Assistant Librarian Job Test Past Paper MCQ's


Q No 1. Bibliographical information is related to ?

A: Details concerning a publication
B: Information about library timings
C: Information about the number of books in a library
D: Details about circulation statistics
Answer. (A) Details concerning a publication

Q No 2. Bibliometrics is ?

A: Bibliographical control
B: Bibliographical references
C: Indexing
D: Library research
Answer. (D) Library research

Q No 3. Informetrics is ?

A: Mathematical research related to libraries
B: A branch of Computer Science
C: Mathematical Economics
D: The study of Internet
Answer. (A) Mathematical research related to libraries

Q No 4. MARC formats are used for ?

A: Classification of reading materials
B: Compilation of bibliographies
C: Cataloging
D: Industrial purposes
Answer. (C) Cataloging

Q No 5. Intellectual property means?
A: Books
B: All reading material
C: Intellectual thoughts
D: All of the above
Answer. (D) All of the above

Q No 6. Law of Library Science stated by S.R. Ranganathan relates to the growth of libraries ?

A: Fourth law
B: First law
C: Second law
D: Fifth law
Answer. (D) Fifth law

Q No 7. American Library Association was established in ?

A: 1876
B: 1872
C: 1875
D: 1880
Answer. (A) 1876

Q No 8. The term coined by S.R. Ranganathan for mobile libraries was ?

A: Moving library
B: Library on wheels
C: Library machine
D: All of the above
Answer. (B) Library on wheels

Q No 9. Which Library was established under the first two Ptolemies early in the third century BC ?

A. Alexandria Library
B. Patriarchal Library
C. Macedonia Library
D. Pergamum Library
Answer. (A) Alexandria Library

Q No 10. Most commonly used script in the world is ?

A. Cyrillic
B. Tibetan
C. Hebrew
D. Roman
Answer. (D) Roman

Q No 11. The first systematic training for Librarians in India was started by ?

A. Asa Don Dickinson
B. K.M. Asad-ullah
C. S.R. Ranganathan
D. W.A. Borden
Answer. (A) Asa Don Dickinson

Q No 12. When the Asa Don Dickinson, an American Librarian started Library Science certificate course at university level in the subcontinent in Lahore ?

A. 1858
B. 1885
C. 1915
D. 1935
Answer. (C) 1915

Q No 13. How many branches PLA has ?

A. Four
B. Five
C. Six
D. Seven
Answer. (B) Five

Q No 14. The British Library is at ?

A. Boston
B. Edinburgh
C. London
D. Oxford
Answer. (C) London

Q No 15. Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) is now looked after by ?

A. UNESCO
B. CILIP
C. ALA
D. OCLC
Answer. (D) OCLC

Q No 16. Annual withdrawals from the collection should average at least how many percent of the total collection ?

A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
Answer. (A) 5% 
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