CGPSC, Raipur (C.G.), Librarian Exam 2019 Question paper and answer

Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC)

Raipur (C.G.)

Librarian Exam 2019

(Higher Education Department)

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1. ‘Libraries as Gateways to Knowledge’ is the title of the document

(A) National Information Policy, 1986

(B) Information Technology Act, 2000

(D) None of these

Answer: C

2. Headquarters of IFLA is located in:

(A) Paris

(B) Washington

(D) The Hague

Answer: D

3. Who was the first Librarian of National Library (India)?

(A) D.B. Krishna Rao

(B) B.S. Kesavan

(D) Melvil Dewey

Answer: B

4. Which Law of Library Science advocates Open Access and Shelf Arrangement?

(A) First Law

(B) Second Law

(D) Fourth Law

Answer: C

5. Which one is National Documentation Centre in India?

(A) FID

(B) UNESCO

(D) NASDOC

Answer: C

6. To make the best use of the library:

(a) Library orientation is essential

(b) Library instruction is essential

(d) User education is essential

Code :

(A) (a) and (b) are correct

(B) (b) and (c) are correct

(D) (a) to (d) statements are correct

Answer: D

7. CILIP is the new name of:

(A) LA

(B) LC

(D) ILA

Answer: A

8. John McFarlane was the first librarian of:

(A) Delhi University Library

(B) Bombay University Library

(D) Delhi Public Library

Answer: C

9. The ‘Right to Information Bill’ was enacted by the Parliament of India on

(A) 5th May, 2005

(B) 15th June, 2005

(D) 22nd June, 2005

Answer: B

10. Research is conducted to:

(i) Generate new knowledge

(ii) Develop a theory

(iii) Develop communication skills

(iv) Re-interpret existing knowledge

Code :

(A) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct

(B) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

(D) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct

Answer: C

11. MeSH is the name of a

(A) Medical Library

(B) Controlled Vocabulary

(D) CSIR Unit

Answer: B

12. ‘Vidyanidhi’ was a project for

(A) Institutional Repository

(B) Electronic Theses & Dissertations

(D) Digital Archive

Answer: B

13. What is true about “National Knowledge Commission” ?

(i) It was set up by Government of Gujarat

(ii) Chairman of NKC: Sam Pitroda

(iii) The term of the NKC got over on March 2012

(iv) Provisions related to Libraries are totally ignored by NKC

Code :

(A) Only (i) and (iii)

(B) Only (ii)

(D) All given options are true

Answer: B

14. Which sources would you consult to know the “Impact Factor” of Journal publications ?

(i) Web of Science

(ii) Science Direct

(iii) SCOPUS

(iv) EBSCO

Code:

(A) (i) and (iv)

(B) (ii) and (iii)

(D) (iii) and (iv)

Answer: C

15. The term ‘Exponential growth’ refers to:

(A) Linear growth

(B) Normal mode of distribution

(D) Arithmetic Progression

Answer: C

16. Which of these is a type of information industry?

(A) Media & Television

(B) Banking

(D) All of these

Answer: D

17. ‘Price’ of information is studied under –

(A) Information economics

(B) Economics of information

(D) Bibliometrics

Answer: B

18. Reliable and concise new bodies of knowledge is known as_____

(A) Consolidated information

(B) Grey information

(D) Useful information

Answer: A

19. What is true about the features of ‘Google Scholar’ ?

(i) It is not free of charge.

(ii) Google Scholar Metrics for ranking.

(iii) Search scholarly literature from one convenient place.

(iv) Help in citing publications and creating a public author profile.

Code :

(A) only (i), (iii) and (iv)

(B) only (i), (ii) and (iv)

(D) only (ii) and (iv)

Answer: *

20. What to say, how to say logically and symbolically and who should say are basic question to be considered when formulating _____.

(A) Note

(B) Message

(D) Notice

Answer: B

21. An example of Self-publishing is -

(A) Blogs

(B) Digital repositories

(D) None of these

Answer: A

22. Information is

(A) Data

(B) Computer output

(D) Organized and meaningful Data

Answer: D

23. Terms used to describe today’s information situation are

(i) Information Repackaging

(ii) Information Boom

(iii) Information Flood

(iv) Information Explosion

Code :

(A) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

(B) (i), (ii) and (iv)

(D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Answer: A

24. “Marketing is specifically concerned with how transactions are created, stimulated, facilitated and valued” said by:

(A) Philip Kotler

(B) E.I.L. Breach

(D) Paul Mazur

Answer: A

25. Information is a commodity because it has following properties:

(i) Supply of information is possible but consumers can be surpluses

(ii) Demand of information can be measured

(iii) Cost of information can be determined

(iv) There is a market of information

Code:

(A) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

(B) (i), (iii) and (iv) are correct

(D) All are correct

Answer: D

26. Patent is a copyright of

(A) Productivity criteria

(B) Procedure

(D) None of these

Answer: A

27. Shannon and Weaver are associated with

(i) Theories of Management

(ii) Library Software Packages

(iii) Mathematical Theory of Communication

(iv) Communication Models

Code:

(A) (i), (ii) and (iii)

(B) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

(D) (iii) and (iv)

Answer: D

28. Redundancy of information is

(A) Unnecessary and should be eliminated

(B) Unnecessary but cannot be avoided

(D) Necessary and always desirable

Answer: A

29. Pay-per-view is an

(A) Publishing Tool

(B) Pricing Model

(D) None of these

Answer: B

30. International Who’s Who is published from

(A) Paris

(B) New York

(D) London

Answer: D

31. To find out the etymology of a word; the correct reference source is:

(A) A dictionary

(B) An encyclopaedia

(D) A yearbook

Answer: A

32. Which of the following is/are NOT secondary source(s) ?

(i) Encyclopaedia

(ii) Digest

(iii) Thesis

(iv) Textbook

Code:

(A) Only (iii)

(B) (i), (ii) and (iv)

(D) (i) and (iv)

Answer: A

33. ‘The Intellectual Property Rights’ deals with:

(A) Secondary Sources

(B) Primary Sources

(D) Secondary and Tertiary Sources

Answer: B

34. Which of the following is not an Open Access Database?

(A) DOAJ

(B) ERIC

(D) EMERALD INSIGHT

Answer: D

35. ‘Library Literature and Information Science’ is:

(A) An abstracting journal

(B) A bibliographic database

(D) A subject list on Library and Information Science

Answer: B

36. Which type of source World of Learning is?

(A) Bibliography of periodicals

(B) Trade Bibliography

(D) Directory

Answer: D

37. Library Herald is published from:

(A) Kolkata

(B) Bangalore

(D) Lucknow

Answer: C

38. Which of the following is not an electronic resource?

(A) e-book

(B) DVD

(D) Video Cassette

Answer: D

39. Concordance means

(A) A multi-language dictionary

(B) An alphabetic index to a book or an author work

(D) Annual report

Answer: B

40. What is the essential aspect of the Information Services?

(A) Retrieval of Information

(B) Storage of Information

(D) Communication of Information

Answer: D

41. Which one is the quality of the best abstract?

(A) Reliability

(B) Authority

(D) Applicability

Answer: D

42. Time is very important factor between which of the following?

(A) Indexing and Abstracting Services

(B) Reference and Documentation Services

(D) CAS and SDI Services

Answer: C

43. Identify the Science Information System from the following :

(A) NASSDOC

(B) DEVSIS

(D) DESIDOC

Answer: B

44. ‘Systematic Indexing’ is associated with:

(A) E. J. Coates

(B) J. E. L. Farradane

(D) H. P. Luhn

Answer: C

45. An entry in an Abstracting Journal consists of

(A) Bibliographic citation

(B) Annotation

(D) Bibliographic citation, an abstract and initials of the abstractor

Answer: C

46. The Principle of Canonical Sequence is one of the principles of

(A) Facet Sequence

(B) Fundamental Categories

(D) Basic laws

Answer: C

47. APUPA pattern is for classification; so as Principle of Osmosis is for:

(A) Arrangement

(B) Stock Verification

(D) Reclassification

Answer: D

48. In Colon Classification; _______ facet is the most elusive and difficult to identify.

(A) Basic

(B) Personality

(D) Matter

Answer: B

49. Subject arrangement of documents is known as:

(A) Filiatory sequence

(B) Facet sequence

(D) Alphabetic sequence

Answer: A

50. Who gave the idea of ‘Decachotomy’ ?

(A) Dr. S. R. Ranganathan

(B) Melvil Dewey

(D) H. E. Bliss

Answer: B

51. ‘‘Geophysics’ has been formed as a result of

(A) Lamination

(B) Fusion

(D) Agglomeration

Answer: B

52. ‘Dublin Core Metadata’ consists of

(A) 11 elements

(B) 13 elements

(D) 15 elements

Answer: D

53. ‘XML’ stands for-

(A) Xtra Markup Language

(B) X-ray Markup Language

(D) None of these

Answer: C

54. ‘e-ISBN’ contains-

(A) 11 digits

(B) 12 digits

(D) 13 digits

Answer: D

55. ‘SGML’ stands for -

(A) Super Generalized Markup Language

(B) Standard Generalized Markup Language

(D) None of these

Answer: B

56. What is used in the structure of CCF?

(A) ISO 2709

(B) ISO 9000

(D) None of these

Answer: D

57. Which three distinct entities related to the metadata are used in OAI- PMH?

(A) Header, Metadata and Records

(B) Identifier, Request and Response

(D) Resource, Item and Record

Answer: D

58. The GMD in a catalogue entry according to AACR-II revised edition is given:

(A) After the title proper

(B) After the statement of responsibility

(D) Before the statement of responsibility

Answer: A

59. OCLC Project, MARC Project are the examples of:

(A) Co-operative storage of materials

(B) Co-operative Acquisition of materials

(D) Co-operative sharing of materials

Answer: C

60. Fermont Rider is known for his _____________ .

(A) Subject Classification

(B) International Classification

(D) Universal Decimal Classification

Answer: B

61. “The main purpose of Book Selection is to provide the right book to the right reader at the right time.” Whose quotation is this?

(A) Francis Drury

(B) H. E. Bliss

(D) C. A. Cutter

Answer: A

62. What are the three levels of Management?

(A) First, Second and Third

(B) Primary, Secondary and Tertiary

(D) None of these

Answer: C

63. Which of these is an e-publisher?

(A) Flipkart

(B) Infibeam

(D) Ebrary

Answer: D

64. The University library budget is approved by

(A) UGC

(B) Executive Council

(D) Academic Council

Answer: C

65. KARDEX system is devised for keeping

(A) Record of Books

(B) Record of Manuscripts

(D) Record of Maps

Answer: C

66. Fundamental elements of Management is known as

(A) POSDCORB

(B) PSODCORB

(D) POSCORB

Answer: A

67. Douglas McGregor is known for the _______

(A) Theory X & Theory Y

(B) Two Factor Theory

(D) None of these

Answer: A

68. The Member Secretary of the University Library Committee is:

(A) Registrar

(B) Vice Chancellor

(D) Subject Expert

Answer: C

69. Argyris is known for his _____________.

(A) Theory of Motivation

(B) X and Y Theory

(D) Immaturity / Maturity Theory

Answer: D

70. Major problems of ‘Information Communication Technology’ are

(i) Information overloads

(ii) Information insecurity

(iii) Lack of innovative technologies

(iv) Lack of control over communication

Code :

(A) (ii) and (iv) are correct

(B) (i) and (iv) are correct

(D) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

Answer: C

71. “Athens login” is used for -

(A) Pricing Control

(B) Subscription model

(D) Identity and Access Management

Answer: D

72. 122. ‘Nook’ is

(A) an e-book reader

(B) an electronic database

(D) a publisher

Answer: A

73. World Wide Web was first introduced by

(A) Charles Babbage

(B) F.W. Lancaster

(D) Tim Berners Lee

Answer: D

74. Wikis are an example of

(A) Web publishing

(B) Network Publishing

(D) None of these

Answer: A

75. Which one of the following is not an image/graphic file format ?

(A) PNG

(B) GUI

(D) JPEG

Answer: B

76. Semantic Web is associated with -

(A) Web 1.0

(B) Web 2.0

(D) None of these

Answer: C

77. Which from the following are web browsers?

(i) Epic

(ii) Opera

(iii) Safari

(iv) Chrome

Code :

(A) (i), (iii) and (iv)

(B) (i), (ii) and (iv)

(D) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Answer: C

78. The term ‘Cyberspace’ was first used by

(A) Huansheng Ning

(B) William Gibson

(D) William Martin

Answer: B

79. Boolean operators are ___________ .

(A) Textual representation

(B) Computer language

(D) Searching technique

Answer: D

80. Which is a digital Repository software?

(A) Greenstone

(B) Linux

(D) All of these

Answer: A

81. ‘SaaS’ stands for-

(A) Service as a Software

(B) Software as a Solution

(D) Software as a Service

Answer: D

82. National Nodal Agency for granting ISSN in India is

(A) NISCAIR

(B) RRRLF

(D) INFLIBNET Centre

Answer: A

83. In Libraries, RFID is useful in

(i) Circulation Service

(ii) Reference Service

(iii) Stock Verification

(iv) Security of Library Materials

Code :

(A) only (i) and (ii)

(B) only (i), (iii) and (iv)

(D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Answer: B

84. Which from the following is/are true about SOUL 2.0?

(i) RFID Compatible

(ii) Z39.50 Compatible

(iii) Fully Web Based

(iv) Client – Server Architecture

Code :

(A) only (i), (ii) and (iii)

(B) only (i), (iii) and (iv)

(D) only (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Answer: B

85. NACLIN is sponsored by:

(A) INFLIBNET

(B) DELNET

(D) CALIBNET

Answer: B

86. DESIDOC is documentation centre for:

(A) Indigenous Knowledge

(B) Defence Science

(D) Khadi & Village Industries

Answer: B

87. For the measurement of Author’s Productivity which law is implemented?

(A) Zipf’s Law

(B) Lotka’s Law

(D) Law of Probability

Answer: B

88. In research on ‘Information Needs of Advocates’ a questionnaire is sent to every fifth member on the official register of Bar Council would this be:

(A) Random sample

(B) A Stratified Sample

(D) A purposive Sample

Answer: A

89. ZOTERO is a software for:

(A) Cataloguing

(B) Reference Management

(D) Periodical Subscription

Answer: B

90. JCR stands for:

(A) Journal Citation Reviews

(B) Journal for Chemical Reactions

(D) Journal Citation Records

Answer: C

91. Action research means

(A) A longitudinal research

(B) A research with socioeconomic objective

(D) A research initiated to solve an immediate problem

Answer: D

92. Origin of hypothesis lies in

(A) Richness of background knowledge

(B) Results obtained after data analysis

(D) Data collected during research

Answer: A

93. ‘Cranfield Studies’ are an example of

(i) Historical Research

(ii) Case Study

(iii) Experimental Research

(iv) Survey Research

Code :

(A) only (ii) and (iii)

(B) only (iii) and (iv)

(D) only (iv)

Answer: C

94. The term ETD is first time discussed by

(A) Mark Zuckerberg

(B) Tim Berners Lee

(D) Larry Page

Answer: C

95. Impact Factor is calculated on the basis of :

(i) Length of the articles

(ii) Number of Citations

(iii) Number of article sold

(iv) Number of award received by article

Code :

(A) Only (i) and (iv)

(B) Only (ii)

(D) Only (iv)

Answer: B

96. “Joomla” is used for -

(A) Creation of Digital Repositories

(B) Electronic Publishing Software

(D) All of these

Answer: C

97. Mean, Median and Mode are:

(A) Measures of control tendency

(B) Measures of central tendency

(D) Ways of sampling

Answer: B

98. Arrange the following research steps according to the sequence of their occurrence :

(i) Formulation of hypothesis of research

(ii) Designing of data and analysis plan

(iii) Selection of data gathering method

(iv) Report writing

Code :

(A) a - iii, b - ii, c - i, d - iv

(B) a - i, b - iii, c - ii, d - iv

(D) a - ii, b - iv, c - i, d – iii

Answer: B

99. Which of the following tests can be used for hypothesis testing ?

(A) F – test

(B) Chi – square test

(D) All of these

Answer: D

100. Which of the following are not styles of citation?

(i) Anglo American Cataloguing Rules

(ii) MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers

(iii) Chicago Manual of Style

(iv) Little Science Big Science Codes

Code :

(A) (i) and (ii) are correct

(B) (iii) and (iv) are correct

(D) (ii) and (iii) are correct

Answer: C

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