Acquisition Section
1. Acquisition section is a functional unit of:
a) Circulation
b) Collection development
c) Reference service
d) Cataloguing
Answer: b
2. Which of the following is NOT an information source?
a) Books
b) Manuscripts
c) Periodicals
d) Furniture
Answer: d
3. The acquisition section acquires materials mainly for:
a) Library decoration
b) User information needs
c) Only reference section
d) Only circulation section
Answer: b
4. Library cannot acquire every information source because:
a) Users don't read much
b) Funds and resources are limited
c) Staff is unavailable
d) Books are not printed
Answer: b
5. National Library of India preserves information of:
a) Its district
b) Its village
c) The whole country
d) Only Kolkata
Answer: c
6. Information sources today refer to:
a) Only printed books
b) Any material containing recorded information
c) Only newspapers
d) Only digital formats
Answer: b
7. Planned acquisition is required to:
a) Fill library shelves
b) Meet library objectives
c) Reduce staff work
d) Increase fines
Answer: b
8. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of acquisition?
a) Satisfy user needs
b) Acquire best available resources
c) Acquire unlimited material
d) Acquire materials within available funds
Answer: c
9. The first function in the acquisition process is:
a) Accessioning
b) Selection
c) Receiving
d) Cancellation
Answer: b
10. Selection policy in a library should be:
a) Written
b) Oral
c) Hidden
d) Ignored
Answer: a
11. In public libraries, selection depends on:
a) Only children’s books
b) Local needs and community profile
c) Only research needs
d) Only textbook needs
Answer: b
12. Selection in academic libraries focuses mainly on:
a) Fiction
b) Adventure books
c) Textbooks and curriculum needs
d) Local history
Answer: c
13. Special libraries select materials based on:
a) School syllabus
b) Parent organization’s short and long-term needs
c) General readers
d) Tourist interests
Answer: b
14. Which is a selection criteria?
a) Book size only
b) Authority and expertise of author
c) Book color
d) Number of pages
Answer: b
15. Organization of content in a book should move from:
a) Specific to general
b) Random order
c) General to specific
d) Only pictures
Answer: c
16. Fiction books are evaluated on:
a) Binding only
b) Theme, plot, style, characters
c) Cost only
d) Dust jacket
Answer: b
17. Multimedia materials are evaluated on:
a) Font size
b) File format and compatibility
c) Number of pages
d) Index only
Answer: b
18. National bibliography is:
a) A list of books about authors
b) A list of publications of a country
c) A list of fiction books
d) A list of dictionaries
Answer: b
19. “Indian National Bibliography” is published by:
a) Delhi Public Library
b) British Library
c) National Library, Kolkata
d) NISCAIR
Answer: c
20. Trade bibliographies are issued by:
a) Teachers
b) Publishers and distributors
c) Students
d) Government only
Answer: b
21. Book reviews are published in:
a) Telephone directories
b) Newspapers and review journals
c) Yearbooks only
d) Maps
Answer: b
22. Before ordering a book, libraries conduct:
a) Pre-order search
b) Circulation test
c) Cataloguing
d) Binding
Answer: a
23. Ordering includes:
a) Removing old books
b) Generating reminders for pending orders
c) Selling old materials
d) Shelving books
Answer: b
24. Receiving process begins when:
a) User returns books
b) Supplier delivers ordered material
c) Staff checks attendance
d) Library conducts events
Answer: b
25. Documents are registered in:
a) Shelf list
b) Catalogue
c) Accession Register
d) Daily logbook
Answer: c
26. Accession number is:
a) Not required
b) Same for all books
c) Unique for each document
d) Given only to newspapers
Answer: c
27. Which is NOT a mode of acquisition?
a) Purchase
b) Gift
c) Exchange
d) Waste paper sale
Answer: d
28. Online acquisition is suitable for:
a) Only printed books
b) Digital materials
c) Maps only
d) Only fiction
Answer: b
29. Consortia-based acquisition is mainly used for:
a) Games
b) Digital resources and e-books
c) Newspapers
d) Posters
Answer: b
30. Gift materials are usually received from:
a) Carpenters
b) Publishers, authors, institutions
c) Drivers
d) Library visitors only
Answer: b