Taking Test: KVS / NVS Librarian Full Mock Test #1

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1. Who is known as the Father of Library Science in India?

A Dr. S.R. Ranganathan

B B.S. Kesavan

C Melvil Dewey

D C.A. Cutter

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2. The Five Laws of Library Science were first published in which year?

A 1928

B 1931

C 1933

D 1947

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3. Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) was designed by Melvil Dewey in which year?

A 1876

B 1895

C 1905

D 1933

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4. Which fundamental category is represented by ":" (colon) symbol in Colon Classification (CC 6th Edition)?

A Personality (P)

B Matter (M)

C Energy (E)

D Space (S)

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5. AACR-2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition) was published in which year?

A 1967

B 1978

C 1988

D 1998

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6. Koha is an open-source Integrated Library Management System originally developed in which country?

A United States

B United Kingdom

C New Zealand

D India

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7. What does MARC stand for in library cataloguing?

A Machine-Readable Cataloging

B Master Archival Record Center

C Media Automated Retrieval Code

D Machine Analytical Record Classification

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8. Which of the following is considered a Primary Source of Information?

A Textbook

B Patent

C Encyclopedia

D Abstracting Journal

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9. National Library of India is located in which city?

A New Delhi

B Kolkata

C Chennai

D Mumbai

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10. Delivery of Books and Newspapers Act in India was passed in which year?

A 1948

B 1954

C 1967

D 1972

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11. INFLIBNET Autonomous Inter-University Centre of UGC is located in which city?

A New Delhi

B Bengaluru

C Gandhinagar

D Ahmedabad

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12. International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) consists of how many digits?

A 8 Digits

B 10 Digits

C 13 Digits

D 16 Digits

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13. International Standard Book Number (ISBN) changed from 10 digits to 13 digits in which year?

A 2000

B 2005

C 2007

D 2010

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14. Which Law of Library Science strongly supports the Open Access System in libraries?

A First Law

B Second Law

C Third Law

D Fourth Law

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15. What does RDA stand for in modern library cataloguing standards?

A Resource Description and Access

B Rational Data Architecture

C Record Digital Automation

D Retrieval Data Alignment

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16. Dublin Core Metadata element set consists of how many core elements?

A 10 Elements

B 12 Elements

C 15 Elements

D 20 Elements

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17. DSpace open-source digital repository software was jointly developed by which institutions?

A MIT & HP Labs

B CERN & NASA

C UNESCO & IFLA

D Harvard & IBM

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18. World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated globally on which date?

A 8th September

B 23rd April

C 14th November

D 12th August

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19. Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) was established by Government of India in which year?

A 1962

B 1972

C 1982

D 1992

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20. Which classification scheme uses Pure Notation consisting exclusively of Arabic numerals?

A Colon Classification

B Dewey Decimal Classification

C Universal Decimal Classification

D Library of Congress Classification