Delhi University MLIS Entrance Test 2020 Solved Questions with Explanations (31-40)

Delhi University MLIS Entrance Test 2020 Solved Questions with Explanations (31-40)

31. The ISSN is a __.

(A) Unique number to a book
(B) Unique number to a serial
(C) Unique number which identifies a particular serial
(D) Number by which the serial is familiar

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Answer: (C) Unique number which identifies a particular serial

32. What is the meaning of job description?

(A) Description of all the person of the library
(B) Description of working of one person
(C) Description of function of a particular post
(D) Description of functions, duties, responsibilities and experiences of a person

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Answer: (D) Description of functions, duties, responsibilities and experiences of a person

33.Demand theory of book selection was coined by?

(A) S R Ranganathan
(B) Melvil Dewey
(C) Francis K W Drury
(D) L R McColvin

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Answer: (D) L R McColvin
Notes: According to L.R. McColvin (Theory of Book Selection, 1925), books in themselves are nothing. They have no meaning until they are made serviceable by demand.

34. A minimum amount per head of population is allocated in?

(A) Propotional Method
(B) Method of details
(C) Per capita method
(D) CPM Method

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Answer: (C) Per Capita Method
Notes: In Per Capita method, a minimum amount per head is fixed which is considered essential for providing standard library services.

35. PPBS stand for?

(A) Planning Progammimg Budgeting System
(B) Performance Program Budget System
(C) Period Program Budget System  
(D) Program Performance Budget System

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Answer: (A) Planning Programming Budgeting System
Notes: PPBS (Planning, Programming Budgeting System), also called ‘Output Budgeting’ was first introduced in US Department of Defense, by Rand Corporation economist, Robert McNamara in 1961.

36. Preparation of library budget without considering previous year budget is known as?

(A) Performance budget
(B) Budget in detail
(C) ZBBS
(D) PPBS

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Answer: (C) ZBBS
Notes: Zero Based Budgeting ZBB was developed by Peter A. Pyhrr and first written in an article in Harvard Business Review in 1970. ZBB emphasizes current activities and the necessity to justify each part of the programme every year.

37. What is budget?

(A) Annual estimate of income and expenditure
(B) Annual estimate of expenditure
(C) Annual estimate of income
(D) Annual estimate of income and expenditure of future year

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Answer: (D) Annual estimate of income and expenditure of future year

38. The Delegation of authority may also be called as?

(A) Delegation of power
(B) Delegation of duties
(C) Delegation of responsibilities
(D) Delegation of service

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Answer: (A) Delegation of power

39. Statistics of library consists of finance, collection and __.

(A) Staff
(B) Readers
(C) Furniture
(D) Equipment

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Answer: (A) Staff

40. Which Commission recommended 6.5% of the total budget of a university for its library?

(A) Kothari Commission
(B) Ranganathan Committee
(C) Radhakrishnan Commission
(D) Sinha Committee

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Answer: (A) Kothari Commission
Notes: The University Education Commission set up in 1948 under the chairmanship of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan recommended that 6.25 % of total budget of the university or Rs. 40 per student should be spent on libraries. However, the Education Commission (1964-1966) popularly known as ‘Kothari Commission’ recommended “6.5% of educational budget as reasonable expenditure on libraries. But this could vary, say from 6.5% to 10%, depending on the stage of development of each university library.”