Library Science MCQs of Information, Communication & Society (Quiz-14)

This is Library Science MCQs of Information, Communication & Society Quiz-14. Here you’ll find Library Science MCQs about Information, Communication, and Library Society. If you are a student of Library and Information Management Sciences (LIMS) then these MCQs about Information, Communication, and library Society are so much important for you. In these MCQs, Information, Communication, and library Society are discussed in questions and answers. So by understanding these questions and answers about Information, Communication & Society in Library Science you can easily cover your next coming examination.

LIS MCQs about Information, Communication & Society

The following are the MCQs of Library Science is about communication, information about library science, and Library society:

291. The calfskin used as writing material in the olden days is called
A. Vellum
B. Papyrus
C. Parchment
D. Codex
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292. The Chinese court official Ts’ai Lun, invented papermaking from textile waste using rags in
A. Japan, AD 102
B. Germany, AD 102
C. Subcontinent AD 105
D. China, AD105
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293. Chinese papermaking techniques were introduced to Japan in the year
A. 500 AD
B. 610 AD
C. 720 AD
D. 760 AD
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294. An ancient book composed of pieces of writing material fastened together is known as
A. Binding book
B. Textbook
C. Parchment
D. Codex
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295. In which era the parchment was used?
A. 200 BC
B. 220 BC
C. 500 BC
D. 700 BC
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296. Cuneiform writing is found on the inscriptions of
A. Babylonia
B. Egyptian
C. Macedonia
D. Arabian
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297. One of the earliest forms of writing was (probably) invented in Uruk, Mesopotamia around 3000 BC
A. Cuneiform
B. Logographic
C. Syllabic
D. Consonantal
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298. The first type of alphabet that was developed abjad
A. Ambiguous writing system
B. Logographic writing system
C. Syllabic writing system
D. Consonantal writing system
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299. In which country silk and wood was used as writing material?
A. Egypt
B. Greek
C. China
D. Germany
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300. What were the dimensions of the book of death?
A. 15*75 inches
B. 15*65 inches
C. 25*70 inches
D. 25*60 inches
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301. Gutenberg was the first in western Europe to develop a printing press in
A. 1450 AD
B. 1500 AD
C. 1550 AD
D. 1600 AD
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302. The book printed before 1501 AD is known as
A. Holography
B. Codex
C. Incunabula
D. Manuscript
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303. The paragraph or so printed on the cover or dust jacket of a book almost always tells you how important the book is
A. Blurb
B. Monograph
C. Title
D. Manuscript
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304. Ti-pao probably can be said as the first true serial in china published from
A. 206 BC to AD 220
B. 200 BC to AD 210
C. 210 BC to AD 200
D. 230 BC to 200 AD
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305. The first newspaper in the French language was printed in
A. Germany in 1720
B. France in 1700
C. Amsterdam in 1620
D. China in 1600
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306. The first English newspaper entitles Corrant out of Italy came out in
A. 1606
B. 1609
C. 1610
D. 1620
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307. The first newspaper in America was public Occurrences appeared in Boston in
A. 1600
B. 1700
C. 1620
D. 1720
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308. Al-Azhar University in Egypt, founded in 970-972 as a
A. Madrasa
B. Library
C. University
D. Mosque
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309. Where was the modern printing invented
A. India
B. Greek
C. Germany
D. Spain
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310. The printing was started in Europe in
A. 13th Century
B. 15th Century
C. 16th Century
D. 17th Century
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311. The printing was started in America in
A. 1430
B. 1530
C. 1630
D. 1730
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312. A method for printing using a stone or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface is known as
A. Offset printing
B. Desktop publishing
C. Holography
D. Lithography
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313. A commonly used printing technique where the inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface is called
A. Offset printing
B. Desktop publishing
C. Electronic publishing
D. Lithography
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314. Ira Washington Ruble invented the first offset printing press in
A. 1800
B. 1889
C. 1903
D. 1923
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315. The most commonly used script in the world is
A. Cyrillic
B. Tibetan
C. Hebrew
D. Roman
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316. A place where manuscripts are kept is knowns as
A. Catalogue
B. Shelves
C. Cardex
D. Scriptorium
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317. The movement toward social libraries was started in USA by
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Asa Don Dickinson
D. Melvil Dewey
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318. The first training school for librarians was started in Baroda (India) in
A. 1889
B. 1899
C. 1911
D. 1919
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319. The first systematic training for Librarians in India was started by
A. Asa Don Dickinson
B. K.M Asad-Ullah
C. S.R Ranganathan
D. W.A Borden
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320. The University of Gottingen in Germany was the first in the world, which introduced library science courses at the university level in
A. 1858
B. 1886
C. 1915
D. 1901
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321. MLIS course for the first time in India was introduced at
A. Andhra University
B. Banaras Hindu University
C. Delhi University
D. Madras University
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322. The first University to start Ph.D. program in library science in India was
A. Bombay
B. Delhi
C. Calcutta
D. Lucknow
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323. When the Asa Don Dickinson, an American librarian started a library Science certificate course at the university level in the subcontinent in Lahore
A. 1858
B. 885
C. 1915
D. 1935
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324. Delhi University introduced first-degree course in LIS in
A. 1947
B. 1950
C. 1948
D. 1958
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325. The first MLIS degree program was started at the Pakistani University in 1962
A. Karachi and Lahore
B. Karachi and Peshawar
C. Karachi and Dhaka
D. Lahore and Dhaka
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326. The ph.D program in library Science is available at the Universities of Pakistan is
A. Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar
B. Karachi, Lahore, Quetta
C. Karachi, Lahore, Bahawalpur
D. Karachi, Lahore, Jamshoro
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327. The M. Phil program in library Science is offered at the Universities of
A. Sindh and Baluchistan
B. Sindh and Islamabad
C. Baluchistan and Peshawar
D. Baluchistan and Punjab
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328. The first Ph.D. degree in LIS was awarded in 1930 in USA by
A. Columbia University
B. University of Chicago
C. Oxford University
D. University of Manchester
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329. The first LIS school in the UK was established in 1919 at the University of
A. Glasgow
B. London
C. Leeds
D. Sheffield
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330. Research in LIS has made a formal beginning in the USA in 1923 after the publication of
A. Melvil Dewey report
B. Williamson report
C. A.F. Riddley report
D. Sir Anthony Pannizzi report
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