LIS MCQs for Reference and Information Services. Here you will find the Library Science MCQs about Reference and Information Services. This is Quiz-3 of the Reference and Information Services MCQ series. If you are a student of Library and Information Management Sciences (LIMS) then these MCQs of Library Reference and Information Services are very important for you. As reference and information sources are key points in library science.
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LIS MCQs about Library Reference and Information Services
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101. The most appropriate source for finding information about the ‘List of monuments in Delhi’ is:
A. Atlas
B. Globe
C. Guide Book
D. Gazetteer
102. Demographic Year Book (1948) provides vital statistics of:
A. Asian Countries
B. Latin American Countries
C. European Countries
D. All Countries
103. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A deals with:
A. Sciences
B. Technology
C. Humanities and Social Sciences
D. Engineering
104. International Serial Data System (ISDS) Centre is at:
A. London
B. Moscow
C. Paris
D. New York
105. The study of books as ‘Object of Art’ is known as:
A. Historical bibliography
B. Critical bibliography
C. Textual bibliography
D. Descriptive bibliography
106. UNIBIS is a computerized search system administered by:
A. FAO Library
B. UNESCO Library
C. UNIDO Library
D. UN Central Library
107. Information· Referral System for the Sources of Information on Environment (INFOTERRA) was launched by:
A. UNEP
B. WHO
C. WHO
D. FAO
108. The appropriate source to find out astronomical information is:
A. Yearbook
B. Directory
C. Encyclopedia
D. Almanack
109. Geographical Dictionary is referred to as:
A. Gazetteer
B. Guide Book
C. Atlas
D. Globe
110. The concept of Ready Reference Service was first introduced by:
A. M. Hutchins
B. L. Shores
C. C.M. Winchell
D. S.R. Ranganathan
111. ‘Bibliography’ is a:
A. List of books
B. List of periodicals
C. Systematic list of documents
D. Trade list
112. The author of Automation in Libraries is:
A. R.N. Lock
B. R. T. Kimber
C. R.M. Hays
D. 0. Frank
113. Advances in Librarianship of Academic Press is a:
A. Trend report
B. Progress report
C. State of the report
D. Digest
114. The producer of Inspec (UK) is:
A. British Library
B. ASLIB
C. LA
D. Institute of Electrical Engineers
115. ”Annals of Library Science and Documentation” is published by:
A. DRTC
B. INSDOC
C. ILA
D. IASLIC
116. The Periodical ‘University News’ is being published by:
A. UGC
B. AIU
C. NISSAT
D. NCERT
117. WWW is a multimedia linked database system that spans:
A. Europe
B. North America
C. Asia
D. Globe
118. The concept which considers things as indivisible wholes and does not concern itself in viewing things in parts is known as:
A. Heuristic view
B. Holistic view
C. Diagnostic view
D. Divisive view
119. Publisher of “Current Research” in the field of LIS is:
A. LA
B. ALA
C. ASLIB
D. ILA
120. The author of “Reference Work” is:
A. L. Shores
B. W .A. Katz
C. M. Hutchins
D. C.M. Winchell
121. Gray Literature generally refers to:
A. Commercial Publications
B. Private Publications
C. Government Publications
D. Unpublished Documents
122. On the Internet Info seek is popular:
A. Gateway
B. Search Engine
C. Browse Engine
D. Highway
123. “Readers Guide to Periodical Literature” is a:
A. Abstracting service
B. Indexing service
C. Bibliography
D. Documentation list
124. The Publishers Weekly by R.R. Bowkers is a weekly list of:
A. British books
B. Pakistani books
C. Canadian books
D. American books
125. The title of Welford’s Guide to reference sources is:
A. Welford’s Guide to Reference Sources
B. Guide to reference books
C. Guide to reference materials
D. Guide to reference sources
126. The frequency of Books in Print is:
A. Monthly
B. Quarterly
C. Weekly
D. Annual
127. Excite is a search engine developed for:
A. Artificial Intelligence
B. Expert System
C. WWW
D. Automatic Searching
128. The Publisher of “Books in Print” is:
A. H. W. Wilson
B. ASLIB
C. MacMillan
D. R.R. Bowker
129. Under which type of Information Source does ‘Current Contents’ come:
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Quaternary
130. CANSEARCH is a rule-based expert system designed to aid:
A. Doctors
B. Engineers
C. Technologists
D. Scientists
131. The frequency of “Current Biography” is:
A. Weekly
B. Monthly
C. Quarterly
D. Bimonthly
132. The Publisher of “Demographic Year Book” is:
A. FAO
B. UNO
C. UNIDO
D. UNESCO
133. Lexicography is the art and science of preparing:
A. Encyclopedias
B. Biographical sources
C. Dictionaries
D. Directories
134. The network that denotes objects’ relationship is known as:
A. Linguistic Net
B. Syntactic Net
C. Semantic Net
D. Phonetic Net
135. Government Official notifications, announcements, and orders are first published in:
A. Newspaper
B. Gazette
C. Press Release
D. Notifications
136. Directing the user to appropriate sources of information available elsewhere is known as:
A. SDI
B. Referral
C. CAS
D. User service
137. To find out information about a society or an institution from any part of the World, which of the following is an appropriate source:
A. World of Learning
B. Handbook of UN
C. Pakistan Reference Annual
D. Manorama Year Book
138. To ascertain the subscription rate of a serial which of the following is an appropriate source?
A. Almanac
B. Year Book
C. Gazetteer
D. Periodical directory
139. The Publisher of’ Asian Recorder’ is:
A. Academic Press
B. Grolier
C. K.K. Thomas
D. MacMillan
140. ‘Keesing’s’ Record of World Events is a:
A. Directory
B. Handbook
C. News Summary
D. Guide book ·
141. Publisher of ‘Encyclopedia American ‘ is:
A. Colliers
B. Marcel Dekker
C. McGraw Hill
D. Grolier
142. A field of study that deals with the capacity of a machine to stimulate or surpass human intelligence is known as:
A. Natural intelligence
B. Unnatural intelligence
C. Artificial intelligence
D. Creative Intelligence
143. “Dictionary of National Biography” (DNB) is published by:
A. MacMillan
B. University Press London
C. R.R. Bowker
D. Marcel Dekker
144. Which one of the following is available on CD-ROM?
A. NUCSSI
B. Indian Science Abstracts
C. Index Pakistan
D. INSDOC List
145. A computer program that has knowledge of experts in its knowledge base is known as:
A. Specialist system
B. Expert system
C. Intellectual system
D. Knowledge system
146. The Publisher of ‘Books in Print’ is:
A. H.W. Wilson
B. R.R. Bowker
C. Europe
D. Whitaker
147. The Publisher of Library Literature is:
A. Academic Press
B. H. W. Wilson
C. K.K. Bowker
D. Oxford
148. Library Literature is a/an:
A. Book
B. Indexing Journal
C. Abstracting Journal
D. Year Book
149. The Process in the SDI involves:
A. Creating a user profile
B. Matching of user profile
C. Creating document index file
D. Matching user profile with documentation file
150. The person who introduced computerized SDI is:
A. H.P. Luhn
B. C.M. Mooers
C. F.W. Lancaster
D. M. Taube
These are the Reference and Information Services MCQs from 101-150.
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