Maharashtra State Eligibility Test September 2015 Paper 3 (31-40)

1. When the value of the correlation coefficient r is near –1 (i.e., minus one), it indicates ?
A perfect inverse relationship
A perfect direct relationship
A strong inverse relationship
No correlation

2. Statement (1) :RRRLF which is an agency that supports public library services and systems is not an autonomous organization.
Statement (2) : RRRLF is fully financed by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
In the above statement :
Both (1) and (2) are true
(1) is true but (2) is false
(1) is false but (2) is true
Both (1) and (2) are false

3.Statement (1) : The British library is very young as it was set up under the British Library Act that was passed in 1972.
Statement (2) : The Library of the British Museum which was set up in 1753 is part of the British Library today.
In the above statements :
Both (1) and (2) are true
(1) is true but (2) is false
(1) is false but (2) is true
Both (1) and (2) are false

4.The concept of ‘Bibliographic Coupling’ was given by :
Small and Griffith
M.M. Kessler
Allan Pritchard
Melvin Weinstock

5.Match List-I and List-II and choose the correct answer by using the codes given below :
List-I
(i) John Macfarlane
(ii) B.S. Kesavan
(iii) John J. Beckley
(iv) Anthony Panizzi
List-II
(a) Library of Congress
(b) British Museum Library
(c) Imperial Library
(d) National Library of India
Codes :
(d) (c) (a) (b)
(c) (d) (a) (b)
(d) (c) (a) (b)
(a) (c) (b) (d)

6.The new name of Standing Conference of National and University Libraries (SCONUL) is :
Standing college, National and University Libraries
Society of college, National and University Libraries
Standing Council on National and University Libraries
Standing Committee on National and University Libraries

7. In the hypothesis, “shelf height is a major determining factor of book use”, shelf height is :
The dependent variable
Independent variable
It is not a variable
It is a sample

8.Match List-I and List-II and choose the correct answer by using the codes given below :
List-I------------- List-II
(i) American Library Association-------------(a) 1946
(ii) Canadian Library Association------------- (b) 1932
(iii) Special Library Association------------- (c) 1909
(iv) The Association of Research Libraries------------- (d) 1876
(a) (c) (d) (b)
(c) (a) (b) (d)
(d) (a) (b) (c)
(d) (a) (c) (b)

9.Canon of Sought Heading takes care of :
Permanence of headings
Approaches of users
Arrangement of entries
Consistency in preparation of entries

10.Canon of Prepotence :
Decides the position of an entry among the various entries in a catalogue
Prescribes that the information on the title page of a document and its overflow pages should determine the choice and rendering of headings
Says that headings of a catalogue entry should be individualised
Prescribes that rules of a catalogue should be revised from time to time