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Question 1 General Knowledge
A book printed before 1501 is known as:
- A. Old book
- B. Out-of-print book
- C. Manuscript
- D. Incunabula
Correct answer: D. Incunabula
Correct answer (Option D):\nAn incunabula is a book, pamphlet, or broadside printed in Europe before the year 1501. This period marks the earliest stages of printing with movable type.\n\nWhy others are wrong:\nOption A refers generally to aged books. Option B refers to books no longer being published. Option C is a text written by hand.\n\nRemember:\nThe term originates from the Latin word for cradle, signifying the infancy of printing.
Question 2 General Knowledge
Delhi Library Association is the publisher of:
- A. Publishers monthly
- B. Journal of Library and Information Science
- C. Indian Press Index
- D. Asian Recorder
Correct answer: C. Indian Press Index
Correct answer (Option C):\nThe Delhi Library Association (DLA) has been publishing the 'Indian Press Index' since 1968. It indexes all signed and unsigned articles, editorials, and important letters published in leading Indian English newspapers.\n\nWhy others are wrong:\nOption A is published by a commercial body. Option B is published by the University of Delhi. Option D is a weekly news digest.\n\nRemember:\nDLA also publishes the quarterly journal titled 'Library Herald'.
Question 3 General Knowledge
Documentation Research and Training Centre is located at:
- A. Delhi
- B. Chennai
- C. Calcutta
- D. Bangalore
Correct answer: D. Bangalore
Correct answer (Option D):\nThe Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) is located in Bangalore. It was established in 1962 under the auspices of the Indian Statistical Institute with the active encouragement of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan.\n\nWhy others are wrong:\nOptions A, B, and C house other notable libraries and academic institutions but not DRTC.\n\nRemember:\nDRTC is recognized as an essential research center for information science and documentation in India.
Question 4 General Knowledge
In which year the Kerala Granthasala Sangam was formed?
- A. 1937
- B. 1943
- C. 1945
- D. 1957
Correct answer: C. 1945
Correct answer (Option C):\nThe Kerala Granthasala Sangam was formed in the year 1945 under the leadership of P.N. Panicker. It was initially named All Travancore Granthasala Sangam.\n\nWhy others are wrong:\nOptions A, B, and D do not represent the establishment year of this library movement organization.\n\nRemember:\nP.N. Panicker is known as the Father of the Library Movement in Kerala.
Question 5 General Knowledge
International Institute of Bibliography (IIB) was the initial name of:
- A. IFLA
- B. FID
- C. UNISIST
- D. UNESCO
Correct answer: B. FID
Correct answer (Option B):\nThe International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID) was originally founded in 1895 by Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine as the International Institute of Bibliography (IIB).\n\nWhy others are wrong:\nOption A is for library associations. Option C is a program framework. Option D is a UN specialized agency.\n\nRemember:\nIIB changed names multiple times before becoming FID and was dissolved in 2002.
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