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LIS MCQs about Library Reference and Information Sources
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151. B.N.B. uses which classification scheme
A. DDC
B. UDC
C. CC
D. LC
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152. What is called the mixed catalog of libraries
A. Catalogue
B. Mixed catalog
C. Inventory
D. Union Catalog
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153. Which kind of information source is the union catalog
A. Tertiary
B. Primary
C. Secondary
D. Intermediate
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154. What is called that database which
contains the original source data in machine-readable form
A. Reference Database
B. Source database
C. Bibliographic database
D. Referral database
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155. Which one of the following does not come m the group of source databases
A. Numeric databases
B. Full-text databases
C. Text Numeric databases
D. Referral databases
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156. What is the name of that database which contains numerical, statistical survey data
A. Numeric databases
B. Statistical databases
C. Survey databases
D. None of these
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157. What is meant by referral databases
A. It offers references to information
B. It provides information
C. It is referred to as information
D. It is referred to by scientists
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158. What do indexing periodicals provide us
A. List of documents
B. List of articles
C. Whole bibliographical descriptions of articles
D. Whole bibliographical descriptions of documents
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159. What does abstracting service provide
A. Whole bibliographical descriptions of articles
B. Abstracts of articles
C. Whole bibliographical descriptions along with abstracts of articles
D. Whole bibliographical sources
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160. What is obtained by users from indexing and abstracting periodicals
A. Whole literature on the interesting subject
B. List of the interesting subject
C. Current literature on an interesting subject
D. Selected literature on the interesting subject
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161. Indexing and abstracting sources are available in print, optical, and online formats, among the three formats there is usually
A. A difference in price, but not in capability
B. No difference m price. But the difference in capability
C. A difference both in price and incapability
D. No difference m price or capability
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162. The indexing periodicals present the bibliographical description of which information sources
A. Primary sources
B. Secondary sources
C. trinitary sources
D. Reference sources
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163. who publishes the indexing periodical of science subject current contents
A. IFLA
B. Institute for scientific information
C. FID
D. American Library Association
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164. Who is the publisher of AppliedScience and Technology Index
A. R.R. Bowker
B. ALA
C. H.W. Wilson
D. LA (UK)
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165. Databases mostly are prepared for
A. Periodicals
B. Books
C. Abstracting and Indexingperiodicals
D. Patents and specifications
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166. Databases may be stored on
A. Only on Magnetic tape
B. Only on Magnetic disk
C. Only on Optical media such as ROM, DVD-ROM
D. All of these
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167. What are two important categories of the databases
A. Reference and information databases
B. Reference and source databases
C. Primary and secondary databases
D. General and special databases
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168. What does the reference database refer
A. It refers to the user
B. It refers the user to another source
C. It refers the user to an information scientist
D. It refers the user to tr e-library
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169. What are various types of reference databases
A. Bibliographic databases
B. Catalogue databases
C. Referral databases
D. All of these
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170. What is meant by a bibliographic database
A. It comprises inputs of bibliographical details of the document
B. It composes outputs of bibliographical details of a document
C. It comprises full bibliographical details of a document
D. None of these
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171. Non-bibliographic databases contain which types of data
A. Numeric data
B. Textual data
C. Visual data
D. All of the above
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172. What is meant by a source database
A. It contains original source data
B. It contains original source data in machine-readable form
C. It contains full bibliographical details
D. None of these
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173. Which one is not the type of source databases
A. Numerical databases
B. Full-text databases
C. Alphanumeric databases
D. Explanatory databases
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174. Which one is the first indexing periodical
A. Chemical Abstracts
B. Chemises Zentrablest
C. Journal des Savins
D. Philosophical Transactions
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175. Who publishes the BiologicalAbstracts
A. Bioscience Information Service
B. Bioscience Survey of America
C. Bioscience Ministry, USA
D. Science & TechnologyDepartment, USA
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176. What is the short name of BioscienceInformation Service
A. Bonitos
B. BIOSIS
C. BIS
D. Science & TechnologyDepartment, USA
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177. What is the publication frequency of Biological Abstracts
A. Weekly
B. Monthly
C. Biweekly
D. Bimonthly
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178. Then are five indexes, of Biological abstracts, i.e. author index. biosystematics index, genic index and concept index. What is the fifth one
A. Subject Index
B. Word Index
C. Relative index
D. Atom index
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179. Who publishes Physics Abstracts
A. Institute of Electrical Engineers
B. Institute of Bibi biography
C. Institute of Scientific Information
D. American Physics Society
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180. When Physics Abstracts \Vas started to publish
A. In 1876
B. In 1877
C. ln 1898
D. In 1947
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181. The publication of Physics Abstracts was started by the name of
A. Physical Science Index
B. Science Abstracts
C. Technology Abstracts
D. Science & Technology Abstracts
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182. What is the publication frequency of Physics Abstracts
A. Weekly
B. Monthly
C. Fortnightly
D. Bimonthly
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183. What are Chemical Abstracts
A. Indexing service
B. Abstracting service
C. Reference service
D. Documentation service
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184. Chemical Abstracts is published by whom
A. Indian Chemical Society
B. American Chemical Society
C. Bowker& Co
D. H. W. Wilson& Co
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185. Chemical Abstracts is the abstracting service of which level
A. National level
B. Regional level
C. International level
D. Local level
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186. What is the frequency of Chemical Abstracts
Annual Annual
B. Fortnightly
C. Monthly
D. Annual
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187. Which type of service Review is
A. Indexing
B. Reprography
C. Documentation
D. Abstracting
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188. Who publishes the Mathematical Reviews
A. Indian Mathematical Society
B. American Mathematical Society
C. Academy of Sciences of Pakistan
D. None of these
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189. Which one is the abstracting service in the following’
A. Excerpta Media
B. LISA
C. ERIC
D. Medline
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190. LISA stands for which of the following
A. Library Science Abstracts
B. Library and Information Science Academy
C. Library and Information Science Abstracts
D. Literature Search Academy
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191. What was the title of LISA previously
A. Library Science Abstracts
B. Library and Information Science Academy
C. Library and Information Science Abstracts
D. Literature Search Academy
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192. LISA is published by whom
A. Library Association
B. France Library Association
C. British Library
D. American Library Association
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193. LISA is arranged according to which classification scheme
A. DDC
B. CC
C. UDC
D. Special scheme of classification
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194. What is meant by the term database
A. It is a record-keeping instrument
B. It is a computer-based record-keeping system
C. It is a computer-based system
D. It is a computer-based accessing system
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195. What is a database
A. It is a collection of records
B. It is a collection of records m machine readable form
C. It is a collection of data
D. None of these
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196. Which one is not the main property of a database
A. It permits shared access
B. It permits finer granularity
C. It eliminates data duplication
D. It enhances data dependence
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197. Which is not correct about the database
A. It exists only inside a computer system in digital format
B. It is created using an appropriate authoring tool
C. It is stored m the memory system of the computer
D. It is displayed not using an audiovisual tool
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198. In modem time of digital era, most of the collections of libraries will be in the form of
A. Printed form
B. Reference sources
C. E-documents
D. Information documents
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199. What is meant bye-documents
A. Which are available m print form
B. Which are available in digital form
C. Which are available in a compact form
D. None of these
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200. What is generally available e-documents
A. CD-ROMs
B. Online databases
C. Internet
D. All of these
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