Ready Reference Quiz of LIS for KVS, DSSSB, NVS, MPPSC, DRDO, Etc.

1. World of Library and Information Science
by S.K. Kori
for UCG-NET, MPPSC, SET, KVS, NVS, DSSSB,
RSMSSB and other LIS exam.
Competition Class of LIS

2. • Research periodicals are which category of sources?
Ans: Primary
• Reference sources are those
Ans: Which used to obtain particular information?
• Who is the publisher of Encyclopaedia of Library and information
science?
Ans: M.Dekker
• Retrospective search service is a type of
Ans: Responsive service
• Which part of new encyclopedia Britannica is useful for ready
references
Ans: Propaedia

3. • What is India: A reference annual?
Ans: Year Book
• What is Trade bibliography?
Ans: List of books in print or for sale compiled by a publisher
• Who publishes INIS Atom Index?
Ans: INIS (Vienna)
• Which of the following is not the documents?
Ans: Inscription
• What is the suitable reference sources to know about the
information of a particular place?
Ans: Gazetteer
• What is the suitable reference sources to find out the list of
historical monuments of Delhi?
Guide book

4. • What are non- documentary sources?
Ans: Which are in not printed form
• Today which type of information sources is most useful?
Ans: Non- Documentary source
• Cover to cover translation is treated as
Ans: Current awareness services
• What do you call a collection of maps, tables, charts, etc.?
Ans: Atlas
• How many volumes Micropaedia of new Encyclopedia Britannica is
published?
Ans: 10
• Encyclopedia Americana consists of
Ans: 30 Volumes

5. • What is the publication frequency of books in print?
Ans: Annually
• What is National bibliography?
Ans: List of books published in a particular Nation
• What is world of learning?
Ans: Directory
• What is the frequency of I.N.B.?
Ans: Monthly
• ‘Facts on File’ is a
Ans: Weekly list
• When was Dr. Ranganathan was appointed as a National research
professor of Lib. Science
Ans: 1962

6. • Which Indian University first started M.Lib.Sc. & M.Phil courses
Ans: University of Delhi
• Which Commission recommended 10% of the total college budget for
development of Libraries
Ans: Kothari committee
• UNISIST is a -
Ans: A Programme
• Where did Dr. S. R. Ranganathan put forth his five laws of library
science?
Ans: Meenakshi college, Annamalainagar
• When did ILA became the member of IFLA?
Ans: 1957

7. • In which year Aslib was acquired by MCB group, the holding company
for emerald group publishing?
Ans: 2010
• How many Auxiliary tables are there in DDC 23rd Edition
Ans: 6
• Colon classification was first published in
Ans: 1933
• Phoenix schedules are part of which classification
Ans: DDC
• Sear’s List of Subject Headings (SLSH) is mainly useful for
Ans: Small and me
• The word classification comes from the Latin word
Ans: Classis

8. • The first edition of DDC published in
Ans: 1876
• The first edition of UDC published in
Ans: 1905
• Who is the publishers of Sear’s list of subject headings
Ans: H. W. Wilson
• MESH is a
Ans: Thesaurus
• The First edition of DDC Consisted of
Ans: 44 pages (1876)
• What are the four entity of FRBR model?
Ans: Work, Expression, Manifestation, Item

9. When was the different typological study towards mode of formation
of subjects done?
Ans: 1950
In which edition “Auxiliary table for area” was first introduced?
Ans: DDC 17
What does LED stands for in CC?
Ans: Latest Effective Decade
The term prenatal cataloguing first used by
Ans: Dr. S.R.Ranganathan
The Dewey Decimal Classification divides human knowledge into
Ans: 10 basic categories.
Who devised Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) System?
Ans: Melville Dewey

10. • Who is the Editor in Chief of 19th Edition of DDC
Ans: Benjamin A. Custer
• Who is the Editor in Chief of 20th Edition of DDC
Ans: John P. Comaromi
• Who is the Editor in Chief of 21st Edition of DDC
Ans: Winton E. Matthews
• Who is the Editor in Chief of 22nd Edition of DDC
Ans: John S. Mitchell
• Questionnaire is a
Ans: Tool for data collection
• ‘Cranfield Studies’ are an example of
Ans: Experimental Research

11. • A common test in research demands much priority on:
Ans: Reliability-Usability-Objectivity
• A reasoning where we start with certain particular statements and
conclude with a universal statement is called
Ans: Inductive Reasoning
• In the process of conducting research ‘Formulation of Hypothesis” is
followed by
Ans: Selection of Research Tools
• A research paper is a brief report of research work based on
Ans: Both Primary and Secondary Data
• Who is the Editor in Chief of 23rd Edition of DDC
Ans: John S. Mitchell

12. • The term “Information Service” is an improvised name
Ans: Reference service
• Which service demands the creation of a ‘user’ profile?
Ans: SDI
• Abstracting service provides:
Ans: Whole bibliographic description along with abstracts of article
• “Reference service is the contact between the right reader and the
right book in the right personal way” was stated by:
Ans: Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
• CAS is defined as:
Ans: A process of dissemination of current information
• Feedback mechanism is a part of which service?
Ans: SDI