Library & Information Science Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Library & Information Science Quiz Set 30

Questions
1 NALANDA, the digital library is an initiation of :
1 DRTC
2 IISC Bangalore
3 National Institute of Technology, Calicut
4 NISCAIR

Answer: National Institute of Technology, Calicut
2 Six Sigma in quality management was developed by :
1 Motorola
2 IBM
3 Honey well
4 GENPACT

Answer: Motorola

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3 In Binary Number System digit ‘11’ is represented by :
1 1010
2 00001011
3 110011
4 00010110

Answer: 00001011
4 Which of the following reflects the position of libraries In British Columbia ?
1 There are no libraries on reserve.
2 Public libraries on reserve are under funded.
3 Band school libraries exist on reserve.
4 There are 141 First Nations libraries.

Answer: Band school libraries exist on reserve.
5 In Ontario in 2001 - 2002 :
1 Only 52 first Nations libraries existed
2 Only 141 first nations libraries received operating grants
3 Many small communities are underfunded
4 Majority of First Nations libraries received operating grants

Answer: Many small communities are underfunded
6 Among First Nations Communities
1 libraries are always priority
2 sometimes rights and title claims are pressing needs
3 there are no pressing needs for education and health
4 they need a library even when they do not have land

Answer: sometimes rights and title claims are pressing needs
7 Which of the following is true about public libraries in urban centres ?
1 Public libraries in urban centres tend to differentiate between aboriginal people and the general population
2 Urban aboriginal people are often well served by public library
3 The Albert library branch of the Rijina public library does not work closely with local urban aboriginal communities.
4 Spadina Branch of the Toronto Public library works closely with local aboriginal communities.

Answer: Spadina Branch of the Toronto Public library works closely with local aboriginal communities.
8 Which of the following is not true about the library services for Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal Peoples Committee ?
1 It has aboriginal representatives
2 It has public sector representatives
3 They meet once a year
4 They advise on the implementation of the recommendation.

Answer: They meet once a year
9 The protection of copyright in the care of films, photographs, anonymous, pseudonymous publications and works of governments, the 60 year period is counted from :
1 the date of birth of creator
2 year following the death of creator
3 the date of publication
4 as per statement of author

Answer: the date of publication
10 International Standard Music Number (ISMN) for print music is promoted, coordinated and supervised by :
1 International Agency for ISMN, London
2 International Standards Agency for Music, Sydney
3 Standards Agency for Music International, Paris
4 The International ISMN Agency, Berlin

Answer: The International ISMN Agency, Berlin
11 In which year the WIPO Copyright Treaty was adopted ?
1 1995
2 1996
3 1997
4 1998

Answer: 1996
12 Which one of the following data bases has not originated from USA ?
1 BIOSIS
2 MEDLARS
3 Chemical Abstracts
4 INSPEC

Answer: INSPEC
13 The knowledge to which we have valid, conscious, introspective access under all circumstances is called :
1 Explicit knowledge
2 Semi tacit knowledge
3 Tacit knowledge
4 Predictive knowledge

Answer: Explicit knowledge
14 ‘Working Papers’ fall under the category of :
1 Books
2 Monographs
3 News papers
4 Grey Literature

Answer: Grey Literature
15 Who developed the theory of Information Supply and Indexing based on five axioms (doctorines) such as - definability; order; sufficient degree of order; predictability; and Fidelity ?
1 Rubert Fugmann
2 William Cooper
3 E. Garfield
4 Calvin Moores

Answer: Rubert Fugmann

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