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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Who is considered the founder of documentation science?
Paul Otlet
F. W. Lancaster
Ranganathan
Melvil Dewey
The “Chain Indexing” method was developed by Ranganathan in which year:
1933
1938
1962
1968
Who invented Bengali Haraf (movable type for printing)?
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
William Carey
Raja Rammohan Roy
Charles Wilkins
Who described the public library as a “people’s university”?
S. R. Ranganathan
Melvil Dewey
Paul Otlet
Alvin S. Johnson
What is the name of the national library of Japan?
Imperial Library of Japan
Tokyo Central Library
National Diet Library
Japan National Archives
When was the National Book Trust (NBT) established?
1947
1957
1967
1977
Who prepared the “Panizzi’s 91 rules” for cataloguing?
Charles Ammi Cutter
Anthony Panizzi
Ranganathan
Lubetzky
PRECIS indexing system was developed by:
Derek Austin
Kaiser
P. Evans
Foskett
In AACR2, the abbreviation “S.l.” stands for:
Same location
Source lost
Sine loco (place unknown)
Subject location
What is the correct sequence in Ranganathan’s PMEST?
Personality, Space, Energy, Matter, Time
Personality, Matter, Energy, Space, Time
Personality, Matter, Space, Time, Energy
Personality, Energy, Matter, Space, Time
The “Tranquebar Mission Press” was started in:
1556
1713
1806
1906
What is the role of the Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP) data?
To provide book reviews
To supply metadata before publication
To generate ISBN
To classify journals
In library classification, mnemonics are used to:
Simplify call numbers
Expand subject headings
Assist memory through artificial symbols
Reduce cataloguing effort
What is the full form of ICSSR?
Indian Council of Social Science Research
International Centre for Scientific Studies and Research
Indian Committee of Social Science Review
International Council for Social Science Resources
“Kinetics of a book” is associated with:
Circulation statistics
Physical condition of books
Book selection
Acquisition cost
What is the primary purpose of using a hollow back in bookbinding?
To reduce the weight of the book
To prevent ink from bleeding through pages
To prevent the spine from cracking
To make the cover easier to decorate
What is the main purpose of oversewing in bookbinding?
To decorate the spine of the book
To allow the book to open completely flat
To provide strong and durable binding for heavy books
To attach dust jackets to hardcover books
What is the main purpose of collation in the bookbinding process?
To laminate the pages of a book
To stitch the cover onto the spine
To ensure that all pages are in the correct order and none are missing or defective
To apply glue evenly to the spine
What is the call number composed of?
Class number + Book number
Accession number + ISBN
Author mark + Publisher mark
ISBN + Subject heading
Which of the following is NOT a service of DELNET?
Inter-Library Loan
Union Catalogue
Database creation
ISBN allocation
Who coined the term “Information Retrieval”?
Calvin Mooers
H. P. Luhn
Vickery
Foskett
Which cataloguing code was prepared under the Joint Steering Committee (JSC)?
AACR2
CCC
ISBD
Lubetzky’s Code
What is BBK?
Bibliography of Bibliography
Cataloguing code
Classification Scheme
Indexing system
The word 'Classification' originated from the word 'Classic' of the language?
Latin
German
Greek
Dutch
Who is associated with the concept of Automatic Indexing?
Herbert Ohlman
A.J. Wells
Jack Mills
Derek Austin
Who is credited with the creation of the Thesaurus?
Eugene Garfield
P.M. Roget
M. Taube
Melvil Dewey
Who is associated with the concept of Keyword Indexing?
M.E. Sears
Derek Austin
M. Taube
H.P. Luhn
In which year was Riders International Classification introduced?
1958
1959
1960
1961
In which year was the Broad System of Ordering (BSO) introduced?
1978
1979
1980
1981
In which year was the ALA Code introduced?
1947
1948
1949
1950
In which year was the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules II Revised (AACR2 Revised) published?
1979
1987
1988
1967
The headquarters of UNESCO are at?
London
New York
Paris
New Delhi
Who is the propounder of the 'Demand Theory' for book selection?
Collison
McColvin
S.R. Ranganathan
All the above
The Library Committee appointed by the UGC in 1957 was headed by?
P.N. Kaula
B.S. Kesavan
S.R. Ranganathan
K.P. Sinha
CD-ROM is an example of?
Optical Media
Magnetic Media
Hyper Media
A.V. Media
National Information Centre for Leather Technology is located at?
Lucknow
Chennai
Delhi
Patna
In Sears List of Subject Headings, 'xx' denotes?
See entries
See also entries
Book Index entry
None of the above
Find out the odd one:
MS Windows
MS DOS
Unix
C++
Ranganathan's Three Card System was first experimented in a?
Public Library
Special Library
School Library
College Library
Linux is an example of?
Application Software
System Software
Library Software
All the above
Pascal Adding Machine was invented in the year?
1671
1822
1642
1932
In Library, the term 'Bespeaking' is used for what?
Issuing the books
Reserving the books
Returning the books
Inter Library loan
Name the two persons responsible for the establishment of FID?
S.R. Ranganathan and Melvil Dewey
W.B. Sayers and H.E. Bliss
Paul Otlet and Henry La Fontaine
C.A. Cutter and J.D. Brown
OCR is an/a?
Output device
Input device
Software
None of these
One who makes a scheme of classification is called as?
Classifier
Classificationist
Knowledge manager
Content Developer
The most powerful Library Committee is?
Adhoc Committee
Executive Committee
Reporting Committee
Project Committee
Censorship of Information means?
Violation of Copyright
Interference of Information
Prohibition of the production and distribution of materials considered objectionable
Undesired communication
Which of the following professional associations does not exist now?
IFLA
FID
ALA
IASLIC
Library catalogue is a?
List of books confined to a library
Trade catalogue
Bibliography
Shelf list
Who is the current Librarian of the National Library of India?
Prof. Ajay Pratap Singh
Dr. Siva Prasad Senapathi
Dr. Partha Sarathi Das
None of the above
