Library & Information Science Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Library & Information Science Quiz Set 32

Questions
1 When the last print version of Encyclopaedia Britannica was published ?
1 2009
2 2010
3 2011
4 2012

Answer: 2012
2 Identify the place where IFLA was first found.
1 The Hague, Netherlands
2 Edinburgh, Scotland
3 Helsinki, Finland
4 London

Answer: Edinburgh, Scotland

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3 Information For All Programme (IFAP) was launched by
1 IFLA
2 Library of Congress
3 OCLC
4 UNESCO

Answer: UNESCO
4 A cross reference that gives an indexer complete control over the cross references of an index is known as :
1 see also cross reference
2 check also cross reference
3 see cross reference
4 inverted cross reference

Answer: inverted cross reference
5 DMAIC is the acronym for :
1 Define, Measure, Access, Improve and Control
2 Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve and Control
3 Describe, Measure, Analyse, Improve and Control
4 Define, Measure, Access, Instruct and Control

Answer: Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve and Control
6 A template is a
1 Structured specification
2 I/O measure
3 Assembler program
4 Recursive routine

Answer: Structured specification
7 The mode of displaying graphic informationpixel by pixel with bits in main memory is
1 Bit handling
2 Bit mapping
3 Bit pattern
4 Bit matrix

Answer: Bit mapping
8 Delphi Technique’ was first discussed in a monograph by
1 O. Helmer
2 E. Nagel
3 D.M. Potter
4 J.H. Shera

Answer: O. Helmer
9 In ‘Open System Interconnect (OSI) Model’ the layer between ‘Network’ and ‘Physical’ is :
1 Data link
2 Transport
3 Application
4 Presentation

Answer: Data link
10 The service that helps the students to acquire soft skills, writing skills and job-oriented skills is
1 Reader’s advisory
2 Career guidance
3 Referral service
4 User education

Answer: Career guidance
11 Skill Development Programme (SDP) for public librarians in India is initiated by
1 Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India
2 Directorate of Library Services, Govt. of West Bengal
3 Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation
4 Indian Library Association

Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation
12 Which of the following concepts are associated with professional ethics ?
1 Accountability
2 Unique training
3 High quality service
4 Professional independence

Answer: Professional independence
13 The term literary warrant was introduced by :
1 W.B. Sayers
2 S.R. Ranganathan
3 Melvil Dewey
4 E.W. Hulmes

Answer: E.W. Hulmes
14 According to Walsh, knowledge production has been historically based on
1 Participatory culture
2 Application of technology
3 Expert paradigm
4 Collective intelligence

Answer: Expert paradigm
15 In knowledge hegemony control over creation of knowledge and information is
1 in the printing press
2 in the world wide web
3 in the libraries
4 in the hands of a few

Answer: in the hands of a few

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