Ready Reference Quiz of LIS

1. World of Library and Information Science
by S.K. Kori
for UCG-NET, MPPSC, SET, KVS, NVS, DSSSB,
RSMSSB and other LIS exam.
Competition Class of LIS

2. • In which year headquarter of FID was shifted from Brussels to The Hague?
Ans: 1934
• Who gave the sixth law of library science “Every reader his/her freedom”?
Ans: James R. Rettig
• Where was the first library noticed in India?
Ans: Sravasti Mahal Library Tanjavar
• When was the curriculum development committee on LIS instituted?
Ans: 1990-93
• Who published the journal International classification?
Ans: ISKO (International Society for Knowledge Organization)
• Which association in India awards teachers in LIS?
Ans: IATLIS
• Where is the headquarter of SLA
Ans: New York
• Which law of library Science relates to the growth of libraries-
Ans: Fifth law

3. • UAP stands for what of the following
Ans: Universal Availability of Publications. IFLA 1978-80
• Resource sharing is a part of
Ans: Library cooperation
• The five laws of Library Science published in the book form in the
year
Ans: 1931
• Library Technology Report is a publication of
Ans: ALA
• ABGILA is a quarterly publication of
Ans: Indian Library Association
• American Library Association
Ans: 1876

4. • When was the American Library Association established
Ans: 1876
• The Canadian Library Association
Ans: 1946
• Special Libraries Association
Ans: 1909
• The Association of Research Libraries Codes
Ans: 1932
• Which term was coined by Dr. Ranganathan for mobile libraries
Ans: Library on Wheels
The first library school was started by
Ans: Melvin Dewey

5. • How many columns are there in the accession register?
Ans: 14
• Hybrid library deals with -
Ans: Print Collection and Digital Collection
• Operational approach is an
Ans: Integrated approach.
• The model public library established in India with the UNESCO
assistance was
Ans: Delhi Public Library
• Facts on File is a weekly digest of
Ans: World Events
When did electrically operated book charging system introduced first?
Ans: 1932

6. • The theory X and theory Y was conceived by
Ans: D.Mc Gregor
• PGI is framed out of merging (General Information Program) 1977
Ans: UNISIST and NATIS
• Tree of porphyry is a systematic representation of
Ans: Diachotomy
• 7th edition of CC was published in the year
Ans: 1987
• Empty digit means
Ans: A digit with ordinal value and without semantic value
• The core idea of subject is represented by
Ans: Personality

7. • Method of residue is useful to find out
Ans: Personality
• Enumerative classification means
Ans: classification scheme providing readymade number for all subjects
of past, present and anticipated future
• Principle of osmosis concerned with
Ans: Re-classification
• Analytico synthetic classification means
Ans: Freely faceted
• Wall picture Principle helps in
Ans: Facet sequence
• Who invented the Retroactive ordinal notation
Ans: E J Coates

8. • Card form cataloguing was originated by
Ans: France
• first introduced the printed catalogue.
Ans: British Museum
• 350. Canon of recall value is the another name of
Ans: canon of sought headings
• What is a Patent ?
Ans: An agreement between the inventor and the Government
• World of learning is a what source of information -
Ans: Secondary source
• Indian books in Print are published from -
Ans:New Delhi

9. • Cumulative book index is published from -
Ans: USA
• Statesman year book is published from -
Ans: London (MacMillan , Annual)
• Word of learning is Published by -
Ans: Europa publication ( London)
• Who is the editor of “Library Herald” -
Ans: Krishan Kumar
• Who was Published the monthly Journal “The Library World’ –
Ans: J. D. Brown
• Facts of File is weekly digest of –
Ans: World events

10. • Who is the first editor of “Modern Librarian”? -
Ans: F.Monbrary Volte
• Indian national Bibliographical first appeared in -
Ans: 1957
• Who is the author of “Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous
literature” -
Ans: S. Halkett & J. Laing
• Compton year book contains–
Ans: Outstanding events
• Online Europa year book has a coverage since-
Ans: 1985