of the above

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: A

Web of Science, produced by Thomson Reuters (earlier ISI), is a citation index: it records the references cited by each indexed article, so a user can move from a paper to the later papers citing it. It covers the Science Citation Index, the Social Sciences Citation Index and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index. It is not a bibliography or an abstracting service in the usual sense, so 'all of the above' is wrong. The answer is a citation index.

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79.

"Facts on File" can be grouped under

A.Primary source
B.Secondary source
C.Tertiary source
D.None of the above

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

Facts on File, a weekly digest of world news with an index, is a secondary source, since it collects and organises reports first published elsewhere. A primary source is the original record, such as a report, a diary or research findings, and a tertiary source is a guide to secondary sources, such as a bibliography of bibliographies or an index to indexes. The answer is secondary source. Facts on File is therefore used as a ready reference tool that is checked against the original reports.

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80.

Access to back volumes of E-journals is known as _______.

A.Random Access
B.Perpetual Access
C.Online Access
D.Retrospective Access

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

Perpetual access means the right to get at the back volumes of an e-journal for which a library has paid, even after the subscription ends. It is written into licences with publishers and is important for e-journals because the library has no printed copy. Random access is a computer storage term, online access means access over a network, and retrospective access is a looser phrase that is not the licensing term. The answer is perpetual access.

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