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1. 1st libraries are set up by– - Sumerians

2. Egyptian used which type of writing material? - Papyrus

3. Palm leaves were used as a writing materials in 3 c BC in? - Southern part of India

4. The first printed works are called - Incunabula

5. The 1st modern encyclopedia where was published in? - Switzerland (1630)

6. 1st Newspaper is appeared in - 17th Century

7. “A place of Healing for the souls” – who says this? - Rameses II

8. Ancient Greece used which type of writing materials? - Bark of trees

9. Hieun –Tsang was a reader in which library? - Nalanda Library

10. The main nine-storied library of Nalanda library was? - Ratna- Sagara

11. A system of housing books in a special rooms in which books were chained to desks was called - Lectern system

12. In India, in 11 c AD, under which Western ruler, the status of a librarian was at position in Professor? - Chalukya

13. 1st circulating library was set up – - Bath, England (1630)

14. Periodicals were published in - 16th Century

15. What is Montpellier Ordinance( 1537)? - To deposit free copy of every book published

16. Who issued to “The Montpellier Ordinance”? - Francis I

17. The process of flow of Information from the generator to the user is called? - Information Transfer

18. An essential mediator between information sources and their users is - Information filter

19. Transfer of Information through proper channels is – - Information flow

20. Imbalance of Information between a buyer and a seller is called- - Asymmetry

21. Outdated information is - Obsolete Information

22. Fair Copying Declaration was- - 1949

23. Library bill of rights was adopted in – - American Library Association

24. 1st circulating library in India was situated at? - Calcutta

25. Who published 1st newspaper in India in 1967? - William Bolt (Calcutta)

26. 1st weekly newspaper “Bengal Gazette” was published at – - January 29, 1780

27. Library of Congress burnt in which year and reestablished in which year? - 1814 & 1815

28. Bibliotheque Nationale is the National Library of - France

29. Bibliotheqe Nationale was reopened to the public in which year? - 1692

30. National Library of Italy is - National Central Library, Rome

31. The Imperial Library of India was declared open in January 1903 - Lord Curzon

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