opeLibrary and Information Science Blog Quiz for NET/JRF

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The name of the President of the Royal Society can be found in

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i) World of Learning

ii) Commonwealth Universities Year Book

iii) International Who’s Who

iv) Statesman’s Year Book

Clear selection

BBIP is a

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i) National bibliography

ii) trade bibliography

iii) universal bibliography

iv)none of the above.

Clear selection

Person(s) attempted to compile a universal bibliography is/are

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i) H. E. Bliss

ii) C. A. Cutter

iii) S. R. Ranganathan

iv) Paul Otlet and HenryLa Fontain.

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User education experimented for the first time by

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i) Monteith College

ii) SNDT College

iii) Trinity College

iv) Presidency College.

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Bibliography of International Scientific and Technical Dictionaries was published by

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IFLA

UNISIST

UNESCO

FID

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Which of the following is a union catalogue?

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i) Ulrich’s International Periodical Directory

ii) New Serials Titles

iii) Press in India

iv) NUCSSI.

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Concordance means

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i) an alphabetical index to a book or author’s work

ii) a multi lingual dictionary

iii) an explanation of idioms

iv) none of these.

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Her Majesty’s Stationary Office (HMSO) is a publisher of

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i) British Government

ii) American Government

iii) Russian Government

iv) 4Indian Government.

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A well-organised list of written, printed or otherwise produced record of civilization e.g. of books, articles in periodicals, etc. is called as

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i) Catalogue

ii) Bibliography

iii) Union Catalogue

iv) Indexing Periodical.

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Polygot refers to

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i) bilingual dictionaries

ii) multi-lingual dictionaries

iii) subject dictionaries

iv) language dictionaries

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Forms of communications that involve creativity, persuasion and impact of the message carried by them is known as

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i) Multimedia

ii) Public relation

iii) Mass media

iv) Advertisement.

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AACRII, size of a document 20.5 cm. 32 cm can be written as

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i) 20 cm. 32 cm

ii) 20.5 cm. 32 cm

iii) 21 cm. 32 cm

iv) none of these

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According to AACRII when the title page gives the name of the only editor, the main entry will be made

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i) under the title of the book

ii) under the editor of the book

iii) under the compiler of the book

iv) under the translator of the book

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The fundamental equation of Information Science has been put forward by:

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Michael Buckland

Robert Brooks

Marc Porat

Wersig Gernot

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The subject ‘Research Methodology’ has been formed by which of the following modes?

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Loose Assemblage

Fission

Distillation

Fusion

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‘IMCE’ stands for:

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International Meeting of Classification Experts

International Meeting of Communication Experts

International Meeting of Computer Experts

International Meeting of Cataloguing Experts

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The concept of Micro-photography was developed by:

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Ohi Battle

John Benjamin Dancer

Chester cardson

Johan Gutenberg

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Formulation of Research Hypothesis implies:

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Formation of tentative generalization

Enumeration of canons

Enunciation of Postulates

Creating a legal basis for research

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Assertion (A): Library cooperation is the prime need of the day. Reason (R): It is impossible for an individual library to meet all the requirements of its users

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A is false but R is true

A is true but R is false

Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation

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Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

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The value of a variable for which the frequency is maximum .....Probability

The result when the sum of all the terms in the series is divided by the number of items in the series.......Mean

The value of a variable that divides the area under the frequency curve into two equal parts ......Median

The difference between the highest and lowest values of a variable.....Range

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Assertion (A): Arrangement of documents by subject will satisfy more users.Reason (R): Many users search for documents by title.

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A is false but R is true

A is true but R is false

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation

Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation

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Assertion (A): A special library serves a specialist clientele. Reason (R): The collection of special library is relatively narrow in scope

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A is false but R is true

A is true but R is false

A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation

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OCLC is: (i) Online Computer Library Center (ii) At Dublin (Ohio) (iii) At New York (iv) Ohio College Library Center

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

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

(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct

(D) (ii) and(iv) are correct

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Pre-coordinate indexing system is followed in: (i) Chain Indexing (ii) POPSI (iii) UNITERM (iv) PRECIS

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(A) (i) and (iv) are correct

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

(C) (i) (ii) and (iv) are correct

(D) (ii) and (iv) are correct

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ADONIS is a:

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(i) Bibliographic database only

(ii) Numerical database only

(iii) Full text database

(iv) None of the above

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Span of control refers to:

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The numbers of subordinates to be supervised

Exercise strict control staff

The area which is to be controlled

Duration over which the control is to be exercised

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Assertion (A): Classification as a tool for organization of knowledge will continue to persist Reason (R): In the age of e-documents classification is redundant. Codes:

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Both (A) and (R) are true

(A) is correct and (R) is false

(R) is correct and (A) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

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Assertion (A): No single library connects all the demands of the user's Reason (R): Resource sharing is the need of the day.

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Both (A) and (R) are false

Both (A) and (R) are correct

(A) is false but (R) is true

(R) is false but (A) is true

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Assertion (A): Library catalogues meet most of the approaches of the users. Reason (R): catalogues include all the details of the document Codes:

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Both (A) and (R) are true

(A) is true but (R) are false

Both are partially true

(R) is true and (A) is false

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Select the right sequences of the following devices according to their storage capacity in descending order:

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CD, DVD, Floppy Disc, Punched Card

Floppy Disc, Punched card, CD, DVD

Punched Card, Floppy Disc, CD, DVD

DVD, CD, Floppy Disc, Punched Card

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Arrange the contributors in management in the proper chronological order: (i) Peter Drucker (ii) Henry Gantt (iii) Ishikawa (iv) Juran

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Peter Drucker, Henry Gantt, Juran, Ishikawa

Henry Gantt, Peter Drucker Juran, Ishikawa

Henry Gantt, Juran, Ishikawa, Peter Drucker

Ishikawa, Henry Gantt, Juran, Peter Drucker

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Arrange the following in the chronological sequence: (i) CCF (ii) Metadata (iii) ISBD (iv) MARC

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(iv) (iii) (i) (ii)

(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

(i) (iii) (iv) (ii)

(iii) (ii) (iv) (ii)

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Match the following: List-I List-II (a) Zipf’s Law (i) Impact factor (b) Lotka’s Law (ii) Circulation Statistics (c) Bradford’s Law (iii) Author Productivity (d) Eugene Garfield (iv) Word frequency . (v) Scattering Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d)

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(ii) (iv) (v) (i)

(v) (i) (iv) (ii)

(iv) (iii) (v) (i)

(iii) (iv) (v) (ii)

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“Stock verification is a common practice in the following agencies only”. Choose the correct answer to justify it:

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A) Libraries, government offices and hospitals

(B) Libraries, government offices and residences

(C) Libraries, government offices and business houses

(D) Government offices, business houses and hotels

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“Annual stock-taking is usually done in order to assess profit and loss”. Choose the correct answer to justify it:

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(A) The statement is false

(B) The statement is true

(C) The statement is partially true only

(D) None of the above statements are correct

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Which of the following is not correctly matched?

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(A) DELNET – Telecommunication Network

(B) Digital Library – Print Material

(C) Thesaurus – List of Descriptors

(D) ISBN – Book Number

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Identify the correct order of evolution of computers:

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(A) PC-XT, PC-AT, Main frame, Micro

(B) PC-AT, PC-XT, Main frame, Micro

(C) Micro, PCAT, PC-XT, Main frame

(D) Main frame, Micro, PC-AT, PC-XT

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The distinguishing features of digital devices are: (i) Speed (ii) Accuracy (iii) Timeliness (iv) Easy to Carry

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(A) (i) and (ii)

(B) (ii) and (iv)

(C) (iv), (iii) and (i)

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

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Hybrid computers are developed to take advantage of:

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(A) strength of analog devices

(B) strength of digital devices

(C) strength of both analog and digital devices

(D) strength of none of the above

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“God has chosen me as an instrument, the honor done to me should act as an incentive to the younger generation to devote their lives wholeheartedly to library science and service”. Whose quotation is this?

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(A) B.S.Kesavan

(B) Melvil Dewey

(C) S.R.Ranganathan

(D) W.C.B.Sayers

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OAI stands for:

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(A) Open Access Initiatives

(B) Open Archives Initiatives

(C) On-line Archives Initiatives

(D) On-line Access Initiatives

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This particular law of library science gives emphasis on the delegation of the government to enact library legislation in their respective states:

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First law

Second law

Third law

Fourth law

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Assertion (A): Libraries of tomorrow will become more information service-oriented centers. Reason (R): They would require more powerful tools for storage and retrieval of information.

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(A) Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is True but (R) is False

(D) (A) is False but (R) is True

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Assertion (A): Dewey Decimal Classification is popularly used in libraries with large collections. Reason (R) : It is being regularly updated.

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(A) (A) is True but (R) is False

(B) (A) is False but (R) is True

(C) Both (A) and (R) are False

(D) Both (A) and (R) are True

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India cannot afford to neglect the aspects of manpower training because:

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(A) of proliferation of library schools

(B) of in-sufficient provision of library schools

(C) they are crucial to the success of development

(D) they are not crucial for the success of development

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The owner of the Internet is:

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(A) American Mathematical Society

(B) Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

(C) British Standard Institute

(D) None of the above

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“The Wheat loan Educational Exchange Programme” was initiated in:

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(A) 1951

(B) 1972

(D) 1999

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Weeding of unuseful books from the library is emphasized by this law of library science:

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(A) Second

(B) Third

(C) Fourth

(D) Fifth

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Assertion (A): Information is a resource whose generation consumes time and money. Reason (R): Information is a resource where we consume time and money. Codes:

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(A) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the right explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the right explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is true but (R) is false

(D) (A) is false but (R) is true

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Assertion (A): Libraries have no scope for growth and development in the future. Reason (R): E-resources can be used anywhere anytime. Codes:

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(A) Both (A) and (R) are true

(B) Both (A) and (R) are false

(C) (A) is false but (R) is true

(D) (A) is true but (R) is false

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Identify the development in the following library software in the correct chronological sequence.

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A) CDS/ISIS, SOUL, Green Stone, DSpace

(B) DSpace, SOUL, CDS/ISIS, Green Stone

(C) Green Stone, CDS/ISIS, DSpace, SOUL

(D) SOUL, DSpace, Green Stone, CDS/ISIS

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Identify the chronological order of the following Public Libraries Acts. (i) Andhra Pradesh Public Libraries Act (ii) Karnataka Public libraries Act (iii) HaryanaPublic Libraries Act (iv) Maharashtra Public Libraries Act

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(A) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)

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

(C) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

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

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Which of the following is not correct?

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(A) Maslow’s need analysis is useful for understanding motivation of employees.

(B) Theory Z is the contribution of Japanese style of Management.

(C) Money is the most powerful motivating agent.

(D) Mission of an organization is essentially abstract.

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Use of Microfilming is considerably reduced due to:

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(A) Problems of preservation of microfilming

(B) Need for use microfilm reader

(C) Availability of better technology in the form of digitization

(D) High cost involved in it.

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‘Cranfield Studies’ are an example of:

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(A) Survey Research

(B) Experimental Research

(C) Historical Research

(D) Case Study

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Assertion (A): AACR2 like CCC can satisfy all approaches of the users. Reason (R): Both AACR2 and CCC are comprehensive cataloging codes. Codes:

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(A) (A) is true and (R) is false

(B) (R) is true but (A) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false

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Arrange different codes according to a year of origin:

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(A) Anthony Pannizi code (1841), Cutter’s rules for dictionary catalogue (1876), classified catalogue code (1934), Anglo American Cataloguing Rules-II (1978)

(B) Anthony Pannizi code, classified catalogue code, Cutter’s rules for dictionary catalogue, Anglo American Cataloguing Rules-II

(C) Anthony Pannizi code, Anglo American Cataloguing Rules-II, classified catalogue code, Cutter’s rules for dictionary catalogue

(D) Anthony Pannizi code, Cutter’s rules for dictionary catalogue, Anglo American Cataloguing Rules-II, classified catalogue code

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What is the crucial decision for an organization to take to beat the competition?

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(A) To create a mechanism to access, organise and process information within an organisation

(B) To establish a separate department for acquiring and processing information

(C) To strengthen the libraries already existing in the organisation

(D) To collaborate with university and national and international information systems.

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The correct sequence of information flow is:

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(A) Message Source Channel Receiver

(B) Source Message Channel Receiver

(C) Message Channel Source Receiver

(D) Message Channel Receiver Source

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Arrange the following according to their year of emergence: i. LISA, ii. Dissertation abstracts international, iii. Indian Science Abstracts, iv. Indian Library & Information Science Abstracts

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(A) iii iv ii i

(B) iv iii i ii

(C) ii i iii iv

(D) i ii iii iv

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Arrange the following factors of TQM in the order of their implementation: i. Development of Human Resource Management, ii. Standardization of Work process, iii. Improvement in Internal Organisation Management, iv. Quality Management Procedures

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(A) ii iii i iii

(B) iii iv ii i

(C) iv iii ii i

(D) ii iv iii i

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Which of the following are the Pillars of SCONUL Seven Pillar Model? (i) Recognizing Information need, (ii) Locating and accessing information, (iii) Using information technology for assessing information need, (iv) Comparing and evaluating information.

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

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

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

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

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The sources of hypothesis, as enunciated by P.V. Young are, (i) Genealogy, (ii) Culture, (iii) Experiment, (iv) Analogy

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

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

(C) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct

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

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Assertion (A): Z39.50 standard protocol enables communication among networked computers through a single search interface. Reason (R): Z 39.50 application in library consortia environment can enhance resource sharing.

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(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.

(C) (A) is true and (R)is false.

(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.

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“Pro Quest” is ______________

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(A) Traditional Commercial Publisher

(B) Scholarly Society Publisher

(C) Electronic Aggregator

(D) Publisher of Higher Learning Institutions

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‘Communities’ is a component of following digital library software

2 points

GSDL

DSpace

Fedora

I- Core

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A network in which the host computer controls different nodes which further control other nodes, is known as

2 points

(A) Star Network

(B) Ring Network

(C) Hierarchical Network

(D) Multipoint Network

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Find the wrong pair in functions performed by different layers of OSI model:

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Delivery of packets from source of destination -- Networked layer

Data transmission rate -- Physical layer

Access to network resources -- Application layer

Provide hop-to-pop delivery -- Data Link Layer

None of these

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Match the following: List – I List-II a. Gender i. Dependent variable b. Information technology ii. Variable c. Usership in libraries iii. Binomial variable d. Logical set of attributes iv. Independent variable

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(A) i iv ii iii

(B) iii iv i ii

(C) ii i iv iii

(D) iv iii ii i

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Chairman for INDEST consortium -

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Prof N. Balakrishnan

Dr S R Ranganathan

Leo Egghe

Joseph Marie Jacquard

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The first automated citation indexing was done by CiteSeer in

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1998

1997

1996

1995

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What one is full text e-Resource ?

2 points

(A) JCCC

(B) ISID

(C) Science finder scholar

(D) ACS

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Which one is the E-Bibliographic database?

2 points

(A) Nature

(B) ISID

(C) Blackwell

(D) Springer

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Pi is the e-book reading device by

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(A) Amazon

(B) Sony

(C) Infibeam

(D) Nokia

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PLONE is a

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(A) Content Mnagement System

(B) Digital Library Software

(C) ILMS

(D) Federated Search Engine

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User education may be provided in four interrelated areas which are

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(A) User's awareness, user studies, library orientation, bibliographic instruction

(B) User's awareness, library orientation, inter-profiling, bibliographic instruction

(C) Aptitude test of the users, use of cataloguing, inter-profiling, user's awareness

(D) Bibliographic instruction, library orientation, computer literacy, user's awareness.

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Read the passage given below and answer the questions based on your understanding of the passage: As the global information landscape increasingly facilitates the sharing, repurposing and dissemination of information, the ways in which students are accustomed to interacting with information resources are also changing. For some new students to universities, their understanding of referencing is based solely on fear(McGowan, 2005) and many are familiar with the basic concept of plagiarism. Some students bring with them the academic process that served them well at school –however, these are not suitable universities (Chanock, 2008). Students understand they should not copy words without referencing, but fail to grasp the reasons why; the reasons are not explicit and often cloaked in unfamiliar and impenetrable academic language. Pak’s(2003) review of literature proved as a handy summation of the investigations, research, and thinking about plagiarism prior to the implementation of various plagiarism detection software products. There are three main schools of thought in referencing and plagiarism discourse. A punitive approach focuses on the idea that students often deliberately engage in plagiarism and that the appropriate response is one of punishment (Blum,2009; Sutherland – Smith, 2010; Bilic –Zulle, et. al. 2008). A Restorative Justice approach, however, suggests that plagiarism is in fact an act against the community (in this case, a community of students), and that steps need to be taken to restore a level of balance (Wenzel; et. al.2010; Karp and Conrad, 2005; Karp, 2009; Dickson, etc. al. 2009). An educational approach that espouses that the best method of reducing plagiarism is to educate and support students. Marking criteria and assessment tasks should be linked to building referencing skills (especially in the first year) and ensure that the students learn these skills in a discipline related context(Jaschik; 2008). The approach of both theUniversity of Southern Queensland (USQ)and Swinburne University of Technology is clearly aligned with the third thought. Students lack proper understanding of the purposes of referencing. For them, referencing and citing is linked to just words, not ideas (Jackson, 2006), so referencing is regarded as separate to the writing process, instead of an integral part. To help students develop good writing and referencing practices, it is useful if universities help them understand the research culture of tertiary study. Faculties need to make their referencing rules explicit and lectures should provide useful exemplars within courses. Question: Understanding of new students referencing is based on

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(A) Plagiarism

(B) Fear

(C) Ability to write

(D) Insatiable desire to learn

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Read the passage given below and answer the questions based on your understanding of the passage: As the global information landscape increasingly facilitates the sharing, repurposing and dissemination of information, the ways in which students are accustomed to interacting with information resources are also changing. For some new students to universities, their understanding of referencing is based solely on fear(McGowan, 2005) and many are familiar with the basic concept of plagiarism. Some students bring with them the academic process that served them well at school –however, these are not suitable universities (Chanock, 2008). Students understand they should not copy words without referencing, but fail to grasp the reasons why; the reasons are not explicit and often cloaked in unfamiliar and impenetrable academic language. Pak’s(2003) review of literature proved as a handy summation of the investigations, research, and thinking about plagiarism prior to the implementation of various plagiarism detection software products. There are three main schools of thought in referencing and plagiarism discourse. A punitive approach focuses on the idea that students often deliberately engage in plagiarism and that the appropriate response is one of punishment (Blum,2009; Sutherland – Smith, 2010; Bilic –Zulle, et. al. 2008). A Restorative Justice approach, however, suggests that plagiarism is in fact an act against the community (in this case, a community of students), and that steps need to be taken to restore a level of balance (Wenzel; et. al.2010; Karp and Conrad, 2005; Karp, 2009; Dickson, etc. al. 2009). An educational approach that espouses that the best method of reducing plagiarism is to educate and support students. Marking criteria and assessment tasks should be linked to building referencing skills (especially in the first year) and ensure that the students learn these skills in a discipline related context(Jaschik; 2008). The approach of both theUniversity of Southern Queensland (USQ)and Swinburne University of Technology is clearly aligned with the third thought. Students lack proper understanding of the purposes of referencing. For them, referencing and citing is linked to just words, not ideas (Jackson, 2006), so referencing is regarded as separate to the writing process, instead of an integral part. To help students develop good writing and referencing practices, it is useful if universities help them understand the research culture of tertiary study. Faculties need to make their referencing rules explicit and lectures should provide useful exemplars within courses. Question: An appropriate response to the deliberate act of plagiarism according to the punitive school of thought is

2 points

(A) to debar the student from library use

(B) to orient the student about plagiarism

(C) to award punishment

(D) to make him learn about referencing

Clear selection

Read the passage given below and answer the questions based on your understanding of the passage: As the global information landscape increasingly facilitates the sharing, repurposing and dissemination of information, the ways in which students are accustomed to interacting with information resources are also changing. For some new students to universities, their understanding of referencing is based solely on fear(McGowan, 2005) and many are familiar with the basic concept of plagiarism. Some students bring with them the academic process that served them well at school –however, these are not suitable universities (Chanock, 2008). Students understand they should not copy words without referencing, but fail to grasp the reasons why; the reasons are not explicit and often cloaked in unfamiliar and impenetrable academic language. Pak’s(2003) review of literature proved as a handy summation of the investigations, research, and thinking about plagiarism prior to the implementation of various plagiarism detection software products. There are three main schools of thought in referencing and plagiarism discourse. A punitive approach focuses on the idea that students often deliberately engage in plagiarism and that the appropriate response is one of punishment (Blum,2009; Sutherland – Smith, 2010; Bilic –Zulle, et. al. 2008). A Restorative Justice approach, however, suggests that plagiarism is in fact an act against the community (in this case, a community of students), and that steps need to be taken to restore a level of balance (Wenzel; et. al.2010; Karp and Conrad, 2005; Karp, 2009; Dickson, etc. al. 2009). An educational approach that espouses that the best method of reducing plagiarism is to educate and support students. Marking criteria and assessment tasks should be linked to building referencing skills (especially in the first year) and ensure that the students learn these skills in a discipline related context(Jaschik; 2008). The approach of both theUniversity of Southern Queensland (USQ)and Swinburne University of Technology is clearly aligned with the third thought. Students lack proper understanding of the purposes of referencing. For them, referencing and citing is linked to just words, not ideas (Jackson, 2006), so referencing is regarded as separate to the writing process, instead of an integral part. To help students develop good writing and referencing practices, it is useful if universities help them understand the research culture of tertiary study. Faculties need to make their referencing rules explicit and lectures should provide useful exemplars within courses. Question: To restore a ‘level of balance’ is advocated/reflected in

2 points

(A) Deterrent Approach

(B) Reformative Approach

(C) Punitive Approach

(D) Restorative Approach

Clear selection

Read the passage given below and answer the questions based on your understanding of the passage: As the global information landscape increasingly facilitates the sharing, repurposing and dissemination of information, the ways in which students are accustomed to interacting with information resources are also changing. For some new students to universities, their understanding of referencing is based solely on fear(McGowan, 2005) and many are familiar with the basic concept of plagiarism. Some students bring with them the academic process that served them well at school –however, these are not suitable universities (Chanock, 2008). Students understand they should not copy words without referencing, but fail to grasp the reasons why; the reasons are not explicit and often cloaked in unfamiliar and impenetrable academic language. Pak’s(2003) review of literature proved as a handy summation of the investigations, research, and thinking about plagiarism prior to the implementation of various plagiarism detection software products. There are three main schools of thought in referencing and plagiarism discourse. A punitive approach focuses on the idea that students often deliberately engage in plagiarism and that the appropriate response is one of punishment (Blum,2009; Sutherland – Smith, 2010; Bilic –Zulle, et. al. 2008). A Restorative Justice approach, however, suggests that plagiarism is in fact an act against the community (in this case, a community of students), and that steps need to be taken to restore a level of balance (Wenzel; et. al.2010; Karp and Conrad, 2005; Karp, 2009; Dickson, etc. al. 2009). An educational approach that espouses that the best method of reducing plagiarism is to educate and support students. Marking criteria and assessment tasks should be linked to building referencing skills (especially in the first year) and ensure that the students learn these skills in a discipline related context(Jaschik; 2008). The approach of both theUniversity of Southern Queensland (USQ)and Swinburne University of Technology is clearly aligned with the third thought. Students lack proper understanding of the purposes of referencing. For them, referencing and citing is linked to just words, not ideas (Jackson, 2006), so referencing is regarded as separate to the writing process, instead of an integral part. To help students develop good writing and referencing practices, it is useful if universities help them understand the research culture of tertiary study. Faculties need to make their referencing rules explicit and lectures should provide useful exemplars within courses. Question: ‘Educational approach’ which aims at reducing plagiarism should be linked with

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(A) Building referencing skills of the students

(B) inculcating reading habits of the students

(C) building students as information literate

(D) ignorance of the students on methods of social research

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Read the passage given below and answer the questions based on your understanding of the passage: As the global information landscape increasingly facilitates the sharing, repurposing and dissemination of information, the ways in which students are accustomed to interacting with information resources are also changing. For some new students to universities, their understanding of referencing is based solely on fear(McGowan, 2005) and many are familiar with the basic concept of plagiarism. Some students bring with them the academic process that served them well at school –however, these are not suitable universities (Chanock, 2008). Students understand they should not copy words without referencing, but fail to grasp the reasons why; the reasons are not explicit and often cloaked in unfamiliar and impenetrable academic language. Pak’s(2003) review of literature proved as a handy summation of the investigations, research, and thinking about plagiarism prior to the implementation of various plagiarism detection software products. There are three main schools of thought in referencing and plagiarism discourse. A punitive approach focuses on the idea that students often deliberately engage in plagiarism and that the appropriate response is one of punishment (Blum,2009; Sutherland – Smith, 2010; Bilic –Zulle, et. al. 2008). A Restorative Justice approach, however, suggests that plagiarism is in fact an act against the community (in this case, a community of students), and that steps need to be taken to restore a level of balance (Wenzel; et. al.2010; Karp and Conrad, 2005; Karp, 2009; Dickson, etc. al. 2009). An educational approach that espouses that the best method of reducing plagiarism is to educate and support students. Marking criteria and assessment tasks should be linked to building referencing skills (especially in the first year) and ensure that the students learn these skills in a discipline related context(Jaschik; 2008). The approach of both theUniversity of Southern Queensland (USQ)and Swinburne University of Technology is clearly aligned with the third thought. Students lack proper understanding of the purposes of referencing. For them, referencing and citing is linked to just words, not ideas (Jackson, 2006), so referencing is regarded as separate to the writing process, instead of an integral part. To help students develop good writing and referencing practices, it is useful if universities help them understand the research culture of tertiary study. Faculties need to make their referencing rules explicit and lectures should provide useful exemplars within courses. Question: Lack of understanding of students about referencing is linked to their

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(A) Ideas

(B) Words

(C) Experience

(D) Intuition

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In colon classification which indicator has been used for indicating interpolation?

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(A) Comma

(B) Hyphen

(C) Astericks

(D) Ampersand

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What is denudation?

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(A) Is dividing classes to decrease the extension

(B) Is dividing classes to increase the extension

(C) Is dividing classes to increase intension and decrease extension

(D) Is dividing classes to decrease intension

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The International Body that coordinates the assignment of unique domain names, protocol address is

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(A) IGF

(B) IANA

(C) ICANN

(D) ISP

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Name the Indian Librarian who was honored with the title of “Khan Bahadur” in 1935 by the British Government

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(A) S.R.Ranganathan

(B) B.S.Kesavan

(C) K.M.Asadullah

(D) D.R.Kalia

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Which approach of information is not given by Wersig and Neveling?

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(A) Structural Approach

(B) Knowledge Approach

(C) Meaning Approach

(D) Technique Approach

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Which of the following citation style manuals are from the same publisher? (i) APA (ii) Turabian (iii) Chicago (iv) MLA Codes:

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

(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct.

(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct.

(D) (ii) and (iv) are correct.

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Pre-Co-ordinate Indexing system perceives: (i) Syntax (ii) Semantic (iii) Context (iv) Relation Codes:

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(A) (i) and (iv) are correct.

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

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

(D) (ii) and (iv) are correct

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An indispensable function of the thesaurus is to (i) Knowledge Classification (ii) Grouping the words together according to similarity of meaning (iii) Representation of the relationship between concepts (iv)Knowledge Engineering Codes:

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

(B) (ii) and (iii) are correct.

(C) (iii) and (iv) are correct.

(D) (i) and (iv) are correct.

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Which of the following are the basic components of expert system? (i) User interface (ii) Knowledge base (iii) Inference Mechanism (iv) Schema Codes:

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

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

(C) (iii, (iv) and (i)

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

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Find the Correct Match:

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a. Facts on File --- Periodical Directory

b. World of Learning --- Newspaper Digest

c. Concordance -- Index

d. Willing’s Press Guide --- Directory

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Find the Correct Match:

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a. McGregor Theory X -- Less external control

b. McGregor Theory Y -- PERT

c. Unity of Command -- All powers in one person

d. Time and Cost -- Worker’s participation in decision making

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Assertion (A): Reference section in a Library became insignificant. Reason (R): The Web 2.0 services replace the reference desk services. Codes:

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(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.

(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.

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Assertion (A): According to Horton and Merchant, information is a commodity like other resources. Reason (R): Information is a tangible commodity. Codes:

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(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(D) (A) is false, (R) is true.

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Assertion (A): Knowledge Management involves a number of assets and value added to them. Reason (R): Knowledge Management is the core activity of information transfer. Codes:

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(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is partially true.

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(D) (A) is partially true but (R) is true.

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Assertion (A): As per the generally accepted principles of construction of statistical tabulation, every table should have a clear, concise and adequate title so as to make the table intelligible without reference to the text and this title should always be placed just below the body of the table. Reason (R): A statistical table which reflects its title just above the table and supply information about several interrelated characteristics of data makes the table unwield and inconvenient. Codes:

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(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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Assertion (A): Indian National Bibliography is the most comprehensive source of Indian publications. Reason (R): National Library of Kolkata is entitled to receive one copy of each Indian publication under Delvery of Books Act. Codes:

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(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

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What are DOIs?

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(A) DOIs are numbers which identify object in traditional environment

(B) DOIs are identifiers consisting consisting of alphanumeric character strings for printed materials

(C) DOIs are alphanumeric character strings for electronic serials

(D) DOIs are alphanumeric character strings for electronic sources of information available on-line.

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The Principle of Local Variation is mainly applicable in

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(A) Cataloguing

(B) Reference Service

(C) Circulation

(D) Acquisition

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‘Half-life’ in Information Science relates to

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(A) Rate of obsolescence

(B) Rate of growth

(C) Degree of scatter

(D) Information explosion

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