Classification Objective Questions with Options
1. Who is regarded as the “Father of Library Classification”?
A. Melvil Dewey
B. S.R. Ranganathan
C. Anthony Panizzi
D. Charles Cutter
2. Which of the following is the most widely used classification scheme in the world?
A. Colon Classification
B. Library of Congress Classification
C. Dewey Decimal Classification
D. Universal Decimal Classification
3. DDC stands for:
A. Decimal Data Classification
B. Dewey Decimal Classification
C. Digital Document Classification
D. Direct Decimal Classification
4. The first edition of Dewey Decimal Classification was published in:
A. 1847
B. 1876
C. 1890
D. 1901
5. The Library of Congress Classification (LCC) was developed in:
A. Britain
B. United States
C. France
D. India
6. The Colon Classification system was developed by:
A. Melvil Dewey
B. Anthony Panizzi
C. S.R. Ranganathan
D. Charles Cutter
7. In Dewey Decimal Classification, “500” represents:
A. Social Sciences
B. Science
C. Literature
D. History
8. Which classification system uses “Facet Analysis”?
A. Colon Classification
B. Dewey Decimal Classification
C. Library of Congress Classification
D. UDC
9. How many main classes are there in Dewey Decimal Classification?
A. 5
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
10. The call number is made up of classification number and:
A. Title number
B. Author number
C. ISBN
D. Subject heading
11. Which is NOT a feature of Colon Classification?
A. Use of facets
B. Alphabetical notation
C. Colon symbol as separator
D. Analytico-synthetic approach
12. Which main class in DDC is assigned to “Religion”?
A. 100
B. 200
C. 300
D. 400
13. In Library of Congress Classification, letter “Q” represents:
A. Social Sciences
B. Political Science
C. Science
D. Literature
14. The term “Class Number” refers to:
A. Location of book on shelf
B. Subject representation of a document
C. Author code
D. Book size
15. Which classification system is most commonly used in Nigerian university
libraries?
A. Bliss Classification
B. Dewey Decimal Classification
C. Colon Classification
D. Library of Congress Classification
16. The process of arranging books on shelves according to subjects is called:
A. Cataloguing
B. Classification
C. Indexing
D. Collation
17. Which main class in DDC is assigned to “History and Geography”?
A. 600
B. 700
C. 800
D. 900
18. Who introduced the principle of “Facet Analysis” in classification?
A. Charles Cutter
B. S.R. Ranganathan
C. Melvil Dewey
D. Paul Otlet
19. The LCC system uses __________ symbols for notations.
A. Numbers only
B. Alphabets only
C. Alphabets and numbers
D. Special characters
20. The index in DDC is called:
A. Subject Index
B. Relative Index
C. Book Index
D. Classified Index
21. What is the notation for “Philosophy and Psychology” in DDC?
A. 000
B. 100
C. 200
D. 300
22. In Colon Classification, the “colon” symbol (:) is used to:
A. Indicate author
B. Separate facets
C. Show book size
D. Record notes
23. Which classification system uses “alphabets” as its main notation?
A. DDC
B. LCC
C. UDC
D. Colon Classification
24. The Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) is an expansion of:
A. LCC
B. Bliss Classification
C. Dewey Decimal Classification
D. Colon Classification
25. The term “Relative Index” is associated with:
A. Colon Classification
B. LCC
C. DDC
D. UDC
26. In DDC, “808” represents:
A. Philosophy
B. Literature—Rhetoric & Collections
C. Science
D. Technology
27. In Colon Classification, the term “PMEST” stands for:
A. Personality, Material, Energy, Space, Time
B. Person, Method, Energy, Subject, Text
C. Personality, Method, Example, Source, Title
D. Primary, Main, Essential, Subject, Text
28. Which classification system is most suitable for research libraries?
A. DDC
B. LCC
C. Bliss Classification
D. Colon Classification
29. The “shelf arrangement” of books in a library is based on:
A. Accession number
B. Classification number
C. ISBN
D. Title of book
30. The difference between classification and cataloguing is that classification:
A. Describes a book
B. Assigns a subject location to a book
C. Records author details
D. Prepares catalogue entries
