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Historical Development of Libraries in India; Committes and Commissions on Libraries in India
                                                                                                                                                                       

Historical Development of Libraries in India;        Committes and Commissions on Libraries in India















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                                                                 Question                                                               

1. When was library and information committee established? 
A. 1980                   B. 1985 
C. 1986                   D. 1987
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2. Who was the Chairman of National Library Committee of India? 
A. B. S. Jha                B. C. D. Deshmukh 
C. S. Mudaliar            D. K. P. Sinha
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3. Who was the Chairman of ‘National Policy on Library & Information Systems’ (1986)? 
A. D. N. Banerjee                  B. D. P. Chattopadhyay 
C. Sam Pitroda                       D. Kalpana Dasgupta
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4. Hunter Commission emphasized on which of the following? 
A. Establishment of public libraries                B. Establishment of school libraries 
C. Establishment of schools                            D. Establishment of school and college libraries
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5. Which commission was first set up by British Government for the development of libraries in India? A. Kothari Commission                      B. Hunter Commission 
C. Robert Commission                        D. Sadler Commission
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6. The Hunter Commission was setup in India in the year 
A. 1880                 B. 1882 
C. 1907                 D. 1917
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7. Perry Committee in Great Britain was set up for 
A. college libraries                               B. university libraries 
C. public libraries                                 D. school libraries
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8. Which organisation set up the Ranganathan Committee (1957)? 
A. Government of India                        B. CSIR 
C. UGC                                                  D. Ministry of Education
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9. Why was Wadia Committee (1967) set up ? 
A. University libraries                    B. New techniques of library services 
C. For university education            D. New techniques of library training
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10. Mudaliar Commission in India was specially setup for the development of education in 
A. secondary education                    B. higher education 
C. primary education                        D. education for all
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11. Kenyan Committee in Great Britain was set up for the development of which type of libraries? 
A. School libraries                         B. Public libraries 
C. College libraries                        D. Special libraries
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12. Which of the following commissions was first set up in free India for the development of education and libraries? 
A. Ranganathan Commission           B. Kothari Commission 
C. UGC                                             D Radhakrishnan Commission
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13. Who was the chairman of Library Advisory Committee (1957)? 
A. Ranganathan               B. Kothari 
C. Radhakrishnan            D. K. P. Sinha
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14. The Working Group on Libraries was set up by whom to study about the libraries in India ? 
A. Planning Commission                  B. UGC 
C. Education Department                  D. Government of India
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15. When Mudaliar Commission was set up? 
A. 1955                  B. 1952 
C. 1956                  D. 1963
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16. Who was the chairman of Working Group on Libraries? 
A. K. P. Sinha                         B. V. K. R. V. Rao 
C. C. D. Deshmukh                D. Dr. Ranganathan
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17. The status of a university librarian was said equivalent to whom by Sadler Commission (1917)? 
A. Vice Chancellor             B. Library Committee 
C. Professor                        D. Principal
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18. Arrange the following in chronological order: 
i. Fayzee Committee 
ii. K. P. Sinha Committee 
iii. Chattopadhyaya Committee 
iv. Radhakrishnan Committee 
Codes : 
A. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) 
B. (iv), (iii), (i), (ii) 
C. (i), (iv), (ii), (iii) 
D. (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
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19. Report of the Kaula committee on Curriculum Development in Library and Information Science education was published in 
A. 1991                           B. 1993 
C. 1987                           D. 1996
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20. CONPOLIS (India) was set up in the year (Committee on National Policy on Library and Information System. CONPOLIS is which was established in India in 1985 to create a national policy for libraries. Chaired by Prof. D.P. Chattopadhyaya, the committee submitted its report in 1986 with recommendations for improving the public library system in India)
A. 1985                  B. 1986 
C. 1987                  D. 1988
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21. Which commission recommended 6.5% of the total budget of a university for its library? 
A. Kothari Commission              B. Radhakrishnan Commission 
C. Ranganathan Committee        D. Sinha Committee
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22. Which of the following Commision recommended 25 rupees for one student and 300 rupees for one teacher for any university library?
A. Sinha Committee                      B. Kothari Commission 
C. Ranganathan Committee          D. Radhakrishnan Commission 
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23. Who was the chairman of University Education Commission (1948)? 
A. S. R. Ranganathan                  B. S. Radhakrishnan 
C. C. D. Deshmukh                     D. D. S. Kothari
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24. Who was the chairman of NAPLIS committee appointed on October, 1985? 
A. D. P. Chattopadhyay             B. P. N. Kaula
C. A. Neelameghan                   D. K. A. Issac
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25. Which committee commission described Public Libraries as “Stagnating pools of Books”? 
A. Fyzee committee                 B. Ranganathan committee 
C. Sinha committee                  D. Kothari commission
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26. Arrange the following committees/commissions according to their year of formation 
i. National Library Review Committee 
ii. Library Advisory Commission 
iii. Sinha Committee on Public Libraries 
iv. Working group on libraries (Planning Commission) 
Codes : 
A. (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) 
B. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) 
C. (iv) (ii) (i) (iii) 
D. (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
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27. ‘Parry Committee’ (UK) was set up to advise 
A. School Libraries                  B. Public Libraries 
C. Special Libraries                 D. University Libraries
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28.  Identify the correct order in which the commissions were set up. Use the code given below : 
I. Roy Committee on State Universities Review 
II. Radhakrishnan Commission on Education 
III. Kothari Commission on Education 
IV. Mudliar Commission of Secondary Education 
Code : 
A. I, IV, III, II 
B. IV, III, I, II 
C. III, II, I, IV 
D. II, IV, III, I
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29. Match the following 
          List-I                                                                              List-II 
a. R.K. Commission                                                             i. 1952-53 
b. Mudaliar Commission                                                      ii. 1992 
c. Kothari Commission                                                         iii. 1964 
d. Karnataka State University Review Committee               iv. 1979 
                                                                                               v. 1948 
Codes : 
     (a) (b) (c) (d) 
A. (v) (i) (iii) (iv) 
B. (i) (v) (iii) (iv) 
C. (iii) (i) (iv) (ii) 
D. (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
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30. Match the following 
               List- I                                                              List- II 
a. Kothari Commission                    i. Status and Pay scales of librarians
b. Radhakrishnan Commission        ii. Public Library System 
c. Mehrotra Commission                 iii. Library Budget as a percentage of organisation budget 
d. Fyzee Commission                      iv. Importance of library in Academic Institutions
                                                         v. Special libraries 
Code : 
    (a) (b) (c) (d) 
A. (iii) (i) (v) (ii) 
B. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) 
C. (ii) (iii) (i) (v) 
D. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
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31. Match the following 
        List - I                                          List - II 
a. Fyzee Committee                      i. Library Budget  
b. Knowledge Commission         ii. Status and  Payscales of librarians 
c. Mahrotra Committee               iii. Public Libraries  
d. Kothari Commission                iv. Knowledge  Society 
                                                     v. Importance of Library in academic institutions
Code: 
      (a) (b) (c) (d) 
A. (i), (iv), (iii), (v) 
B. (iv), (ii), (v), (iii) 
C. (v), (ii), (iv), (iii) 
D. (iii), (iv), (ii), (i) 
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32.