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LIS MCQs of History & Development (Quiz 01)
The following are the MCQs of Library Science about History & Development:
1. Where the earliest collections were probably associated in?
A. Libraries
B. Museums
C. Temples and Shrines
D. Archives
2. The Lyceum was a larger institution than the academy; its work supported by both a library and a museum was founded in:
A. 336 BC
B. 425 BC
C. 226 BC
D. 500 BC
3. Mesopotamia was the great civilization based on the many cultures sited on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers of the near east beginning about:
A. 2500 BC
B. 4500 BC
C. 3500 BC
D. 4000 BC
4. Plutarch mentions that 200,000 books were transpired from Pergamum library to
A. Patriarchal Library
B. Alexandria Library
C. Imperial Library
D. Macedonia Library
5. Which library was established under the first two Ptolemies early in the third century BC?
A. Pergamum Library
B. Macedonia Library
C. Alexandria library
D. Patriarchal Library
6. A great Library of Ashurbanipal’s was established in the city of
A. Nineveh
B. B. Babylonia
C. C. Baghdad
D. D. Macedonia
7. Ancient Greek city located in Anatolia (Turkey) had one of the most
important libraries in the ancient world:
A. Nippur library
B. Alexandria Library
C. Pergamum Library
D. Imperial Library
8. Alexander had established the Alexandria Library in the year
A. 390 BC
B. 350 BC
C. 323 BC
D. 300 BC
9. In Alexandria Library, the national bibliography was carried out under the supervision of:
A. Byzantium
B. Aristophanes
C. Eratosthenes
D. Callimachus
10. In Alexandria Library, the bibliography was based on a shelf list written on tablets; the word used for this work was:
A. Pinakes
B. Index
C. Bibliography
D. Catalogue
11. There is also evidence of libraries at Nippur (Iraq) about:
A. 1500 BC
B. 1600 BC
C. 1700 BC
D. 1900 BC
12. The first most distinguished library established by Assurbanipal at his place Nineveh in the year:
A. 631-366 BC
B. 631-668 BC
C. 461-468 BC
D. 431-466 BC
13. The first •Public Library of the Arab “Bayt-ul-Hikmah Library” was established in:
A. Damascus in 687-709
B. Cairo in 786-809
C. Baghdad in 786-809
D. Baghdad in 687-799
14. The Bayt-ul-Hikmah was established by:
A. Mamun-ul-Rashid
B. Al-Hakim
C. Harun-ul-Rashid
D. AI-Qahir
15. Dar-ul-Hikmah was established by the Fatimid al-Hakim in:
A. 1205 AD
B. 1005 AD
C. 970 AD
D. 780 AD
16. A bibliography “AI-Fihrist” demonstrates the devotion of medieval Muslim scholars to books and reliable sources; it contains a description of thousands of books circulating in the Islamic world circa 1000, was compiled by:
A. Mamoon-ur-Rashid
B. Ibn-e-Batota
C. Ibn al-Nadim
D. Haroon-ur-Rashid
17. The clay tablets of Mesopotamia, dating back as far as:
A. 5500 BC
B. 4000 BC
C. 3500 BC
D. 3000 BC
18. Chinese paper making_ techniques were introduced to Japan in the year
A. 760 AD
B. 720 AD
C. 610 AD
D. 500 AD
19. The skins of sheep, goats, and cattle, were all used for binding or, more frequently as a writing surface is called:
A. Parchment
B. Codex
C. Clay tablets
D. Papyrus
20. A paper was made of grass-like water plant is known as:
A. Paporious
B. Neem
C. Sanober
D. Papyrus
20. A paper was made of grass-like water plant is known as:
A. Paporious
B. Neem
C. Sanober
D. Papyrus
21. The height of papyrus roil is:
A. 1.3 inches
B. 4 inches
C. 6 inches
D. 12 inches
22. Which earliest form of writing was (probably) invented in Uruk Mesopotamia around 3000 BC?
A. Logographic
B. Cuneiform
C. Consonantal
D. Syllabic
23. In which era, the parchment was used?
A. 2300 BC
B. 220 BC
C. 500 BC
D. 700 BC
24. An ancient book composed of pieces of writing material-fastened together is known as:
A. Codex
B. Textbook
C. Parchment
D. Binding book
25. Calf skin used as writing material in olden days is called:
A. Papyrus
B. Parchment
C. Vellum
D. Codex
26. Gutenberg was the first in Western Europe to develop a printing press in:
A. 1600 AD
B. 1550 AD
C. 1500.AD
D. 1450 AD
27. In which country, silk and wood were used as writing materials?
A. Greece
B. Italy
C. Egypt
D. China
28. Cuneiform writing is found on the inscriptions of:
A. Macedonia
B. Babylonia
C. Egypt
D. Arab
29. The paragraph or so printed on the cover or dust jacket of a book which
almost always tells you how important the book is:
A. Manuscript
B. Monograph
C. Blurb
D. Title
30. The book printed before 1501 AD is known as:
A. Incunabula
B. Manuscript
C. Codex
D. Holograph
31. National Library and Archives in Cairo is the largest library in:
A. Morocco
B. Algeria
C. Egypt
D. Tunisia
32. Where was modern printing invented?
A. Germany
B. Italy
C. Spain
D. China
33. The printing was started in Europe in:
A. 17th century
B. 16th century
C. 15th century
D. 14th century
34. The printing was started in America in:
A. 1730
B. 1630
C. 1530
D. 1430
35. A method of printing using a stone or a metal plate with a completely
smooth surface is known as:
A. Lithography
B. Offset printing
C. Holography
D. Lomography
36. 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. Lithography
B. Offset printing
C. Electronic printing
D. Lomography
37. Most commonly used scripting word is:
A. Italic
B. Hebrew
C. Cyrillic
D. Roman
38. A place where manuscripts are kept is known as:
A. Scriptorium
B. Shelve
C. Cardex
D. Catalogue
39. The first English newspaper entitled “Corrant out of Italy” came out in:
A. 1606
B. 1609
C. 1610
D. 1620
40. The first newspaper in America was “Public Occurrences” which appeared in
Boston in:
A. 1600
B. 1620
C. 1700
D. 1720
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Set 1 question no 15 Dar ul hikmat was stablished by Fatimid khalif Al Hakim in 1005. The above mentioned answer 780 AD is wrong.
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