UGC-NET June 2020 Solved Questions with Explanations (11-20)
11. In a sampling
procedure, if you select every 10th name on a list or every 15th
house on a street, is known as:
A. Deliberate
sampling
B. Simple random
sampling
C. Systematic
sampling
D. Stratified sampling
Answer: C
Notes: Systematic sampling is a probability sampling
method where the elements are chosen from a target population by selecting a
random starting point and selecting other members after a fixed ‘sampling
interval’. Sampling interval is calculated by dividing the entire population
size by the desired sample size.
12. Which one of the following
is NOT an open source discovery interface?
A. Blacklight
B. Vufind
C. eXtensible Catalog
D. Orchid
Answer: D
Notes: VuFind is an open-source library resource discovery system that
allows users to search and browse beyond the resources of a
traditional Online public access catalog (OPAC). VuFind was developed
by Villanova University and was initially released in July 2010.
Blacklight, an open source
discovery tool developed by University of Virginia in 2009.
eXtensible
Catalog developed by the University of Rochester River Campus Libraries, is an
open source system to provide easy access to all library resources, both
digital and non-digital.
13. Arrange the
following information systems, according to their years of origin:
a)
INIS
b) AGRIS
c) INSPEC
d) MEDLARS
e) ENVIS
A. c, a, b, d, e
B. d, c, a, b, e
C. b, a, c, e, d
D. a, c, e, d, b
Answer: B
Notes: MEDLARS (1964); INSPEC (1967); INIS (1970); AGRIS (1975); ENVIS (1982)
14. From the
following, identify the core classes as given in the ‘BIBFRAME model’:
a)
Agents
b) Events
c) Item
d) Subjects
A. (a), (b) and (c) only
B. (a), (b) and (d) only
C. (b), (c) and (d) only
D. (a), (c) and (d) only
Answer: B [Doubtful]
Notes: BIBFRAME organizes bibliographic information into three core level of abstraction: Work,
Instance, and Item. However BIBFRAME defines additional key concepts that have
relationships to the core levels: i.e. Agents, Subjects, Events. [The answer to this question is doubtful as Work, Instance and Item are three core classes of BIBFRAME 2.0 and Agents, Subjects and Events are related concepts/classes to the core classes.]
15. Arrange in
sequence, the steps involved in the Newark Charging System:
a)
Book and Membership cards are handed over to borrower while the book
card is kept in charging tray
b) Putting
date stamp on the borrower card after taking it out from the book
c) Books
are presented to counter assistant along with membership card
d) Membership
number of the borrower is put opposite to the due date
A. d, a, b, c
B. b, c, a, d
C. a, d, c, b
D. c, b, d, a
Answer: D
Notes: Newark Charging System was introduced in the Public Library of Newark of New Jersey State in the United States of America around 1900 by John Cotton Dana.
16. Which of the
following are tertiary sources of information?
a)
World List of Social Science Periodicals, UNESCO
b) The
Europa World of Learning
c) Advances
in Electrical & Computer Engineering
d) Current
Contents
A. (a) and (b) only
B. (b) and (c) only
C. (c) and (d) only
D. (a) and (d) only
Answer: A
17. Which of the
following are principles of TQM?
a)
Stress on quantitative transactions only
b) Non-adaptable
to changes
c) Customer
focus
d) Continuous
Improvement
A. (a) and (b) only
B. (b) and (c) only
C. (b) and (d) only
D. (c) and (d) only
Answer: D
Notes: ISO-9001 is based on 8 Total Quality Management Principles: (i) Customer Focus (ii) Leadership (iii) Improvement of People (iv) Process Approach (v) System Approach to management (vi) Continuous Improvement (vii) Factual approach to decision making (viii) Mutually beneficial supplier relationships
18. Which one of these
metadata sets is NOT predefined in GSDL?
A. Dublin Core
B. PREMIS
C. RFC 1807
D. NZGLS
Answer: B
Notes: GSDL allows several predefined Metadata Sets such
as: Dubline Core, RFC 1807, NZGLS (New Zealand Government Locator Service),
AGLS (Australian Government Locator Service). All metadata are stored in XML
format with the documents.
19. Who developed the ‘Force
Field Theory’ of change?
A. Max Weber
B. Frederick Herzberg
C. Kurt Lewin
D. Elton Mayo
Answer: C (Kurt Lewin)
Notes: Force Field analysis theory developed by Kurt Lewin
is widely used in change management.
20. Telegraph Multiplexer
was invented by:
A. S.F.B. Morse
B. Emile Baudot
C. Graham Bell
D. Konrad Zuse
Answer: B (Emile Baudot)
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