Karnataka SET 2016 Paper 2 LIS (21-30)

1. Assertion (A) : Research as a process consists of several steps.
Reason (R) : Research employs scientific method of enquiry involving step by step procedure.
Both A and R are true
Both A and R are false
A is true and R is false
A is false and R is true

2. Assertion (A) : Organization of documents in libraries by subject will satisfy more users.
Reason (R) : Many users search for documents by author in libraries.
A is true and R is false
A is false and R is true
Both A and R are true
Both A and R are false

3. Assertion (A) : Collection evaluation is not essential in the collection development of libraries.
Reason (R) : It helps to identify the strength and weakness of library collection.
A is false, but R is true
A is true, but R is false
Both A and R are true
Both A and R are false

4. Assertion (A) : Information literacy is an essential skill for 21st Century.
Reason (R) : Most of the users of libraries are information literates.
Both A and R are false
Both A and R are true
A is false and R is true
A is true and R is false.

5. Assertion (A) : Automation of public libraries in India is slow. Reason (R) : This is because of lack of resources.
A is false and R is true
A is true and R is false
Both A and R are false
Both A and R are true

6. Assertion (A) : Survey research uses questionnaire, interview and observation for gathering data.
Reason (R) : These are least effective methods for gathering data on human behaviour.
A is false and R is true
A is true and R is false
Both A and R are false
Both A and R are true

7. Assertion (A) : Bradford's law of scattering is about subject scattering in information sources.
Reason (R) : However, the meaning of subject has never been explicitly addressed in relation to Bradford’s law.
A and R are false
A and R are true
A is true and R is false
A is false and R is true

8. Assertion (A) : Fundamental research concerned with generalization and with the formulation of a theory. Reason (R) : The basic research aims to gather knowledge for knowledge's sake.
A is true and R is false
A is false and R is true
Both A and R are true
Both A and R are false

9. Arrange the following types of periodicals in the ascending order of the number of issues in three months.
i. Fortnightly
ii. Weekly
iii. Daily
iv. Quarterly
iii, ii, i and iv
ii, iii, i and iv
i, iv, iii and ii
iv, ii, iii and i

10. Arrange the secondary storage devices based on their decreasing capacity.
i. CD-ROM
ii. DVD
iii. Blue Ray Chip
iv. Hard Disk
i, iv, iii and ii
iv, iii, ii and i
ii, iii, iv and i
iii, iv, ii and i