Library Science competitive Exam Choose the Best Answer Objective type Questions with Answers

Library Science Question and Answers

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

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OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS WITH SOLVED THE ANSWERS

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Question No.1:

What is the main record of the Library?

a) Catalogue         b) Stock Register

c) Shelf List           d) Accession Register

The Answer is: d) Accession Register

Question No.2:

The term ‘Bespeaking’ is used for which of the following?

a) Returning of books     b) Issuing of Books

c) Reservation of books   d) Inter Library Loan

The Answer is: C) Reservation of Books

Question No.3:

Who is the Father of the Library Movement in India?

a) Viswanathan               b) B.S.Keshavan

c) S.R.Ranganathan        d) P.N.Kaula

The Answer is: C) S.R.Ranganathan

Question No.4:

National Library Week in India is observed during the month of____

a) August              b) November

c) January             d) December

The Answer is: B) November

Question No.5:

Ancient writings and Libraries;

a) Palm Leaf                    1. Summerians

b) Clay Tablets                2. Indian writing material

c) Papyrus                      3. Oldest Book of Egyptians sayings of Ptahhotep

d) Prissy Papyrus            4. Egyptian writing material

Codes:

          A        B        C       D

a)      1        2        3        4

b)      2        4        3        1

c)       2        1        4        3

d)      4        3        2        1

The Answer is: C) 2       1       4       3

Question No.6:

The Model Public Libraries Bill was drafted under the Chairmanship of

a) Dr.S.R.Ranganathan             b) B.S.Keshavan

c) M.D.Sen                               d) K.P.Sinha

The Answer is: A) Dr.S.R.Ranganathan

Question No.7:

Which one of the following is not a Library extension activity?

a) Book Exhibition                    b) Film shows

c) Inter Library Loan                 d) Lectures and Talks

The Answer is:    C ) Inter Library Loan

Question No.8:

Browne system in the Libraries is mean for

a) Classification of books          b) Selection of Books

c) Circulation of Books              d) Cataloguing of Books

The Answer is:    C) Circulation of Books

Question No.9:

Which Law of Library Science, emphasises on weeding of books from the Library?

a) First Law           b) Second Law

c) Third Law          d) Fifth Law

The Answer is: D) fifth Law

Question No.10:

Which are Academic Libraries?

a) School Libraries                    b) College Libraries

c) University Libraries               d) All the above

The Answer is:  D) All the Above

Question No.11:

‘Serendipity‘is

a) Making discoveries by accident

b) Making discoveries by experiment

c) Making discoveries by observation

d) Making discoveries through experience

The Answer is:  A) Making Discoveries by Accident

Question No.12:

The degree of relationship between variables is defined as

a) Regression                  b) deviation

c) Correlation                  d) variation

The Answer is:  C) Correlation

Question No.13:

r= x y / N is the formula for

a) Correlation                  b) regression

c) deviation                    d) variation

The Answer is:  A) Correlation

Question No.14:

Who first coined the term ‘Bibliometry’

a) E.W.Hulme                  b) S.R.Ranganathan

c) Fauthorne                            d) Alan Pritchard

The Answer is:  D) Alan Pritchard

Question No.15:

I = h + h² is a bibliometric law proposed by

a) Samuel Clement Bradford

b) F.F.Leimkanlev

c) G.K.Zipf

d) Gstare Herden

The Answer is:  A) Samuel clement Bradford

Question No.16:

f (x+y) = a+b log (x+y) – which Indian LIS professional proposed this formula of Bibliometrics?

a) Sen Gupta                  b) Ravichandra Rao

c) Lalitha Sharma            d) A.R.D. Prasad

The Answer is:  A) Sen Gupta

Question No.17:

Choose the formula for standard deviation

a) Σx² / N                        b) Σ |x| / N

c)  Σ D² / N³ - n               d) Σ (O – E)² / E

The Answer is: A) Σx² / N

Question No.18:

Zipf’s Law of frequency of word-text relation formula is

a) r x f = K                      b) k x f = r

c) r – f = K                      d) k – f = r

The Answer is:  A) r x f = K

Question No.19:

VINITTI is located at

a) Russia                        b) USA

c) UK                              d) France

The Answer is: A) Russia

Question No.20:

The term ‘scientometrics’ was introduced in the year of

a) 1967                          b) 1976

c) 1987                          d) 1997

The Answer is: B) 1976