MCQs on Library Management in Library and Information Science

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MCQS on Library Management

 MCQs on Library Management in Library and Information Science

    Q. 1. What is the meaning of management?

    (a) A device of taking work from the others

    (b) Working oneself and also with others

    (c ) Working oneself for the others

    (d) None of these

    Ans - (a) A device of taking work from the others

    : Management is a universal process in all organized activities

    Q. 2. What are the three levels of management?

    (a) First, second, and third

    (b) Primary, secondary, and tertiary

    (c) Top, middle and operational

    (d) Top, middle and low

    Ans - (c) Top, middle and operational

    :Top Level - Administrative Level

      Middle Level - Executory

      Lower Level - Operative / Supervisory

    Q. 3. A small group of managers responsible for total management in the organization is called-

    (a) Low management

    (b) Scientific management

    (c) Top management

    (d) Operational management

    Ans -(c) Top management

    : Senior Management

    Q. 4. The catch word “POSDCORB” was adopted by

    (a) Henery Fayol

    (b) Luther Gulick

    (c ) F. W Taylor

    (d) J. W. Schulze

    Ans - (b) Luther Gulick

    : “POSDCORB” is an acronym - The seven function of management

   Q. 5. The functions of elements of management are planning. Organizing, staffing, direction ,coordination, reporting and

    (a) Co-operating

    (b) Correcting

    (c) Budgeting

    (d) None of the above

    Ans - (c) Budgeting    

    : Financial Planning

    Q.6. KARDEX system is devised for keeping

    (a) Record of books

    (b) Record of MSS

    (c) Record of periodicals

    (d) Record of maps

    Ans - (c) Record of periodicals

    : KARDEX - Cad filing system

    Periodicals - Serial Publications

    Q. 7. How many digits in International Standard Book Number (ISBN)?

    (a) 11

    (b) 12

    (c ) 13

    (d) 19

    Ans - (C) 13

    Q. 8 . What is the meaning of MBO?

    (a) Manage through the objectives

    (b) Manage through the performance

    (c ) Manage through the processes

    (d) Manage through the functions.

    (a) Manage through the objectives

    Ans - (a) Manage through the objectives

    : MBO was coined by Peter Drucker in 1954 - Austrian-American author

    Q. 9 . Who propounded management theory of human relations?

    (a) A.  Moslo

    (b) E.  Mayo

    (c ) McGregor

    (d) E.  Herzberg

    Ans -(b) E.  Mayo

    :Elton Mayo- Father of human relation Approach 

    Q. 10. What is not the meaning of decision making?

    (a) Determine the objects

    (b) To come to a result

    (c) Identification of policies

    (d) Taking work from the workers.

    Ans – (d) Taking work from the workers.

   Q. 11. What is the focus of planning?

    (a) Organization

    (b) Decision making

    (c ) Administration

    (d) Coordination

    Ans - (b) Decision making

    : Process of locating and defining the problem, developing alternative solution 

    Q. 12 . Likert name is associated with

    (a) Style of leadership

    (b) Decision making theory

    (c) Theory of motivation

    (d) None of the above

    Ans - (a) Style of leadership

     : The task of leader called leadership

        Style refers - Behaviour of leader

    Q. 13. Who has the right to take decisions in the libraries?

    (a) All the workers of the library

    (b) In charges of sections

    (c) Librarian

    (d) Assistant librarian

    Ans - (c) Librarian

    Q. 14. Which of the following is not the element of planning?

    (a) Aims

    (b) Policies

    (c ) Activities

    (d) Results

    Ans - (d) Results

    Q.15 .What is a system?

    (a) A set of elements

    (b) A structure

    (c ) An aimless set of some components

    (d) An aimful set of interdependent components

    Ans - (d) An aimful set of interdependent components

    : The word 'System' is derived Greek word 'Systema'

    Q. 16. What is the time period of scientific management?

    (a) Before 1960

    (b) 1880-1917

    (c) 1917-1950

    (d) After 1950

    Ans - (d) After 1950

    Q. 17. The concept of motivation is mainly psychological. It relates to those forces operating within individual employee or subordinate which impel hum to act in certain ways, who defines:

    (a) Dale S.Beach

    (b) Mc Farland

    (c) E. J. Evans

    (d) Derik Austin     

    Ans - (b) Mc Farland

    Q.18 . Who classified scientific principles of management with library management?

    (a) Ranganathan 

    (b) E. J. Evans 

    (c) B. P. Singh 

    (d) Derik Austin 

   Ans -  (b) E. J. Evans 

    Q. 19. Acquisition work of the documents comprised?

    (a) Selection and procurement 

    (b) Selection and accessioning 

    (c) Selection, Procurement and technical processing

    (d) Selection, Procurement and accessioning 

    Ans -(d) Selection, Procurement and accessioning 

    Q. 20. Job description help the organization to

    (a) Select the right person for the right job

    (b) Give more power to the supervisors 

    (c) Decide the salary structure

    (d) All the above

    Ans - (d) All the above

    Q. 22. Network system or circulation was first started from which country?

    (a) India 

    (b) England 

    (c) France 

    (D) USA

    Ans - (D) USA

    Q. 23. What is identified by performance evaluation of the staff?

    (a) A system is good or not

    (b) System is competent or not 

    (c) A service has been providing to maximum users or not

    (d) How a system / service has been functioning 

    Ans - (d) How a system / service has been functioning