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Library Science Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Library Movement in India began with

a)

Establishment of National Library, Kolkata

b)

Formation of INSDOC

c)

Establishment of the Imperial Library

d)

Establishment of the Connemara Public Library

2.

The term “Five Laws of Library Science” was coined by

a)

Melvil Dewey

b)

S.R. Ranganathan

c)

Paul Otlet

d)

W.C. Berwick Sayers

3.

In Colon Classification, “Energy” represents

a)

Personality facet

b)

Matter facet

c)

Energy facet

d)

Space facet

4.

Which edition of Dewey Decimal Classification introduced the concept of Relative Index?

a)

14th

b)

16th

c)

17th

d)

18th

5.

‘Catalogue Code’ (1934) was authored by

a)

Margaret Mann

b)

Ranganathan

c)

Cutter

d)

Lubetzky

6.

The term “Call Number” consists of

a)

Author mark + Book number

b)

Class number + Book number + Author mark

c)

Class number + Book number

d)

Class number + Author mark + Accession number

7.

AACR-II was published jointly by

a)

ALA and BSI

b)

IFLA and UNESCO

c)

ALA and IFLA

d)

LC and BSI

8.

MARC stands for

a)

Machine-Aided Record Catalogue

b)

Machine-Readable Cataloguing

c)

Mechanized Record Compilation

d)

Manual Record Compilation

9.

FRBR model was developed by

a)

IFLA

b)

ALA

c)

OCLC

d)

UNESCO

10.

The main objective of library management is

a)

Collection development

b)

Optimum utilization of resources

c)

Staff welfare

d)

User orientation

11.

Line and staff relationship is a part of

a)

Budgeting

b)

Organization structure

c)

HR planning

d)

Leadership style

12.

The Zero-Base Budgeting concept was developed by

a)

Peter Drucker

b)

David Norton

c)

Peter Pyhrr

d)

R. Anthony

13.

Performance appraisal in libraries is used for

a)

Book selection

b)

Collection evaluation

c)

Staff evaluation

d)

Budget allocation

14.

The ‘Library Committee’ is a

a)

Decision-making body

b)

Financial audit team

c)

Collection development team

d)

Administrative unit

15.

The first law of library science emphasizes

a)

Every reader his book

b)

Every book its reader

c)

Books are for use

d)

Save the time of the reader

16.

The process of systematic withdrawal of obsolete documents is called

a)

Stock verification

b)

Weeding

c)

Accessioning

d)

Shelving

17.

ISBN was introduced in

a)

1967

b)

1970

c)

1975

d)

1980

18.

The expansion of ISSN is

a)

International Standard Serial Number

b)

International System of Serial Numbering

c)

Integrated System for Serials Number

d)

International Source Serial Number

19.

The term “Bibliographic Control” refers to

a)

Controlling library budgets

b)

Controlling staff duties

c)

Control over bibliographic universe

d)

Control over classification scheme

20.

Which one is a tertiary source?

a)

Dictionary

b)

Abstract

c)

Encyclopedia

d)

Bibliography of bibliographies

21.

‘INFLIBNET’ is headquartered at

a)

Pune

b)

Gandhinagar

c)

Hyderabad

d)

Bangalore

22.

The software “SOUL” is developed by

a)

NIC

b)

INFLIBNET

c)

NISCAIR

d)

DESIDOC

23.

OAI-PMH stands for

a)

Open Archive Initiative – Protocol for Metadata Harvesting

b)

Online Access Interface – Public Metadata Hub

c)

Open Access Index – Protocol for Metadata Hosting

d)

Open Access Initiative – Public Metadata Handling

24.

Dublin Core Metadata Element Set contains

a)

12 elements

b)

13 elements

c)

15 elements

d)

20 elements

25.

The concept of Digital Library was first used by

a)

Vannevar Bush

b)

Michael Lesk

c)

Clifford Lynch

d)

Tim Berners-Lee

26.

Which of the following is NOT a library automation software?

a)

KOHA

b)

SOUL

c)

CDS/ISIS

d)

SPSS

27.

The first electronic database created by Chemical Abstracts Service is

a)

CHEMBASE

b)

CA Search

c)

STN

d)

CA File

28.

Boolean logic was developed by

a)

Aristotle

b)

George Boole

c)

Newton

d)

Francis Bacon

29.

OPAC is an acronym for

a)

Online Public Access Catalogue

b)

Online Professional Access Catalogue

c)

Offline Public Access Catalogue

d)

Open Public Automated Catalogue

30.

RDA replaced which of the following?

a)

MARC

b)

AACR-II

c)

ISBD

d)

FRBR

31.

H. E. Bliss is associated with

a)

Faceted Classification

b)

Bibliographic Classification

c)

Colon Classification

d)

Decimal Classification

32.

The notation in classification system should be

a)

Expressive

b)

Mnemonic

c)

Hospitable

d)

All of the above

33.

The function of an index is to

a)

Guide readers to subjects

b)

Maintain library accounts

c)

Identify staff performance

d)

Classify documents

34.

The process of assigning subject headings is known as

a)

Indexing

b)

Classification

c)

Cataloguing

d)

Abstracting

35.

The term ‘Bibliometrics’ was coined by

a)

Hulme

b)

Pritchard

c)

Lotka

d)

Bradford

36.

Bradford’s Law deals with

a)

Book selection

b)

Information scattering

c)

Library classification

d)

Citation analysis

37.

Lotka’s Law measures

a)

Author productivity

b)

Journal distribution

c)

Citation rate

d)

Library use

38.

Web of Science is maintained by

a)

Elsevier

b)

Clarivate Analytics

c)

Scopus

d)

Springer

39.

Which of the following is a document delivery service?

a)

DELNET

b)

ERNET

c)

INDEST

d)

NICNET

40.

Library Legislation in India was first passed in

a)

Madras (Tamil Nadu)

b)

Andhra Pradesh

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Karnataka

41.

The term “Library Consortium” refers to

a)

Group of publishers

b)

Group of libraries sharing resources

c)

Group of students

d)

Library network staff

42.

INDEST-AICTE consortium mainly serves

a)

School libraries

b)

Agricultural institutions

c)

Engineering and technology institutions

d)

Law libraries

43.

The purpose of NISCAIR is to

a)

Promote agricultural research

b)

Disseminate scientific and industrial information

c)

Conduct socio-economic surveys

d)

Regulate higher education

44.

Information Literacy refers to

a)

Reading books only

b)

Skill to find, evaluate, and use information effectively

c)

Computer literacy

d)

Library membership

45.

The process of translating user’s need into search terms is known as

a)

Query formulation

b)

Indexing

c)

Abstracting

d)

Evaluation

46.

The National Mission on Libraries (NML) was launched in

a)

2010

b)

2012

c)

2014

d)

2015

47.

RFID technology in libraries is mainly used for

a)

Internet access

b)

Security and circulation control

c)

Cataloguing

d)

Indexing

48.

Cloud computing in libraries is primarily used for

a)

Remote storage and service hosting

b)

Physical cataloguing

c)

Manual circulation

d)

Staff recruitment

49.

The term “Knowledge Management” is best described as

a)

Library automation

b)

Collection management

c)

Systematic process of creating, sharing, and applying knowledge

d)

Information literacy training

50.

Which of the following is NOT a function of library cooperation?

a)

Resource sharing

b)

Interlibrary loan

c)

Duplication of resources

d)

Union cataloguing