Multiple Choice Questions in Library & Information Science

Multiple Choice Questions in Library & Information Science
Objective Type Questions Library Information Science

1. ‘National Library Week’ is observed in India every year

in the month of November:

(a)        True    

(b)        False

2. Who was the first president of IFLA?

(a) W. C. B. Sayers     

(b) S. R. Ranganathan

(c)Issac Collijn

(d) Melvil Dewey

3. A. C. Wollner and M. O. Thomas were associated with:

(a)Foundation of LA    

(b) Foundation of ALA

(c)Foundation of ILA   

(d) Foundation of ASLIB

4. ‘Tree of porphyry’ is formed as result of:

(a)Fusion         

(b) Potychotomy

(c)Dichotomy  

(d) Decachotomy

5. Who designated Dr. Ranganathan, as the father of Library science in India:

(a)        Jawahartal Nehru         

(b) Sir Radhakrishanan

(c)        Rajendra Prasad          

(d) Sir Maurice Gwoyer

6. Sadler Commission in India was setup in the year:

(a)1882           

(b) 1902

(c)1917           

(d) 1946

7.         Xerography is:

(a)Diazographic process          

(b) Dry copying process

(c)Wet copying process           

(d) None of the above

8. The word reprography means reproduction of graphic materials, irrespective of whether they are hand written, typed printed and so on:

(a)True

(b) False

9. Who was the teacher of Dr. Ranganathan in London?

(a) H. E. Bliss  

(b) J. D. Brown

(c) A. Pannizi   

(d) W. C. B. Sayers

10. The Open Access System was introduced in India by:

(a)        Ranganathan    

(b)        Borden

(c)        Dickinson        

(d)        P. N. Kaula

11. The concept of ‘anomalous state of knowledge’ was proposed by:

(a)Ranganathan

(b) Belkin

(c)Lancaster    

(d) Vickery

12. Who was Andrew Carnegie?

(a)Information Scientist

(b)Philanthropist

(c) Teacher in library science

(d) Librarian

13. In which of the following universities Dr. S. R. Ranganathan did not occupy any post:

(a)AMU, Aligarh         

(b) BHU, Varanasi

(c)Delhi University       

(d) Madras University

14. IAC stands for:.

(a) Indian Academic Council

(b) Information Analysis Centre

(c) International Analysis Centre

(d) None of the above

15. UNESCO came into existence in the year:

(a)1944           

(b) 1945

(c)1946           

(d) 1947

16. The model public library established in India with UNESCO’s assistance was:

(a) National Library

(b) National. Science Library

(c) Connemara Public Library

(d) Delhi Public Library

17. DRTC is not promoting research in the field of Library classification.

(a)        True    

(b)        False

18. In   which year Dewey started the first School in Librarianship:

(a) 1856          

(b) 1876

(c) 1887          

(d) 1895

19.       India Office Library Possesses the collection of:

(a)        MSS of  India

(b)        Published in India

(c)        AU published and MSS of India

(d)        None of these

20. Writing system was invented by:

(a)Ancient Egyptians    

(b) French

(c)Greek         

(d) Ancient Indians

21. Head of the NASSDOC is designated as:

(a)Director      

(b) Librarian

(c)Chairman    

(d) President

22. Who coined the term ‘Information retrieval’?

(a)        Lancaster        

(b) Faradane

(c)Colvin Mooers        

(d) J. Martin

23. The barriers to communication and information flow are:

(a)Language problem   

(b) Economic problem

(c)        Political problem          

(d) All the above

24. Non-verbal communication is categorized into:

(a)Three types 

(b) Five types

(c)Six types     

(d) Seven types

25. Today society consumes knowledge and information in:

(a)Developed society   

(b) Rich society

(c)Ablest society          

(d) All these

26. Library Science is an art or Science:

(a) Science      

(b) Science & Art

(c) Art 

(d) None of these

Answers

1	a
2	c
3	c
4	c
5	d
6	c
7	b
8	a
9	d
10	a
11	c
12	b
13	a
14	b
15	c
16	d
17	b
18	c
19	a
20	a
21	a
22	c
23	d
24	d
25	d
26	b