What does post-cancellation access refer to in journal subscriptions?
a) Access to future articles after cancellation of the subscription
b) Access to all articles ever published by the Journal
c) Access to already-purchased journal content after the subscription ends
d) A discount on future subscriptions
Correct Answer: c

Which is a standard model for perpetual access to digital journals?
a) Subscription-based with lifetime access to purchased issues
b) Pay-per-view
c) Open Access
d) Access to current and back issues of the Journal
Correct Answer: a

Which metrics are NOT a part of the COUNTER Code of Practice?
a) Total item requests
b) Unique item investigations
c) Page Hits
d) Unique title requests
Correct Answer: c

Which of the following reports is commonly used in the COUNTER Code of Practice to track the usage of journal articles?
a) TR_J1
b) BR_J5
c) IR_J1
d) IR_A1
Correct Answer: a

What is the difference between investigations and requests in the COUNTER Code of Practice?
a) Investigations count searches, while requests count downloads
b) Investigations count access to metadata, while requests count full-text downloads
c) Investigations count article citations, while requests count views
d) Investigations count first-time users, while requests count repeat users
Correct Answer: b

Which of the following best describes the SUSHI protocol’s data format in COUNTER-5?
a) HTML
b) JSON
c) CSV
d) PDF
Correct Answer: b

Which of the following components is essential for implementing SUSHI?
a) An API to enable communication between systems
b) A digital rights management system
c) A peer-review tracking tool
d) A data visualization dashboard
Correct Answer: a

What is the primary goal of Plan S?
a) To reduce the cost of scientific research
b) Ensure that all publicly funded research is published in open-access journals or platforms
c) To regulate the peer review process for journals
d) To eliminate all subscription-based journals
Correct Answer: b

Which of the following organizations developed KBART?
a) Creative Commons
b) World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
c) National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
d) International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Correct Answer: c

Which of the following best describes the ORCID API?
a) It is used to manage library catalogs
b) It provides a way for systems to access and update ORCID records programmatically
c) It allows researchers to create their ORCID IDs
d) It tracks the number of citations a researcher receives
Correct Answer: b

Which metric in SciVal allows users to measure the research impact relative to global standards?
a) Altmetric Score
b) Journal impact factor
c) Citation count
d) Field-weighted citation impact
Correct Answer: d

Citescore is based on
a) Web of Science
b) DOAJ
c) SCOPUS
d) All of the above
Correct Answer: c

The impact factor is used by
a) B, C, and D only
b) A, C, and D only
c) C only
d) A, B, and C only
Correct Answer: d

Which organization is responsible for maintaining the SERU framework?
a) American Library Association (ALA)
b) National Information Standards Organization
c) Library of Congress
d) IFLA
Correct Answer: b

Which of the following is a key feature of the Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA) model?
a) Libraries only purchase materials after patrons request them
b) Libraries prepay for access to an extensive collection and later select titles based on usage data for permanent acquisition
c) Libraries pay for each individual article or book chapter viewed
d) Libraries purchase perpetual access to e-books without usage data considerations
Correct Answer: b

What is Linked Data primarily concerned with?
a) Storing data in a single database
b) Connecting data across the web using standardized formats
c) Securing data in encrypted formats
d) Compressing large datasets for faster access
Correct Answer: b

What does “web scraping” refer to in Text and Data Mining?
a) Extracting large amounts of data from websites
b) Cleaning text data to remove unwanted characters
c) Clustering large datasets of textual information
d) Securing textual data through encryption
Correct Answer: a

Which of the following is NOT a common standard for digital object identifiers?
a) DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
b) UUID (Universally Unique Identifier)
c) ISBN (International standard book number)
d) SIP (Standard Interchange Protocol)
Correct Answer: d

What does the “Digital Commons” platform offer?
a) A physical space for research meetings
b) A suite of tools for creating and managing institutional repositories
c) A method for printing academic papers
d) A system for tracking library book circulation
Correct Answer: b

In Kanban, what does a “Kanban board” typically display?
a) Project budgets and financial reports
b) Team members’ performance evaluations
c) Detailed project timelines and Gantt charts
d) Tasks and their current status in the workflow
Correct Answer: d

What does “LaTeX” primarily help within publishing?
a) Creating high-quality PDFs and documents, especially for academic and scientific papers
b) Designing vector graphics
c) Editing video content
d) Managing content workflows
Correct Answer: a

Which citation style uses footnotes or endnotes for in-text citations and a bibliography at the end of the document?
a) APA
b) MLA
c) Chicago
d) IEEE
Correct Answer: c

In which citation style are references listed alphabetically by the author’s last name, and in-text citations are placed in parentheses?
a) APA
b) MLA
c) Harvard
d) IEEE
Correct Answer: a

What does the “Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education” aim to achieve?
a) To provide a comprehensive assessment tool for library services
b) To establish a set of standards for evaluating students’ information literacy skills
c) To offer guidelines for library design and management
d) To outline the legal requirements for information access
Correct Answer: b

Which model emphasizes the importance of understanding and applying ethical considerations in information use?
a) The Big6 Model
b) Bloom’s Taxonomy
c) The ACRL Framework
d) The 5E Model
Correct Answer: c

Which of the following is NOT typically a key component of a company’s annual report?
a) Marketing Strategy Report
b) Chairman’s Letter
c) Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A)
d) Financial Statements
Correct Answer: a

Which format is commonly used for publishing Linked Data on the web?
a) CSV
b) JSON
c) RDF
d) SQL
Correct Answer: c

What are MUTUAL FUNDS:
a) A type of savings account banks offer with a fixed interest rate
b) A pool of money collected from many investors to invest in securities such as stocks, bonds, and other assets
c) A loan given by a bank to an individual or business for a specific purpose
d) A type of insurance policy that provides coverage for health-related expenses
Correct Answer: b

Which of the following statements best describes the difference between blockchain and cryptocurrencies?
a) Blockchain is a type of cryptocurrency used for online transactions
b) Cryptocurrencies are digital assets operating on blockchain technology, a decentralized ledger system
c) Blockchain is a centralized database, while cryptocurrencies are physical coins
d) Cryptocurrencies are used to store data, while blockchain is used to make payments
Correct Answer: b

Which of the following best describes Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
a) The total value of all goods and services produced within a country in a specific period
b) The total amount of money in circulation within a country
c) The total value of a country’s exports minus its imports
d) The total amount of foreign investment in a country
Correct Answer: a

Which of the following best describes the advantage of using business information databases for competitive analysis?
a) They provide access to a wide range of entertainment content
b) They offer detailed insights into competitors’ financial performance, market strategies, and industry trends
c) They facilitate personal communication between employees
d) They are primarily used for storing personal documents and photos
Correct Answer: b

Which of the following best describes the difference between content aggregators and publishers?
a) Aggregators are content creators, while publishers are distributors of scholarly content
b) Aggregators offer a platform to the sources, while publishers create and distribute original content
c) Aggregators are responsible for printing books, while publishers manage online content
d) Aggregators focus on social media content, while publishers focus on news articles
Correct Answer: b

Transformative agreement offered by the publisher allows
a) Limited APC free open access publishing and unlimited access to the subscribed journals
b) Unlimited APC free open access publishing and limited access to the subscribed journals
c) Unlimited APC free open access publishing and unlimited access to the subscribed journals
d) Limited APC free open access publishing and limited access to the subscribed journals
Correct Answer: c

Which MARC 21 tag is used for the publication, distribution, etc. (imprint) information?
a) 260
b) 500
c) 700
d) 008
Correct Answer: a

National Research Foundation (NRF) of Government of India aims to
a) Seed, grow and promote Research and Development (R&D)
b) Create research infrastructure to aid primary education in the country
c) Foster a culture of research and innovation throughout India’s universities, colleges, research institutions, and R&D laboratories
d) Create research infrastructure to aid preschool education in the country
Correct Answer: a and c → Correct Option: a)

PubPeer online platform enables
a) Users to discuss and review scientific research after publication, i.e post-publication peer review
b) Scientists to publish in open access journals without APC
c) Research scholars to host their publications for restricted access
d) Research scholars to host their publications for wider access
Correct Answer: a

Objective of the Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) is
a) Financing creation of human resource in premier educational institutions in India
b) Financing creation of capital assets in premier educational institutions in India
c) Financing creation of both human resource and capital assets in premier educational institutions in India
d) Financing outreach activities of the educational institutes in India
Correct Answer: c

The research that collects data from its sample at a single point of time or almost simultaneously is known as
a) Longitudinal Research
b) Cohort Study
c) Time Series Research
d) Cross Sectional Research
Correct Answer: d

What is the name of the consortium that UGC has created mainly to promote quality research, academic integrity and publication ethics in Indian universities?
a) Consortium for Advanced Research and Ethics
b) Consortium for Scientific Misconduct
c) Consortium for Science, Education and Research Ethics
d) Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics
Correct Answer: d

Figshare is a
a) Database of research scholars
b) Repository where users can make all of their research outputs available in citable, shareable and discoverable manner
c) Database of research supervisors
d) Repository where researchers can make their curriculum vitae available in discoverable manner
Correct Answer: b

In AACR-II ISBN is given
a) After notes area
b) After series
c) In the tracing section
d) After the author’s statement
Correct Answer: a

Which of the following publishing model makes the version of the manuscript freely available in a repository?
a) Gold Open Access
b) Hybrid Open Access
c) Green Open Access
d) Diamond Open Access
Correct Answer: c

Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is a
a) Peer reviewed scientific video journal
b) Open access experimental journal
c) Publication of research work on 3D visualization
d) Peer reviewed scientific journal consisting of self-archived publications
Correct Answer: a

Which leadership style involves seeking opinions from subordinates and reaching a consensus before making decisions?
a) Autocratic leadership
b) Participative leadership
c) Laissez-faire leadership
d) Transactional leadership
Correct Answer: b

Which type of plagiarism occurs when an individual copies word-for-word from a source without proper citation?
a) Global Plagiarism
b) Verbatim Plagiarism
c) Incremental Plagiarism
d) Self-Plagiarism
Correct Answer: b

Who founded DeepSeek?
a) Jack Ma
b) Ren Zhengfei
c) Liang Wenfeng
d) Mark Zuckerberg
Correct Answer: c

Which Union Ministry is associated with ‘Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023’?
a) Ministry of Home Affairs
b) Ministry of Electronics and IT
c) Ministry of Science and Technology
d) Ministry of External Affairs
Correct Answer: b

Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order.  Writing 2. Book 3. Seller 4. Idea 5. Feedback 6. Reader                                                          a) 4, 1, 2, 3, 6, 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          b) 4, 1, 2, 6, 3, 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             c) 4, 1, 3, 6, 5, 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         d) 4, 1, 2, 6, 5, 3      Correct Answer: a

Sherpa Romeo provides which of the following services?
a) Provides access to indexing and bibliographic database for literature review
b) Provides a searchable database of publishers for full-text journal articles
c) Provides summaries of publisher copyright and open access archiving policies on a journal-by-journal basis
d) Acts as a meta search engine to help locate contents of a record in a database
Correct Answer: c

What is the main difference between bibliographic coupling and co-citation?
a) Bibliographic coupling measures subject similarity, while co-citation measures direct citation
b) Bibliographic coupling links cited documents, while co-citation links source documents
c) Bibliographic coupling relies on the population of citing authors, while co-citation depends on references
d) Bibliographic coupling is more reliable for clustering specialties than co-citation
Correct Answer: b