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Library Movement (English)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The famous Library of Alexandria was established in:

a)

530 B.C.

b)

430 B.C.

c)

330 B.C.

d)

230 B.C.

2.

The Pergamum Library was established in:

a)

Greece, by Alexander

b)

Rome, by Caesar

c)

Asia Minor, by Eumenes II

d)

India, by Mauryan rulers

3.

The first Public Library Act was passed in the UK in:

a)

1425

b)

1643

c)

1850

d)

1881

4.

The nine-storied building of Nalanda Library was known as:

a)

Ratnodadhi

b)

Ratnaranjaka

c)

Ratnasagara

d)

Dharmaganja

5.

The earliest academic societies established by the British were:

a)

Asiatic Society in Calcutta (1784) and Bombay (1808)

b)

Asiatic Society in Delhi (1764) and Madras (1794)

c)

Asiatic Society in Bengal (1822) and Madras (1810)

d)

None of these

6.

The Connemara Public Library was established in:

a)

Calcutta

b)

Bombay

c)

Madras (Chennai)

d)

Gaya

7.

The Imperial Library Act (1902) was passed during the tenure of:

a)

Lord Wellesley

b)

Lord Curzon

c)

Lord Canning

d)

Lord Mountbatten

8.

The Delhi Public Library was established with assistance from:

a)

UNESCO (1951)

b)

British Council (1948)

c)

Indian Government (1955)

d)

Raja Rammohun Roy Foundation (1960)

9.

The Delivery of Books Act was passed in:

a)

1948

b)

1950

c)

1954 (amended in 1956)

d)

1960

10.

The Committee set up to formulate a National Policy on Library & Information System (NAPLIS) was chaired by:

a)

S.R. Ranganathan

b)

D.P. Chattopadhyay

c)

William Borden

d)

Nagaraj

11.

The NAPLIS Committee submitted its report in:

a)

1972

b)

1980

c)

1986

d)

1993

12.

The NAPLIS report recommended ______ main policy points.

a)

45

b)

50

c)

60

d)

75

13.

The first free lending libraries in America were initiated by:

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Bray

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

John Adams

14.

"Prajnaparamitra Sutra" manuscripts were kept in:

a)

Vikramshila Library

b)

Nalanda Library (Ratnasagara)

c)

Taxila Library

d)

Sompura Library

15.

Which institution was proposed to coordinate a national network of libraries during the First Five-Year Plan?

a)

National Library, Kolkata

b)

National Central Library, New Delhi

c)

RRRLF, Kolkata

d)

Central Secretariat Library, Delhi

16.

The Working Group (1965) recommended reopening which institute?

a)

Indian Library Association Training School

b)

Institute of Library Science, Delhi University

c)

RRRLF Training Centre, Kolkata

d)

Central Reference Library, Delhi

17.

Who founded one of the earliest circulating libraries in Calcutta during the 1770s?

a)

W. Thacker

b)

John Andrews

c)

Robert Clive

d)

Rajendra Mitra

18.

Which of the following was established by W. Thacker & Company in 1819?

a)

Calcutta Library Society

b)

Greenway & Company Library

c)

T. Ostell Circulating Library

d)

Hurkaru Library

19.

Who repealed the old press law in 1835, indirectly leading to the creation of the Calcutta Public Library?

a)

Lord Curzon

b)

Sir Charles Metcalfe

c)

William Bentinck

d)

Robert Clive

20.

Who was appointed the first librarian of Calcutta Public Library?

a)

W. H. Stacy

b)

Harinath De

c)

J. A. Chapman

d)

B. S. Kesavan

21.

In which year was the Imperial Library opened to the public?

a)

1891

b)

1897

c)

1903

d)

1911

22.

Which of the following libraries is known for its collection of Arabic and Persian manuscripts?

a)

Delhi Public Library

b)

Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library

c)

Sarasvati Mahal Library

d)

Asiatic Society Library

23.

The Connemara Library at Chennai, which became a National Depository Library, was originally established in:

a)

1890

b)

1901

c)

1915

d)

1925

24.

Who was the first Indian librarian of the Imperial Library (now National Library of India)?

a)

Mr. Hari Nath De

b)

Mr. J. A. Chapman

c)

Mr. K.M. Asadulla

d)

Mr. R.K. Ramachandra Rao

25.

Ranganathan was inspired to design CC after observing a demonstration of:

a)

A typewriter

b)

A Meccano toy kit

c)

A card catalogue

d)

A scientific calculator

26.

Who designed the “Sears List of Subject Headings”?

a)

Minnie Earl Sears

b)

A. C. Foskett

c)

Melvil Dewey

d)

Margaret Mann

27.

Zero-based budgeting was first introduced by:

a)

Peter Drucker

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Peter Pyhrr

d)

Henry Fayol

28.

“Marketing of Library Services” was first emphasized by:

a)

Peter Drucker

b)

Kotler & Levy

c)

Ranganathan

d)

Melvil Dewey

29.

Which organization is responsible for assigning ISSN in India?

a)

INFLIBNET

b)

NISCAIR

c)

Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation

d)

Raja Rammohun Roy National Agency for ISBN (MHRD)

30.

OCLC Project, MARC Project are the examples of :

a)

Co-operative storage of materials

b)

Co-operative Acquisition of materials

c)

Co-operative processing of materials

d)

Co-operative sharing of materials

31.

Peter Phyrr developed this technique :

a)

PPBS

b)

Line by Line Budget

c)

Zero Based Budgeting

d)

Performance Budget

32.

Maslow’s theory is related to :

a)

Motivation

b)

Leadership

c)

Maturity

d)

Scientific Management

33.

‘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

34.

The National Library for the visually handicapped is located at :

a)

Allahabad

b)

Indore

c)

Dehradun

d)

Nainital

35.

Which of the following is a multi-subject gateway?

a)

Renardus

b)

Humbul

c)

Sapling

d)

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