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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
2. Which is not a broad category of reference sources?
A. Primary
B. Dictionary
C. Secondary
D. Tertiary
3. When IFLA announced “Universal Bibliographic Control” as one of its core programs?
A. 1972
B. 197.3
C. 1974
D. 1975
4. The Pakistan National Bibliography has been bringing out by the National Library since:
A. 1954
B. 1955
C. 1956
D. 1957
5. Which is not a type of bibliographies?
A. Analytical
B. Descriptive
C. Historical
D. Prescriptive
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
7. Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) first published in:
A. 1970
B. 1971
C. 1972
D. 1973
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
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
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.
11. Subject encyclopedias are also known as:
A. Cyclopedias
B. Circle of knowledge
C. Encyclopedia
D. Modern encyclopedias
12. In 77 AD, who produced the first encyclopedia named “Historia Naturalis”?
A. Aristotle
B. Pliny
C. Plato
D. Terentius Varro
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
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
15. Propaedia in the “New Encyclopedia Britannica” denotes:
A. outline of knowledge
B. brief information
C. knowledge in depth
D. All of the above
16. Which is not a checkpoint for evaluating encyclopedias?
A. Authority
B. Scope and purpose
C. Treatment
D. Year of publication
17. Rules and regulation for government servants can be located from:
A. General handbooks
B. Statistical handbooks
C. Official handbooks
D. Historical handbooks
18. Tables present ___ data in ___ form:
A. Numerical, tabular
B. Textual, tabular
C. Articles, a research report
D. All the above
19. Keesing’s Record of World Events is a/ an
A. Directory
B. News digest
C. Handbook
D. Index to newspapers
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
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
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
23. Who publishes Current Contents?
A. Institute for Scientific Information
B. Thomson Reuters
C. Thomson Scientific
D. FID
24. Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory was published in 1932 and also now supplied on-line as:
A. Ulrichsnet
B. Ulrichslink
C. Ulrichsonline
D. Ulrichsweb
25. A gazette gives information on:
A. Geography locations
B. History of places
C. Official announcements and notice
D. Old records
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
27. Fodor’s Guide is an example of:
A. Handbook
B. Travel guide
C. Gazetteer
D. Atlas
28. National Science Abstracts In Pakistan are ___ abstracting journals:
A. Monthly
B. Semi-monthly
C. Weekly
D. By-annual
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
30. Sears List of Subject Headings published by:
A. OCLC
B. ALA
C. H W Wilson
D. Elsevier
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
38. Which is an indirect method of user education?
A. Publicity
B. Conducted tour
C. Informal meetings
D. Orientation lectures
39. Which is not a documentation service?
A. Current awareness service
B. Selective Dissemination of Information
C. Reprographic service
D. Document delivery
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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