1. What is Bibliometrics?
(A) Book preservation method
(B) Classification of books
(C) Quantitative analysis of written publications
(D) Library automation system
2. The term "Bibliometrics" was introduced by:
(A) Paul Otlet
(B) S. R. Ranganathan
(C) Eugene Garfield
(D) Alan Pritchard
3. The term Bibliometrics was introduced in:
(A) 1975
(B) 1969
(C) 1980
(D) 1995
4. Bibliometrics mainly studies:
(A) Library furniture
(B) Book printing methods
(C) Publication patterns and citation data
(D) Shelf arrangement
5. Which law is associated with the productivity of authors?
(A) Moore’s Law
(B) Bradford’s Law
(C) Zipf’s Law
(D) Lotka’s Law
6. Lotka’s Law deals with:
(A) Author productivity in scientific literature
(B) Journal scattering
(C) Word frequency
(D) Internet usage
7. Bradford’s Law is related to:
(A) Website ranking
(B) Author productivity
(C) Word frequency
(D) Scattering of articles in journals
8. Zipf’s Law explains:
(A) Frequency of word occurrence in documents
(B) Journal ranking
(C) Citation impact
(D) Research funding
9. Citation analysis is a technique used in:
(A) Classification
(B) Bibliometrics
(C) Cataloguing
(D) Preservation
10. The Impact Factor of journals was developed by:
(A) Eugene Garfield
(B) Alan Pritchard
(C) Melvil Dewey
(D) Charles Cutter
11. Journal Impact Factor measures:
(A) Average number of citations received by articles in a journal
(B) Number of pages in a journal
(C) Cost of a journal
(D) Number of library users
12. h-index is used to measure:
(A) Research productivity and citation impact
(B) Book classification
(C) Library collection size
(D) Website design
13. The h-index was proposed by:
(A) Alan Pritchard
(B) Eugene Garfield
(C) Jorge Hirsch
(D) Bradford
14. Scientometrics is the study of:
(A) Book classification systems
(B) Measurement of science and scientific activities
(C) Library buildings
(D) User education
15. The term Scientometrics is associated with:
(A) Paul Otlet
(B) Melvil Dewey
(C) Charles Cutter
(D) Derek J. de Solla Price
16. Scientometrics mainly analyzes:
(A) Only websites
(B) Only library users
(C) Only books
(D) Scientific publications, researchers, and research impact
17. Webometrics deals with the study of:
(A) Web-based information and online activities
(B) Printed books only
(C) Library classification
(D) Manuscripts only
18. Webometrics measures:
(A) Shelf arrangement
(B) Book prices
(C) Websites, links, and online presence
(D) Library membership
19. The term Webometrics was introduced by:
(A) Almind and Ingwersen
(B) Garfield and Hirsch
(C) Dewey and Cutter
(D) Price and Bradford
20. Web impact factor is related to:
(A) Printed journals only
(B) Websites and web pages
(C) Books only
(D) Libraries only
21. Which database provides citation analysis tools?
(A) DSpace
(B) MS Word
(C) Koha
(D) Web of Science
22. Scopus is mainly used for:
(A) Digital preservation only
(B) Book classification
(C) Library automation
(D) Abstracting, indexing, and citation analysis
23. Google Scholar provides:
(A) Library classification numbers
(B) Scholarly literature searching and citation information
(C) Book printing services
(D) Archival preservation
24. Citation count indicates:
(A) Cost of publication
(B) Number of pages in an article
(C) How many times a publication has been cited
(D) Number of authors only
25. Bibliometric studies are useful for:
(A) Library construction
(B) Book binding
(C) Shelf arrangement
(D) Evaluating research productivity and impact
26. Altmetrics measure:
(A) Book classification
(B) Online attention and social impact of research
(C) Physical storage space
(D) Printing quality
27. Which metric measures citations of an individual researcher?
(A) DDC number
(B) h-index
(C) ISBN
(D) ISSN
28. Scientometric studies help in:
(A) Understanding trends in scientific research
(B) Arranging library shelves
(C) Repairing books
(D) Creating cataloguing rules
29. Which statement about Bibliometrics is correct?
(A) Bibliometrics uses statistical methods to analyze publications, authorship, and citation patterns.
(B) Bibliometrics is a method of book classification.
(C) Bibliometrics is only about digital libraries.
(D) Bibliometrics is a cataloguing code.
30. Webometrics focuses on:
(A) Preserving printed documents only
(B) Classifying books using DDC
(C) Managing library circulation
(D) Measuring and analyzing web resources, links, and online scholarly presence