LIBRARIAN GRADE IV 12-04-2016 KERALA PSC SOLVED PAPER

LIBRARIAN GRADE IV(STATE CENTRAL LIBRARY)

EXAM DATE:12-04-2016

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1.A book printed before 1501 is known as:

A.Old book

B.Out-of print book

C.Manuscript

D.Incunabula*

Ans:D

2.Delhi Library Association is the publisher of:

A.Publishers monthly

B.Journal of Library and Information Science

C.Indian Press Index*

D.Asian Recorder

Ans:C

3.Documentation Research and Training Centre is located at:

A.Delhi

B.Chennai

C.Calcutta

D.Bangalore*

Ans:D

4.In which year the Kerala Granthasia Sangam was formed?

A.1937

B.1943

C.1945*

D.1957

Ans:C

5.International Institute of Bibliography(IIB)was the initial name of:

A.IFLA

B.FID*

C.UNISIST

D.UNESCO

Ans:B

6.Library of Congress was founded in the year:

A.1800*

B.1812
C.1815

D.1897

Ans:A

7.NASSDOC is developed by:

A.INSDOC

B.ICSSR*

C.CSIR

D.National Library of India

Ans:B

8.NISCAIR is the publisher of:

A.IASLIC Bulletin

B.Library and Information Science Abstract

C.Indian Science Abstract*

D.Indian Library Science Abstract

Ans:C

9.Peter Lazer developed:

A.NISSAT*

B.INSDOC

C.DELNET

D.INFONET

Ans:A

10.SENDOC is located at:

A.New Delhi

B.Gwalior

C.Ahmadabad

D.Hyderabad*

Ans:D

11.The Chairman of the Library committee appointed by UGC in 1957 was:

A.C.D.Deshmukh

B.S.R.Ranganathan*

C.R.C.Mehrota

D.R.P.Rastogi

Ans:B

12.The Five Laws of Library Science of S.R.Ranganathan was first published in:

A.1931*

B.1924

C.1933

D.1934

Ans:A

13.’Best reading for the largest number at the least cost’ is the book selection principle suggested by:

A.Dewey*

B.Mccolvin

C.Drury

D.S.R.Ranganathan

Ans:A

14.Bottom card and Top card is used in:

A.Three card system

B.Browney system

C.Kardex*

D.Newwark system

Ans:C

15.Conscience box is used in libraries for collecting:

A.Overdue fine*

B.Complaints

C.Requests for new books

D.Donations

Ans:A

16.GOC stands for

A.Government Officers Committee

B.Government Online Catalogue

C.Good Offices Committee*

D.Goa Online Centre

Ans:C

17.The Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation is located at:

A.Ahammedabad

B.New Delhi

C.Lucknow

D.Calcutta*

Ans:D

18.Universal Availability of Publications is a programme of:

A.IFLA*

B.UNESCO

C.LC

D.FID
Ans:A

19.UNESCO Public library manifesto was first published in:

A.1946

B.1948

C.1949*

D.1972

Ans:C

20.Which state enacted public library legislation in India first?

A.Kerala

B.Karnataka

C.Andra Pradesh

D.Tamil Nadu*

Ans:D

21.World Library and Information Congress is regularly organized by:

A.Library of Congress

B.The British Library

C.IFLA*
D.ALA
Ans:C

22.A government grant of exclusive priviledge on a new invention for a term of years is called:

A.Patent*

B.Standard

C.Copyright

D.None of these

Ans:A

23.In which year Trivandrum Public Library(presently the Kerala State Central Library)was established?

A.1829*

B.1861

C.1887

D.1894

Ans:A

24.Job evaluation is the process of:

A.Performance assessment

B.Fix the salary of a job*

C.Identification of a job

D.Analyzing the job

Ans:B

25.Method of Details is a method used in libraries for:

A.Financial estimation*

B.Fund raising

C.Reducing the expenditure

D.Preservation of documents

Ans:A

26.Morrocco leather is made from:

A.Cow

B.Camel

C.Goat*

D.Pig

Ans:C

27.PPBS stands for:

A.Performance Programme Budgeting System

B.Programming Planning Budgeting System

C.Prepare Program and Budgeting System

D.Planning Programming Budgeting System*

Ans:D

28.The acronym POSDCORB is devised by:

A.F.W.Taylor

B.Henry Fayal

C.L.Gulick*

D.Edward Evans

Ans:C

29.The serial number against which the details of the book are recorded in the official register of the library is called:

A.Class Number

B.Book Number

C.Collection Number

D.Accession Number*

Ans:D

30.Three Card System is used for:

A.Registration of periodicals*

B.Circulation of Books

C.Readers Ticket

D.Cataloguing of Books

Ans:A

31.A periodical published in every  three months is called:

A.Three monthly

B.Bi-monthly

C.Quarterly*

D.None of these

Ans:C

32.ARIST stands for:

A.Annual Review in Science and Technology

B.Annual Review of Information Science and Technology*

C.Association of Reporters in Science and Technology

D.Association of Information Scientists and Technologists

Ans:B

33.Asian Recorder is a:

A.News Paper

B.Subject Periodical

C.News Digest*

D.Bibliography

Ans:C

34.CAS stands for:

A.Current Awareness Service*

B.Computer Aided Service

C.Catalogue Assisted Service

D.Campus Area Service

Ans:A

35.UNISIST is a programme sponsored by IFLA and:

A.FID

B.ICSU*

C.NATIS

D.LC

Ans:B

36.Glossary of library terms is published by:

A.Special Library Association

B.Medical Library Association

C.Indian Library Association

D.American Library Association*

Ans:D

37.Guide to Literature is treated as a:

A.Primary source

B.Secondary source

C.Tertiary source*

D.None of these

Ans:C

38.Indicative abstract is:

A.An outline of a document*

B.An abridged form of a document

C.An annotation of a document

D.A detailed representation of a document

Ans:A

39.A website where entries are written in chronological order and displayed in reverse chronological order is called:

A.Google

B.Email

C.Blog*

D.WhatsApp

Ans:C

40.CDS/ISIS is a software developed by:

A.UGC
B.INSDOC

C.FID

D.UNESCO*

Ans:D

41.ENIAC is known as:

A.First generation computer*

B.Second generation computer

C.Third generation computer

D.Fourth generation computer

Ans:A

42.Journal of Documentation is published from:

A.USA
B.UK*

C.India

D.Canada

Ans:B

43.Index India is published by:

A.Indian Library Association

B.Delhi Library Association

C.Rajasthan Library Association*

D.Bengal Library Association

Ans:C

44.The concept of Selective Dissemination of Information(SDI)service was coined by:

A.F.W.Lancaster

B.S.R.Ranganathan

C.S.C.Bradford

D.H.P.Luhn*

Ans:D

45.The term of a patent granted in India is:

A.7 years

B.14 years

C.20 years*

D.21 years

Ans:C

46.Union Catalogue of Scientific Serials in India is compiled by:

A.IIT,Mumbai

B.CSIR

C.DRTC

D.INSDOC*

Ans:D

47.Which one is a geographical source?

A.Gazette

B.Gazetteer*

C.Fodor’s India

D.Year Book

Ans:B

48.Who released the first issue of the Indian National Bibliography(1957)?

A.Jawaharlal Nehru*

B.Dr.S.R.Ranganathan

C.Dr.S.Radhakrishnan

D.Mr.B.S.Kesavan

Ans:A

49.World of Learning is a/an:

A.Dictionary

B.Encyclopedia

C.Biography

D.Directory*

Ans:D

50.The Cumulative Book Index is published by:

A.Library of Congress

B.Wilson Book Publishing Co.*

C.Academic Publishers

D.American Library Association

Ans:B

51.ERNET is implemented by:

A.UGC,Government of India

B.Department of Education,Govt.of India

C.Department of Telecommunication,GOvt.of India

D.Department of Electronics,Government of India*

Ans:D

52.Library and Information Science Abstract(LISA)is published by:

A.The British Library

B.The Library Association*

C.American Library Association

D.Library of Congress

Ans:B

53.International Serial Data System(ISDS)is an information centre developed by:
A.UNISIST*

B.FID

C.IFLA

D.LC

Ans:A

54.LibQual is a tool for measuring library service quality developed by:

A.The British Library

B.Library of Congress

C.American Library Association

D.Association of Research Libraries*

Ans:D

55.LIS Forum is an email discussion forum run by:

A.Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore*

B.SNDT Womens University,Lucknow

C.Indian Institute of Technology,Chennai

D.Indian Institute of Management,Calcutta

Ans:A

56.Ulrich’s International Periodical Directory is published by:

A.Wilson Co.

B.R.R.Bowker*

C.Academic Publishers

D.IFLA

Ans:B

57.A ‘Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and arranging the books and pamphlets of a library’was the title of the first edition of:

A.Anglo American Cataloguing Rules

B.Colon Classification

C.Classified Catalogue Code

D.Dewey Decimal Classification*

Ans:D

58.An ordinal number which fixes the position of a document relative to the other documents having the same class is called:

A.Class Number

B.Book Number*

C.Collection Number

D.ISBN

Ans:B

59.Biochemistry is an example of the mode of formation of subjects:

A.Fusion*

B.Fission

C.Lamination

D.Distillation

Ans:A

60.In UDC,equal to(=)sign is used to add:

A.Common auxiliary of form

B.Common auxiliary of language*

C.Common auxiliary of place

D.Common auxiliary of time

Ans:B

61.Thrishna is a CDS/ISIS based software developed by:

A.UGC

B.INSDOC

C.NISSAT*

D.CSIR

Ans:C

62.Universal Decimal Classification(UDC)is an example of:

A.Freely faceted scheme

B.Almost freely faceted scheme

C.Almost enumerative scheme

D.Almost faceted scheme*

Ans:D

63.Which one of the following is an open source library software?

A.Libsys

B.SOUL

C.CDS/ISIS

D.KOHA*

Ans:D

64.Broad System of Ordering is a classification system or switching language developed by:

A.UNESCO

B.UNISIST*

C.UN

D.ISO

Ans:B

65.DDC is presently published by:

A.Wilson Publishing Co.

B.Academic Publishers

C.Forest Press*

D.American Library Association

Ans:C

66.Dictionary Catalogue Code(1946)is developed by:

A.Library of Congress

B.S.R.Ranganathan*

C.C.A.Cutter

D.American Library

Ans:B

67.The Bibliographic Classification(bC)is devised by:

A.H.E.Bliss*

B.S.R.Ranganathan

C.J.D.Brown

D.Paul Otlet

Ans:A

68.The connecting symbol used to add a second level Time isolate number(T2)with a first level Time isolate(T1)number in Colon Classification(cC6)is:

A.Apostrophe

B.Dot*

C.Colon

D.Comma

Ans:B

69.In FID/CCC,CCC stands for:

A.Colon Classification Committee

B.Classified Catalogue Committee

C.Central Classification Committee*

D.Centralized Cataloguing Committee

Ans:C

70.In which indexing system Roleoperator is used:

A.Chain Indexing

B.PRECIS*

C.POPSI

D.Keyword Indexing

Ans:B

71.In ISBD(ER),ER stands for:

A.English Region

B.Every Reader

C.Eastern Russia

D.Electronic Resource*

Ans:D

72.Dublin Core is related to:

A.Greenstone software*

B.Libsys software

C.KOBA software

D.SOUL software

Ans:A

73.The standard size of a catalogue card is:

A.10x15 cm

B.15x20 cm

C.7.5 x 12.5 cm*

D.5 x 7.5 cm

Ans:C

74.The first Thesaurus published in the world is:

A.Roget’s Thesaurus*

B.Chemical Engineering Thesaurus

C.Thesaurus of Engineering and Scientific Terms

D.Engineers Joint Council Thesaurus

Ans:A

75.Which edition of Colon Classification is considered as a freely faceted classification scheme?

A.First edition

B.Fourth edition

C.Sixth edition

D.Seventh edition*

Ans:D

76.The ISSN national centre in India is:

A.National Library of India,Calcutta

B.National Science Library,Delhi*

C.Madras University Library,Chennai

D.DESIDOC,Delhi

Ans:B

77.The latest ISBN number contains:

A.8 digits

B.11 digits

C.12 digits

D.13 digits*

Ans:D

78.The Remington Company of India introduced:

A.Dictinary catalogue

B.Kardex*

C.Microform catalogue

D.Computer catalogue

Ans:B

79.The terms AND,OR,NOT used in advanced information search and retrieval are known as:

A.Keywords

B.Connectives

C.Boolean operators*

D.Search words

Ans:C

80.Science Direct is a database owned by:

A.Academic Publishers

B.Elsevier Publishers*

C.Informatics India Limited

D.Library of Congress

Ans:B

81.Which river is known as Nile of Kerala?

A.Periyar

B.Pamba

C.Chalakkudy River

D.Bharathapuzha*

Ans:D

82.Who established Atmavidya Sangham?

A.Thycaud Ayya

B.Vagbhadanandan*

C.Pandit KP Karuppan

D.Sahodaran Ayyappan

Ans:B

83.Who won the MV Pylee Award 2016?

A.Janey James*

B.K.R.Meera

C.Dr.J.V.Vilanilam

D.Dr.B.Ekbal

Ans:A

84.In which year the Ninth Schedule was added to the Indian Costitution?

A.1953

B.1962

C.1951*

D.1952

Ans:C

85.Identify the field to which Mr.Anil Ganguly is related?

A.Film*

B.Sports

C.Politics

D.Social Service

Ans:A

86.Which of the following was the centre of Salt Satyagraha in Kerala during the Civil Disobedience Movement?

A.Kottayam

B.Alappuzha

C.Vizhinjam

D.Payyannur*

Ans:D

87.Which of the following Fundamental Rights has been deleted by 44^th amendment bill?

A.Right to equality

B.Right to freedom of religion

C.Right to property*

D.Right to education

Ans:C

88.Who was the first Harijan member of Srimoolam Prajasabha?

A.Dr.Palpu

B.Ayyankali*
C.C.Krishnan

D.C.Kesavan

Ans:B

89.English is the official language of which of the following state?

A.Punjab

B.Rajastan

C.Haryana

D.Nagaland*

Ans:D

90.Identify the part of the Indian Constitution which reflects the mind and ideals of the framers:

A.Directive Principles

B.Articles

C.Preamble*

D.Fundamental Rights

Ans:C

91.In which state the Flamingo Festival-2016 is organized?

A.Andhra Pradesh*

B.Karnataka

C.Meghalaya

D.Assam

Ans:A

92.He was born in 1852.His real name was Karattu Govinda Menon.He founded the Anandamatham.Who is he?

A.Swami Ananada Theerthan

B.Brahmananda Sivayogi*
C.Chattampi Swamikal

D.Vagbhadananda

Ans:B

93.Our Prime Minister announced ‘Beti Bachao,Beti Padhao Yojana’on 22 January 2015 at:

A.Kolkata

B.Chennai

C.Ahmedabad

D.Pampat*

Ans:D

94.Who is the author of the book”The Country of First Boys”?

A.Amartya Sen*

B.Arundhati Roy

C.Salman Rushdie

D.R.K.Narayan

Ans:A

95.Sarkaria Commission was closely related to which of the following area?

A.Election Reforms

B.Minority Reforms

C.Central State Relations*

D.Women Reforms

Ans:C

96.Who founded Valasamudaya Parishkarani Sabha?

A.Dr.Ayyathan Gopalan

B.Pandit karuppan*

C.C.V.Kunjuraman

D.C.Kesavan

Ans:B

97.Who won the Sree Chithira Tirunal National Award-2015?

A.T.P.Sreenivasan*

B.M.T.Vasudevan Nair

C.Subhash Chandran

D.G.Madhavan Nair

Ans:A

98.From which country India borrowed the scheme of Indian Federation?

A.USSR

B.Germany

C.Canada*

D.UK

Ans:C

99.International Day of the Girl Child is on:

A.September 11

B.November 12

C.December 12

D.October 11*

Ans:D

100.Whose autobiography is’Ente Nadukadathal’?

A.A.K.Gopalan

B.Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai*

C.P.Krishna Pillai

D.T.R.Krishnaswami Iyer

Ans:B