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2014

BOOKLET NO. TEST CODE: LIA Forenoon

On the answer sheet write your Name, Registration Number, Test Code, Number of this booklet, etc. in the appropriate place. For each question four choices are given marked as A, B, C and D. Identify the correct answer and write the answer code (i.e. A, B, C or D) in the box against the question number in the answer sheet attached to this booklet.

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Questions: 60 Time: 2 hours

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QUESTION PAPER

For the entrance test for Junior Research Fellow (Library & Information Science) (2014)

Test Code: LIA

1. Answer all questions. 2. All questions carry equal marks. 1. Frozen link is A. A class in a chain B. A chain with original universe C. A chain which has no original universe D. None of the above 2. Open Array is A. Admitting of interpolation B. Not admitting of interpolation C. Admitting of extrapolation D. Not admitting of extrapolation 3. Integration of faceted classification schedule and thesaurus A. Thesauro-Facet B. Classaurus C. Thesaurus and Post-coordinate Indexing D. DERA 4. Which of the following is/are part(s) of classified catalogue? A. An author-title file B. Subject file arranged by library classification C. An alphabetical index to the subject file D. All of the above

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5. ‘See’ reference in thesaurus corresponds to which of the following? A. BT to NT B. RT C. Synonyms D. USE / UF 6. Which is the indicator symbol for statement of responsibility? A. Dot B. Slash C. Semicolon D. Colon 7. What are homographs? A. Different spelling and meaning B. Same spelling and different meaning C. Same pronunciation and different meaning D. Different pronunciation and same meaning 8. What are Neo Conventional documents available? A. Institution, Organization B. Text Book, Journals C. Audios, Videos D. Standards and Patents 9. Identify which card system was not introduced by Dr. S.R. Ranganathan? A. Register Card B. Classified Index Card C. Book Card D. Check Card

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10. Where the National Institute for Visually Handicapped is located in India? A. Dehradun B. Calicut C. Shimla D. None of the Above 11. For which of the following types of documents we do normally assign a Uniform Title? A. Periodicals B. Anonymous Works C. Sacred Scriptures D. Motion Pictures 12. ‘Exhaustivity’ in indexing could be measured by A. The average number of index terms assigned per document B. The average number of documents indexed per terms. C. The average amount of indexing time spent per document. D. The size of the index term vocabulary. 13. According to C. W. Hanson the information sources were categorized as A. Primary, Secondary, Tertiary B. Primary and Secondary C. Conventional, Neo Conventional, Non Conventional D. Traditional and Modern 14. RDA stands for A. Resource Description Agency B. Reference Description and Access C. Reference Description Agency D. Resource Description and Access

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15. RDA is an implementation of A. ISO 2709 B. FRBR Model C. UNIMARC D. ISBD 16. What is the Indicator Digit of Energy according to Colon Classification? A. : B. ; C. . D. - 17. ‘Prevention of Fungus diseases among domestic animals in rainy season in the Himalayan Region’- here ‘Fungus’ is (According to Colon Classification) A. Matter B. Material C. Personality D. Subject device 18. In DDC 22nd/23rd Edition, Table 6 is for A. Geographical area, Historical Periods B. Ethnic and national groups C. Language D. Works by or about more than one author

19. In UDC, common isolates are known as A. Standard Subdivisions B. Auxiliary Subdivisions C. Auxiliary members D. There is no such provision

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20. The copyright of a literary work is granted in India for A. sixty years since the year of publication B. sixty years since the death of the author C. fifty years since the year of publication D. fifty years since the death of the author 21. Within a facet individual member is termed as A. Basic Category B. Entity C. Focus D. Round 22. Which one is not true about ANOVA? A. Correction Factor is subtracted to calculate Sum of Squares B. Residual error needed to calculate F-ratio C. Variance between varieties is not permitted D. ANOVA allows data categorised by 2 factors 23. Mass Media is which type of source of information? A. Documentary Source B. Non Documentary Source C. Reference Source D. Information Source 24. Which one of the following is not a sampling technique? A. Cluster sampling B. Sequential sampling C. Deliberate sampling D. Parametric Sampling

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The title of a Document is ‘Usage of Spectroscope for the Efficiency Evaluation of Spectrophotometric Method for Measuring the Breakdown of Hydrogen Peroxide’. With reference to POPSI, answer the following questions numbered 25 - 27. 25. Here ‘Breakdown’ is A. A on E B. P on E C. A on P on E D. Modifier 26. ‘Measuring’ is A. P on P on E B. A on A on E C. A on P on E D. A on E 27. Here ‘Spectroscope’ is A. Speciator B. Entity C. Modifier D. Common Isolate 28. The subject ‘Research Methodology’ has been formed by which of the following modes of subject formation? A. Fusion B. Distillation C. Fission D. Loose Assemblage

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29. According to Dr. S.R. Ranganathan's Spiral model of Scientific Method, the span between Zenith to Descendant corresponds to which phase of research? A. Deductive phase B. Empirical phase C. Verification phase D. Hypothesizing phase 30. Which one is true? A. Copyright is the sole structure of Intellectual Property Rights B. Copyright is a form of Intellectual Property Rights C. Copyright is not territorial but universal D. Intellectual Property Rights come under Copyright 31. According to Indian Copyright Act 1957, the ‘Author’ means A. photographer who has taken a photograph B. artist who has created a artistic work C. who has created literary or a dramatic work D. All of the above 32. ‘Analysis and survey on information needs of physicists in DRDO laboratories’ - what type of research it is? A. Descriptive Research B. Action Research C. Comparative Research D. Exploratory Research 33. ‘Microbiology’ is an example of mode of subject formation A. Cluster B. Fusion

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C. Distillation D. Fission 34. In ‘Spiral of Scientific Method’, Zenith marks A. Facts B. Empirical laws C. Fundamental laws D. Deduced laws 35. Open J-Gate is maintained by A. DOAJ B. Romeo-Sherpa C. Apache Foundation D. Informatics India Ltd. 36. Fair use is a term most relevant to A. Intellectual Property Rights B. Books borrowed for home reading C. Copy right D. Use of reference books 37. In India, NUCSSI is the first indigenous union catalogue for A. Manuscripts B. Serials C. Books D. Text books 38. The first digital library in India was established in A. NISCAIR B. DESIDOC

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C. DRTC D. University of Delhi 39. ‘Lack of infrastructure affects resource sharing in a library’ - here independent variable is A. Infrastructure B. Resource sharing C. Library D. Independent variable doesn't exist here 40. ‘Research-in-progress’ database in India is________. A. Vidyanidhi B. Shodhgangotri C. Shodhganga D. Indian National Depository Library 41. Which part of a bibliographic record indicates that the item being described is a thesis/dissertation? A. General Material Designation B. The Physical Description C. Titles and Statement of Responsibility D. The Notes 42. Which of the following is not part of MARC record structure? A. Record label B. Directory C. Data Field D. All are present 43. Modern cataloguing practice is mainly shaped by A. Code of Cataloguing Rules, 1960

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B. Paris Principles C. AACR D. ALA Cataloguing Rules 44. Which information centre is supposed to index, abstract, translate, review, synthesize, and evaluate information for data in a well defined field of specialization? A. Data Dissemination Centre B. Data Evaluation Centre C. Information Analysis Centre D. Data Analysis Centre 45. Identify the purpose for which dash (-) punctuation is used in LCSH. A. Separate parallel terms B. Indicate a span of years C. Indicate multiple heading D. Designate a subdivision 46. ISO 9960 is related with A. Standard for encoding data on CD-ROM B. Standard for Computer Hardware C. Standard for Information Processing D. Standard for Networking 47. Choose the odd one A. Koha B. Greenstone C. Dspace D. Libsys

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48. Law of Scattering is also known as A. Pareto Law B. Bradford's Law C. Zipf Law D. Lotka's Law 49. The term practical lexicography is associated with which of the following? A. Printing of dictionary B. Publication of dictionary C. Selling of dictionary D. Compilation of dictionary 50. The Farmington plan is associated with A. Library Legislation B. Library Cataloguing C. Library Cooperation D. Library Indexing Service 51. Z39.50 is a protocol at which layer of OSI model? A. Application Layer B. Presentation Layer C. Transport Layer D. Both Presentation and Application Layer 52. ‘Bibliography of Organic Chemistry Research in India’- here ‘Bibliography’ is A. Matter Facet B. Matter-Material C. Round of Personality facet D. None of the above

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53. Confounded relationship is A. the relationship between dependent and independent variable B. the relationship between random and continuous variable C. the relationship between dependent and independent variable

influenced by extraneous variable D. the relationship between independent and extraneous variable

influenced by dependent variable 54. Journal A has published 500 articles and 700 articles in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Number of citations for the articles published in 2008 is 800 and the number of citations for the articles published in 2009 is 600. What is the impact factor of the journal A in 2012? A. 1.18666 B. 1400 C. 1.1666 D. 2.4571 55. h-index can be calculated for A. Country B. Institution C. Journal D. All of the above 56. Wall-Picture principal is one of the principals of A. Helpful sequence B. Mnemonic sequence C. Facet sequence D. Geographical sequence

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57. Chi-square test gives A. correlation between 2 variables B. measure of association C. measure of central tendency D. measure of dispersion 58. Which one is odd here? A. Law of Impartiality B. Law of Variation C. Law of Symmetry D. Law of Osmosis 59. Precision and Recall is the outcome of A. Cranfield 1 experiment B. Cranfield 2 experiment C. TREC D. SIGIR 60. Joomla is written in which language? A. Perl B. Php C. Java D. Python