Question SET-3: 11 Assertion (A) : A larger chunk of public libraries in India today are in a state of chaos due to lack of adequate government patronage.

Reason (R) : Enactment of rigorous Public Library Law alone can save the Public Libraries from going down the drain and can vitalize and energise to ensure their sustenance.
Chose correct Option :
(A) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer

Answer: (B)

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Question SET-3: 12 Assertion (A) : An illiterate does not have an insatiable desire to know or to acquire information as he is intellectually underdeveloped.

Reason (R) : Illiteracy does not bar an illiterate to generate curiosity to know or to become intelligent, as intellectual requires the use of mind, but not emotions or instinct.
Chose correct Option :
(A) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer

Answer: (A)

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Question SET-3: 13 Assertion (A) : Digitization of documents is the most viable method for long-term preservation.

Reason (R) : Digital preservation ensures the accessibility and usability of documents forever.
Chose correct Option :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer

Answer: (A)

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Question SET-3: 14 Assertion (A) : An open access publishing embargo is a period during which the access to articles is not allowed to the users assuming that immediate open access will hamper their business interest.

Reason (R) : Publishers assume that the users from subscribing institutions won’t visit their journal site.
Chose correct Option :
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (R) is true, but (A) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer

Answer: (A)

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Question SET-3: 15 Assertion (A) : Over the past few years, the usage of bound volumes of Journals in Libraries has decreased considerably.

Reason (R) : Availability of electronic journals in large number has led to such decrease.
Chose correct Option :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (R) is true, but (A) is false.

Answer

Answer: (A)

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