| Post Name | Librarian Grade IV and Cultural Assistant |
|---|---|
| Department | Local Self Government |
| Question Paper Code | 137/2026/OL |
| Category Code | 562/2025 |
| Date of Test | 11 August 2026 |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
A catalog in which all the entries and their related references are arranged together in one general alphabet is called :
Answer
B. Dictionary Catalogue
2
An entry additional to the main entry by which an item is represented in a catalogue is called :
Answer
A. Added Entry
3
A system of indexing in which a compound subject is analysed into basic concepts by the indexer, but these concepts are not combined until the search stage is called :
Answer
B. Post-coordinate Indexing
4
A reference to a less comprehensive or otherwise related term; the indication, in a list of subject headings, of such a reference is called :
Answer
A. āSee alsoā Reference
5
An RDF query language, that is, a query language for databases, able to retrieve and manipulate data stored in RDF format, is :
Answer
C. SPARQL
6
A client-server protocol for searching and retrieving information from remote computer databases is :
Answer
A. Z39.50
7
The vocabulary of a controlled indexing language, formally organized so that the relationships between concepts are made explicit, is called :
Answer
D. Thesaurus
8
SPARC
Answer
D. Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
9
A library catalogue combining the catalogues of several diļ¬erent libraries or diļ¬erent divisions of one library is called :
Answer
C. Union Catalogue
10
In a catalogue, when the subject access points are arranged in a separate sequence from the author and title sequence, it is called :
Answer
C. Divided Catalogue
11
LISLEX
Answer
A. Legal Issues of concern to the Library and Information Sector
12
Indian Copyright Act 1957 conforms to the provisions of the two international conventions
Answer
C. Berne Convention and Universal Copyright Convention
13
āThe Uruguay Roundā of General Agreement on Tariļ¬ and Trade (GATT) and establishment of world body to regulate the international trade namely.
Answer
C. World Trade Organization (WTO)
14
Which two treaties together represent a milestone in modernizing the international system of copyright and related rights, ushering it into the digital age?
Answer
D. WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT)
15
A right of an author to claim authorship of work and a right to prevent all others from claiming authorship of his work is
Answer
C. Right of Paternity
16
Where the work or a substantial part of a work is copied and included in another work without acknowledging the original author is called :
Answer
B. Plagiarism
17
If what is copied does not harm or prejudice the interests of the copyright holder, the person making the copies is usually copying under the defence of :
Answer
A. Fair Dealing
18
Match the following : A B (i) Berne Convention 2000 (ii) Universal Copyright Convention 1957 (iii) Indian Copyright Act 1952 (iv) Information Technology Act 1886
Answer
A. (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
19
Which of the following is a non-proļ¬t organization that enables the sharing and use of creative works through free legal tools, including easy-to-use copyright licenses?
Answer
B. Creative Commons (CC)
20
The Act allows for the performance or display of copyrighted materials for distance education students in accredited, nonproļ¬t institutions that meet qualifying requirements.
Answer
B. TEACH Act
21
Which of the following subject are formed by Loose Assemblage? (i) Classiļ¬cation and Cataloguing (ii) Statistics for Engineers (iii) Inļ¬uence of Drugs on Mental Health (iv) Arithmetic in Mathematics
Answer
D. (i), (ii) & (iii) are correct
22
How many types of Anteriorising Common Isolates in Colon Classiļ¬cation?
Answer
B. Three
23
Systems and Specials are found in ________.
Answer
D. CC
24
Which of the following are basic laws formulated by S. R. Ranganathan? (i) Law of Local Variation (ii) Law of Osmosis (iii) Law of Interpretation (iv) Law of Symmetry
Answer
D. (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv) are correct
25
The ļ¬rst edition of CC was published by :
Answer
A. Madras Library Association
26
Which is the least concrete element in the Fundamental Category?
Answer
B. Time
27
OCLC operates which globally known union catalogue?
Answer
B. WorldCat
28
The ONOS scheme was approved by the Union Cabinet on :
Answer
A. 25th November 2024
29
Who is the present Director-General of UNESCO?
Answer
B. Khaled EI-Enany
30
Which table in the UDC contains the common auxiliaries of āTimeā?
Answer
C. Table 1g
31
Who is responsible for ISSN in India?
Answer
A. National Science Library
32
INSDOC has been merged with NISCOM and is currently known as :
Answer
A. NISCAIR
33
Publication of Delhi Library Association is :
Answer
C. Library Herald
34
Which is Kerala Bhasha Institute's periodical?
Answer
D. Vijnana Kairali
35
Who is the present president of IFLA?
Answer
D. Leslie Weir
36
The concept of Faceted Classiļ¬cation was developed by :
Answer
C. Ranganathan
37
OCLC is an example of :
Answer
B. Library Network
38
FID was dissolved in which year?
Answer
A. 2002
39
"THOMAS" was the web archive of which library?
Answer
A. Library of Congress
40
International Literacy Day is celebrated on :
Answer
B. 8th September
41
Grapevine communication is also known as ______?
Answer
B. Informal communication
42
Which of the following provisions was absent in the IT Act 2000?
Answer
B. ECMS (Electronic Copyright Management System)
43
The Plant Variety and Farmersā Protection Act was enacted in which year?
Answer
D. 2001
44
Which section of the U.S. Copyright Act puts forth the fundamental law related to Fair Use, specifying the four factors?
Answer
A. Section 107
45
Which of the following statements correctly matches the Fair Use? (i) It is highly fact-sensitive (ii) It is relevant only if the work is protected by copyright (iii) You are within fair use if you are using it for non-proļ¬t education (iv) If it is fair use, it is not an infringement
Answer
D. (iv) (i), (ii)
46
Identify the odd pair
Answer
C. Dictionary of American Scholars- Biography
47
What does a Direction type reference source specify?
Answer
A. Lead the user to the source of the answer
48
MAGIC, in the context of geographical sources, refers to?
Answer
C. Map and Geographic Information Centre
49
Which of the following is not a use of the Dictionary?
Answer
A. Illustration
50
Open courseware is _____?
Answer
B. Course materials created by universities and shared freely via the internet
51
Which of the following is not a Meta search engine?
Answer
A. Monster.com
52
Which of the following does not emphasise the need to opt for electronic resources?
Answer
D. Attachment with physical prints
53
While considering the structural design and navigability of an information gateway, which of the following criteria should be kept in mind?
Answer
D. All of the Above
54
Why is the protection of Intellectual property necessary?
Answer
A. To encourage the people who create it
55
PICS, in the context of IPR, stands for?
Answer
B. Platform for Internet Content Selection
56
A Treatise refers to ______?
Answer
A. Comprehensive compilation or summary of Information on a subject
57
Which of the following statements is correct? (a) Primary sources are more current than secondary and tertiary sources (b) Primary sources are more accurate than secondary sources (c) Primary sources are easiest to understand (d) Sometimes secondary or tertiary sources correct errors that occurred in the primary sources
Answer
D. (d), (a), (b)
58
In which year was the Patent Act enacted?
Answer
A. 1970
59
The libraries that collect, store and disseminate literature about Eastern languages and studies are called?
Answer
C. Oriental libraries
60
Which of the searching methods Searches for two or more words that occur within a Speciļ¬ed number of words of each other in the database?
Answer
C. Proximity
61
AGRIS is the International System for
Answer
C. Agricultural Science and Technology
62
Annals of Library and Information Studies is the oļ¬icial journal of
Answer
B. NISCAIR (now NIScPR)
63
Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) is published by
Answer
C. ProQuest
64
The Science Citation Index (SCI) was ļ¬rst launched and published in _______ year by Eugene Garļ¬eld.
Answer
D. 1964
65
Find the incorrect statement related to the Referral Centre
Answer
D. Referral Centre provides reference sources
66
Which is not actual a form or type of Current Awareness Service (CAS)?
Answer
A. Literature Search
67
The Ready and Long Range Reference Service diļ¬er in ________.
Answer
D. All the Above
68
A _______ Search engine is a search tool that simultaneously sends your query to one or more search engines.
Answer
C. Meta
69
The _______ User is the one who derives measurable advantage from information services provided by the library.
Answer
A. Beneļ¬ciary
70
Which year Wilsonās Information Seeking Behaviours model was developed?
Answer
B. 1981
71
Who originally published the Sears List of Subject Headings?
Answer
A. H.W. Wilson
72
In Dewey Decimal Classiļ¬cation (DDC) the main class 200 refers to :
Answer
C. Religion
73
Books misplaced on the shelves by readers are restored. This work is referred to as :
Answer
B. Stock Rectiļ¬cation
74
Books lost from the library are known through _______.
Answer
A. Stock Veriļ¬cation
75
A grouping of jobs on some speciļ¬ed basis such as the kind of work or pay
Answer
D. Job Classiļ¬cation
76
Match the following related to theories of Motivation : 1. Alderfer A. Theory of Hierarchy of Needs 2. Vroom B. Two-Factor Theory 3. Herzberg C. ERG Theory 4. Maslow D. Expectancy Theory of Motivation
Answer
B. 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A
77
The budget which divides items of expenditure, line-by-line into broad categories such as books and journals, salaries and allowances, equipment, supplies etc. is called
Answer
C. Line-Item Budget
78
In which method a person continuously records the critical incidents of the employee performance or behaviour relating to all characteristics (both positive and negative) in a specially designed note book :
Answer
D. Critical Incident method
79
Among the University Library buildings, which Indian University building was ļ¬rst constructed?
Answer
B. Bombay University Library
80
The management technique which allows its employees, individuals or groups to take part in decision making is called
Answer
A. Participative management
81
The world's ļ¬rst free and open-source Integrated Library System (ILS), Koha, released its ļ¬rst version (Koha 1.01) on which date?
Answer
B. 9th August 2000
82
e-Granthalaya 4.0 is a :
Answer
C. Cloud-ready application
83
In a metallic-pair circuit, the bundled pair of conductors provides :
Answer
B. A forward and a return current path
84
An unwanted transfer of signals from one circuit to another is known as :
Answer
C. Cross talk
85
Which device connects LANs with diļ¬erent architectures?
Answer
B. Gateway
86
A repeater works at which layer of the OSI model/layer?
Answer
C. Physical Layer
87
The Spanning Tree Algorithm periodically checks the network topology every :
Answer
B. 1-4 seconds
88
Who is widely regarded as the āFather of Cloud Computingā?
Answer
B. Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider
89
Microsoft started its ļ¬rst SaaS application in :
Answer
A. 2009
90
Which cloud service model is represented by Microsoft Oļ¬ice 2011?
Answer
A. SaaS
91
Match the Following : List I List II (EPrints Release) (Release Date) a. EPrints 2 Alpha-1 (Anchovy) i February 14, 2002 b. EPrints 2 Alpha-2 (Pepperoni) ii August 2001 c. EPrints 2.0 (Olive) iii January 2002 d. EPrints 2.0.1 (Tuna) iv April 17, 2002
Answer
A. a-ii, b-iii, c-i, d-iv
92
Arrange the following Open Access initiatives in descending order : (i) Directory of Open Access Books (ii) Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing (iii) Budapest Open Access Initiative (iv) Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
Answer
D. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
93
Which of the following statement is correct?
Answer
B. All Machine Learning is Artiļ¬cial Intelligence
94
Which of the following is NOT a type of Digital Millennium Copyright Act Protection Certiļ¬cate?
Answer
D. Authenticated
95
Arrange the following initiatives in chronological order : (i) World Digital Library (WDL) (ii) TKDL (iii) PANDORA (iv) ARROW
Answer
A. (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
96
Match the Following : List I (IEEE Standard) List II (Technology) (a) IEEE 802.3 (i) WimaX (b) IEEE 802.11 (ii) Token Bus (c) IEEE 802.16 (iii) Ethernet (d) IEEE 802.4 (iv) Wi-Fi
Answer
A. (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
97
Which of the following languages was NOT mentioned in the DSpace 7.0 press release?
Answer
D. Russian
98
The original Fedora Repository Architecture was developed by :
Answer
B. Sandy Payette and Carl Lagoze
99
eScholarship Publishing is subsidized by :
Answer
C. University of California
100
Which pair is correctly matched?
Answer
C. ROAR - University of Southampton
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