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.
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1. The quotation “Where is the Wisdom, We Lost in Knowledge...” is by
(A) John Keats
(B) M. P. Carter
(C) T. S. Eliot
(D) Marshall McLuhan
Answer: (C)
2. Entropy is a measure of
(A) Degree of relevance of information
(B) Quantity of irrelevant information
(C) Degree of uncertainty in information
(D) Degree of certainty in information
Answer: (C)
3. CONPOLIS (India) was set up in the year
(A) 1985
(B) 1986
(C) 1987
(D) 1988
Answer: (A)
4. First time efforts for the development of libraries in India were made
(A) S. R. Ranganathan
(B) S. Radhakrishnan
(C) Sayaji Rao Gaekwad I
(D) Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III
Answer: (D)
5. An E-book which does not require an internet connection to access its contents is
(A) Web book (B) Palm book
(C) Electronic Ink e-book (D) Digital book
Answer: (D)
6. Emerald full text Database is published from
(A) USA
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) U.K.
Answer: (D)
7. Who propounded “Conservative, moderate and liberal theories of reference service”?
(A) William A Katz
(B) S. R. Ranganathan
(C) James I. Wyer
(D) R. Emery
Answer: (C)
8. The input Centre for INIS in India is
(A) DRDO
(B) DSIR
(C) TFIR
(D) BARC
Answer: (D)
9. The provision of phase relations in DDC was made available from
(A) 14th edition
(B) 2nd edition
(C) 7th edition
(D) 11th edition
Answer: (D)
10. RDA stands for
(A) Resource Description Agency
(B) Reference Description and Access
(C) Reference Description Agency
(D) Resource Description and Access
Answer: (D)