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A-25-02 LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE II

HALL TICKET NUMBER
QUESTION BOOKLET NUMBER

OMR SHEET NUMBER

DURATION MAXIMUM MARKS NUMBER OF PAGES NUMBER OF QUESTIONS

1 HOUR 15 MINUTES 100 12 50
This is to certify that, the entries made in the above portion are correctly written and verified.

Candidates Signature Name and Signature of Invigilator

Instructions for the Candidates A¿æýÅÆæÿ$¦ËMæü$ çÜ*^èþ¯èþË$
1. Write your Hall Ticket Number in the space provided on the top 1. D ç³#r ò³O ¿êVæü…ÌZ CÐèþÓºyìþ¯èþ çܦ˅ÌZ Ò$ çà̌ý sìýMðüsŒý ¯èþ…ºÆæÿ$ Æ>Äæý$…yìþ.
of this page.
2. This paper consists of fifty multiple-choice type of questions.
2. D {ç³Ôèý² ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ Äæý*¿ñýO ºçßý$âñýO_eMæü {ç³Ôèý²Ë¯èþ$ MæüÍW E…¨.
3. At the commencement of examination, the question booklet will 3. ç³È„æü {´ëÆæÿ…¿æýÐèþ$$¯èþ D {ç³Ôé²ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ Ò$Mæü$ CÐèþÓºyæþ$™èþ$…¨. Ððþ$$§æþsìý I§æþ$
be given to you. In the first 5 minutes, you are requested to open °Ñ$çÙÐèþ$$ËÌZ D {ç³Ôé²ç³{™èþÐèþ$$¯èþ$ ™ðþÇ_ Mìü…§æþ ™ðþÍí³¯èþ A…Ôé˯èþ$ ™èþç³µ°çÜÇV>
the booklet and compulsorily examine it as below : çÜÇ^èþ*çÜ$Mø…yìþ.
(i) To have access to the Question Booklet, tear off the paper (i) D {ç³Ôèý² ç³{™èþÐèþ$$¯èþ$ ^èþ*yæþyé°Mìü MæüÐèþƊÿõ³h A…^èþ$¯èþ E¯èþ² M>W™èþç³# ïÜË$¯èþ$
seal on the edge of this cover page. Do not accept a booklet _…^èþ…yìþ. íÜtMæüPƊÿ ïÜË$Ìôý° Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ C¨ÐèþÆæÿMóü ™ðþÇ_ E¯èþ² {ç³Ôé²ç³{™èþÐèþ$$¯èþ$
without sticker-seal and do not accept an open booklet. Ò$Ææÿ$ A…XMæüDž^èþÐèþ§æþ$ª.
(ii) Tally the number of pages and number of questions in
the booklet with the information printed on the cover (ii) MæüÐèþÆæÿ$ õ³h ò³O Ðèþ$${¨…_¯èþ çÜÐèþ*^éÆæÿ… {ç³M>Ææÿ… D {ç³Ôèý²ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ÌZ° õ³iË
page. Faulty booklets due to pages/questions missing ç܅Qůèþ$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ {ç³Ôèý²Ë ç܅Qůèþ$ çÜÇ^èþ*çÜ$Mø…yìþ. õ³iË ç܅QÅMæü$
or duplicate or not in serial order or any other ç܅º…«¨…_ V>± Ìôý§é çÜ*_…_¯èþ ç܅QÅÌZ {ç³Ôèý²Ë$ ÌôýMæü´ùÐèþ#r Ìôý§é °f{糆
discrepancy should be got replaced immediately by a M>Mæü´ùÐèþ#r Ìôý§é {ç³Ôèý²Ë$ {MæüÐèþ$糧æþ®†ÌZ ÌôýMæü´ùÐèþ#r Ìôý§é HÐðþO¯é ™óþyéË$…yæþ$r
correct booklet from the invigilator within the period Ðèþ…sìý §øçÙç³NǙèþÐðþ$O¯èþ {ç³Ôèý² ç³{™é°² Ððþ…r¯óþ Ððþ$$§æþsìý I§æþ$ °Ñ$ÚëÌZÏ ç³È„>
of 5 minutes. Afterwards, neither the Question Booklet ³ç ÆæÿÅÐóþ„æüMæü$°Mìü †ÇW C_aÐóþÜí §é°Mìü º§æþ$Ë$V> Üç ÇV>Y E¯èþ² {ç³Ôèý²ç³{™é°² ¡çÜ$Mø…yìþ.
will be replaced nor any extra time will be given. ™èþ§æþ¯èþ…™èþÆæÿ… {ç³Ôèý²ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ Ðèþ*Ææÿaºyæþ§æþ$ A§æþ¯èþç³# çÜÐèþ$Äæý$… CÐèþÓºyæþ§æþ$.
(iii) After this verification is over, the Test Booklet Number
should be entered in the OMR Sheet and the OMR Sheet (iii) ò³O Ñ«§þæ …V> Ü ç Ç^èþ*çÜ$Mö¯èþ² ™èþÆ>әèþ {ç³Ôé²ç³{™èþ… ç܅Qůèþ$ OMR ³ç {™èþÐèþ$$ ò³O
Number should be entered on this Test Booklet. A§óþÑ«§þæ …V> OMR ³ç {™èþÐèþ$$ Üç …Qůèþ$ D {ç³Ôé²ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ ò³O °ÇªÙç t Üç ˦ …ÌZ Æ>Äæý$ÐèþÌñý¯èþ$.
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and (D). You have to darken the circle as indicated below on the Ë$V> CÐèþÓºyézÆÿ$$. {糆{ç³Ôèý²Mæü$ çÜÆðÿO¯èþ {糆çܵ…§æþ¯èþ¯èþ$ G¯èþ$²Mö° Mìü…§æþ ™ðþÍí³¯èþ Ñ«§æþ…V>
correct response against each item. OMR ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ÌZ {糆 {ç³Ôé² ç܅QÅMæü$ CÐèþÓºyìþ¯èþ ¯éË$Væü$ Ðèþ–™é¢ÌZÏ çÜÆðÿO¯èþ
Example : A B C D {糆çܵ…§æþ¯èþ¯èþ$ çÜ*_…^óþ Ðèþ–™é¢°² »ê̌ý ´ëÆÿ$$…sŒý ò³¯Œþ™ø Mìü…§æþ ™ðþÍí³¯èþ Ñ«§æþ…V>
where (C) is the correct response.
ç³NDž^éÍ.
E§éçßýÆæÿ×ý : A B C D
5. Your responses to the items are to be indicated in the OMR Answer
Sheet given to you. If you mark at any place other than in the (C) çÜÆðÿO¯èþ {糆çܵ…§æþ¯èþ AÆÿ$$™óþ
circle in the Answer Sheet, it will not be evaluated. 5. {ç³Ôèý²ËMæü$ {糆çܵ…§æþ¯èþ˯èþ$ D {ç³Ôèý²ç³{™èþÐèþ$$™ø CÐèþÓºyìþ¯èþ OMR ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ ò³O¯èþ
6. Read instructions given inside carefully. CÐèþÓºyìþ¯èþ Ðèþ–™é¢ÌZϯóþ ç³NDž_ Væü$Ç¢…^éÍ. AÌêM>Mæü çÜÐèþ*«§é¯èþ ç³{™èþ…ò³O ÐóþÆöMæü ^ør
7. Rough Work is to be done in the end of this booklet. Væü$Ç¢õÜ¢ Ò$ {糆çܵ…§æþ¯èþ Ðèþ$*ÌêŅMæü¯èþ… ^óþÄæý$ºyæþ§æþ$.
8. If you write your name or put any mark on any part of the OMR 6. {ç³Ôèý² ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ ÌZç³Ë C_a¯èþ çÜ*^èþ¯èþ˯èþ$ gê{Væü™èþ¢V> ^èþ§æþÐèþ…yìþ.
Answer Sheet, except for the space allotted for the relevant 7. _™èþ$¢³ç °° {ç³Ôèý²ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ _ÐèþÆæÿ C_a¯èþ RêäçÜ˦ Ðèþ$$ÌZ ^óþÄæý*Í.
entries, which may disclose your identity, you will render yourself 8. OMR ç³{™èþÐèþ$$ ò³O °È~™èþ çܦ˅ÌZ çÜ*_…^èþÐèþËíܯèþ ÑÐèþÆ>Ë$ ™èþí³µ…_ C™èþÆæÿ çܦ˅ÌZ
liable to disqualification. Ò$ Væü$Ç¢…ç³#¯èþ$ ™ðþÍõ³ Ñ«§æþ…V> Ò$ õ³Ææÿ$ Æ>Äæý$yæþ… V>± Ìôý§é C™èþÆæÿ _à²Ë¯èþ$ ò³rtyæþ…
9. The candidate must handover the OMR Answer Sheet to the V>± ^óþíܯèþrÏÆÿ$$™óþ Ò$ A¯èþÆæÿá™èþMæü$ Ò$Æóÿ »ê«§æþ$ÅËÐèþ#™éÆæÿ$.
invigilators at the end of the examination compulsorily and
must not carry it with you outside the Examination Hall. The
9. ç³È„æü ç³NÆæÿ¢Æÿ$$¯èþ ™èþÆ>әèþ Ò$ OMR ç³{™é°² ™èþç³µ°çÜÇV> ç³È„æü ç³ÆæÿÅÐóþ„æüMæü$yìþMìü CÐéÓÍ.
candidate is allowed to take away the carbon copy of OMR Ðésìý° ³ç Ȅæü Væü¨ ºÄæý$rMæü$ ¡çÜ$Mæü$ÐðþâæýMÏ üæ *yæþ§æþ$. ³ç Ȅæü ³ç NÆæÿÆ¢ ÿ$$¯èþ ™èþÆæÿ$Ðé™èþ A¿æýÅÆæÿ$¦Ë$
Sheet and used Question paper booklet at the end of the {ç³Ôèý² ³ç {™é°², OMR ç³{™èþ… Äñý$$MæüP M>Ææÿ¾¯Œþ M>ï³° ¡çÜ$Mæü$ÐðþâæýÏÐèþ^èþ$a.
examination. 10. ±Í/¯èþËÏ Ææÿ…Væü$ »ê̌ý ´ëÆÿ$$…sŒý ò³¯Œþ Ðèþ*{™èþÐóþ$ Eç³Äñý*W…^éÍ.
10. Use only Blue/Black Ball point pen. 11. ÌêVæüÇ£æþЌþ$ sôýº$̌ýÞ, M>ÅÍMæü$ÅÌôýrƊÿË$, GË[M>t°MŠü ç³ÇMæüÆ>Ë$ Ððþ$$§æþËVæü$¯èþÑ ç³È„æüVæü¨ÌZ
11. Use of any calculator or log table etc., is prohibited. Eç³Äñý*W…^èþyæþ… °õÙ«§æþ….
12. There is no negative marks for incorrect answers. 12. ™èþ糚 çÜÐèþ*«§é¯éËMæü$ Ðèþ*Ææÿ$PË ™èþWY…ç³# Ìôý§æþ$.
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LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
Paper – II

1. Which Committee recommended that the 9. ‘Indian Library Science Abstracts’ is

Imperial Library be designated as published by
copyright library ? (A) ICSSR (B) DRTC
(A) Fayzee Committee, 1939 (C) IASLIC (D) ILA
(B) Richey Committee, 1926 10. As per Colen classification common
(C) Statham Committee, 1932 auxiliary ‘m’ refers to
(D) Sadler Committee, 1916 (A) Periodicals (B) Directory
2. ‘Third wave’ of societal change is called (C) Bibliography (D) Index
(A) Agricultural Society 11. The ‘Principle of Literary Warrant’ was
(B) Industrial Society propounded by
(C) Information Society (A) S R Ranganathan
(D) Post Industrial Society (B) Eric de Solla Price
3. The term ‘Bibliophile’ refers to (C) Melvil Dewey
(A) A Bibliographer (D) W. Hulme
(B) A Book Lover 12. The ‘Principle of Osmosis’ is concerned with
(C) A Book Publisher (A) Stock taking (B) Classification
(D) A Book Binder (C) Reclassification (D) Preservation
4. Who is the architect of Public Library 13. A graphical representation using symbols
Movement in India ? to represent operations, data flow etc. is
(A) Iyyanki Venkata Ramanaiah through
(B) S.R. Ranganathan (A) Logical chart
(C) D.P. Chattopadhyay (B) Flow chart
(D) B.S. Kesavan (C) Systems flow chart
5. Which of the following Publication has (D) Network chart
been ceased in Print form in 2012 ? 14. The web 2.0 technologies does not
(A) Times of India Directory support creation of
(B) Europa year book (A) Instant Messaging
(C) New Encyclopedia Britanica (B) Blogs
(D) Encyclopedia Americana (C) Streaming media
6. ‘Index Translationum’ is published by (D) Metadata
(A) IFLA (B) UNESCO 15. The interactive searching of a database
(C) NISCAIR (D) BLDSC via a host system is
(A) Online searching
7. Which of the following is not a document ?
(B) On-the-fly retrieval
(A) Manuscript (B) Book
(C) Online Information
(C) Inscription (D) Periodical
(D) Content search
8. Who is the author of “The Organization of
16. Which one of the following search devices
knowledge and System of the Sciences” ?
will lead to an increase in the Recall output ?
(A) H E Bliss (A) Boolean ‘AND’
(B) S R Ranganathan (B) Boolean ‘NOT’
(C) J E L Farradane (C) Proximity Operators
(D) W C B Sayers (D) Truncation

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17. Which of the following is not a component 24. Which of the following State Library Acts
of network system ? have provision for ‘Directorate of Public
(A) Switch (B) I.P. Address Libraries’ ?
(C) Router (D) Cable I. Goa Public Library Act
18. Which one of the following sampling II. A.P. Public Library Act
methods will give better results, if the size III. Haryana Public Library Act
of the study population is very small ? IV. Kerala Public Library Act
(A) Purposive Code :
(B) Stratified Random (A) I and II are correct
(C) Simple Random (B) II and III are correct
(D) Census (C) II and IV are correct
19. Which statistical test is used to determine (D) I and IV are correct
whether or not difference between two 25. Which of the following motivational factors
sets of figures is significant or purely a lead to operational efficiency of Library
matter of chance ? professionals ?
(A) Students t Test I. Participative management
(B) f-Test II. Attitudes and opinions
(C) Chi-square Test III. Academic status
(D) One-Tailed Test IV. Performance appraisal
20. By which of the following modes of Code :
formation, the subject ‘Econometrics’ has (A) I and II are correct
been formed ? (B) I and III are correct
(A) Cluster (B) Distillation (C) III and IV are correct
(C) Fission (D) Fusion (D) II and IV are correct
21. Million Book Project was initiated by 26. Which of the following do not fall under
(A) Pittsburg University infringement of Copyright Act ?
(B) Carnegic Mellon University I. To issue the copies (Publish) of the
(C) MIT, USA work to public
(D) Michigan University II. To produce and publish any
22. Which of the following are not barriers in translation of the work
data flow ? III. Reproduction for official (Judiciary,
I. Economic barrier Legislative) purpose
II. Educational barrier IV. Reproduction for private entertainment
III. Psychological barrier Code :
IV. Linguistic barrier (A) I and II are correct
Code : (B) I and III are correct
(A) I, II and III are correct (C) II and III are correct
(B) II and III are correct (D) III and IV are correct
(C) II, III and IV are correct 27. Assertion (A) : The digitization of
(D) III and IV are correct information and the
23. What significant operational issues should development of computer
be taken into account while planning a networks are posing
physical layout of electronic library ? challenge to copyright.
I. Location Reason (R) : Digital technology
II. Size and shape permits to create
unauthorized, perfect and
III. Communication costless copies.
IV. Hardware security Code :
Code : (A) Both (A) and (R) are true
(A) I and II are correct (B) (A) is true but (R) is false
(B) II and III are correct (C) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(C) III and IV are correct (D) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is
(D) II and IV are correct not the correct explanation
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28. Assertion (A) : Libraries are facing a 33. Arrange the following states in the
threat and are bound to chronological order of their enactment of
disappear. library legislation
Reason (R) : Internet and www
provide access to ocean I. Goa
of information world wide. II. Odissa
Code : III. Karnataka
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false IV. Andhra Pradesh
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true Code :
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false (A) II, III, IV, I (B) IV, III, I, II
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true (C) IV, II, III, I (D) III, IV, II, I
29. Assertion (A) : Library legislation
provides proper 34. Arrange the following stages of research
governance and according to the sequence of their
management. occurrence :
Reason (R) : Library legislation i. Theory
ensures free public
library service to all ii. Axiom
irrespective of caste, iii. Law
creed and sex. iv. Hypothesis
Code : Code :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true (A) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false (B) (iv), (i) (iii), and (ii)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true (C) (ii), (iii), (iv) and (i)
30. Assertion (A) : Indexing periodical (D) (iii), (i), (iv) and (ii)
retrieves information, 35. Arrange the following technologies in the
which includes brief order of their emergence
summary of the articles. I. Wikis
Reason (R) : Indexing periodical
provides list of articles II. Bulletin Board
along with the titles, III. Semantic web
authors and other IV. E-mail
bibliographical details. Code :
Codes :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true (A) IV, I, II, III (B) IV, II, III, I
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false (C) II, IV, I, III (D) II, IV, III, I
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false 36. Arrange the following Library Associations
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true in the order of their year of establishment
31. Assertion (A) : No exclusive referral I. Bengal Library Association
centre is operational in India. II. Madras Library Association
Reason (R) : There is no demand for III. U.P. Library Association
referral service.
Code : IV. Andhra Pradesh Library Association
(A) Both A and R are true (APLA)
(B) Both A and R are false Code :
(C) A is true but R is false (A) II, IV, I, III (B) II, III, I, IV
(D) A is false but R is true (C) IV, II, III, I (D) IV, I, II, III
32. Assertion (A) : Reference Section, once 37. Arrange the following in their order of
the hub of library establishment
activities, has lost its charm. I. Madras Public Library
Reason (R) : Electronic databases II. Baroda Movement
replaced majority of III. Subscription Libraries
printed reference works.
Code : IV. Report of Library Development
(A) Both A and R are true Committee, Bombay (Fyzee)
(B) Both A and R are false Code :
(C) A is true but R is false (A) III, II, IV, I (B) II, IV, III, I
(D) A is false but R is true (C) I, III, II, IV (D) IV, II, I, III
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38. Arrange the sequential order of recording 42. Match the following :
the bibliographic description of List – I List – II
monographs according to ISBD (M) I. Federation of 1. OSI
I. Title proper Registration
II. Parallel title II. National Information 2. Hyper-media
III. Subtitle Centre (India)
IV. GMD III. ISO 3. DOI
IV. Adobe Flash 4. e-Grandhalaya
Code : Code :
(A) I, II, III, IV (B) IV, I, III, II I II III IV
(C) II, I, IV, III (D) I, IV, III, II (A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 2 3 1 4
39. Arrange different stages of information (C) 4 2 3 1
transfer cycle in the order of their (D) 2 4 1 3
development 43. Match the following :
I. Secondary periodicals List – I List – II
II. Consortium I. Planning 1. Unity of
III. Journal publication Command
IV. Bibliographic Database II. Organizing 2. Return on
Code : Investment
(A) III, I, IV, II (B) I, II, III, IV III. Directing 3. Objectives and
(C) IV, I, III, II (D) III, IV, II, I Goals
IV. Controlling 4. Delegation of
40. Match the following : Authority
List – I List – II Code :
I. Assistance to 1. Corporate I II III IV
Public Libraries Libraries (A) 4 3 2 1
II. Indian Library 2. INFLIBNET (B) 3 4 1 2
Review (C) 2 3 4 1
III. Knowledge 3. National Library (D) 1 2 3 4
Management 44. Match the following :
List – I List – II
IV. UGC-Infonet 4. RRRLF I. World of Learning 1. Alphabetical
Code : II. Sears List of 2. Classified
I II III IV Subject Headings
(A) 2 3 1 4 III. Data India 3. Geographical
(B) 1 2 3 4 IV. Indian National 4. Topical
(C) 3 1 4 2 Bibliography
(D) 4 3 1 2 Code :
41. Match the following : I II III IV
List – I List – II (A) 1 3 2 4
I. Generation of 1. Hypothesis (B) 2 4 1 3
New Principles (C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 4 3 2 1
and Theories 45. Match the following :
II. Formation of a 2. Applied research List – I List – II
Theory I. Information Please 1. Directory
III. Imaginary 3. Objective of Almanac
solution researcher II. Keesing’s Record 2. Annual
IV. Explanation 4. Pure research of World Events
and use of III. Encyclopedia of 3. Bibliography
observations Associations
Code : IV. Publishers’ Weekly 4. News Digest
Code :
I II III IV I II III IV
(A) 1 3 2 4 (A) 1 4 2 3
(B) 3 4 1 2 (B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 2 4 1 3 (C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 3 4 2 1 (D) 2 3 4 1
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Read the following paragraphs and 46. Who first gave the idea of e-book ?
answer the questions that follows :
In 1945, Vannevar Bush for the first time (A) Vannevar Bush
mentioned about the concept of e-book in
his seminal article ‘As we may think’ (B) Andries van Dam
published in The Atlantic Monthly. In that
article, Bush described about the ‘memex’
a conceptual mechanical device used to (C) Michael Hart
store, retrieve, and display personal
books, records, and documents. Taking (D) Alan Kay
this idea, Andries van Dam, a computer
science professor at Brown University, 47. What is an e-book ?
has developed several models and
interfaces for the e-books during the last
three decades. Almost at the same time, (A) Memorex
Alan Kay developed the Dynabook, which
is similar to today’s laptop computer. Under (B) Computer file of printed book
Project Gutenberg project, on 4 July 1971,
Michael Hart first time created ‘Declaration (C) Interfaces for printed book
of Independence’ a digital book and sent
it to many people over a network.
(D) Dynabook
After Internet became popular in 1990s,
some publishers started publishing and
selling e-books along with their print 48. Who first made e-books commercially
versions. With the launch of NetLibrary by
OCLC in 1999, about 2,000 e-books available to libraries ?
became commercially available to
libraries. Later, e-book providing (A) Questia
companies Questia and ebrary, entered
into the market with different access
models in 2000. Both of them marketed (B) Ebrary
their services directly to end-users and
also promoted institutional accounts to (C) OCLC
librarians with mixed results.
An e-book is nothing but a computer file/ (D) Project Gutenberg
electronic copy of printed book that needs
a device such as PC or PDA or web, to 49. What is the name of first e-book ?
access and read. Advantages of e-books
are many, including easy to carry, saving (A) As We May Think
space, convenience, saving money and
time and ease-of-use. Nowadays, storage
space has become cheap so it is easy to (B) Declaration of Independence
take good number of e-books on any
portable device so that entire collection will (C) The Atlantic Monthly
be accessible at one’s fingertips. Even if
we have several hundred thousands of (D) Net Library
e-books, we can easily take a backup on
a hard drive, which is impossible with a
physical books. At the same time, there is 50. Which one of the following is odd with e-
no worries about fire, theft, etc. that have
to be taken care of for their physical forms. books ?
In today’s world, physical space is very
expensive, particularly libraries need lots (A) Easy to carry
of space irrespective of their category and
that problems keep increasing with the size
of the library. It is one of the problems faced (B) Saving space
by all libraries in the world and for that
e-books are the best answer as there is (C) Ease-of-use
no run out of space, to add any number of
books, because disc space is becoming (D) Can read only one book at a time
cheaper day by day.
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