Daily Important LIS Question August 2026
✓Answer: (D) National Mission on Libraries
The National Virtual Library of India (NVLI) was one of the four major components of the National Mission on Libraries (NML). NML was established to modernize public libraries and improve access to cultural and knowledge resources. NVLI was intended to become a national digital gateway to India's cultural heritage, which later evolved into the Indian Culture Portal.
✓Answer: (D) National Virtual Library of India
The Indian Culture Portal is the outcome of the National Virtual Library of India (NVLI) project. NVLI was conceived as a single platform to provide unified access to India's cultural and knowledge resources. During implementation, the concept evolved into the broader Indian Culture Portal, which now integrates collections from multiple cultural institutions.
✓Answer: (A) Deepak Pental
The first Chairman of the high-level committee for the National Mission on Libraries in India (set up on April 5, 2012) was Prof. Deepak Pental
✓Answer: (D) Libraries, Museums, Archives, and Cultural Institutions
The Indian Culture Portal integrates cultural data and digital resources from various repositories, institutions, museums, and libraries under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, as well as distinct partner bodies like IIT Bombay and IGNOU.
✓Answer: (B) State Governments
Public libraries in India are primarily under the responsibility of the State governments, as they fall under the State List of the Constitution of India
✓Answer: (B) NKC Formation → NKC Recommendations → NML Constitution → Official Launch
The chronology is: 2005: National Knowledge Commission constituted 2007: NKC recommended the National Mission on Libraries 2012: National Mission on Libraries constituted 2014: Official launch of NML
✓Answer: (D) Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation
Kolkata-based Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) is the nodal agency for the implementation of NML, a 10-member body headed by Prof. Deepak Pental, former Vice Chancellor of Delhi University.


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