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Kendriya Vidyalaya
Sangathan (KVS)
Librarian Recruitment
Examination- 2018
Questions with
Answers
(Part-II)
Subject Concern Only
Question No. 51-150
51) Who has developed the episodic model of information
seeking behaviour?
(A) Nicholas J. Belkin
(B) Elfreda Chatman
(C) David Ellis
(D) T. D. Wilson
Answer is (A)
52) The shift from print to electronic information resources
can be categorised as change under:
(A) Economic environment
(B) Internal environment
(C) Socio environment
(D) External environment
Answer is (B)
53) Who is the author of "Library Buildings: Planning
and Design”?
(A) B. S. Kesavan
(B) S. R. Ranganathan
(C) P.N. Kaula
(D) Rajwant Singh Chilana
Answer is (C)
54) The process of placing one or more isolates on the
parent basic subject is called as:
(A) Agglomeration
(B) Denudation
(C) Fusion
(D) Lamination
Answer is (D)
55) What is the type of service that actually takes
information to the user, preferably before he/she formulates a demand for it?
(A) Information and referral
(B) Information retrieval
(C) Document retrieval
(D) Information dissemination
Answer is (D)
56) When the user is
helped to understand the subject coverage of chemical abstracts, then what it
is called as?
(A) User assistance
(B) User education
(C) User advisory
(D) User orientation
Answer is (A)
57) Which Of the following organizations provides 'Directory
of Public Libraries'?
(A) Indian Public Library Movement, Delhi
(B) Raja Library Foundation (RRRLF), Kolkata
(C) Central Reference Library, Kolkata
(D) Delhi public Library system
Answer is (B)
58) In which of the following, the activities are shown as a
network of precedence relationships using activity-on-arrow network
construction?
(A) TQM
(B) Decision Tree Analysis
(C) CPM
(D) PERT
Answer is (D)
59) Who has invented the SWOT analysis?
(A) Albert S. Humphrey
(B) Peter Pyhrr
(C) Philip Kotler
(D) Peter Drucker
Answer is (A)
60) What is meant by indent in the book acquisition work of
libraries?
(A) List of ordered items
(B) List of accessioned items
(C) List of approved items
(D) List of rejected items
Answer is (C)
61) When a message is transmitted and received over the same
channel at the same time, such mode of transmission in network environment is
called as:
(A) Fullduplex
(B) Simple
(C) Band width
(D) Half duplex
Answer is (A)
62) Who suggested 'Seven Lamps of conduct' as ethics of
librarianship?
(A) A. K. Mukherjee
(B) B. M. Headicar
(C) R. L. Mittal
(D) William B. Paton
Answer is (C)
63) Which of the following types of programming language is
Java?
(A) Scripting
(B) Object-oriented
(C) Publishing
(D) Algorithmic
Answer is (B)
64) The General Theory of Classification, developed by S. R.
Ranganathan can be categorised as which of the following types?
(A) Advanced classification
(B) Descriptive theory of classification
(C) Dynamic theory of classification
(D) Static theory of classification
Answer is (C)
65) Which of the following is an example of a pointing
device?
(A) Light pen
(B) Punched hole device
(C) Scanner
(D) Keyboard
Answer is (A)
66) ‘Point System’ is associated with which of the
following?
(A) Јob description
(B) Job specification
(C) Job evaluation
(D) Job performance
Answer is (C)
67) What is а user profile?
(A) Characteristics that influence user information habits
(B) List of documents received by user
(C) List of documents required by the user
(D) Biodata of а user
Answer is (A)
68) NASSDOC was established in year:
(A) 1967
(B) 1953
(C) 1970
(D) 1969
Answer is (D)
69) Unpublished theses and dissertations are categorised as:
(A) Ephemeral literature
(B) Grey literature
(C) Tertiary literature
(D) Secondary literature
Answer is (B)
70) Which law, among the “Five laws of library science“,
counsels that “Do not select books of а standard not suited to majority of
readers in the locality“?
(A) 3rd Law
(B) 2nd Law
(C) 1st Law
(D) 4th Law
Answer is (A)
71) Which combination of Boolean operators retrieves more
documents?
(A) A AND B
(B) A NOT B
(C) A AND AB NOT B
(D) A OR B
Answer is (D)
72) Which of the following is a standard for descriptive
cataloguing?
(A) Z39.50
(B) RDA
(C) OSI
(D) ISO 2709
Answer is (B)
73) International Federation of Library Associations and
Institutions (IFL(A) was established in the year:
(A) 1927
(B) 1895
(C) 1938
(D) 1876
Answer is (A)
74) Who is the publisher of Indian Library Science
Abstracts?
(A) SIS
(B) ILA
(C) IASLIC
(D) IATLIS
Answer is (C)
75) What is the landmark initiative of UGC in the year 1991
for the development of information services for academic libraries?
(A) SOUL
(B) INFLIBNET
(C) National Centre for Scientific Information
(D) INFONET Consortium
Answer is (B)
76) In Colon Classification, ‘f3’ experimenting is a/an:
(A) Anteriorising Common Isolate (applicable only after Time
facet)
(B) Anteriorising Common Isolate (applicable only after
Space facet)
(C) Posteriorising Energy Common Isolate
(D) Posteriorising Personality Common Isolate
Answer is (D)
77) Which of the following is an indirect method of user
study?
(A) Questionnaire
(B) Analysis of library records
(C) Operations research
(D) Diary
Answer is (B)
78) Which of the following characteristics of knowledge is
true?
(A) Knowledge is finite
(B) Knowledge is independent
(C) Knowledge is complete
(D) Knowledge is dependent
Answer is (D)
79) Which university in Maharashtra was the first to start
training in Librarianship?
(A) University of Mumbai
(B) R. T. M. Nagpur University, Nagpur
(C) SNDT Women's University, Mumbai
(D) University of Pune, Pune
Answer is (A)
80) According to staff formula, which section of the
university library needs to have "one person for every 50 readers using
the library in a day of the year”?
(A) Circulation
(B) Reference
(C) Maintenance
(D) Supervisory
Answer is (B)
81) The UNESCO Public Library Manifesto, renovated in 1994,
was prepared in the co-operation with:
(A) IFLA
(B) FID
(C) OCLC
(D) Library of Congress
Answer is (A)
82) In Maharashtra Public Libraries Act, who is the
ex-officio President of State Library Council?
(A) Minister for Education
(B) Director of Public Libraries of the State
(C) Director of Education
(D) Secretary for Education
Answer is (A)
83) In the three card system for periodical control which
card is used for recording entries relating to the volume, issue and the dates
of publication etc.
(A) Check card
(B) Classified card
(C) Register card
(D) Classified index card
Answer is (C)
84) Which of the following is a book selection tool?
(A) Ulrich's International Periodical Directory
(B) World Book Encyclopedia
(C) Universities Handbook
(D) Indian National Bibliography
Answer is (D)
85) Which of the following network topologies has the cable strung
out, but the end of the cable need not be brought back?
(A) Ring
(B) Bus
(C) Mesh
(D) Star
Answer is (B)
86) Which type of fiscal estimation is the Kothari
Commission (1964-66) recommendation that a university should spend each year
about 25 for each student and 300 per teacher.
(A) Method of proportion
(B) Formula method
(C) Method of details
(D) Per capita method
Answer is (D)
87) Which of the following is the exclusive function of a
university library?
(A) Providing support to the development of research and
publication
(B) Library instruction
(C) Extension services
(D) Promotion of reading habit
Answer is (A)
88) When did the National Library Week celebrations start in
India?
(A) 1958
(B) 1972
(C) 1933
(D) 1968
Answer is (D)
89) Which of the following is the "principle of facet
sequence"?
(A) Principle of later in time
(B) Cow-calf principle
(C) Principle of earlier in time
(D) Principle of literary warrant
Answer is (B)
90) In AACR2, in case of works of shared responsibility, the
main entry will be prepared under:
(A) Subject
(B) First author
(C) Title
(D) First two authors
Answer is (C)
91) According to Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public
Libraries) Act, 1954, India, "that is the time lmit to deliver books by
the publisher to the designated libraries?
(A) 15days
(B) 60 days
(C) 30 days
(D) 45 days
Answer is (C)
92) What type of information sources are the indexing and
abstracting periodicals?
(A) Ready reference
(B) Bibliographical
(C) Ephemeral
(D) Current event
Answer is (B)
93) Who is the publisher of Statesman's Yearbook 2017?
(A) Europa publications, London
(B) Palgrave Macmillan, UK
(C) Adam and Charles Black, London
(D) Oxford University Press
Answer is (B)
94) Which of the following elements of catalogue is
concerned with pagination, number of volumes, etc.?
(A) Series
(B) Note
(C) Imprint
(D) Collation
Answer is (D)
95) When Sears List of Subject Headings was first published?
(A) 1891
(B) 1898
(C) 1923
(D) 1925
Answer is (C)
96) Which of the following is a service that helps one with
gaining current awareness knowledge?
(A) Digests
(B) Extracts
(C) Newspaper clippings
(D) Indexes
Answer is (C)
97) Who is the producer of Library Literature and
Information Science?
(A) OCLC
(B) Facet Publication
(C) H. W. Wilson
(D) American Library Association
Answer is (C)
98) When an individual ought to have information for his/her
work or recreation then what it is called as?
(A) Information requirement
(B) Information need
(C) Information want
(D) Information demand
Answer is (B)
99) In which of the following, a multi-user operating system
is used?
(A) Desktop pcs
(B) Embedded computers
(C) Servers
(D) Hand-held computers
Answer is (C)
100) As per the classification prescribed by S. R.
Ranganathan, 'a record of phenomenon made directly unmediated by human mind can
be categorised as:
(A) Conventional
(B) Non-conventional
(C) Meta-documents
(D) Neo-conventional
Answer is (C)
101) Which of the following can be categorised under the
fifth generation of computers?
(A) Artificial intelligence
(B) Transistors
(C) Vacuum tubes
(D) VLSI
Answer is (A)
102) Which of the following is a feature of Web OPAC?
(A) It is command-language-based
(B) It is navigation-based
(C) It is pre-coordinated
(D) It is phrase-indexed
Answer is (B)
103) Which of the following is a viable mean for library
resource sharing?
(A) Social media
(B) RSS
(C) Consortium
(D) Blogs
Answer is (C)
104) Which of the following is a unit for measuring
bandwidth?
(A) Amplitude
(B) Hertz
(C) Bandwidth
(D) Bits
Answer is (D)
105) Algebra can be categorised as which type of subject?
(A) Compound subject
(B) Non-primary basic subject
(C) Complex subject
(D) Primary basic subject
Answer is (B)
106) Which of the following states has enacted Public
Library Act?
(A) Delhi
(B) Chattisgarh (C) Meghalaya
(D) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer is (B)
107) Which of the following is a property of the main
memory?
(A) It has large capacity
(B) It is portable
(C) It has a very long life
(D) It is volatile
Answer is (D)
108) Part 3 of Colon Classification is named as:
(A) Rules
(B) Schedules of classification
(C) Index
(D) Schedules of C1assics and Sacred books
Answer is (D)
109) Which of the following statistics are the 'most proper
form to know the tastes, antipathies and reactions of the readers'?
(A) Serial control
(B) Circulation section
(C) Technical section
(D) Acquisition section
Answer is (B)
110) ODLIS stands for:
(A) Online Directory of Library and Information Science
(B) Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science
(C) Online Databank of Library and Information Science
(D) Open Documents for Library and Information Science
Answer is (B)
111) File management is a function of:
(A) Middleware
(B) Operating system
(C) Utility software
(D) GUI
Answer is (B)
112) According to S. R. Ranganathan, the reference service
that deals with residual principles and generalities, not readily falling within
specific pans, is called as:
(A) Initiation of freshman
(B) Ready reference service
(C) General help to general reader
(D) Long range reference service
Answer is (C)
113) Which budgeting process starts from "scratch"
with the proposed activities for the year?
(A) Programme budgeting
(B) Zero-based budgeting
(C) Formula budgeting
(D) Performance budgeting
Answer is (B)
114) Which of the following is a feature of DBMS?
(A) BIOS
(B) Compatibility with SQL
(C) Memory management
(D) GUI
Answer is (B)
115) The management principle 'Esprit de corps' means:
(A) Development of workers
(B) Discharge of responsibility
(C) Group spirit
(D) Replacing the rule of thumb with science
Answer is (C)
116) What type of database is Library Literature and
Information Science?
(A) Abstracting
(B) Archival
(C) Indexing
(D) Full-text
Answer is (C)
117) The catalogue in
which some entries are in the form of number entries and some in the form of
text entries is called as:
(A) Author catalogue
(B) Dictionary catalogue
(C) Title catalogue
(D) Classified catalogue
Answer is (D)
118) Which type of service is "Shodh Gangotri: a
repository of Indian research in progress"?
(A) Referral service
(B) Review service
(C) Alerting service
(D) Document delivery service
Answer is (C)
119) What is a shelf list?
(A) Copy of main entry card
(B) Catalogue with entries sorted by call number
(C) Book order card
(D) Catalogue entries of special collection
Answer is (B)
120) Who assigns ISSN for Indian Journals?
(A) Centre for Science and Environment, Delhi
(B) IISC, Bangalore
(C) National science Library, NISCAIR
(D) National Physical Laboratories. New Delhi
Answer is (C)
121) Who among the following is the first to outline the
objectives and means of cataloguing?
(A) Seymour Lubetzky
(B) Berwick Sayers
(C) S. R. Ranganathan
(D) Charles A. Cutter
Answer is (D)
122) In Dewey Decimal Classification, the number '028'
stands for:
(A) General libraries
(B) Library operations
(C) Libraries for specific subject
(D) Reading and use of other information media
Answer is (D)
123) Which of the following methods is applicable in
educating individual user?
(A) Tutorial
(B) Lecture method
(C) Guided tour
(D) Self-instructional material
Answer is (D)
124) In cataloguing, which law directs that between two or
more possible alterative rules bearing on a particular phenomenon the one
leading to overall economy is to be preferred?
(A) Law of impartiality
(B) Law of interpretation
(C) Law of symmetry
(D) Law of parsimony
Answer is (D)
125) When a tear in a page or a tipping on a loose leaf is
repaired it is called as:
(A) Re-backing
(B) Reinforcing
(C) Mending
(D) Re-casing
Answer is (C)
126) Which among the following provides translation service
for science and technology documents in India?
(A) Central Institute of Indian Languages
(B) National Library, Kolkata
(C) Centre for Science and Environment, Delhi
(D) NISCAIR, Delhi
Answer is (D)
127) Who among the
following was associated in planning Baroda Central Library in 1910?
(A) A. A. Fyzee
(B) Gopal Rao Ekbote
(C) Asa Don Dickinson
(D) William A Borden
Answer is (C)
128) As started by J. K. Khanna, the growth of special libraries
in India is directly related to:
(A) Growth of university education
(B) Independence of India
(C) Recommendations of Committees/ Commissions
(D) Industrial development
Answer is (D)
129) Which of the "five laws of library science"
satisfies the services for differently abled?
(A) 4th Law
(B) 2nd Law
(C) 3rd Law
(D) 5th Law
Answer is (B)
130) What is the current version of SOUL software?
(A) SOUL 3.0
(B) SOUL 2.0
(C) SOUL 1.0
(D) SOUL 4.0
Answer is (A)*
In 2018 at the time of examination the right answer was (B) 2.0, but now the right answer will be (A) 3.0 which was released in 2021
131) Which of the following is a component automated
acquisition module?
(A) Inter library loan
(B) Authority file
(C) Customised member card
(D) Member category
Answer is (B)
132) Who has developed the 'Guidelines on information
literacy for lifelong learning'?
(A) RUSA
(B) ACRL
(C) SCONUL
(D) IFLA
Answer is (D)
133) What is the essential feature of WORM compared to other
optical storage media?
(A) Recording once done is irreversible
(B) Recording can be digital
(C) It comes on a disk
(D) It has higher storage density
Answer is (A)
134) Which of the following TQM techniques prescribes
“80/20” rule?
(A) Pareto analysis charts
(B) Pie charts
(C) Fishbone diagram
(D) Histogram
Answer is (A)
135) Who was the first to give the concept of Selective Dissemination
of Information as we understand it today?
(A) Melvil J. Voigt
(B) H. Peter Luhn
(C) L. J. S. Strauss
(D) E. M. Housman
Answer is (B)
136) When the user requires almost all relevant literature
on a subject such approach is called as:
(A) Catching up approach
(B) Exhaustive approach
(C) Everyday approach
(D) Current approach
Answer is (B)
137) In Classified Catalogue Code, 'specific added class
number entry' in a classified catalogue is defined as:
(A) Class index entry
(B) Cross reference entry
(C) Cross reference index entry
(D) Book index entry
Answer is (B)
138) Which of the following features of OPACs has enhanced
their use over traditional catalogues?
(A) No need for media qualifiers
(B) Sorting process is static
(C) No need for punctuation between elements in
bibliographical description
(D) Search facility is available under any element
Answer is (B)
139) From which year did AGRIS, a global public domain
database, became operational?
(A) 1975
(B) 1964
(C) 1967
(D) 1971
Ans: (A)
140) What type of information service products are the trend
reports?
(A) Reference type
(B) Condensation type
(C) Location type
(D) Evaluation type
Answer is (D)
141) In which year was the Encyclopedia Britannica last
print version of 32 volumes published?
(A) 2012
(B) 2009
(C) 2008
(D) 2010
Answer is (D)
142) In which year was the Committee on National policy on
Library and Information System (CONPOLIS) set up by the Govt. of India?
(A) 1992
(B) 1985
(C) 1972
(D) 1991
Answer is (B)
143) Which of the following operating systems is
machine-independent and open-source?
(A) Linux
(B) IBM Z/VM
(C) MS Windows 7
(D) Apple MAC OS
Answer is (A)
144) Who among the following described the 3-fold purpose of
reference interview?
(A) Robert S. Taylor
(B) R. L. Collins
(C) S. R. Ranganathan
(D) William (A) Katz
Answer is (D)
145) What does a small circle of a flow chart represent?
(A) Terminal
(B) Connector
(C) Process
(D) Decision
Answer is (B)
146) What is meant by 'cardinal value' in the context of
notation?
(A) Position of a digit in series
(B) Type of notation used
(C) Concept that refers to semantics
(D) Quantitative value that each digit possesses
Answer is (D)
147) Which type of scheme is the Universal Decimal
Classification?
(A) Almost enumerative
(B) Fully faceted
(C) Enumerative
(D) Almost faceted
Answer is (D)
148) What is the term of protection of copyright for a
literary work in India?
(A) 60 years from the year of publication
(B) 50 years from the year of publication
(C) 60 years from the year in which the author of the literary
work dies
(D) 50 years from the year in which the author of the
literary work dies
Answer is (C)
149) Which of the following extension represents
uncompressed output of data?
(A) .jpg
(B) .gif
(C) .bmp
(D) .tiff
Answer is (C)
150) Who, among the following, was the first to develop UDC?
(A) Paul Otlet
(B) Melvil Dewey
(C) H. E. Bliss
(D) E. (C) Richardson
Answer is (A)
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