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Multiple choice questions and answers in LIS SET-1


1. ‘National Library Week’ is observed in India every year
in which month?
(a) August
(b) November
(c) September
(d) October

Answer: b

2. Who was the first president of IFLA?
(a) W. C. B. Sayers
(b) S. R. Ranganathan
(c)Issac Collijn
(d) Melvil Dewey

Answer: c

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

Answer:c

4. ‘Tree of porphyry’ is formed as result of:
(a)Fusion
(b) Potychotomy
(c)Dichotomy
(d) Decachotomy

Answer:c

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

Answer:d

6. Sadler Commission in India was setup in the year:
(a)1882
(b) 1902
(c)1917
(d) 1946
Answer:c

7. Xerography is:
(a)Diazographic process
(b) Dry copying process
(c)Wet copying process
(d) None of the above

Answer: b

8. Today society consumes knowledge and information in:
(a)Developed society
(b) Rich society
(c)Ablest society
(d) All these

Answer:b

9. Who was the teacher of Dr. S R Ranganathan in London?
(a) H. E. Bliss
(b) J. D. Brown
(c) A. Pannizi
(d) W. C. B. Sayers

Answer:d

10. The Open Access System was introduced in India by:
(a) S R Ranganathan
(b) W A Borden
(c) Dickinson
(d) P. N. Kaula

Answer:a

11. The concept of ‘anomalous state of knowledge’ was proposed by:
(a)Ranganathan
(b) Belkin
(c)Lancaster
(d) Vickery

Answer:b

12. Who was Andrew Carnegie?
(a)Information Scientist
(b)Philanthropist
(c) Teacher in library science
(d) Librarian

Answer: b

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

Answer:a

14. IAC stands for:.
(a) Indian Academic Council
(b) Information Analysis Centre
(c) International Analysis Centre
(d) None of the above

Answer:b

15. UNESCO came into existence in the year:
(a)1944
(b) 1945
(c)1946
(d) 1947

Answer:c

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

Answer:d

17. Non-verbal communication is categorized into:
(a)Three types
(b) Five types
(c)Six types
(d) Seven types

Answer:d

18. In which year Dewey started the first School in Librarianship:
(a) 1856
(b) 1876
(c) 1887
(d) 1895

Answer:c

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

Answer:a

20. Writing system was invented by:
(a)Ancient Egyptians
(b) French
(c)Greek
(d) Ancient Indians

Answer:a