LIBRARIAN GRADE III,STATE CENTRAL LIBRARY
EXAM DATE:08-09-2015
1.Who wrote ‘Bhakta Manjeri’?
A.Ezhuthachan
B.Swati Thirunal*
C.Chattampi Swamikal
D.Sree Narayana Guru
Ans:B
2.The first Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission:
A.Jawaharlal Nehru
B.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C.Gulzarilal Nanda*
D.K.C.Neogi
Ans:C
3.Who was the oldest member of the constituent Assembly?
A.Dr.Sachchidananda Sinha*
B.Dr.Rajendra Prasad
C.Jawaharlal Nehru
D.Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
Ans:A
4.The Sanskrit Educational Centre called Tatwa Prakashika Ashram in 1898 was started by:
A.Sree Narayana Guru
B.Swami Vivekananda
C.Vagbhatananda Swami*
D.Chattampi Swamikal
Ans:C
5.Right to Information Act came fully into force on:
A.12 October 2005*
B.15 June 2005
C.12 November 2005
D.15 July 2005
Ans:A
6.The London Mission Society at Nagercoil established in 1896 under the patronage of:
A.Sethu Lekshmi Bai
B.Gowri Parvathi Bai*
C.Dharma Raja
D.Gowri Lakshmi Bai
Ans:B
7.’Unbreakable’ is the autobiography of:
A.Sachin Tendulkar
B.Viswanathan Anand
C.Mary Kom*
D.Sunil Gavaskar
Ans:C
8.The first President of Travancore State Congress was:
A.K.T.Thomas
B.Pattom Thanu Pillai*
C.P.S.Nataraja Pillai
D.None of these
Ans:B
9.Who at the Kakinada Session of the Indian National Congress of 1923,Moved a resolution requesting the congress leadership to take the initiative to work for the irradication of untouchability in Kerala:
A.K.Kelappan
B.C.Sankaran Nair
C.T.K.Madhavan*
D.E.M.Sankaran Nampoothiripad
Ans:C
10.The first characteristic Malayala Novel is:
A.Indulekha*
B.Marthanda Varma
C.Dharmaraja
D.Janaki Parinayam
Ans:A
11.Constitution declares India to be a sovereign,socialist,secular and democratic republic.Even though the terms secular and socialist were added only by the ---------Amendment.
A.44th Amendment
B.43rd amendment
C.46th amendment
D.42nd amendment*
Ans:D
12.The concept of five year plans was adopted from--------
A.America
B.China
C.Britain
D.Russia*
Ans:D
13.Who retained the FIDE world Chess title:
A.Magnus Carisen*
B.Viswanathan Anand
C.Garry Casparove
D.Lewis Hamilton
Ans:A
14.Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission:
A.Justice Balakrishnan
B.Deepak Gupta*
C.Murali Deora
D.Bilal Tanweer
Ans:B
15.Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928 against the Introduction of tax reforms by the British?
A.Mahatma Gandhi
B.Jawaharlal Nehru
C.Subhash Chandra Bose
D.Vallabhai Patel*
Ans:D
16.The pivotal concept of Indian music is:
A.Thala
B.Raga*
C.Sruthi
D.Instruments
Ans:B
17.”Leave the child to its Nature”is suggested by:
A.Anchengo*
B.Thalasseri
C.Bakel
D.Palakkad
Ans:A
18.”Leave the child to its Nature”is suggested by:
A.Pestalozzi
B.Voltaire
C.Montesquie
D.Rousseau*
Ans:D
19.’Palm Friday’ is celebrated by:
A.Christians*
B.Muslims
C.Jews
D.Zorastains
Ans:A
20.Who started ‘Lottery Systems’ in Kerala?
A.K.M.Mani
B.K.Karunakaran
C.C.Achutha Menon
D.P.K.Kunju Sahib*
Ans:D
21.’Prussian instructions’is related to:
A.Collection development
B.Cataloging*
C.Classification
D.Digitization
Ans:B
22.ISDN stands for:
A.International Standard for Digital Networks
B.Institute for serials and Digital Number
C.Integrated Service Digital Network*
D.International Series,Document Number
Ans:C
23.ARPANET is an example of:
A.LAN
B.RAN
C.MAN
D.WAN*
Ans:D
24.The Indian MEDLARS Centre is located at:
A.AIIMS ,New Delhi
B.IIT,Delhi
C.NIC,New Delhi*
D.INSDOC,New Delhi
Ans:C
25.The’Dictionary Catalogue Code’of S.R.Ranganathan was first published in:
A.1933
B.1934
C.1908
D.1945*
Ans:D
26.DELNET is developed by:
A.UGC
B.NISSAT*
C.INSDOC
D.Delhi University Library
Ans:B
27.The badwidth is measured in:
A.Bytes per second
B.Numbers per second
C.Speed per second*
D.Cycle per second
Ans:C
28.ISBD(S)is the international Standard Bibliographic Description for:
A.Series
B.Serials*
C.Standards
D.Software
Ans:B
29.International MARC is a programme of:
A.Library of Congress
B.The British Library
C.IFLA*
D.FID
Ans:C
30.NISSAT has developed the software:
A.LIBSYS
B.TRISHNA*
C.KOHA
D.SOUL
Ans:B
31.Universal Decimal Classification was developed by:
A.FID*
B.IFLA
C.ALA
D.LA
Ans:A
32.NISCAIR is the publisher of:
A.Indian Library Science Abstract
B.Science Citation Index
C.Indian Science Abstract*
D.Index India
Ans:C
33.SIRNET is the network of:
A.CSIR Laboratories*
B.Industrial Research Institutions
C.IITs
D.IIScs
Ans:A
34.One of the editors of AACR II is:
A.Michel Gorman*
B.Libetzki
C.KGB Backwell
D.Ashworth
Ans:A
35.The national member of India to FID is:
A.NASSDOC
B.DESIDOC
C.SENDOC
D.INSDOC*
Ans:D
36.Kolkata (Calcutta)is the headquarters of:
A.ILA
B.IATLIS
C.IASLIC*
D.SLA
Ans:C
37.The concept Management by Objective was propounded by:
A.S.R.Ranganathan
B.Eugene Garfield
C.H.P.Luhn
D.Peter Drucker*
Ans:D
38.The Indian Press Index is published by:
A.Karnataka Library Association
B.Delhi Library Association*
C.Delhi University Library
D.National Library of India
Ans:B
39.Bibliographic classification is devised by:
A.J.D.Brown
B.C.A.Cutter
C.B.C.Vickery
D.H.E.Bliss*
Ans:D
40.Morocco leather is developed from:
A.Cow skin
B.Goat skin*
C.Calf skin
D.Deer skin
Ans:B
41.H.W.Wilson Book publishing Co. is the publisher of:
A.Sears list*
B.LC list
C.DDC
D.UDC
Ans:A
42.The first Public library in India is:
A.Trivandrum public library
B.Calcutta public library*
C.Delhi Public library
D.Madras public library
Ans:B
43.The Press and Registration of Books Act was passed in the year:
A.1947
B.1876
C.1867*
D.1933
Ans:C
44.Father of scientific management was:
A.F.W.Taylor*
B.Henry L.Gantt
C.Frank
D.Lillian Gilbert
Ans:A
45.Press Institute of India publishes:
A.Asian Recorder
B.Data India*
C.Index India
D.Africa Diary
Ans:B
46.Hawthorne study was conducted by:
A.F.W.Taylor
B.Henry Fayol
C.Elton Mayo*
D.Max Weber
Ans:C
47.LIBQUAL is a tool for measuring library service quality developed by:
A.Association of Research Libraries*
B.IFLA
C.Library of Congress
D.ALA
Ans:A
48.Slack(spare time)is a concept used in:
A.MBO
B.CPM
C.PERT*
D.TQM
Ans:C
49.Time study is developed by:
A.F.W.Taylor*
B.S.R.Ranganathan
C.Henry Fayol
D.Lillian Gilbert
Ans:A
50.GRANTHALAYA is a software package developed by:
A.IASLIC
B.INSDOC*
C.NISSAT
D.UGC
Ans:B
51.The first librarian of the National Library of India,Calcutta was:
A.B.S.Kesavan*
B.John Macfarlane
C.Harinath De
D.J.A.Chapman
Ans:A
52.Peter Pyhrr developed”
A.PPBS
B.ZBB*
C.Capital budgeting
D.Performance budgeting
Ans:B
53.List of Subject Headings for small Libraries was developed by:
A.Antony Panizzi
B.Lubetzki
C.C.A.Cutter
D.Minnie Earl Sears*
Ans:D
54.Henry Fayol is the father of:
A.Modern Management
B.Administrative Management*
C.Bureaucratic Management
D.Traditional Management
Ans:B
55.Dr.S.R.Ranganathan was honoured with Padmasree by Government of India in the year:
A.1935
B.1948
C.1957*
D.1972
Ans:C
56.From which language the term ‘classification’is derived?
A.German
B.Arabic
C.Persian
D.Latin*
Ans:D
57.The first book published by Dr.S.R.Ranganathan is:
A.Five laws of library science *
B.Colon classification
C.Classified catalogue code
D.Prolegomena to library classification
Ans:A
58.The first University in Asia,which started a certificate course in Library Science is:
A.Delhi University
B.Madras University
C.Bombay University
D.Punjab University*
Ans:D
59.In which Law of Library Science User study is discussed as a necessity in libraries?
A.First Law
B.Second law*
C.Third law
D.Fourth law
Ans:B
60.In the formation of subjects.Cutting of the universe of entities to parts of coordinate status is known as:
A.Dissection*
B.Lamination
C.Denudation
D.Loose Assemblage
Ans:A
61.The standard size of a microfiche is:
A.3”*5”
B.5”*6”
C.3”*4”
D.4”*6”*
Ans:D
62.Power Shift is a famous book written by:
A.Kari Popper
B.Alvin Toffler*
C.William A Kartz
D.C.A.Cutter
Ans:B
63.The first optical video disc is developed by:
A.Philips*
B.Sony
C.Microsoft
D.Toshiba
Ans:A
64.The maximum capacity of a DVD is:
A.700 MB
B.1.44 MB
C.17.1 GB*
D.4.7 GB
Ans:C
65.The classification scheme developed by C.A.Cutter is:
A.Bibliographic Classification
B.Expansive Classification*
C.Universal Decimal Classification
D.Colon Classification
Ans:B
66.Information containing high proportion of images,graphics and animated information is called:
A.Hyper media
B.Hyper link
C.Hyper tonic
D.Hyper text*
Ans:D
67.The term ‘Cyberspace’was coined by
A.Alan Kay
B.Andy Lipman
C.Charles F.Goldfarb
D.William Gibson*
Ans:D
68.Vidyanidhi is a database of:
A.e-theses*
B.e-books
C.e-journals
D.e-zines
Ans:A
69.The central processor used in second generation computer was:
A.Integrated Chip
B.Vaccum Tube
C.Transistor*
D.Punched Card
Ans:C
70.The largest library network in the world is:
A.OCLC*
B.RLG
C.JANET
D.NICNET
Ans:A
71.Kinetica is an online information service offered by:
A.Indian Library Network
B.American Library Network
C.Australian Library Network*
D.British Library Network
Ans:C
72.The software for information storage and retrieval developed by CALBINET is:
A.SOUL
B.Sanjay
C.KOHA
D.Sanjuka*
Ans:D
73.IFLA developed:
A.MARC 21
B.INTERMARC
C.UNIMARC*
D.CANMARC
Ans:C
74.Information Technology Enabled Service(ITES) is the new name of:
A.ERNET
B.DELNET
C.INFONET
D.INDONET*
Ans:D
75.PC-DOS is developed by:
A.Apple
B.Microsoft
C.IBM *
D.Bell telephone Research Laboratory
Ans:C
76.Science Direct is a database maintained by the publisher:
A.Elsevier*
B.Wiley
C.Kluwer
D.Macmillan
Ans:A
77.Which one of the following is a markup language?
A.ILL
B.PERL
C.XML*
D.UNAL
Ans:C
78.The blue-ray disc is developed by:
A.Hitachi
B.LG
C.Samsung
D.All*
Ans:D
79.Indian Patent Law came to force in the year:
A.1954
B.1972
C.1970*
D.1960
Ans:C
80.LEXIS is a subject database for:
A.Literature
B.Information Science
C.Languages
D.Law*
Ans:D
81.An example for the subject formed through the process of Fusion is:
A.Botany
B.Agriculture
C.Research Methodology*
D.Indology
Ans:C
82.Subject bundle is the former name of:
A.Cluster*
B.Array
C.Chain
D.Facet
Ans:A
83.Broad System of Ordering is an international switching language project developed by:
A.IFLA
B.FID
C.UNESCO
D.UNISIST*
Ans:D
84.In which indexing system table of role operators is used?
A.Chain indexing
B.PRECIS*
C.POPSI
D.Uniterm Indexing
Ans:B
85.The ISBN numbering agency in India is:
A.NISCAIR
B.National Library of India
C.ILA
D.RRRLF*
Ans:D
86.Canon of Synonym and Canon of Homonym are the canons for:
A.Idea plane
B.Verbal plane
C.Notational plane*
D.None of these
Ans:C
87.ISSN International Centre in India is:
A.National Science Library*
B.National Medical Library
C.National Library
D.NISCAIR
Ans:A
88.The CDS/ISIS software is written in:
A.COBOL
B.PASCAL*
C.C++
D.Java
Ans:B
89.Which device is newly added in CC7?
A.Chronological Device
B.Alphabetical Device
C.Subject Device
D.Enumeration Device*
Ans:D
90.The periodically if Index Medicus is:
A.Weekly
B.Monthly*
C.Quarterly
D.Annual
Ans:B
91.In New Encyclopedia Britannica,the outline of knowledge is given in:
A.Macropedia
B.Micropedia
C.Index
D.Propedia*
Ans:D
92.Common Auxillaries are used in:
A.CC
B.DDC
C.UDC*
D.BSO
Ans:C
93.The term ‘Dublin Core’ is related to:
A.Metadata*
B.Hypertext
C.Hypermedia
D.Bibliometric data
Ans:A
94.Subject indexing Language(SIL)is developed by:
A.S.R.Ranganathan
B.G.Bhattacharya*
C.H.P.Luhn
D.Eugine Garfield
Ans:B
95.Who studied the frequency distribution of scientific papers?
A.Lotka*
B.Bradford
C.Hume
D.Zipf
Ans:A
96.The 19thedition of the Sears List of subject Headings was published in the year:
A.1997
B.2000
C.2004
D.2007*
Ans:D
97.IFLA was formed in the annual meeting of:
A.ALA*
B.SLA
C.FID
D.UNESCO
Ans:A
98.The title of the American edition of Children’s Britanica is:
A.Junior Britanica
B.Britanica Junior*
C.Britanica for kids
D.Kids Britanica
Ans:B
99.Indian Library Science Abstract is published by:
A.IASLIC*
B.ILA
C.National Library of India
D.INSDOC
Ans:A
100.Putting knowledge to work is the motto of:
A.ALA
B.SLA*
C.ILA
D.IASLIC
Ans:B