Free Printable SET 12 (English)

1.

Who suggested the term "Seminal Mnemonics" in 1951?

a)

Ranganathan and Mills

b)

B.I. Palmer and A.J. Wells

c)

Hulme and Brown

d)

Bliss and Cutter

2.

In a QR code, the position detection patterns are arranged at which corners?

a)

Top-left, top-right, and bottom-left

b)

Top-left, bottom-right, and bottom-left

c)

Top-right, bottom-right, and bottom-left

d)

Top-left, top-right, and bottom-right

3.

Project MUSE is developed by which institution in 1993?

a)

Harvard University Press

b)

Oxford University Press

c)

Johns Hopkins University Press

d)

Cambridge University Press

4.

Project MUSE mainly covers which subject areas?

a)

Engineering and Medicine

b)

Humanities and Social Sciences

c)

Agriculture and Environmental Science

d)

Physics and Chemistry

5.

Who developed the concept of "Retroactive Ordinal Notation"?

a)

S.R. Ranganathan

b)

E.J. Coates

c)

H.E. Bliss

d)

C.A. Cutter

6.

Dublin Core Metadata Element “Coverage” refers to:

a)

Time and location of the resource

b)

Rights information

c)

Resource identifier

d)

Type of document

7.

A Working Paper falls under which category of literature?

a)

Primary literature

b)

Secondary literature

c)

Grey literature

d)

Tertiary literature

8.

What material is used for encapsulation of fragile documents?

a)

Cellophane

b)

Polyester film (Mylar)

c)

Plastic sheet

d)

Paperboard

9.

Which type of paper is most suitable for long-term preservation of library materials?

a)

Acidic paper

b)

Recycled paper

c)

Alkaline or acid-free paper

d)

Glossy coated paper

10.

Deacidification of paper materials is done to:

a)

Make the paper waterproof

b)

Improve paper brightness

c)

Neutralize acidity and extend life

d)

Increase paper thickness

11.

The file hosting service OneDrive is developed by:

a)

Google

b)

Microsoft

c)

Dropbox

d)

Apple

12.

IFLA’s World Report primarily provides information about:

a)

Library budgets worldwide

b)

Status and trends of libraries around the world

c)

Annual book publications globally

d)

Library software and technologies

13.

IFLA’s FAIFE (Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression) Committee focuses on:

a)

Promoting free access to information and freedom of expression

b)

Standardizing library classification systems

c)

Managing library finances

d)

Cataloguing rare books

14.

Which IFLA product provides a standard for metadata in libraries?

a)

IFLA LRM (Library Reference Model)

b)

MARC 21

c)

ISBN

d)

DOI

15.

The first edition of DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification) contained:

a)

42 classes

b)

44 pages

c)

43 divisions

d)

54 tables

16.

Which reference source provides statistical information annually?

a)

Yearbook

b)

Directory

c)

Handbook

d)

Almanac

17.

Which type of memory is non-volatile and used to store firmware?

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

Cache Memory

d)

Register

18.

Which memory is readable and writable but retains data even after power is off?

a)

DRAM

b)

SRAM

c)

Flash Memory

d)

Cache Memory

19.

Who introduced the concept of “Cascade theory” in information transfer?

a)

Derek de Solla Price

b)

Ranganathan

c)

Eugene Garfield

d)

Michael Buckland

20.

Which of the following is a cloud-based archival storage solution?

a)

Amazon S3 Glacier

b)

MySQL

c)

PostgreSQL

d)

Google Docs

21.

The term “Bibliographic Universe” was coined by:

a)

Ranganathan

b)

Shera

c)

J.C. Rowley

d)

B.C. Vickery

22.

Which software is commonly used for e-journal archiving?

a)

E-Prints

b)

JSTOR

c)

Google Scholar

d)

EndNote

23.

ISO 2709 is the international standard for:

a)

Digital preservation

b)

Bibliographic record format

c)

Library statistics

d)

Metadata harvesting

24.

Choreo Insights is a product of:

a)

Google

b)

OCLC

c)

Microsoft

d)

ProQuest

25.

Capital budgeting is primarily concerned with:

a)

Short-term investment decisions

b)

Long-term investment decisions

c)

Daily cash management

d)

Payroll management

26.

Which of the following is NOT a part of Library housekeeping operations?

a)

Acquisition

b)

Circulation

c)

Cataloguing

d)

Indexing

27.

Debt-to-equity ratio is used to measure:

a)

Liquidity

b)

Leverage

c)

Profitability

d)

Efficiency

28.

Who was the first woman and first African American to serve as Librarian of Congress?

a)

Carla Hayden

b)

Robert Newlen

c)

Todd Blanche

d)

Henrietta Lacks

29.

The 14th International CALIBER 2025 Conference focused on:

a)

Library automation hardware only

b)

Digital Knowledge Creation, Sharing, and Infrastructure

c)

Printing textbooks for universities

d)

Book exhibitions

30.

Which public library in India is known as the first library built with Carnegie Grant?

a)

Delhi Public Library

b)

Madras Connemara Public Library

c)

Albert Hall Library, Jaipur

d)

Punjab Public Library

31.

In AACR2, the concept of “Uniform Title” is applied to:

a)

Different works of same author

b)

Serial publications

c)

Works published under varying titles

d)

Conference proceedings

32.

Metadata standard “METS” is used for:

a)

Statistical analysis

b)

Preservation metadata

c)

Encoding digital library objects

d)

Reference service

33.

The “Bradford Multiplier” is related to:

a)

Growth of knowledge

b)

Dispersion of articles in journals

c)

Productivity of authors

d)

Journal impact factor

34.

In RDA, the term “Manifestation” corresponds to:

a)

Physical embodiment of work

b)

Abstract intellectual content

c)

Copy of an item

d)

Creative expression

35.

The most comprehensive citation database covering sciences is:

a)

Scopus

b)

Web of Science

c)

Google Scholar

d)

ResearchGate

36.

Which Indian act made public libraries compulsory in some states?

a)

Public Libraries Act, 1948

b)

Delivery of Books and Newspapers Act, 1954

c)

Press and Registration Act, 1867

d)

Different State Public Library Acts

37.

In knowledge management, “Tacit knowledge” refers to:

a)

Codified knowledge in documents

b)

Knowledge stored in databases

c)

Personal, experience-based knowledge

d)

Shared knowledge via OPAC

38.

Who popularized the term “Future Shock” and coined the phrase “information overload” in 1970?

a)

Marshall McLuhan

b)

Alvin Toffler

c)

Nicholas Negroponte

d)

Herbert Simon

39.

The FRBR model consists of how many user tasks?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

40.

The 1967 paper by Marron and de Maine focused on:

a)

Library management

b)

Automatic data compression

c)

Information retrieval in libraries

d)

Digital preservation

41.

Match the following management theorists:
a. F.W. Taylor →                       i. Administrative Theory
b. Henri Fayol →                      ii. Human Relations Movement
c. Elton Mayo →                      iii. Scientific Management
d. Peter Drucker →                   iv. Modern Management Principles

a)

(A) iii i ii iv

b)

(B) i iii ii iv

c)

(C) iii ii i iv

d)

(D) ii i iii iv

42.

    Match the following cataloguing codes:
List – I | List – II
a. AACR1 →                i. First edition of Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
b. AACR2 →                ii. Second edition with updates
c. ISBD →                    iii. Principles for cataloguing
d. Paris Principles →     iv. International Standard Bibliographic Description

a)

(A) i ii iv iii

b)

(B) ii i iv iii

c)

(C) i iii ii iv

d)

(D) iii iv i ii

43.

Match the following types of library resources:
List – I | List – II
a. Encyclopaedia →      i. Organizational information
b. Bibliography →        ii. Reference work
c. Directory →              iii. Annual statistics
d. Almanac →              iv. List of publications

a)

(A) ii iv i iii

b)

(B) iii ii iv i

c)

(C) i ii iii iv

d)

(D) ii iii i iv

44.

     Match the following library automation software:
List – I | List – II
a. SOUL →                   i. Digital library creation software
b. Koha →                    ii. Open-source LMS
c. DSpace →                iii. Developed by INFLIBNET
d. Greenstone →           iv. Digital repository software

a)

(A) iii ii iv i

b)

(B) ii iii i iv

c)

(C) iv ii iii i

d)

(D) i ii iii iv

45.

       Match the following types of classification:
List – I | List – II
a. Enumerative classification →             i. Arranged in A–Z order
b. Faceted classification →                    ii. Fixed schedules of classes
c. Alphabetical classification →             iii. Flexible combination of facets
d. Numerical classification →                iv. Class numbers for subjects

a)

(A) ii iii i iv

b)

(B) iii ii iv i

c)

(C) i iv ii iii

d)

(D) ii i iii iv

46.

       Match the following:
List – I | List – II
a. Directory →             i. Information Please Almanac
b. Annuals →               ii. Keesing’s Record of World Events
c. Bibliography →        iii. Encyclopaedia of Associations
d. Newspaper Digest → iv. Publishers’ Weekly

a)

(A) iii i iv ii

b)

(B) i iii iv ii

c)

(C) iii ii iv i

d)

(D) iv i ii iii

47.

     Match the following classification systems:
List – I | List – II
a. Dewey Decimal Classification →                   i. Bibliographic classification
b. Colon Classification →                                 ii. Numerical system
c. Bliss Bibliographic Classification →              iii. Faceted system
d. Universal Decimal Classification →               iv. International adaptation of DDC

a)

(A) ii iii i iv

b)

(B) ii i iii iv

c)

(C) i iii ii iv

d)

(D) iv iii ii i

48.

Assertion (A): Ranganathan’s Colon Classification is a faceted classification system.
Reason (R): It allows flexible combination of fundamental categories (facets) to represent complex subjects.

a)

(A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

b)

(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

c)

(C) A is true, but R is false

d)

(D) A is false, but R is true

49.

Assertion (A): AACR2 is widely used for cataloguing books and non-book materials.
Reason (R): AACR2 provides rules for descriptive cataloguing and access points for all types of library materials.

a)

(A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

b)

(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

c)

(C) A is true, but R is false

d)

(D) A is false, but R is true

50.

Assertion (A): Cloud-based library services completely eliminate the need for local IT infrastructure.
Reason (R): Cloud services host all resources online, so libraries no longer need servers or storage.

a)

(A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

b)

(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

c)

(C) A is true, but R is false

d)

(D) A is false, but R is true

SET 12 (English)

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