20 MCQ of Library and Information Science : Information Sources

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     20 MCQ of Library and Information Science : Information Sources

    1. What are non-documentary sources? 

    (a) Which are printed form

    (b) Which are not are in printed form

    (c) Which are not documents

    (d) None of these

    2. In which two categories, the non-documentary sources are grouped?

    (a) Formal and informal

    (b) Books and periodicals

    (c) General and specific

    (d) Ancient and new

    3. What are called those sources which are available chiefly in printed form?

    (a) Reference sources

    (b) Documentary sources

    (c) Information sources

    (d) Non-documentary sources

    4. Denis Grogan divided documents into 

    (a) Five Categories

    (b) Three categories

    (c) Four categories

    (d) Two categories

    5. What are documentary sources of information?

    (a) Which are available in print media

    (b) which are available in periodical form

    (c) Which are available in book form

    (d) None of these

    6. Hanson divided the information sources into how many categories?

    (a) Two

    (b) Three

    (c) Nine 

    (d) Six

    7. Which of the following types of sources information is mass media?

    (a) Reference sources

    (b) Non-documentary

    (c) Documentary

    (d) None of these

    8. Which of the following kinds of information sources are patents?

    (a) Primary

    (b) Secondary

    (c) Tertiary

    (d) Auxiliary

    9. Pamphlets fall in which category of sources of information?

    (a) Primary

    (b) Secondary

    (c) Tertiary

    (d) Reference

    10. Cover to cover translation is treated as

    (a) Selective dissemination of information

    (b) Current awareness services

    (c) On demand services

    (d) Anticipatory services

    11. Primary sources of information are those which

    (a) Have all types information

    (b) Have fundamental facts of research

    (c) Have first information 

    (d) Have research report

    12. Information canters fall in which category of non-documentary sources?

    (a) Formal 

    (b) Informal

    (c) Audio-visual

    (d) Oral 

    13. What is the main aim of reference sources?

    (a) Produce the general facts

    (b) Produce the special facts

    (c) Produces both types of above facts

    (d) Produce required facts

    14. Which of the following is the primary source of information?

    (a) Bibliography

    (b) Encyclopaedia

    (c) Hand written articles

    (d) Dictionary

    15.Which of the following are not the secondary sources?

    (a)  Encyclopaedia

    (b) Digest

    (c) Thesis

    (d) Text book

    16. Why the evaluation of reference sources is essential for the libraries?

    (a) To know its usability and utility for the library

    (b) To cheek the scholarship and expertise of the authors

    (c) To observe the specific materials contained in it

    (d) To know its merits and demerits

    17.The word 'Encyclopaedia' was the first used in modern sense in 1559 by

    (a) Marcus Terentius varro

    (b) Paul Scalich

    (c) Pierre Bayle

    (d) Louis Moreri

    18. Which one is the most suitable sources for finding out background of Ajanta Arts?

    (a) Almanac

    (b) Encyclopaedia

    (c) Year book

    (d) Dictionary

    19.Which type of dictionary is just like an Encyclopaedia?

    (a) Language encyclopaedia

    (b) Subject encyclopaedia

    (c) General encyclopaedia

    (d) Scientific encyclopaedia

    20. Retrospective search service is a type of 

    (a) Referral service

    (b) Responsive service

    (c) CAS

    (d) SDI

    

    

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