MCQs on School Library And Media Centre | Library and Information Science

MCQs on School Library And Media Centre | MCQs Library and Information Science

A School Library and Media Centre, often referred to simply as a school library, is a dedicated space within an educational institution that serves as a hub for learning, research, and information dissemination. This facility is not only a repository of books but also incorporates various media resources and technology to support the academic and intellectual development of students. The integration of media resources distinguishes it as a "Media Centre."

1. The Call Number of a Book Means

A.  Book Number

B. Class Number

C. Both (A) and (B) are true

D. None of the above

Answer: C

 

2. How many digits have in the ISSN

A. 10

B. 8

C. 13

D. 15

Answer: B

 

3. On which of the following technologies semantic web is not based?

A. RDF

B. Ontologies

C. Cloud seeding

D.  URI

Answer: c

 

4. The concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI) belongs to ____________________

A. Second Generation Computers

B. Third Generation Computers

C. Fourth Generation Computers

D. Fifth Generation Computers

Answer: D

 

5. In which of the following the term “Truncation” is used

A. Budgeting

B. Search Formulation

C. Coordination

D.  Classified bibliography

Answer: B

 

6. The Dewey Decimal Classification divides human knowledge into

A. 10 basic categories.

B.  100 basic categories.

C. 1000 basic categories.

D. 10000 basic categories.

Answer: a

 

7. ________ is a process of helping employees in an organization to acquire new skills and competence continuingly

A. Total Quality Management

B. Management Information System

C. Financial Resources Development

D. Human Resources Development.

Answer: a

 

8. PR stands for

A. Indian Press Registration

B. Intellectual Property Right

C. International Property Right

D. Indian Property Regulations.

Answer: b

 

9. Information retrieval is fastest from

A. Floppy Disk

B. Magnetic Tape

C. Hard Disk

D. None of the above

Answer: c

 

10. A university providing Open Access to Sanskrit dissertations through the Internet?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru University

B. Delhi University

C. Mahatma Gandhi University

D. University of Madras

Answer: b

 

11. Of the following libraries in India, which one is the oldest library?

A. Asiatic Society Library, Bombay

B.  Connemara Public Library, Madras

C. Delhi Public Library, Delhi

D. National Library of India, Calcutta.

Answer: d

 

12. The first centre to use computer in the library and information activities in India is

A. DESIDOC

B. INSDOC

C. DRTC

D.  UGC.

Answer: b

 

13. ASCII has how many codes?

A. 256

B. 526

C. 265

D. 254

Answer: a

 

14. Raw, unevaluated, unprocessed and unorganized facts is known as:

A.  Data

B. Information

C.  Knowledge

D. Wisdom

Answer: a

 

15. Books lost from the library are known through ________

A.  Stock verification

B. Charging and discharging

C. Shelf list

D.  Accession Register

Answer: a

 

16. LA is the Library Association of

A. Manipur

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Great Britain

D. Canada.

Answer: c

 

17. Which is not a programming language?

A.  FORTRAN

B. BASIC

C. COBOL

D. ASCII

Answer: d

 

18. ISO-9960 is related to?

A. Standard for encoding data on CD-ROM

B. Standard for Computer Hardware

C. Standard for Information Processing

D. Standard for Networking

Answer: a

 

19. The physical condition of the books should be properly maintained. This is known as

A. Collation

B. Conservation

C. Shelf-arrangement

D.  Organization

Answer: a

 

20.  ________ is an important record of books, which shows the position of any book on the shelves.

A. Bay Guide

B. Authority File

C. Accession List.

D. Shelf List

Answer: d

 

21. NICNET and INDONET are the networks of which category?

A. LAN

B. MAN

C. WAN

D. IN

Answer: c

 

22. What is a bug?

A.  Computer Virus

B. Error in Computer Configuration

C. Error in a Programme

D. None of these

Answer: c

 

23. Study carrels are exclusive areas meant for

A. Students

B. Public

C. Women

D. Researchers

Answer: d

 

24. Library catalogue cards are filed in specially designed drawers called

A. Charging tray

B. Catalogue cabinet

C.  Display rack .

D.  Filling equipment

Answer: b

 

25. Which type of switching system is a telephone network?

A. Circuit switching

B.  Packet switching

C.  Message switching

D. None of the above

Answer: a

26. Which of the following software is useful for word processing?

A. DBASE

B. LIBSYS

C. WordStar

D. CDS/ISIS

Answer:  c

 

27. Information Gatekeepers come under ________ sources.

A. Documentary

B. Human

C. Institutional

D.  Neo-conventional

Answer: a

 

28. ________ is a legal document and can be used as a source of industrial information.

A. Report

B.  Law Review

C.  Patent

D. Specification

Answer: d

 

29. PR stands for

A.  Indian Press Registration

B. Intellectual Property Right

C. International Property Right

D. Indian Property Regulations.

Answer: b

 

30. In how many ways switching system can be established?

A. Two

B. Three

C. Five

D. Seven

Answer: b

 

31. A good library building is an outcome of librarian and.

A. Registrar

B. Building Corporation

C.  Finance Officer

D. Architect

Answer: d

 

32. ________ are the storage areas for the various types of documents kept in a library.

A. Tasks.

B. Racks

C. Stacks

D. Desks

Answer:  c

 

33. The first center to use computers in the library and information activities in India is

A. DESIDOC

B.  INSDOC

C. DRTC

D. UGC

Answer: b

 

34. ________ is a process of helping employees in an organization to acquire new skills and competence continuingly

A. Total Quality Management

B. Management Information System

C.  Financial Resources Development

D. Human Resources Development.

Answer: a

 

35. Another term of PERT is

A. CPM

B. POSDCORB

C.  MBO

D. HRM

Answer: a

 

36. POSDCORB is related to

A.  Library cataloguing

B.  Library reference service

C. Library administration

D. Library automation

Answer: c

 

37. LA is the Library Association of

A. Manipur

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Great Britain

D. Canada.

Answer: c

 

38. Of the following libraries in India, which one is the oldest library?

A. Asiatic Society Library, Bombay

B. Connemara Public Library, Madras

C. Delhi Public Library, Delhi

D.  National Library of India, Calcutta.

Answer: d

 

39. PPBS relates to

A. Book selection

B. Journal selection

C. Budgeting

D. Library records

Answer: c

 

40. Zero based budget is concerned with

A. Present

B. Past

C. Future

D.  Remote future

Answer: c

 

41.  ________ is an important record of books, which shows the position of any book on the shelves.

A.  Bay Guide

B. Authority File

C. Accession List.

D. Shelf List

Answer: d

 

42. Books lost from the library are known through ________

A. Stock verification

B. Charging and discharging

C. Shelf list

D. Accession Register

Answer: a

 

43. Main use of Shelf list is

A. Cataloging

B. Circulation

C. Stock Verification

D. Book Selection

Answer: c

 

44. Posting the right person at the right place is called ________

A. Recruitment

B. Coaching

C. Deployment

D. Induction

Answer: a

 

45. A budget which mainly covers items of current revenue and expenditure is called __.

A. Programme budget

B. Welfare economics

C.  Current budgeting

D. Capital budgeting

Answer: d

 

46. Physical condition of the books should be property maintained. This is known as

A. Collation.

B. Conservation

C.  Shelf-arrangement

D.  Organization

Answer:  a

 

47. TQM is a system of continuous improvement employing participative management and centered on the needs of the ________

A.  Customers

B.  Staff

C. Organization

D. Government

Answer: c

 

48.  …….. takes items of expenditure for libraries as the working data for allocation of funds.

A. Method of details

B.  Per capita method

C. Principle of economy

D. Library budget

Answer: d

 

49. Financial support given to libraries are of two types - Recurring and

A. Ad-hoc

B. Endowments

C. Annual

D. Non-recurring

Answer: d

 

50. The principle of maximum aggregate benefit is concerned with__

A. Growth of library

B.  Library use

C. Library service

D.  Library fee

Answer: a

In modern School Library and Media Centres, there is an emphasis on digital resources. This may include e-books, online databases, educational websites, and multimedia materials, offering a diverse range of learning materials.