Let me share with you some MCQs that are taken from past papers of Assistant Librarian test by PPSC.
What does the acronym ISBN stand for in library cataloging?
A) International Standard Book Number
B) Internet Standard Book Number
C) International Serial Book Number
D) Internet Serial Book Number
Who is considered the father of library science?
A) S.R. Ranganathan
B) Melvil Dewey
C) Douglas Raber
D) Charles Cutter
What is the purpose of a library catalog?
A) To check out books
B) To organize books by color
C) To facilitate access to library materials
D) To write book reviews
Which classification system is widely used in libraries to organize books by subject?
A) Dewey Decimal Classification
B) Library of Congress Classification
C) Universal Decimal Classification
D) British Library Classification
What is the term for the systematic process of evaluating the quality and relevance of library materials?
A) Cataloging
B) Indexing
C) Collection Development
D) Shelving
Which of the following is NOT a type of library?
A) Public library
B) University library
C) Legal library
D) Agricultural library
What is the primary function of an interlibrary loan service?
A) Renting books to patrons
B) Borrowing books from other libraries
C) Providing access to digital resources
D) Managing library events
What is the purpose of a library circulation system?
A) Sorting books alphabetically
B) Tracking borrowed and returned books
C) Organizing library events
D) Repairing damaged books
What does the term “OPAC” stand for in library technology?
A) Online Public Access Catalog
B) Open Public Archive Collection
C) Online Personal Account Catalog
D) Open Public Access Center
Who is responsible for managing a library’s collection and ensuring it meets the needs of users?
A) Cataloger
B) Circulation Librarian
C) Collection Development Librarian
D) Reference Librarian
Which library service provides assistance and guidance to library users in finding information?
A) Circulation Service
B) Reference Service
C) Cataloging Service
D) Interlibrary Loan Service
What is the purpose of a library preservation program?
A) Promoting new library technologies
B) Conserving and protecting library materials
C) Training library staff
D) Organizing library events
What is the term for the process of removing outdated or damaged library materials from circulation?
A) Weeding
B) Shelving
C) Indexing
D) Cataloging
What is the primary function of a library consortium?
A) Providing library services to specific communities
B) Sharing resources and services among libraries
C) Digitizing library collections
D) Funding library projects
Who is responsible for managing electronic resources and databases in a library?
A) Serials Librarian
B) Metadata Librarian
C) Systems Librarian
D) Public Services Librarian
What is the term for a system that automatically identifies and checks out library materials?
A) RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)
B) Barcode system
C) OPAC system
D) Circulation system
What is the primary purpose of a library assessment program?
A) Promoting reading habits
B) Evaluating the effectiveness of library services
C) Managing library budgets
D) Hiring new library staff
Which of the following is NOT a core competency for library professionals?
A) Information literacy instruction
B) Collection development
C) Graphic design
D) Reference services
What is the term for the physical arrangement of library materials on shelves?
A) Cataloging
B) Shelving
C) Indexing
D) Classification
What is the purpose of a library circulation policy?
A) Determining library operating hours
B) Establishing guidelines for borrowing and returning materials
C) Training library staff
D) Managing library events
What is the term for a library’s official record of all the books and materials it owns?
A) Catalog
B) Index
C) Collection
D) Inventory
Who is responsible for managing and updating a library’s digital resources and databases?
A) Reference Librarian
B) Systems Librarian
C) Circulation Librarian
D) Cataloger
What is the term for the process of assigning subject headings to library materials?
A) Cataloging
B) Indexing
C) Classification
D) Authority control
Which library service involves providing information and research assistance to library users?
A) Circulation Service
B) Reference Service
C) Cataloging Service
D) Interlibrary Loan Service
What is the purpose of a library’s disaster recovery plan?
A) Promoting library events
B) Ensuring the safety of library users
C) Recovering from emergencies and preserving library collections
D) Implementing new library technologies
Who is responsible for managing and overseeing a library’s budget and finances?
A) Collection Development Librarian
B) Business Librarian
C) Library Director
D) Public Services Librarian
What is the term for the process of organizing and arranging library materials in a logical order?
A) Cataloging
B) Indexing
C) Classification
D) ShelvingWhat is the primary function of a library circulation system?
A) Sorting books alphabetically
B) Tracking borrowed and returned books
C) Organizing library events
D) Repairing damaged books
What does the term “OPAC” stand for in library technology?
A) Online Public Access Catalog
B) Open Public Archive Collection
C) Online Personal Account Catalog
D) Open Public Access Center
What is the term for the systematic process of evaluating the quality and relevance of library materials?
A) Cataloging
B) Indexing
C) Collection Development
D) Shelving
Which library service provides assistance and guidance to library users in finding information?
A) Circulation Service
B) Reference Service
C) Cataloging Service
D) Interlibrary Loan Service
What is the purpose of a library preservation program?
A) Promoting new library technologies
B) Conserving and protecting library materials
C) Training library staff
D) Organizing library events
What is the term for the process of removing outdated or damaged library materials from circulation?
A) Weeding
B) Shelving
C) Indexing
D) Cataloging
General Ability MCQs:
Who is the current President of the United States?
A) Joe Biden
B) Donald Trump
C) Barack Obama
D) George W. Bush
What is the capital city of Brazil?
A) Buenos Aires
B) Brasília
C) Rio de Janeiro
D) São Paulo
Who is the author of “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
A) J.K. Rowling
B) Harper Lee
C) George Orwell
D) Mark Twain
What is the largest ocean in the world?
A) Indian Ocean
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Arctic Ocean
Who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
A) Isaac Newton
B) Albert Einstein
C) Charles Darwin
D) Galileo Galilei
Which country is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?
A) China
B) Japan
C) South Korea
D) Thailand
Who painted the famous artwork “Mona Lisa”?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Pablo Picasso
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Michelangelo
What is the currency of Germany?
A) Euro
B) Dollar
C) Pound
D) Yen
What is the longest river in Africa?
A) Nile River
B) Congo River
C) Zambezi River
D) Niger River
Who is the author of “1984”?
A) George Orwell
B) Aldous Huxley
C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
D) Ernest HemingwayWhat is the term for the process of arranging library materials according to a specific order?
A) Shelving
B) Cataloging
C) Classification
D) Indexing
Who is responsible for managing a library’s digital resources and databases?
A) Reference Librarian
B) Systems Librarian
C) Circulation Librarian
D) Cataloger
What is the purpose of a library assessment program?
A) Evaluating the effectiveness of library services
B) Managing library budgets
C) Promoting reading habits
D) Hiring new library staff
What is the term for a collection of library materials available in electronic format?
A) Digital Library
B) Virtual Library
C) Electronic Library
D) Online Library
Which library service involves providing information and research assistance to library users?
A) Circulation Service
B) Reference Service
C) Cataloging Service
D) Interlibrary Loan Service
General Ability MCQs:
Who is the author of “The Catcher in the Rye”?
A) J.D. Salinger
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
D) William Faulkner
What is the capital city of Canada?
A) Toronto
B) Vancouver
C) Ottawa
D) Montreal
Who wrote the play “Hamlet”?
A) William Shakespeare
B) George Bernard Shaw
C) Arthur Miller
D) Tennessee Williams
What is the currency of Japan?
A) Yen
B) Won
C) Dollar
D) Euro
Who discovered penicillin?
A) Alexander Fleming
B) Louis Pasteur
C) Robert Koch
D) Joseph Lister
What is the largest continent by land area?
A) Europe
B) Africa
C) Asia
D) North America
Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
A) Boris Johnson
B) Theresa May
C) David Cameron
D) Tony Blair
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
A) Au
B) Ag
C) Cu
D) Fe
Who painted the famous artwork “The Starry Night”?
A) Pablo Picasso
B) Vincent van Gogh
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Claude Monet
What is the capital city of Italy?
A) Milan
B) Venice
C) Rome
D) FlorenceWhat is the purpose of a library’s strategic plan?
A) Managing day-to-day library operations
B) Evaluating library materials
C) Setting long-term goals and priorities
D) Organizing library events
Who is responsible for managing electronic resources and databases in a library?
A) Reference Librarian
B) Systems Librarian
C) Circulation Librarian
D) Cataloger
What is the term for the process of assigning call numbers to library materials based on their subjects?
A) Classification
B) Cataloging
C) Indexing
D) Authority control
Which library service involves providing access to digital resources and databases?
A) Circulation Service
B) Reference Service
C) Interlibrary Loan Service
D) Electronic Resource Management
What is the primary function of a library preservation program?
A) Promoting new library technologies
B) Conserving and protecting library materials
C) Training library staff
D) Organizing library events
General Ability MCQs:
Who is the author of “The Great Gatsby”?
A) Ernest Hemingway
B) F. Scott Fitzgerald
C) William Faulkner
D) John Steinbeck
What is the capital city of Australia?
A) Sydney
B) Melbourne
C) Canberra
D) Brisbane
Who wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?
A) Jane Austen
B) Emily Brontë
C) Virginia Woolf
D) Charlotte Brontë
What is the currency of China?
A) Yuan
B) Rupee
C) Baht
D) Won
Who developed the theory of relativity?
A) Isaac Newton
B) Albert Einstein
C) Stephen Hawking
D) Galileo Galilei
What is the largest desert in the world?
A) Sahara Desert
B) Gobi Desert
C) Arabian Desert
D) Antarctic Desert
Who is the current Chancellor of Germany?
A) Angela Merkel
B) Gerhard Schröder
C) Helmut Kohl
D) Olaf Scholz
What is the chemical symbol for oxygen?
A) O
B) C
C) H
D) N
Who wrote the play “Macbeth”?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Christopher Marlowe
C) Oscar Wilde
D) George Bernard Shaw
What is the capital city of Russia?
A) Moscow
B) Saint Petersburg
C) Kiev
D) WarsawWhat is the purpose of a library’s disaster recovery plan?
A) Promoting library events
B) Ensuring the safety of library users
C) Recovering from emergencies and preserving library collections
D) Implementing new library technologies
Who is responsible for managing and overseeing a library’s budget and finances?
A) Collection Development Librarian
B) Business Librarian
C) Library Director
D) Public Services Librarian
What is the term for the process of organizing and arranging library materials in a logical order?
A) Cataloging
B) Indexing
C) Classification
D) Shelving
Which of the following is a key component of library marketing and outreach efforts?
A) Collection development
B) Community engagement
C) Cataloging standards
D) Shelving procedures
What is the purpose of a library’s strategic plan?
A) Managing day-to-day library operations
B) Evaluating library materials
C) Setting long-term goals and priorities
D) Organizing library events
General Ability MCQs:
Who wrote the novel “War and Peace”?
A) Leo Tolstoy
B) Fyodor Dostoevsky
C) Anton Chekhov
D) Vladimir Nabokov
What is the capital city of South Africa?
A) Johannesburg
B) Cape Town
C) Pretoria
D) Durban
Who is the author of “The Hobbit”?
A) J.R.R. Tolkien
B) C.S. Lewis
C) George R.R. Martin
D) J.K. Rowling
What is the currency of India?
A) Rupee
B) Yen
C) Euro
D) Dollar
Who discovered the theory of natural selection?
A) Charles Darwin
B) Isaac Newton
C) Gregor Mendel
D) Thomas Edison
What is the largest country by land area in the world?
A) Russia
B) China
C) United States
D) Canada
Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada?
A) Justin Trudeau
B) Stephen Harper
C) Paul Martin
D) Jean Chrétien
What is the chemical symbol for silver?
A) Si
B) Ag
C) Au
D) Fe
Who wrote the play “Hamlet”?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Christopher Marlowe
C) Oscar Wilde
D) George Bernard Shaw
What is the capital city of Spain?
A) Madrid
B) Barcelona
C) Valencia
D) SevilleWhat is the term for a system that automatically identifies and checks out library materials?
A) RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)
B) Barcode system
C) OPAC system
D) Circulation system
What is the primary purpose of a library assessment program?
A) Promoting reading habits
B) Evaluating the effectiveness of library services
C) Managing library budgets
D) Hiring new library staff
Which library service involves providing access to digital resources and databases?
A) Circulation Service
B) Reference Service
C) Interlibrary Loan Service
D) Electronic Resource Management
What is the term for a collection of library materials available in electronic format?
A) Digital Library
B) Virtual Library
C) Electronic Library
D) Online Library
Who is responsible for managing and updating a library’s digital resources and databases?
A) Reference Librarian
B) Systems Librarian
C) Circulation Librarian
D) Cataloger
General Ability MCQs:
Who is the author of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”?
A) Mark Twain
B) Ernest Hemingway
C) William Faulkner
D) F. Scott Fitzgerald
What is the capital city of China?
A) Beijing
B) Shanghai
C) Guangzhou
D) Hong Kong
Who wrote the novel “The Grapes of Wrath”?
A) John Steinbeck
B) Nathaniel Hawthorne
C) Herman Melville
D) Jack London
What is the currency of Brazil?
A) Real
B) Peso
C) Bolivar
D) Escudo
Who discovered the laws of planetary motion?
– A) Johannes Kepler
– B) Isaac Newton
– C) Galileo Galilei
– D) Nicolaus Copernicus
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