Maharashtra SET Exam (MH-SET)-2020 Solved Question Paper-Library & Information Science [Que.1-15]

Maharashtra SET 2020 Solved Question Paper- Library & Information Science

Following are the solved question and Answers of the Maharashtra SET 2020 of subject Library & Information Science.

Que No. 1 to Que. No. 15 with Answer
1. Identify the correct sequence of the Steven’s four levels of measurement scales:
(A) Ordinal, Interval, Nominal, Ratio
(B) Nominal, Ratio. Ordinal, Interval
(C) Nominal, Interval, Ordinal, Ratio
(D) Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio
Answer: (D) Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio

2. In historical research, the evaluation carried out to test the authenticity of the source document is referred to as:
(A) Internal evaluation
(B) External evaluation
(C) Literary evaluation
(D) Secondary evaluation
Answer: (B) External evaluation

3. Match the following:

(A) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
(B) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
(C) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i) (d)-(ii)
(D) (a)-(iv) (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
Answer: (B) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

4……and…………are totally free plagiarism detection software.
(a) Turnitin
(b) Viper
(c) Urkund
(d) EduBirdie

(A) (b) and (d) are correct
(B) (a) and (b) are correct
(C) (a) and (c) are correct
(D) (b) and (c) are correct
Answer: (A) (b) and (d) are correct

5. Arrange the following Conventions/Treatise according to their year of organization/approval:
(a) WIPO Copyright Treaty
(b) Rome Convention
(c) Berne Convention
(d) Universal Copyright Convention

(A) (c), (d). (b) and (a)
(B) (b). (c), (a) and (d)
(C) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(D) (d). (a), (c) and (b)
Answer: (A)-(c), (d). (b) and (a)
Solution/Explanation: following are the year of organization

• Berne Convention-1886
• Universal Copyright Convention-1952
• Rome Convention-1961
• WIPO Copyright Treaty-1996

6. Statement (A): Information is a source of economic and Political Progress.
Statement (B): The transmission of information may be disturbed by some external noise
(A) (A) is false but (B) is true
(B) Both (A) and (B) are false
(C) Both (A) and (B) are true
(D) (A) is true but (B) is false
Answer: (C) Both (A) and (B) are true 

7. Raw, unorganized, unprocessed and unevaluated facts are known as____.
(A) Data
(B) Information
(C) Knowledge
(D) Wisdom
Answer: (A) Data

8. Prepare a national census of all libraries in India is a recommendation of
(A) UGC
(B)IFLA
(C) National Knowledge Commission
(D) INFLIBNET
Answer: (C) National Knowledge Commission

9. Who was the chairman of National Knowledge Commission?
(A) Manmohan Singh
(B) Nandan Nilekani
(C) R. Satyanarayana
(D) Sam Pitroda
Answer: (D) Sam Pitroda

10. Which User Education Programmes was initiated for underdeveloped countries by UNESCO?
(A) UNISIST/PGI
(B) WWAP
(C) LINKS
(D) IPDC
Answer: (A) UNISIST/PGI

11. Who was the pioneer of Social Libraries in USA?
(A) Robert Keayne
(B)John Winthrop
(C) James Logan
(D) Benjamin Franklin
Answer: (D) Benjamin Franklin

12. Which notable Gift collection in National Library, Kolkata cover the whole gamut of subjects?
(A) Dr. S. N. Sen
(B) Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
(C)Jadunath Sarkar
(D) Sir Asutosh Mukherji
Answer: (D) Sir Asutosh Mukherji

13. Match the following:

(A) (a) –(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
(B) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)- (i)
(C) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i) (d)-(ii)
(D) (a)-(iv) (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
Answer: (C) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i) (d)-(ii)

14. Which are the types of Literacies?
(a) Digital Literacy
(b) Computer Literacy
(c) Information Literacy
(d) Literary Warrant

(A) (a), (b). and (c) are correct
(B) (a), (b), and (d) are correct
(C) (a), (c), and (d) are correct
(D) (b). (c), and (d) are
Answer: (A) (a), (b). and (c) are correct

15. Which committees were appointed to look into the working of the Public libraries in England?
(a) Adams Committee
(b) Mitchell Committee
(c) Barry Committee
(d) Tilden Committee

(A) (a) and (c) are correct
(B) (a) and (b) are correct
(C) (c) and (d) are correct
(D) (b) and (c) are correct
Answer: (B) (a) and (b) are correct

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