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LIS MCQs of Information Sources – Quiz 01
The following are the MCQs of Library Science about Information Sources Quiz 01:
1. Where can we find all the latest papers published in Library Science?
A. Dictionary
B. Yearbook
C. .Trade Catalogue
D. Indexing/abstracting serials
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2. Which is not a broad category of reference sources?
A. Primary
B. Dictionary
C. Secondary
D. Tertiary
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3. When IFLA announced “Universal Bibliographic Control” as one of its core programs?
A. 1972
B. 197.3
C. 1974
D. 1975
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4. The Pakistan National Bibliography has been bringing out by the National Library since:
A. 1954
B. 1955
C. 1956
D. 1957
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5. Which is not a type of bibliographies?
A. Analytical
B. Descriptive
C. Historical
D. Prescriptive
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6. The word “index” is derived from the word ___ indicate meaning to point out or to show.
A. Greek
B. French
C. Latin
D. German
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7. Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) first published in:
A. 1970
B. 1971
C. 1972
D. 1973
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8. Glossary is a:
A. Dictionary of words of a language gives Meaning in another language
B. phrases with brief explanations
C. list of terms and explanations of specialized or technical nature
D. None of the above
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9. __ was the first person to use “thesaurus” for the English dictionary in 1852.
A. Robert A. Dutch
B. Peter Mark Roget
C. MC Arthur
D. Henry George Liddell
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10. Anagram is a:
A. Word that is opposite in meaning to another
B. Word formed from the initial letters of a group of words
C. Words or phrase made by rearranging the letter of another word or phrase
D. Smallest meaningful unit into which a word can be divided.
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11. Subject encyclopedias are also known as:
A. Cyclopedias
B. Circle of knowledge
C. Encyclopedia
D. Modern encyclopedias
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12. In 77 AD, who produced the first encyclopedia named “Historia Naturalis”?
A. Aristotle
B. Pliny
C. Plato
D. Terentius Varro
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13. Paul Scalich used the word “encyclopedia” for the first time in his work:
A. Encyclopedias Seu Orbits Methodical
B. Encyclopedia Septem Tomis Distincta
C. Encyclopedia du xviii Siecle
D. Encyclopedia Britannica
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14. The first edition of Encyclopedia Britannica appeared in Edinburgh a___ and stopped print version in ___
A. 1766-2000
B. 1767-2004
C. 1768-2012
D. 1769-2013
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15. Propaedia in the “New Encyclopedia Britannica” denotes:
A. outline of knowledge
B. brief information
C. knowledge in depth
D. All of the above
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16. Which is not a checkpoint for evaluating encyclopedias?
A. Authority
B. Scope and purpose
C. Treatment
D. Year of publication
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17. Rules and regulation for government servants can be located from:
A. General handbooks
B. Statistical handbooks
C. Official handbooks
D. Historical handbooks
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18. Tables present ___ data in ___ form:
A. Numerical, tabular
B. Textual, tabular
C. Articles, a research report
D. All the above
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19. Keesing’s Record of World Events is a/ an
A. Directory
B. News digest
C. Handbook
D. Index to newspapers
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20. Which is not a Pakistani publication providing standards information?
A. BIS Handbook
B. Annual Book of ASTM Standards
C. Standards Monthly Addition
D. Taba’een-ul-Qalaam
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21. Index Medicos published by:
A. Pakistani National Library of Medicine
B. United States National Library of Medicine (NLM)
c. American Library Association
D. CILIP
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22. The Science Citation Index (SCI) is made available online through the _____ database.
A. Web of Science
B. Web of Knowledge
C. Web of Social Science
D. Proust
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23. Who publishes Current Contents?
A. Institute for Scientific Information
B. Thomson Reuters
C. Thomson Scientific
D. FID
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24. Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory was published in 1932 and also now supplied on-line as:
A. Ulrichsnet
B. Ulrichslink
C. Ulrichsonline
D. Ulrichsweb
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25. A gazette gives information on:
A. Geography locations
B. History of places
C. Official announcements and notice
D. Old records
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26. Which following types of publications are excluded in the Indian National Bibliography?
A. Keys and Guides to Textbooks
B. Musical scores
C. Periodicals and Newspapers
D. All the above
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27. Fodor’s Guide is an example of:
A. Handbook
B. Travel guide
C. Gazetteer
D. Atlas
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28. National Science Abstracts In Pakistan are ___ abstracting journals:
A. Monthly
B. Semi-monthly
C. Weekly
D. By-annual
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29. The Guinness Book of World Records Is comes under the category of:
A. General handbooks
B. General directories
C. Professional directories
D. Official handbooks
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30. Sears List of Subject Headings published by:
A. OCLC
B. ALA
C. H W Wilson
D. Elsevier
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31. _____ one when one wants to know all the information published on a specific subject area or topic.
A. Everyday approach
B. Exhaustive approach
C. Current approach
D. None of the above
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32. Reference services are:
A. On-demand services
B. Anticipatory services
C. On-demand services generally but at times can be anticipatory
D. None of the above
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33. Who defined Reference service is, “the process of establishing right contact between the right reader and the right book at the right time in the right personal way”?
A. William A Katz
B. S R Ranganathan
C. Margaret Hutchins
D. Louis shores
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34. Fact-finding service is also known as:
A. Long Range Reference Service
B. Short Range Reference Service
C. Documentation Service
D. Current Awareness service
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35. What is/are the important factors between Long-range and short-range reference services?
A. The time involved
B. The materials. used
C. The nature of the information sought
D. All the above
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36. The book “Introduction to Reference Work” published in 1944 written by:
A. Margaret Hutchins >
B. S. R. Ranganathan
C. Prof. Ibrahim
D. William A Katz
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37. What are the methods of user education?
A. Direct method
B. Indirect method
C. Combination of direct and indirect methods
D. All the above
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38. Which is an indirect method of user education?
A. Publicity
B. Conducted tour
C. Informal meetings
D. Orientation lectures
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39. Which is not a documentation service?
A. Current awareness service
B. Selective Dissemination of Information
C. Reprographic service
D. Document delivery
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40. Which is not an example of a Current Awareness Service?
A. An indexing bulletin
B. A reading list
C. Current contents
D. SDI
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