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11. Which committee recommended that imperial library be designated as copyright library?

(A) Fayzee Committee, 1939

(B) Richey Committee, 1926

(C) Statham Committee, 1932

(D) Sadler Committee, 1916

   Answer - (B)   Answer - (B)    

12. Who was the first Librarian of Imperial Library, Calcutta?

(A) John MacFarlane

(B) Harinath De

(C) B.S. Kesavan

(D) S.R. Ranganathan

   Answer - (A)   Answer - (A)    

13. Who coined the phrase ‘Information Retrieval’?

(A) Calvin Mooers

(B) S.R. Ranganathan

(C) J.D. Brown

(D) H.P. Luhan

   Answer - (A)   Answer - (A)    

14. Which of the following principles are associated with library building planning?

(i) Principle of Uniformity

(ii) Principle of Comfort ability

(iii) Principle of Simplicity

(iv) Principle of Continuity

Codes:

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

(B) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct

(C) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct

(D) (iii), (iv) and (i) are correct

   Answer - (B)   Answer - (B)    

15. Match the following

List – I	List – II
a. Systematic Bibliography	i) List of macro/micro ideas of articles
b. Analytical or Critical	ii) Investigation of physical nature of books
c. Historical Bibliography	iii) Listing of items with minimum details
d. Documentary Bibliography	iv) Concerned with art of writing, printing and binding

Codes:

            a          b          c          d

(A)       i           iv         iii         ii

(B)       ii          I           iv         iii

(C)       iii         ii          iv         i

(D)       ii          iv         iii         i

   Answer - (C)   Answer - (C)    

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

(A) Comma

(B) Hyphen

(C) Astericks

(D) Ampersand

   Answer - (C)   Answer - (C)    

17. Match the following:

List – I	List – II
a. Last law of Library Science	i) Real time access
b. 2nd Law of Library Science	ii) Search engine & subject gateways
c. 3rd Law of Library Science	iii) Web access to resources
d. 4th Law of Library Science	iv) Open access initiatives

Codes:

            a          b          c          d

(A)       iii         iv         ii          i

(B)       iv         i           ii          iii

(C)       ii          iii         ii          iv

(D)       ii          iv         i           iii

   Answer - (A)   Answer - (A)    

18. What is Denudation?

(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.

   Answer - (C)   Answer - (C)    

19. Which of the following countries do not have a code of Ethics for library profession?

(i) America

(ii) Sri Lanka

(iii) India

(iv) China

Codes:

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

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

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

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

   Answer - (D)   Answer - (D)    

20. The primary difference between knowledge classification and library classification are

(i) Knowledge classification arranges knowledge itself.

(ii) Library classification arranges the expression of knowledge in the form of documents.

(iii) Knowledge classification is the basis of Library Classification.

(iv) Knowledge classification follows system of numbers, called notation.

Codes :

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

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

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

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

   Answer - (D)   Answer - (D)