WorksheetsLibrary Movement (English)
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
The famous Library of Alexandria was established in:
530 B.C.
430 B.C.
330 B.C.
230 B.C.
The Pergamum Library was established in:
Greece, by Alexander
Rome, by Caesar
Asia Minor, by Eumenes II
India, by Mauryan rulers
The first Public Library Act was passed in the UK in:
1425
1643
1850
1881
The nine-storied building of Nalanda Library was known as:
Ratnodadhi
Ratnaranjaka
Ratnasagara
Dharmaganja
The earliest academic societies established by the British were:
Asiatic Society in Calcutta (1784) and Bombay (1808)
Asiatic Society in Delhi (1764) and Madras (1794)
Asiatic Society in Bengal (1822) and Madras (1810)
None of these
The Connemara Public Library was established in:
Calcutta
Bombay
Madras (Chennai)
Gaya
The Imperial Library Act (1902) was passed during the tenure of:
Lord Wellesley
Lord Curzon
Lord Canning
Lord Mountbatten
The Delhi Public Library was established with assistance from:
UNESCO (1951)
British Council (1948)
Indian Government (1955)
Raja Rammohun Roy Foundation (1960)
The Delivery of Books Act was passed in:
1948
1950
1954 (amended in 1956)
1960
The Committee set up to formulate a National Policy on Library & Information System (NAPLIS) was chaired by:
S.R. Ranganathan
D.P. Chattopadhyay
William Borden
Nagaraj
The NAPLIS Committee submitted its report in:
1972
1980
1986
1993
The NAPLIS report recommended ______ main policy points.
45
50
60
75
The first free lending libraries in America were initiated by:
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Bray
Andrew Carnegie
John Adams
"Prajnaparamitra Sutra" manuscripts were kept in:
Vikramshila Library
Nalanda Library (Ratnasagara)
Taxila Library
Sompura Library
Which institution was proposed to coordinate a national network of libraries during the First Five-Year Plan?
National Library, Kolkata
National Central Library, New Delhi
RRRLF, Kolkata
Central Secretariat Library, Delhi
The Working Group (1965) recommended reopening which institute?
Indian Library Association Training School
Institute of Library Science, Delhi University
RRRLF Training Centre, Kolkata
Central Reference Library, Delhi
Who founded one of the earliest circulating libraries in Calcutta during the 1770s?
W. Thacker
John Andrews
Robert Clive
Rajendra Mitra
Which of the following was established by W. Thacker & Company in 1819?
Calcutta Library Society
Greenway & Company Library
T. Ostell Circulating Library
Hurkaru Library
Who repealed the old press law in 1835, indirectly leading to the creation of the Calcutta Public Library?
Lord Curzon
Sir Charles Metcalfe
William Bentinck
Robert Clive
Who was appointed the first librarian of Calcutta Public Library?
W. H. Stacy
Harinath De
J. A. Chapman
B. S. Kesavan
In which year was the Imperial Library opened to the public?
1891
1897
1903
1911
Which of the following libraries is known for its collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts?
Delhi Public Library
Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library
Sarasvati Mahal Library
Asiatic Society Library
The Connemara Library at Chennai, which became a National Depository Library, was originally established in:
1890
1901
1915
1925
Who was the first Indian librarian of the Imperial Library (now National Library of India)?
Mr. Hari Nath De
Mr. J. A. Chapman
Mr. K.M. Asadulla
Mr. R.K. Ramachandra Rao
Ranganathan was inspired to design CC after observing a demonstration of:
A typewriter
A Meccano toy kit
A card catalogue
A scientific calculator
Who designed the “Sears List of Subject Headings”?
Minnie Earl Sears
A. C. Foskett
Melvil Dewey
Margaret Mann
Zero-based budgeting was first introduced by:
Peter Drucker
Jimmy Carter
Peter Pyhrr
Henry Fayol
“Marketing of Library Services” was first emphasized by:
Peter Drucker
Kotler & Levy
Ranganathan
Melvil Dewey
Which organization is responsible for assigning ISSN in India?
INFLIBNET
NISCAIR
Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation
Raja Rammohun Roy National Agency for ISBN (MHRD)
OCLC Project, MARC Project are the examples of :
Co-operative storage of materials
Co-operative Acquisition of materials
Co-operative processing of materials
Co-operative sharing of materials
Peter Phyrr developed this technique :
PPBS
Line by Line Budget
Zero Based Budgeting
Performance Budget
Maslow’s theory is related to :
Motivation
Leadership
Maturity
Scientific Management
‘Fair use’ is a term most relevant to:
Intellectual Property Rights
Books borrowed for home reading
Copy right
Use of reference books
The National Library for the visually handicapped is located at :
Allahabad
Indore
Dehradun
Nainital
Which of the following is a multi-subject gateway?
Renardus
Humbul
Sapling
EdWEb
