AMU M.Lib Entrance Test 2021–22 PYQs | Library Science MCQs with Answers

The AMU M.Lib.I.Sc Entrance Test is conducted by Aligarh Muslim University. In this post, we have provided the AMU M.Lib.I.Sc Admission Test 2021–22 question paper. 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. The exam also follows negative marking, where 25% of the marks are deducted for each incorrect answer.

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1. If body organs are arranged top downwards in order and parts of a building are arranged bottom upwards, which principle for arranging these entities is used?

(a) Principle of Increasing Complexity

(b) Principle of Spatial Contiguity

(d) Principle of Literary Warrant

2. Which of the following is not a basic component involved in an IR process?

(a) Summary

(b) Indexing

(d) Feedback

3. Which canon states that 'An entity should belong to one and only one array and there should be no overlapping of two arrays of the same immediate universe'?

(a) Canon of Helpful Sequence

(b) Canon of Consistent Sequence

(d) Canon of Exhaustiveness

4. EZ Proxy Authentication is a product of:

(a) OCLC

(b) FORSA

(d) JANET

5. Who gave the book selection principle in 1930?

(a) M. Dewey

(b) S.R. Ranganathan

(d) L.R. McColvin

6. The two characteristics applied successively should not result in the same grouping each time. This is known as:

(a) Canons of Succession of Characteristics

(b) Canon of Concomitance

(d) Canon of Consistent Succession

7. Which association became the part of Emerald Group Publishing?

(a) IASLIC

(b) ALA

(d) ASLIB

8. Which catalogue code provides a set of guidelines and instructions on formulating data to support resource discovery?

(a) AACR-2R

(b) RDA

(d) Vatican Code

9. 'Elements of Library Classification' was authored by:

(a) W.C. Berwick Sayers

(b) G. Bhattacharya

(d) S.R. Ranganathan

10. 'Library of Congress Classification System' is an example of:

(a) Enumerative Classification

(b) Almost Enumerative Classification

(d) Almost Faceted Classification

11. Editor-of-Series entry forms part of which type of entry under CCC?

(a) Main Entry

(b) Book Index Entry

(d) Cross Reference Index Entry

12. Who was the Editor In Chief of DDC (23rd edition)?

(a) Michael Panzer

(b) Jean S. Mitchell

(d) Giles Martin

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

(a) Freely-faceted classification

(b) Rigidly-faceted classification

(d) Purely-faceted classification

14. Who is the author of the book 'Organization of Knowledge and the System of Sciences'?

(a) F.W. Lancaster

(b) G. Bhattacharya

(d) Evelyn Bliss

15. The Theory of Integrative Level was developed by:

(a) Association of International Classification

(b) International Society for Knowledge Organization

(d) International Federation for Information and Documentation

16. Canon of Context is associated with:

(a) Idea Plane

(b) Verbal Plane

(d) Facet Sequence

17. The geometric arrangement of a computer system is known as:

(a) Protocol

(b) Architecture

(d) Topology

18. SOUL Library Automation Software is compliant to:

(a) UK MARC

(b) US MARC

(d) MARC 21

19. EBSCO publishes which of the following databases?

(a) Web of Knowledge

(b) Academic Search Premier

(d) High Technology Database

20. The term bibliotherapy was coined by:

(a) Benjamin Rush

(b) Galen Pickard

(d) Marcus Aurelius

21. McGraw-Hill Encyclopaedia of Science and Technology is published from:

(a) London

(b) New Delhi

(d) Ahmedabad

22. 'Prolegomena to Library Classification' was published in the year:

(a) 1957

(b) 1965

(d) 1978

23. LC printed cards were introduced in the year:

(a) 1901

(b) 1903

(d) 1907

24. The isolates categorized in the 6th edition of CC under Energy category are now relocated in the 7th edition under:

(a) Matter-Material

(b) Matter-Property

(d) System Basic Subject

25. [P4] in the schedules of literature of CC (6th edition) is used to denote:

(a) Forms of Literature

(b) Language of Literature

(d) Individual work of an author

26. Hans Peter Luhn is associated with:

(a) Reprography

(b) Information Retrieval

(d) Lexigraphy

27. The barcode was invented by:

(a) Norman Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver

(b) Vinton G. Cerf

(d) Leonard Kleinrock

28. The 23rd edition of DDC was published in:

(a) 2010

(b) 2011

(d) 2013

29. The first abridged edition of the DDC was published in:

(a) 1900

(b) 1903

(d) 1910

30. 'Gang Plank' is related to which principle of Management given by Henry Fayol?

(a) Order

(b) Equity

(d) Esprit de Corps

31. Split Boards used for binding of books are made up of:

(a) Straw board and Mill board

(b) Straw Board and Grey board

(d) Straw board and Hard board

32. The Infistats usage portal was developed by:

(a) INFLIBNET

(b) DELNET

(d) NIC

33. "Lets work together for the future" is the theme of World Library and Information Congress-2021. It was organized by:

(a) IFLA

(b) ALA

(d) OCLC

34. The theory of reference service namely Minimal, Middling and Maximum was propounded by:

(a) James I. Wyer

(b) Samuel Rodhstein

(d) A.B. Kroeger

35. The Public Library Act in Telangana was passed in the year:

(a) 2015

(b) 2016

(d) 2018

36. Three card system for recording of periodicals was given by:

(a) Dr. Melvil Dewey

(b) Dr. S.R. Ranganathan

(d) Elton Mayo

37. Table 3B of DDC (23rd edition) deals with:

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

(b) Works by or about individual authors

(d) Subdivisions of Individual Language families

38. When the Energy category in a basic subject occurs more than once, each subsequent occurrence is called:

(a) Levels

(b) Rounds

(d) Consistent sequence

39. The proportion of relevant documents retrieved by a system is called:

(a) Focal Point

(b) Precision

(d) Specificity

40. Current Content for Library and Information Science (CUCOLIS) service is provided by:

(a) CALIBNET

(b) ADINET

(d) MYLIBNET

41. PRECIS, a computer assisted Subject Indexing System was developed by:

(a) Derek Austin

(b) Paul Otlet

(d) Vannevar Bush

42. The Subject Indexing System in which all the terms in the string are shunted in rotation is popularly known as:

(a) PRECIS

(b) POPSI

(d) KWAC

43. Which of the following is an Academic and Research network in India?

(a) NICNET

(b) ERNET

(d) SIRNET

44. Morocco leather used for library binding is derived from:

(a) Sheep Skin

(b) Goat Skin

(d) Pig Skin

45. 'Glossary of Indian Medical Plants' is:

(a) Primary Source

(b) Secondary Source

(d) None of the above

46. What is understood by 'Fixed Location' in Library Classification?

(a) Alphabetical order of accession under broad heading

(b) Numerical order of accession under broad heading

(d) Chronological order of accession under broad heading

47. MARC (Machine Readable Catalogue) service is an example of:

(a) Centralized Cataloguing

(b) Decentralized Cataloguing

(d) Limited Cataloguing

48. MARC format was developed by:

(a) The British Library

(b) The Library of Congress

(d) UNESCO

49. National Digital Library of India is a Project of:

(a) Ministry of Education

(b) Ministry of Culture

(d) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

50. National Centre for Bibliometrics in India is located at:

(a) NISTADS

(b) DRTC

(d) NASSDOC

📄 Part-B — Subjective Questions

Max. Marks: 50 | All questions are compulsory

Section – 'A' Short Answer Questions (Answer in approx. 50 words) 6 × 5 = 30 Marks

1. Enumerate the techniques of searching Online Information.

5 Marks

2. Write a note on the 'Authority and Treatment' of 'Commonwealth Universities Yearbook'.

5 Marks

3. Explain briefly the difference between List of Subject Headings and Thesaurus.

5 Marks

4. Describe important features of faceted System of Library Classification.

5 Marks

5. Describe the role of IFLA in the development of Libraries.

5 Marks

6. Explain the types and characteristics of Indexing Languages.

5 Marks

Section – 'B' Essay Type Questions (Answer in approx. 250 words) 10 × 2 = 20 Marks

7. What are the problems involved in the 'Internet Security'? What are possible solutions to meet the challenges of 'Cyber Security'.

10 Marks

8. Define 'Geographical Sources'. Describe any two geographical sources highlighting their salient features.

10 Marks

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