AMU M.Lib Entrance Test 2022–23 Previous Year Questions (PYQs)

AMU M.Lib Entrance Test 2022–23 Previous Year Questions (PYQs) | Practice Quiz with Answers

This quiz is based on the previous year questions (PYQs) from the AMU M.Lib.I.Sc Entrance Test 2022–23 conducted by Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).The examination carries 100 marks with a duration of 2 hours. The paper includes 50 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), 6 Short Answer questions, and 2 Essay-type questions.

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AMU M.Lib Entrance Test 2022–23 Previous Year Questions Practice Quiz

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1. Table 3C of DDC (23rd edition) deals with:

(a) Subdivisions for works by or about more than one author

(b) Work by or about individual authors

(d) Subdivisions of Individual Language families

2. Editions 1, 2 and 3 of Colon Classification come under the category of:

(a) Rigidly-faceted classification

(b) Freely-faceted classification

(d) Purely-faceted classification

3. A Slanted abstract is one:

(a) Which presents as much as possible the quantitative and/or qualitative information contained in the document

(b) Which is shorter, merely an indicator of the type of document

(d) Which is divided into a number of related sections

4. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:

List-I (Classification Scheme)	List-II (Name of Designer)
A. Bibliographic Classification	1. C.A. Cutter
B. Expansive Classification	2. H.E. Bliss
C. Subject Classification	3. S.R. Ranganathan
D. Colon Classification	4. J.D. Brown

(a) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

(b) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3

(d) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2

5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:

List-I (Indexing Techniques)	List-II (Name of Deviser)
A. PRECIS	1. Hans Peter Luhn
B. POPSI	2. Mortimer Taube
C. Uniterm	3. Ganesh Bhattacharyya
D. KWIC	4. Derek Austin

(a) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

(b) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

(d) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

6. According to AACR-2, in a catalogue entry, 'revised and enlarged edition' is rendered as:

(a) Rev. and Enl. Edition

(b) Enl and Rev. Edition

(d) Rev and Enl. ed.

7. The book 'Elements of Classification' is authored by:

(a) F.W. Lancaster

(b) S.R. Ranganathan

(d) M.P. Satija

8. In the schedule of literature in Colon Classification (6th edition), [P4] is used to denote:

(a) Forms of Literature

(b) Language of Literature

(d) Individual work of an author

9. Which among the following is NOT an essential step in planning and implementing a Library Automation Project?

(a) Selection of Hardware

(b) Selection of Software

(d) Training of Staff

10. Which of the following Library Collection needs to be converted in MARC via Retrospective Conversion Process?

(a) Active Collection

(b) Lesser used Collection

(d) Reference Collection

11. The e-ISSN consists of _____ digits:

(a) 8 digits

(b) 10 digits

(d) 13 digits

12. Canon of 'Concominance' is associated with:

(a) Idea Plane

(b) Verbal Plane

(d) Location Plane

13. The concept of 'Literary Warrant' was introduced by:

(a) S.R. Ranganathan

(b) WCB Sayers

(d) E.C. Richardson

14. Standards and Patents belong to which category of the documents?

(a) Conventional documents

(b) Non-Conventional documents

(d) Neo-conventional documents

15. The steps in implementation of Total Quality Management is:

(a) Plan, Develop, Choose, Accept

(b) Plan, Do, Check, Act

(d) Plan, Drag, Chose, Adapt

16. Which year is associated with AACR2R?

(a) 1978

(b) 1998

(d) 2010

17. Which of the following are considered as adjuncts of a Library Catalogue? i) Accession Register
ii) Book Selection Tools
iii) Subscription Records
iv) Shelf List
Options:

(a) (i) and (ii) are correct

(b) (iii) and (iv) are correct

(d) (iv) and (i) are correct

18. The term 'Information Literacy' was first used by:

(a) Paul G. Zurkowski

(b) Brian Ferguson

(d) F.W. Horton

19. Match the following Library Acts with the year of enactment:

Library Act (State)	Year of Enactment
A. Andhra Pradesh	1. 1948
B. Tamil Nadu	2. 1960
C. Maharashtra	3. 1965
D. Karnataka	4. 1967

(a) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

(b) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3

(d) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

20. The first edition of Five Laws of Library Science was published in the year:

(a) 1925

(b) 1928

(d) 1931

21. Boolean Search Model expresses relationships through:

(a) Role Operators

(b) Abstract

(d) Venn Diagrams

22. N-LIST is an initiative for:

(a) School Libraries

(b) College Libraries

(d) Research Libraries

23. 'Uniterm Indexing' was developed by:

(a) H.P. Luhn

(b) Mortimer Taube

(d) E.J. Coates

24. User education is constituted of the following components: i) User Awareness
ii) Library Orientation
iii) Bibliographic Instruction
iv) Reference Service
Options:

(a) (iv), (iii), (i)

(b) (ii), (iii), (iv)

(d) (i), (ii), (iii)

25. Which edition of Dewey Decimal Classification was produced in the context of the web environment?

(a) 19th edition

(b) 20th edition

(d) 22nd edition

26. The demand and supply principle of book selection was propounded by:

(a) M. Dewey

(b) S.R.Ranganathan

(d) L.R. McColvin

27. Moccasin leather used for library binding is derived from:

(a) Dear Skin

(b) Goat Skin

(d)Pig Skin

28. Among the following who developed the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC)?

(a) Henry E. Bliss

(b) Melvil Dewey

(d) F.W. Haneaster

29. Which year was the Delivery of Books and Newspaper Act passed?

(a) 1958

(b) 1954

(d) 1956

30. 'CILIP' is the merger of:

(a) Library Association and Institute of Information Scientists

(b) Institute of Information Science and Library Association

(d) British Library and Institute of Information Scientists

31. Encyclopaedia of Library and Information Science is published by:

(a) H.W. Wilson

(b) R.R. Bowker

(d) Andrew Dentsch

32. The Library established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan at Stretchy Hall was known as:

(a) Strachey Library

(b) Central Library

(d) Sir Syed Library

33. The three card system was introduced by Ranganathan for the registration of periodicals:- (1) Register Card (2) Check Card and _____.

(a) Kardex

(b) Classification Card

(d) Ledger Card

34. Who coined the term 'Information Society'?

(a) F.W. Lancaster

(b) Daniel Bell

(d) J. Martin

35. Which of the following is an example of Pre-coordinate indexing system?

(a) PRECIS

(b) KWIC

(d) Uniterm Indexing

36. 'Inspire, engage, enable, connect' is the theme of Word Library and Information Congress-2022 is proposed to be organised by:

(a) IFLA

(b) ALA

(c)UNESCO

(d) OCLC

37. Who among the following was associated with British Library?

(a) S.W. Sayers

(b) Minnie Earl Sears

(d) Anthony Panizzi

38. The biased views of authors can be evaluated using in the following criteria:

(a) Treatment

(b) Scope

(d) Special features

39. In Reference Interview, the paraphrasing is used for:

(a) Correcting the User Questions

(b) Searching Answers for the User Questions

(d) Closing User Questions

40. The inculcation of reading habits is the implication of which law?

(a) Second Law of Library Science

(b) Fourth Law of Library Science

(d) First Law of Library Science

41. ____is not the part of Documentation work:

(a) Classifying

(b) Indexing

(d) Abstracting

42. 'Ind Cat' is a____

(a) Unified Online Library Catalogue of books

(b) Unified Online Library Catalogue of books and theses

(d) Unified Online Library Catalogue of theses and Journals

43. WordCat is a product of:

(a) Library of Congress

(b) British Library

(d) NISCAIR

44. Under which Article and Schedule of Union list of the Constitution of India, National Library of India was accorded institution of national importance?

(a) Article 61, 8th Schedule

(b) Article 62, 7th Schedule

(d) Article 63, 7th Schedule

45. ____ is an example of post-coordinate indexing system:

(a) PRECIS

(b) Chain Indexing

(d) Uniterm Indexing

46. Match the following:

List-I	List-II
A. ETDs	(i) Shodhshuddhi
B. Synopsis	(ii) Shodhganga
C. Plagiarism	(iii) e-pg Pathshala
D. Learning Resources	(iv) Shodhgangotri

(a) A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iv)

(b) A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(iii)

(d) A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iii)

47. The International Who's Who is published by:

(a) Routledge

(b) Columbia University Press

(d) Harper Collins

48. The Columbia Gazetteer of the world is edited by:

(a) Saul B. Cohen

(b) Robert J. Elster

(d) James Middleton

49. India: A Reference Annual is a ___________:

(a) Educational Source

(b) Yearbook

(d) Geographical Source

50. A budgeting method in which all the expenses are justified for each new period is called:

(a) Programme Budgeting

(b) Performance Budgeting

(d) Planning Programme Based Budgeting System (PPBS)

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