ENTRANCE TEST FOR ADMISSION TO
M. Lib. & Inf. Sc. for the session 2009-10
Maximum Time: One hour Maximum Marks: 100
Note: 1. Each question carries 2 marks.
2. There will be no negative marking.
3. Each question has four possible answers out of which one is correct.
4. Candidates are required to darken the corresponding circle in the OMR answer- sheet supplied separately.
1. / The term classification meansa) Grouping like entities
b) Grouping and arrangement of entities / c) Representing groups by numbers
d) Arrangement of entities.
2. / Which is not function of CPU
a) Interpret data, instruct
b) Sends instruction to control / c) Store input
d) Print results on printer
3. / The first edition of UDC was brought out in which language:
a) German
b) French / c) Spanish
d) English
4. / The three R’s of reprography are Reduction, Reproduction and -
a) Replacement
b) Restriction / c) Reporting
d) Retrieval
5. / MAN is a :
a) Metropolitan Area Network
b) Machine Area Network / c) Machine Numbering
d) Mahanagar Network
6. / The software package CDS/ISIS was developed by:-
a) Library of Congress
b) IFLA / c) UNESCO
d) FID
7. / The encyclopedia of Library and Information Science is published by :
a) Macmillan
b) McGraw Hill / c) Marcel Decker
d) None of the above
8. / The Bibliography of Bibliographies is grouped under:-
a) Primary Sources
b) Secondary Sources / c) Directory
d) Tertiary Sources
9. / The first printed books are called:
a) Manuscripts
b) Classic Books / c) Rare Books
d) Incunabula
10. / An array is a set of :
a) Subordinate Classes
b) Coordinate Classes / c) Collateral Classes
d) None of the above
11 / The Main component of second generation computers is
a) Mechanical Switch
b) Transistor / c) Microchip
d) Vacuum Tube
e)
12. / Anteriorising common isolates are always applicable before:
a) Space
b) Matter / c) Time
d) Energy
13. / NASSDOC is a component of :-
a) INSDOC
b) ICHR / c) ICCR
d) ICSSR
14. / A Gazetteer is information source about:
a) Places
b) Institution / c) Persons
d) Animals
15. / Mark the ‘Odd one out’ from the following
a) Personality
b) Matter / c) Isolate
d) Time
16. / Which one of the following is not a Library Extension activity:
a) Book Exhibition
b) Film Shows / c) Inter Library Loan
d) Lectures and Talks
17. / National Library week in India is observed during the month of
a) August
b) November / c) December
d) January
18. / The sponsorer of AGRIS
a) FAO
b) WHO / c) UNDP
d) UNICEF
19. / Best Reading for the largest number at the least cost principle is applied to:
a) circulation
b) maintenance / c) acquisition of books
d) classifying of books
20. / The state which does not have library legislation is:
a) Manipur
b) Goa / c) Bihar
d) Maharashtra
21. / AACR-II was published in
a) 1970
b) 1967 / c) 1978
d) 1979
22. / The term cannon was introduced by
a) S.R. Ranganathan
b) H.E. Bliss / c) W.C.B. Sayers
d) E.C. Richardson
23. / General Information Programme is connected with
a) FID
b) IFLA / c) UNESCO
d) None of above
24. / A compound
a) Main Class
b) A basic class and an isolate idea / c) Main class fused with one or more disciplines
d) A subject involving phase relation
25. / Main Entry in CCC contains
a) 5 Sections
b) 6 Sections / c) 7 Sections
d) 8 Sections
26. / Intellectual Property Right is related to:
a) Censorship
b) Copy right / c) Information Privacy
d) Right to Information
27. / Full form of OCLC is
a) On line computer location code
b) Ohio computer library centre / c) On line computer library center
d) Ohio college library centre
28. / PPBS relates to
a) Personnel records
b) Method of Book Selection / c) Technique of budgeting
d) Maintenance of statistics
29. / The first edition of colon classification was published in the year:
a) 1929
b) 1933 / c) 1934
d) 1936
30. / Translation service is offered to over come:
a) Economic Barrier
b) Language Barrier / c) Space Barrier
d) Trade Barrier
31. / Indian Books in Print is an example of :
a) National Bibliography
b) Trade Bibliography / c) Subject Bibliography
d) Current Bibliography
32. / Notation is :
a) Isolate terms
b) An artificial language of symbols / c) Special class
d) A Mathematical symbol
33 / General Dictionaries Indicate
a) Definitions of Words
b) Spelling and pronunciation / c) Word deviations
d) All the above
34. / IFLA was founded in the year
a) 1927
b) 1925 / c) 1895
d) 1899
35. / Which one of the following types of libraries has a variety of clientele?
a) Special Library
b) Academic Library / c) School Library
d) Public Library
36. / According to AACR-II if a book has been edited by four persons, the main entry should be made under:
a) First editor
b) All editor / c) Title
d) The first three editors
37. / Guide to Indian Periodical Literature is
a) Monthly
b) Quarterly / c) Fortnightly
d) Biomonthly
38. / ‘Google’ is
a) Web Browser
b) Online Host / c) An Internet search tool
d) Software Package
39. / What is the expansion of INFLIBNET?
a) Informal Library Network
b) Interaction Film Library Network / c) Library and Information Network
d) Information Library Network
40. / How many tables are there in 19th edition of DDC:
a) Four
b) Eight / c) Six
d) Seven
41. / CCF Stands for:
a) Colon Classification Fields
b) Common Communication Format / c) Common Classification Format
d) Common Classification Features
42. / The Standard size of the catalogue card is
a) 12.7 cm x 7.5 cm
b) 12.5 cm x 7.5 cm / c) 10 cm x 8 cm
d) 5 cm x 3 cm
43. / The revised version of the MARC is known as
a) MARC-III
b) MARC-II / c) MARC-I
d) None of the above
44. / MS DOS is an operating system developed by:
a) Macintosh
b) Zenith / c) Micro Suzuki
d) Micro Soft
45. / Three Card System was proposed for
a) Books
b) Microforms / c) Periodical Maintenance
d) Patents
46. / A Budget not based on any previous year’s budget is known as
a) PPBS
b) Performance Budget / c) Zero-Based Budgeting
d) Program Budget
47. / Chain Procedure is to derive:
a) Main Entry
b) Class Index Entry / c) Dictionary Catalogue
d) Book Index Entry
48. / The Main distinction between SDI and CAS is
a) Notification
b) Alerting / c) Feed Back
d) Current Approach
49. / Which Law emphasis the obligation of ‘State’ to enact Library Legislation
a) First
b) Third / c) Fifth
d) Second
50. / The National Library of India was earlier known as:
a) National Public Library
b) Lord Curzen’s Library / c) Imperial Library
d) None of the above