Daily Important LIS Questions August 2025

Daily Important LIS Question - August 2025

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14 Aug 2025

What is the primary objective of the LIB-VAHINI platform in India, launched on August 12, 2025.

A To digitize rare manuscripts in Indian libraries

B To provide a networking and professional showcase platform for LIS professionals

C To replace all institutional repositories in India

D To host free e-books for the public

✓Answer: (B) To provide a networking and professional showcase platform for LIS professionals

LIB-VAHINI acts as a "digital hub" where Library and Information Science professionals can "display their achievements, network, collaborate", and build their professional identity—not as a repository or public reading platform.

13 Aug 2025

A student downloads all the articles from a journal issue within 2 minutes, triggering an account lockout. This DRM feature is designed to prevent:

A Mass extraction of content (systematic downloading)

B Bandwidth Throttling

C Metadata Corruption

D Citation tracking errors

✓Answer: (A) Mass extraction of content (systematic downloading)

Rapid bulk downloading is treated as suspicious and may violate licensing agreements, so DRM systems block such behavior.

12 Aug 2025

Which of the following best describes the primary function of DRM in library-subscribed eBooks?

A To improve the download speed of content

B To provide open access to all users

C To allow unlimited printing of the content

D To limit unauthorized reproduction and distribution

✓Answer: (D) To limit unauthorized reproduction and distribution

DRM’s core function is to control access and prevent unauthorized use, copying, or sharing of content.

11 Aug 2025

Which of the following is often negotiated into licensing agreements to ensure long-term access?

A Monthly training webinars

B Perpetual access rights after termination

C Free physical copies of journals

D Automatic SLA inclusion

✓Answer: (B) Perpetual access rights after termination

"Archiving" or "perpetual access" clauses protect a library’s right to retain content after the license period ends.

10 Aug 2025

Which of the following is an open source reference manager commonly used for literature review management?

A EndNote

B Mendeley

C Zotero

D Research Rabbit

✓Answer: (C) Zotero

Zotero is a highly popular, free, and open source reference manager. It lets you collect, organize, cite, and share research materials, and is well-supported in academic workflows.

09 Aug 2025

Who proposed the Kardashian Index and why is it named so?

A Neil Hall; because it humorously compares scientists’ fame to that of Kim Kardashian

B Kim Kardashian; to promote science

C Kim Kardashian; to promote science

D Albert Einstein; as a measure of scientific genius

✓Answer: (A) Neil Hall; because it humorously compares scientists’ fame to that of Kim Kardashian

Neil Hall proposed the index in 2014 as a satirical take on scientists who are more well-known for their social media presence than their research, likening them to celebrity Kim Kardashian, who is famous for fame’s sake.

08 Aug 2025

What does the "Kardashian Index" (K-index) measure?

A A scientist’s citation count in academic journals

B The total number of their social media posts

C The amount of research grants they have received

D The discrepancy between their social media following and their scientific publication record

✓Answer: (D) The discrepancy between their social media following and their scientific publication record

The Kardashian Index is designed to highlight the difference between a scientist's social media presence (followers) and their scholarly impact (measured by citations). It suggests whether a scientist’s fame online is matched by their academic contributions.

07 Aug 2025

Who introduced the h-index and in what year?

A Albert Einstein, 1921

B Jorge E. Hirsch, 2005

C Eugene Garfield, 1964

D Alan Turing, 1950

✓Answer: (B) Jorge E. Hirsch, 2005

Jorge E. Hirsch introduced the h-index in 2005 to create a single, balanced metric that would measure both the productivity (number of publications) and the impact (citations) of a researcher’s work.

06 Aug 2025

Agentic AI systems are able to:

A Only execute tasks with explicit instructions

B Anticipate needs and take initiative

C Operate exclusively within static environments

D Ignore contextual information

✓Answer: (B)Anticipate needs and take initiative

Agentic AI can anticipate needs, take initiative, and adapt to changing circumstances.

05 Aug 2025

On which layer(s) of the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model does a Network Interface Card (NIC) primarily operate?

A Data Link Layer and Physical Layer

B Application Layer and Network layer

C Presentation Layer

D Network Layer

✓Answer: (A)Data Link Layer and Physical Layer

A NIC is responsible for both physical transmission of data (Physical Layer) and logical addressing, error detection, and frame delimitation (Data Link Layer) in the OSI model.

04 Aug 2025

Who is the founder of Internet Archive?

A Tim Berners-Lee

B Marc Andreessen

C Brewster Kahle

D Vint Cerf

✓Answer: (C)Brewster Kahle

Brewster Kahle, an digital librarian, internet entrepreneur, established the Internet Archive in 1996 to offer free universal access to knowledge

03 Aug 2025

Which major service of the Internet Archive allows users to view historical snapshots of websites?

A Archive-It

B Open Library

C Archive Scholar

D Wayback Machine

✓Answer: (D)Wayback Machine

The Wayback Machine, launched in 2001, is the most recognized service of the Internet Archive, enabling users to browse archived web content.

02 Aug 2025

ResearchRabbit is often compared to which popular app due to its recommendation feature:

A YouTube

B Facebook

C Spotify

D GoogleScholar

✓Answer: (C) Spotify

Like Spotify suggests songs, ResearchRabbit suggests academic papers based on your reading behavior and collections

01 Aug 2025

What is the main purpose of ResearchRabbit?

A To discover and visualize research literature

B To publish research papers

C To find grammatical errors in papers

D To store library records

✓Answer: (A) To discover and visualize research literature

ResearchRabbit helps researchers discover related literature and visualize connections between papers and authors.

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