Library & Information Science Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Library & Information Science Quiz Set 21

Questions
1 Assertion (A) : Library consortia are just to procure the electronic resources at best price.

Reason (R) : A Library consortium is to coordinate activities, share resources, combine expertise, not just procurement of e-resources. UGC. INFONET in India can be taken as an example.

Codes :
1 (A) is true, but (R) is false.
2 (A) is false, but (R) is true.
3 Both (A) and (R) are false.
4 Both (A) and (R) are true.

Answer: (A) is false, but (R) is true.
2 Assertion (A) : Machine translation is not a fully dependable service.

Reason (R) : The semantics of language are encoded in algorithms.

Codes :
1 Both (A) and (R) are false.
2 Both (A) and (R) are true.
3 (A) is false but (R) is true
4 (A) is true but (R) is false.

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true.

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3 Assertion (A) : The importance of classification for organization of knowledge will continue to persist.

Reason (R) : In the electronic era classification have become redundant.

Codes :
1 (A) is true, but (R) is false.
2 (A) is false, but (R) is true.
3 Both (A) and (R) are true.
4 Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (A) is true, but (R) is false. .
4 Assertion (A) : Name of the libraries can claim self-sufficient with respect to their holdings due to spiralling cost of publications.

Reason (R) : Spiralling cost of publications and publication deluge still made inter library loan, a necessity for the libraries in the contemporary information age.

Codes :
1 Both (A) and (R) are true.
2 Both (A) and (R) are false.
3 (A) is false, but (R) is true.
4 (R) is true, but (A) is false.

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are true.
5 Assertion (A) : The Post Office Protocol (POP) is the main internet standard for Electronic Mail Transmission.

Reason (R) : The Post Office Protocol (POP) is a protocol used by local e-mail clients to retrieve email from a remote server over TCP/IP connection.

Codes :
1 (A) is true, but (R) is false.
2 Both (A) and (R) are true
3 (A) is false, but (R) is true.
4 Both (R) and (A) are false.

Answer: (A) is false, but (R) is true.
6 Assertion (A) : Boolean Operators using AND, OR, NOT are mostly used in online information Retrieval Systems.

Reason (R) : The new age of search engines such as Google do not have the provision for Boolean Search.

Codes :
1 Both (A) and (R) are true.
2 Both (A) and (R) are false.
3 (A) is false, but (R) is true.
4 (A) is true, but (R) is false.

Answer: (A) is true, but (R) is false.
7 Development of audio games has
1 been as large as video games
2 no role for researchers
3 no scope for future development
4 scope for use of GPS

Answer: scope for use of GPS
8 Which of the following is not a dependency factor for studying audio games ?
1 Verbal information
2 Interaction mechanisms of timing
3 Interaction mechanisms of exploration
4 Written information

Answer: Written information
9 Some of the attributes of sound used in sonification are
1 pitch and hue
2 saturation and brightness
3 volume and waveform
4 surface and pointing device

Answer: volume and waveform
10 Action games are derived from and inspired by
1 Tampokme
2 Uncommon technology
3 Arcade games
4 Audio feedback

Answer: Arcade games
11 Sayers ‘Canons of classification’ are simplified in ______ principles.
1 28
2 29
3 24
4 26

Answer: 29
12 Classical Theory of Management was propounded by
1 C. Babbaje and Phillip Kotler
2 F.W. Taylor
3 Henery Fayol
4 Luther Gullick

Answer: F.W. Taylor
13 Which of the following association has prepared “guidelines for library services to persons with Dyslexia” ?
1 ALA
2 IFLA
3 CILIP
4 LA

Answer: IFLA
14 The in-depth examination of a single instance of some social phenomenon is known as
1 Cohort Study
2 Cross-Sectional Study
3 Case Study
4 Validity Study

Answer: Case Study
15 Granthana, Indian Journal of Library Studies is the publication of
1 Department of Library and Information Science, Delhi University.
2 Library and Information Science Professionals Association of Punjab.
3 Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation.
4 Indian Library Association.

Answer: Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation.

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