www.isical.ac.in Indian Statistical Institute : JRF Entrance Test Sample Question Paper

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SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER
for the entrance test for JRF’s 2006

SUB : Library and Information Science
Code : RL-1
Note : RLI is an objective type test. Candidates are expected to answer 60 question. The sample questions are:
Example :
1. Who is the publisher of Books in Print?
a) American Library Association
b) H.W. Wilson
c) Marcel Dekker
v d) R.R. Bowker

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http://www.isical.ac.in/~deanweb/JRFLIBANDINFOSCSAMPLE2006.pdf

1. Two six-faced dice are tossed. What is the probability that both the
dice will show 3.
a) 1/6
b) 1/36
c) 1/72
d) None of the above
2. Geology and climate are related in the same way as
a) Archaelogy and Arch
b) Astronomy and Weather
c) Geology and Statues
d) Physiology and Brain
3. Inverse Square Law of Scientific Productivity is the work of
a) GK Zipf
b) A J Lotka
c) S C Bradford
d) B C Brookes
4. By which of the following modes of formation, the subject
“Econometrics” has developed.
a) cluster
b) distillation
c) fission
d) fusion
5. Main Entry is prepared for
a) part of a document
b) full document
c) more than four authors
d) alternative title
6. Principles of Osmosis is concerned with
a) stock taking
b) classification
c) reclassification
d) preservation
7. MBO stands for
a) Model Bibliographic Organisation
b) Management By Objectives
c) Model Budget Operations
d) none of the above
8. What is the purpose of Role Codes in CCF
a) Code for the tags
b) Code for information on the data in a field
c) Code for the length of a data field.
d) None of the above
9. What is a latent information need?
a) information need expressed by the intermediary
b) information need expressed by the user
c) information need could not be expressed by the user.
d) none of the above
10. Which organisation co-ordinates INIS work in India
a) Saha Institute of Nuclear physics
b) Indian Institute of Science
c) BARC
d) ISRO