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LIS MCQs about Library Reference and Information Sources
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351. The branch of bibliography is most popular and 1s also used mostly as a reference tool by the research scholars & L1brar1ans is known as:
A. Analytical bibliography
B. Deceptive bibliography
C. Historical bibliography
D. Systematic or enumerative bib
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352. The bibliography is based on research identification description and classification of documents, with a view to organizing services or constructing the tools designed to facilitate intellectual works known as
A. Analytical bibliography
B. Deceptive bibliography
C. Historical bibliography
D. Systematic or enumerative bib
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353. A bibliography means a list of books published m a given country
A. Subject bibliography
B. National bibliography
C. Historical bibliography
D. Universal bibliography
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354. the bibliography which implies listing systematically all records of civilization covering all fields of knowledge not restricted by time, place, language, subject, or the author is called
A. National bibliography
B. Universal bibliography
C. Historical bibliography
D. Enumerative bibliography
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355. The reference source that provides mfonnat1on like description and location related to countries, states, regions, districts, cities, mountains lakes, and all places throughout the world is known as
A. Encyclopedia
B. Biographical source
C. Geographical source
D. Bibliographical source
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356. The Times atlas of the world is a
A. Encyclopedia
B. Biographical source
C. Geographical source
D. Bibliographical source
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357. The people who want to v1s1t venous places of the country or the world, which reference source they can use:
A. Globe
B. Travel Guides
C. Encyclopedia
D. Directories
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358. International Who’s Who, London is a:
A. National biographical source
B. Current biographical source
C. Geographical source
D. Retrospective biographical source
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359. Cambridge Biographical Dictionary is a:
A. National biographical source
B. Current biographical source
C. Geographical source
D. Retrospective biographical source
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360. The sources provide information concerned with the collection, classification, analysis, and interpretation of numerical facts or data
A. Statistical sources
B. Biographical sources
C. Geographical source
D. Bibliographical sources
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361. General yearbooks, directories, and atlases are useful sources of:
A. Statistical sources
B. Description sources
C. Enumerative sources
D. Bibliographical sources
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362. One of the following 1s type of statistical sources
A. Dissertation
B. Monograph
C. Census reports
D. Periodicals
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363. Information products such as microfilm, computer discs, records, etc are grouped under:
A. Print media
B. Audio media
C. Multimedia
D. Video Media
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364. Pamphlets, reprints, reports and known as
A. Books
B. Non-books material
C. Non-print material
D. Periodical
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365. From the library’s perspective, the World’s Best Book is a
A. National bibliography
B. Selective bibliography
C. Subject bibliography
D. Universal bibliography
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366. The editor of the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences is
A. Allan Kant
B. Harold Lancour
C. Lancaster
D. J.H. Shera
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367. Indexing Periodicals are grouped under
A. Basic sources
B. Primary sources
C. Secondary sources
D. Tertiary sources
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368. Who’s Who of Pakistan is a
A. Basic sources
B. Primary sources
C. Secondary sources
D. Tertiary sources
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369. A publication that mainly contains original matter is known as
A. Bibliographic source
B. Primary sources
C. Secondary sources
D. Tertiary sources
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370. An alphabetic list of names, places, and subjects treated in a printed work, giving the page or pages on which each item is mentioned
A. Abstract
B. Catalogue
C. Index
D. OPAC
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371. The directories provide information about
A. Cities
B. Courtiers
C. Personalities
D. Organizations
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372. A reference book that contains a geographical dictionary of places is known as
A. Almanac
B. Guide book
C. Atlas
D. Gazetteer
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373. A compendium of knowledge 1s known as
A. Almanac
B. Dictionary
C. Encyclopedia
D. Yearbook
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374. Gray literature generally refers to
A. Private Publications
B. Government Publication
C. Trade Publications
D. Unpublished documents
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375. Patents are regarded as
A. Auxiliary sources
B. Secondary sources
C. Primary sources
D. Tertiary sources
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376. World of Learning is a
A. Almanac
B. Dictionary
C. Directory
D. Encyclopedia
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377. Routing of periodicals is
A. Abstracting Service
B. Current Awareness Service
C. Indexing Service
D. SDI
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378. A book meant to be consulted or referred to for a definite piece of information is known as
A. Serial
B. Monograph
C. Reference book
D. Textbook
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379. Finding an address of an institution or organization is
A. range reference service Short
B. Long-range reference service
C. Current awareness service
D. Selective dissemination of information
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380. The appropriate source to find out the address of an institutional organization is
A. Almanac
B. Directory
C. Map
D. Gazetteer
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381. The collection and provision of information from various sources over a period of time is known as
A. Short-range reference service
B. Long-range reference service
C. Current awareness service
D. Selective dissemination
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382. A process in which readers receive their information through personal contact with the reference librarian
A. Reference service
B. Reference source
C. Bibliographical service
D. Index service
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383. The appropriate source to find information about the organization is
A. Dictionary
B. Directory
C. Encyclopedia
D. Yearbook
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384. An annual publication containing a calendar of events frequently accompanied by astronomical data is known as
A. Almanac
B. Atlas
C. Map
D. Gazetteer
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385. The appropriate source to find out information about the climate of Gilgit is
A. Almanac
B. Atlas
C. Map
D. Gazetteer
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386. The reference tool most appropriate of find information of a particular place is
A. Almanac
B. Atlas
C. Directory
D. Gazetteer
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387. The appropriate source for finding information about mining in Balochistan
A. Almanac
B. Encyclopedia
C. Handbook
D. Yearbook
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388. The reference source for finding information about the list of monuments in Pakistan is
A. Atlas
B. Globe
C. Handbook
D. Guidebook
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389. The appropriate source to find out astronomical information is
A. Almanac
B. Dictionary
C. Encyclopedia
D. Yearbook
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390. A dictionary has geographical sources is referred to as
A. Atlas
B. Gazetteer
C. Guidebook
D. Handbook
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391. The circular representation of the earth is known as
A. Atlas
B. Globe
C. Map
D. Chart
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392. Current information in the descriptive statistical form in an annual volume known as
A. Almanac
B. Directory
C. Handbook
D. Yearbook
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393. The scope of World of learning is
A. Locally
B. National
C. Regional
D. International
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394. New Encyclopedia Britannica (Propedia) consists of
A. Knowledge in depth
B. Outline of knowledge
C. Author Index
D. Subject Index
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395. The first abstracting journal is
A. Chemical abstracts
B. Chemistry abstracts
C. Journal abstracts
D. Zentralblatt
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396. Reader’s guide to periodical literature is a
A. Abstracting service
B. Bibliographical service
C. Dictionaries
D. Directories
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397. Lexicography is the act of writing
A. Biographies
B. Bibliographical service
C. Dictionaries
D. Directories
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398. Patents fall under which sources of information
A. Primary sources
B. Secondary sources
C. Tertiary sources
D. Short reference sources
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399. Standard is a reference tool that falls under the
A. Primary sources
B. Secondary sources
C. Tertiary sources
D. Short reference sources
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400. Bibliography of bibliographies falls under the
A. Primary sources
B. Secondary sources
C. Tertiary sources
D. Short reference sources
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