Andhra Pradesh SET (APSET) 2020 Solved Library & Information Science Questions with Explanations (1-10)
1. According to UNESCO, pamphlet is a non-periodical printed publication of at least 5 but __.
Answer: (B) Not more than 48 pages
Notes: A pamphlet is a non-periodical printed publication of at least 5 but not more than 48 pages, exclusive of the cover pages, published in a particular country and made available to the public.
2. Which is the proper hierarchy in the organization of data?
Answer: (D) Database - File - Record - Field - Character - Byte - Bit
Notes: A database is a collection of files, a file is made up of records, a record is made up of fields, a field is made up of characters, a character is made up of bytes and a byte is made up of bits (bit is short form for binary digit).
3. Which is the correct structure of U.S. MARC Format?
Answer: (A) Leader/Directory/Control Field/Variable Data Field
4. The first major union list entitled 'A Catalogue of Scientific and Technical Periodicals' was compiled in 1885 by:
Answer: (B) Henry C. Bolton
Notes: 'A Catalogue of Scientific and Technical Periodicals: Together with Chronological and a Library Checklist' is compiled by Henry Carrington Bolton in 1885.
5. When a document is referred by another document as a source of information, it is called __.
Answer: (A) Cited document
Notes: The cited work is a paper or book that has been mentioned in the references of other works, and the citing work is the one that contains the references.
6. UNIMARC is based on __.
Answer: (C) ISBD
Notes: UNIMARC is based on international standard bibliographic descriptions developed by IFLA.
7. Statesman's Yearbook has been published by __.
Answer: (D) Palgrave Macmillan
Notes: Statesman's Yearbook is published annually since 1864 providing information on the countries of the world. It is published by Palgrave Macmillan, London.
8. National Library Week is organized every year in India in the month of __.
Answer: (D) November
9. Conrad Gesner is known as father of __.
Answer: (C) Bibliography
Notes: Conrad Gessner compiled monumental works on bibliography (Bibliotheca universalis 1545–1549) and zoology (Historia animalium 1551–1558). He is regarded as the father of modern scientific bibliography, and of modern zoology as well.
10. The Uniterm Indexing system was developed by __.
Answer: (B) Mortimer Taube
Notes: Uniterm indexing system was devised by Mortimer Taube in 1953. It is a post-coordinate indexing system based on term entry principle.
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