AMU M.Lib Entrance Test 2025–26 Previous Year Questions (PYQs) Practice Quiz with Answers

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This quiz is based on the previous year questions (PYQs) from the AMU M.Lib.I.Sc Entrance Test 2025–26 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.I.Sc Entrance Test 2025–26 PYQs

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1. T.S. Central State Library, Chandigarh is a ................

(a) National Library

(b) Public Library

(d) Academic Library

2. 'Annals of Library and Information Studies' is published by...........................

(a) NIC

(b) TERI

(d) CSIR-NIScPR

3. The IFLA-UNESCO School Library Manifesto was endorsed on .................

(a) 19th April 2025

(b) 20th April 2025

(d) 30th April 2025

4. Education Commission discussing the role of libraries in Higher Education was chaired by .............

(a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

(b) Dr. A.L. Mudaliar

(d) Dr. D.S. Kothari

5. Implications of third law of library science is ..............................:

(a) Library location

(b) Library building

(d) Open Access

6. The main menu of SOUL software consists of Acquisition, Catalogue, Circulation, Serials control, OPAC and .......................modules.

(a) Accounts and Reports

(b) Administration

(d) Import

7. The class number 025.3222 depicted through increasing length of notation is an example of.............

(a) Pure Notation

(b) Mixed Notation

(d) Expansive Notation

8. Which of the following consortia were merged to form e-ShodhSindhu.
A. UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium
B. N-LIST
C. INDEST AICTE Consortium
D. NKN
E. ShodhGanga

Options:

(a) A, B and C are correct

(b) B and C are correct

(d) B, C and D are correct

9. Who is the author of the book "A Manual of Classification for Librarians and Bibliographers"?

(a) S.R. Ranganathan

(b) Melvil Dewey

(d) Henry Evelyn Bliss

10. In SWOT analysis, which of the following are considered external factors?

(a) Strengths and Weaknesses

(b) Strengths and Threats

(d) Weaknesses and Opportunities

11. Which of the following refers to the process of studying and collecting information related to the responsibilities and operations of a specific job?

(a) Job Evaluation

(b) Job Design

(d) Job Description

12. PRECIS was applied to BNB in the year.....................

(a) 1972

(b) 1971

(d) 1973

13. Index Medicus is published by

(a) National Medical Library

(b) National Library of Medicine

(d) National Health Institute

14. In a Boolean retrieval system, the query "apple AND (banana OR cherry)" returns:

(a) Documents containing any of the three terms

(b) Documents containing apple and at least one of banana or cherry

(d) Documents containing banana and cherry only

15. In a Thesaurus, the relationship where two or more terms are regarded as having the same meaning is called.

(a) Hierarchical relationship

(b) Associative relationship

(d) Equivalence relationship

16. Which metric measures the proportion of retrieved documents that are relevant?

(a) Recall

(b) Precision

(d) Mean Average Precision

17. Match the Classification schemes (List-I) with their respective devisers (List-II), and select the correct code:

List-I (Classification Scheme)	List-II (Name of Deviser)
(A) Subject Classification	1. Henry Evelyn Bliss
(B) Bibliographic Classification	2. Charles Ammi Cutter
(C) International Classification	3. James Duff Brown
(D) Expansive Classification	4. Fremont Rider

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

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

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

18. In Colon Classification, the facet [P3] in the schedule of literature is used to denote:

(a) Author Facet

(b) Work Facet

(d) Form Facet

19. Match the Canonical Divisions of the main class 'Physics' (List-I) with their respective Class Number (List-II), and select the correct code:

List-I (Canonical Divisions)	List-II (Class Number)
(A) Properties of matter	1. C3
(B) Sound	2. C5
(C) Heat	3. C2
(D) Light, Radiation	4. C4

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

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

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

20. Match the main classes (in Colon Classification) (List-I) with their respective Class Number (List-II), and select the correct code:

List-I (Main Classes)	List-II (Class Number)
(A) Mining	1. KX
(B) Animal Husbandry	2. MZ
(C) Pharmacology	3. HX
(D) Humanities and Social Sciences	4. LX

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

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

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

21. In which indexing system does the indexer assign separate keywords to a document leaving it to the searcher to combine them at the time of retrieval?

(a) Pre-coordinate indexing

(b) Post-coordinate indexing

(d) Enumeration-divided sequence

22. Which canon states that "whenever similar classes or ranked isolates occur in different arrays, their sequence should be parallel in all such arrays".

(a) Canon of Helpful Sequence

(b) Canon of Consistent Sequence

(d) Canon of Continuity

23. The inculcation of reading habits is the implication of the following law of library science.

(a) First Law of Library Science

(b) Second Law of Library Science

(d) Fifth Law of Library Science

24. Which type of subject is represented from the following title: "Application of AI in Automation of Academic Libraries".

(a) Basic Subject

(b) Complex Subject

(d) Specific Subject

25. A class in a chain is known as:

(a) Array

(b) Group

(d) Isolate

26. The use of 4477 U1 for Manipur fulfilling the process of interpolation of space isolates in CC, is known as:

(a) Empty-Emptying digit

(b) Mixed base

(d) Gap device

27. Name the part of the Encyclopaedia Britannica which acts as a hierarchal outline of knowledge.

(a) Britannica Book of the year

(b) Micropaedia

(d) Macropaedia

28. The reputation, publicity and status of a publisher is included in the following criteria for evaluation of reference and information sources.

(a) Scope

(b) Authority

(d) Format

29. In search techniques, the search statement 'impact factor .........near 25 .........Cite Score' is used as a syntax in the following:

(a) Truncation Search

(b) Range Search

(d) Proximity Search

30. Which of the following is the correct facet sequence for the subject "Secondary education in urban areas during the 20th century?

(a) Education –Secondary –Urban–20th century

(b) Education –Urban –Secondary – 20th century

(d) Education –20th century –Secondary –Urban

31. 'Padamshree Awards' related information will be available in .................................

(a) India Who's who

(b) Asian News Digest

(d) United Nations Statistical Yearbook

32. Subject heading list and thesauri are types of ..................indexing languages?

(a) Uncontrolled

(b) Controlled

(d) Auto Controlled

33. According to AACR-2 in a catalogue entry, revised and enlarged edition is written as

(a) Enl. and Rev. edition

(b) Rev. and enl. Edition

(d) Rev. and Enl. ed.

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

Options:

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

(b) (ii) and (iii) are correct

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

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

Options:

(a) i, iii, iv

(b) ii, iii, iv

(d) i, ii, iii

36. Which of the following is an example of Post-Coordinate indexing system..........

(a) PRECIS

(b) Chain Indexing

(d) Uniterm Indexing

37. The Three card system developed by Ranganathan for registration of periodicals includes (i) Register Card (ii) Check Card and .........................

(a) Ledger

(b) Kardex

(d) Classification Index Card

38. Which of the following states do not have provision of library cess in their respective Public Library Acts.
(i) Tamil Nadu
(ii) Kerala
(iii) West Bengal
(iv) Manipur

Options:

(a) (i) and (iii) are correct

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

(d) (ii) and (iii) are correct

39. The canon of recall value was devised by:

(a) W. Sayers

(b) P.N. Kaula

(d) S. Richardson

40. "All Station has equal access" is a typical feature of which of the following network topologies?

(a) Star Topology

(b) Bus Topology

(d) Tree Topology

41. Sector device is an extension of ..........

(a) Gap Device

(b) Empty Device

(d) Subject Device

42. COMPUT* is an example of ..................Searching.

(a) Range

(b) Proximally

(d) Limiting

43. 'Uniterm Indexing' was developed by:

(a) H.P. Luhn

(b) Mortimer Taube

(d) E.J. Coates

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

(a) M. Dewey

(b) S.R. Ranganathan

(d) L.R. McColvin

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

(a) Paul G. Zurkowski

(b) F.W. Horton

(d) Brain Ferguson

46. Universal Bibliographic Control and International (UBCIM)-MARC is a core activity of:

(a) IFLA

(b) UNESCO

(d) Library of Congress

47. Who is the Editor of 'Sears List of Subject Headings' (20th edition)?

(a) Michael Panzer

(b) Gregory R. New

(d) Joseph Miller

48. Who is the Editor in Chief of DDC (22nd edition)?

(a) Michael Panzer

(b) Jean S. Mitchell

(d) Giles Martin

49. Library Information Science Technology Abstracts (LISTA) is available through:

(a) Elsevier

(b) EBSCO Host

(d) Palgrave Macmillan

50. In PRECIS schema of role operators 'Author attributed association' fall under which of the following Secondary Role operators:

(a) Core Concepts

(b) Environment of Core Concepts

(d) Special Class of Action

Explanation for Question 18

In Colon Classification, the schedule for Literature follows the facet formula: O[P], [P2], [P3], [P4].

O – Basic Subject (Literature)
[P] – Language
[P2] – Form (e.g., poetry, drama, fiction)
[P3] – Author
[P4] – Work

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