West Bengal State Eligibility Test (WB-SET) 2014 LIS Paper 3 (1-10)

1. Assertion (A): RSS (Rich Site Summary) is considered as alternative to SDI Service.
Reason (R) :RSS feeds enable us to syndicate data automatically.
Both (A) and (R) are true
Both (A) and (R) are false
Both (A) and (R) partially true
(A) is true, but (R) is false

2. Assertion (A): Knowledge is a fluid mix of fraimed experience, values, contextual information and expert insight.
Reason (R) : Knowledge provides a framework for evaluating and incorporating new experiences and information.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation
(A) is true, but (R) is false
(A) is false, but (R) is true

3. Assertion (A): IFLA’s UBC programme encourages the use and exchange of standardized bibliographic description.
Reason (R) : Use of standard enables to bring uniformity in bibliographic description and interchange of bibliographic data.
Both (A) and (R) are false
Both (A) and (R) are true
(A) is false but (R) is true
(A) is true, but (R) is false

4. Assertion (A): Lexical variants are considered as the Equivalence Relationship in a thesaurus.
Reason (R) : Lexical variants are the synonyms for a term.
(A) is true and (R) is false
(R) is true but (A) is false
Both (A) and (R) are true
Both (A) and (R) are false

5. Assertion (A): Librarians are creating and supporting Institutional Repositories (IRs) in order to provide access to a wide range of digital scholarly materials produced by faculty and others at their respective universities.
Reason (R) : Role of Librarians in establishing and operating an Institutional Repository (IR) is quite discouraging in India.
(A) is true, but (R) is false
(A) is false, but (R) is true
Both (A) and (R) are false
Both (A) and (R) are true

6. Assertion (A): Snowball sampling is a type of probability sampling in which every item of the universe has an equal chance of inclusion in the sample.
Reason (R) : Snowball sampling is a technique for developing a research sample where the sample group appears to grow like a rolling snowball.
(A) is true and (R) is false
(R) is true, but (A) is false
Both (A) and (R) are true
Both (A) and (R) are false

7. Assertion (A): The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is a system for persistent identification and interoperable exchange of intellectual property on digital networks.
Reason (R) : DOI currently functions as a kind of URL linking users to services such as—where they can buy the item, learn more about it, access related services, contact the Publishers, etc
Both (A) and (R) are true
(A) is true, but (R) is false
(A) is false, but (R) is true
Both (A) and (R) are false

8. Assertion (A): Social networking tools are effective means of marketing of library products and services.
Reason (R) : These tools do not help to reach out the patrons anywhere any time.
Both (A) and (R) are true
Both (A) and (R) true, but (R) is not correct explanation
(A) is true, but (R) is false
(A) is false, but (R) is true

9. Assertion (A): Posteriorising Common Isolates are used for documents which do not require the need for anterior position.
Reason (R) : Posteriorising Common Isolates are compulsory components of any complex subjects.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is true, but (R) is false
(A) is false, but (R) is true

10.Assertion (A): Knowledge Organisation and Knowledge Management are the same.
Reason (R) : Simple Knowledge Organisation System (SKOS) is designed for Knowledge Management.
(A) is true and (R) is false
(R) is true, but (A) is false
Both (A) and (R) are true
Both (A) and (R) are false