National Eligibility Test (NET) or the NTA UGC NET in Library and Information Science, is also an exam for determining the eligibility of Indian nationals for the eligibility for Assistant Professor only or Junior Research Fellowship & Eligibility for Assistant Professor both in Library and Information Science in Indian universities and colleges. It is also a desired qualification for appointment of the post of librarian in libraries of universities, colleges, and government institutions in India. It has a comprehensive syllabus covering all the areas of Library and Information Science. In this article is given Solved Question Papers of NTA UGC NET exam in Library and Information Science in India. Even if you are from a country other than India, study of these solved UGC NET examination questions and answers will improve your knowledge and understanding of Library and Information Science.
1. “Poole’s Index to Periodical Literature” was brought out by
(A) William Frederick
(B) F.W. Lancaster
(C) Van Rijsbergen
(D) H.P. Luhn
Answer: (A)
2. Walford’s Gurde to Reference Material is published by
(A) American Library Association, Chicago
(B) R.R. Bowker, London
(C) Library Association Publishing, London
(D) Learned Information Ltd., New Jersey
Answer: (C)
3. Starting, Chaining, Browsing, Differentiating, Monitoring, Extracting, Verification and Ending are important stages of which information seeking behavior model?
(A) Dervin’s Model
(B) Ellis Model
(C) Marchionnini Model
(D) Kuhlthan Model
Answer: (B)
4. What kind of arrangement is followed in LISA?
(A) Alphabetical
(B) Chronological
(C) Classified
(D) Geographical
Answer: (C)
5. Webform is used in
(A) Synchronous Virtual Reference Service
(B) Asynchronous Virtual Reference Service
(C) Both (A) & (B)
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B)
6. An online search in which all aspects of the records in natural language may be used as sought terms is
(A) Alphabetical collateral search
(B) Multi aspect search
(C) Free text searching
(D) Streaming search
Answer: (C)
7. Science Abstracts published by
(A) INSPEC (Institute of Electrical Engineering)
(B) Institute of Physics, London
(C) American Institute of Physics
(D) PSOJ (Physical Society of Japan)
Answer: (A)
8. Work study, standardized tools, selecting and training of workers are the contributions of
(A) Louis Brndeis
(B) F.W. Taylor
(C) Henry Fayol
(D) Lyndall Urwick
Answer: (B)
9. When the population is heterogeneous, which of the following methods give better results?
(A) Purposive Sampling
(B) Quota Sampling
(C) Random Sampling
(D) Stratified Random Sampling
Answer: (D)
10. Which of the following is/are not database object(s)?
(A) Tables
(B) Queries
(C) Relationships
(D) Reports
Answer: (C)
