1421 Assertion (A): Principle of canonical sequence is mainly followed to arrange the array of subjects in a classification scheme.

Reason (R): This principle sets the proviso that when subjects in an array of subjects are traditionally referred to in a specific sequence, it will be convenient to conform to this traditional sequence.
Option-Sets:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) (A) is true but (R) is false.

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Answer: (A)

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1422 Assertion (A): TREC is credited for bringing the concept of the evaluation of IR system.

Reason (R): TREC series of IR experiment has drawn attention of the LIS professionals all over the world for providing an open testing event and standard evaluation scenario.
Option-Sets:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true but (R) is false.

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Answer: (C)

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1423 Assertion (A): As is true for an organisation, effective leadership is crucial for success, as poor managerial leadership may mar the organisational goals.

Reason (R): Patterns of poor managerial leadership create low morale, poor organisational climate, distrust towards supervisors among subordinates, lack of team work and consensus building and shared goals, etc. which are the clear indicators of a wrong person attained a managerial leadership position.
Option-Sets:
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

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Answer: (C)

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1424 Assertion (A): Netiquette mandates that you do your best to act within the laws of cyberspace and society.

Reason (R): Failing to respect others privacy and impolite way of communication in considered breach of Netiquette.
Option-Sets:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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Answer: (B)

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1425 Assertion (A): Serial crisis led to the formation of library consortia around the world.

Reason (R): Serial crisis arises due to the situation in which budget of the library for subscription of Journals remains static in spite of rising subscription cost of Journals which in turn affect the collection development policy of the libraries.
Option-Sets:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.

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Answer: (A)

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1426 Assertion (A): Plagarism is the wrongful appreciation and stealing and publication of another author’s language, thought, ideas or expressions.

Reason (R): Plagarism is in itself a crime, and thus constitute copyright infringement.
Option-Sets:
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.

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Answer: (D)

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1427 Assertion (A): The Mendeley is one of the most preferred online reference managers which can store bibliographic records as well as full text documents and help in creating bibliographical references in any popular citation style like APA, MLA, or Chicago style.

Reason (R): Web-based solutions related to online reference management have become freely available to the global researchers engaged in collaborative research project.
Option-Sets:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(D) (A) is true but (R) is false.

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Answer: (B)

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1428 Assertion (A): Dr. Eugene Garfields original invention still continues to serve as a reliable and efficient guide to the sprawling world of research.

Reason (R): Garfield was not only honored for his work in developing the field of Citation Analysis, but also his subsequent contribution in founding ISI (1960) that developed and launched SCI (1964) consequently led to the development of numerous citation databases of first order including ‘Web of Science’, all of which brought him an idiomatic identity in the research world till the date.
Option-Sets:
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

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Answer: (C)

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1429 Assertion (A): In technical writing, style manuals and citation standards are essential in structuring and maintaining uniformity of research report.

Reason (R): The Quality of research can be achieved only by standardising the structure of research report, but not by the content.
Option-Sets:
(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.

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Answer: (C)

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1430 Assertion (A): Delphi Techniques in Social Science Research do not give weightage to consensus.

Reason (R): Consensus opinions expressed by the panel of experts is valuable in drawing inferences.
Option-Sets:
(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(D) Both (R) and (A) are false.

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Answer: (B)

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