UGC NET August 2016 Solved Question Paper-II [PDF] in Library and Information Science [Que. 1-25]

Question Paper-II [Que. 1 to 25]

1. Right to Information Act, in India came into force

(A) 15th June, 2005
(B) 22nd June, 2005
(C) 12th October, 2005
(D) 5th February, 2006
Answer: (C) 12th October, 2005

2. Who developed the theory of ‘information supply and indexing’ based on five axioms definability, order, sufficient degree of order, predictability and Fidelity?

(A) Robert Fugmann
(B) William Cooper
(C) Eugene Garfield
(D) Calvin Mooers
Answer: (A) Robert Fugmann

3. Action for Development through Libraries Programme (ALP) is an initiative of

(A) IFLA
(B) UNESCO
(C) LA (UK)
(D) ALA
Answer: (A) IFLA

4. The first edition of ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India’ was published in

(A) 1981
(B) 1881
(C) 1909
(D) 1925
Answer: (B) 1881

5. Inference Engine is a part of

(A) Management Information System
(B) Decision Support System
(C) Expert System
(D) Technology Management System
Answer: (C) Expert System

6. The sampling procedure, where the researcher collects data on the few members of the target population, then asks those individuals for information to locate other members of that population whom they know, is known as

(A) Quota sampling
(B) Snowball sampling
(C) Random sampling
(D) Stratified sampling
Answer: (B) Snowball sampling

7. Identify the ‘FOUR USER TASKS’ with authority data as defined by the Franar working group (FRAD-6)

(A) Find, identify, select, obtain.
(B) Find, identify, contextualize, justify.
(C) Select, record, classify, analyse.
(D) Justify, identify, select, classify.
Answer: (B) Find, identify, contextualize, justify.

8. Who adopted ‘one place’ theory in library classification?

(A) H.E. Bliss
(B) S.R. Ranganathan
(C) Melvil Dewey
(D) J.D. Brown
Answer: (D) J.D. Brown

9. In which edition “Auxiliary table for area” was introduced?

(A) DDC 14th edition
(B) DDC 15th edition
(C) DDC 16th edition
(D) DDC 17th edition
Answer: (D) DDC 17th edition

10. When was Sears List of Subject Headings (SLSH) first edition published?

(A) 1903
(B) 1897
(C) 1923
(D) 1933
Answer: (C) 1923

11. ‘Esprit de Corps’ concept in management is related to

(A) Stability of Tenure
(B) Co-operation
(C) Co-ordination
(D) Team spirit
Answer: (D) Team spirit

12. A Router is supposed to

(A) Receive a signal and transmits it at high level.
(B) Help you interface with other network.
(C) Essentially translates protocol.
(D) Forward data packets between communication networks.
Answer: (D) Forward data packets between communication networks.

13. Who expanded Wyers theory in 1960 by characterizing reference service as –Minimum, Middling and Maximum.

(A) F.W. Lancaster
(B) S.R. Ranganathan
(C) William A. Katz
(D) S. Rothestein
Answer: (D) S. Rothestein

14. Scaler chain in the context of Library management-deals with

(A) Authority structure
(B) Scale of performance of staff
(C) Chain for locating rocks
(D) A link in the chain procedure
Answer: (A) Authority structure

15. In 1944 the term ‘Action Research’ was coined by

(A) Kurt Lewin
(B) Goode and Hatt
(C) P.V. Young
(D) Busha and Harter
Answer: (A) Kurt Lewin

16. Which of the following reference source specifically designed for providing/finding information on astronomical data?

(A) Almanac
(B) Encyclopaedia
(C) Year Book
(D) Directory
Answer: (A) Almanac

17. Technological Gate keeper is

(a) An informal channel
(b) A term coined by T.J. Allen
(c) A formal channel
(d) A term coined by Derek Solla price

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

18. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) covers

(a) Patents
(b) Computer Programmes
(c) Music
(d) Classroom Lecturer

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

19. Identify the recommendations made by the National Knowledge Commission

(a) Setup a National Commission on Libraries.
(b) Prepare a National Census of All Libraries.
(c) Revamp library and information science education, training and research facilities.
(d) Allocation of 10% budget of total GDP of Government of India for the libraries development.

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

20. Identify the contributors who developed information communication models

(a) C.D. Osborn
(b) Claude E. Shannon
(c) Warren Weaver
(d) David Berlo

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

21. Non-bibliographic Database contain

(a) Numeric Data
(b) Pictorial Data
(c) Audio Visual Data
(d) Textual Data

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

22. Which of the following were the major events took place in the year 1931 in the history of Library Science?

(a) Publication of first edition of ‘Five Laws of Library Science’.
(b) Publication of first edition of ‘Colon Classification’.
(c) Death of Melvil Dewey.
(d) Publication of first edition of DDC.

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

23. Anglo American cataloguing Rules (AACR)-2 is published jointly by the

(a) American Library Association (ALA)
(b) Canadian Library Association (CLA)
(c) Society of Information Science (SIS)
(d) ILA

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

24. Which of the following are associated with the ‘Carrot and stick theory’ of Motivation as described by Frederick Herzberg and his associates?

(a) Use of Rewards
(b) Imposition of Penalties
(c) Curtailment of subsidy in institutional canteen
(d) Periodical Transfer from section to section.

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

25. Identify the key attributes of flow charts from the following:

(a) An input and output chart that displays visual representation of the steps involved in a given activity.
(b) Facilitates understanding how a process based on TQM principles works and can bring improvement.
(c) Displays the relationship between two values (i.e. quality of raw material used in a catalogue card affects the life of the card)
(d) An useful mechanism for training employees as to how to use a new procedure.

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