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UGC NET Law Unit – X Flashcards
51 question-and-answer cards covering Unit – X as it is examined in UGC NET Law. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the Unit – X deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
Define health information literacy.
The ability to seek, find, understand, evaluate, and apply health information to make appropriate health decisions; it combines information literacy with health literacy.
What characterizes a corporate library / information centre?
It supports business goals by providing market data, competitive intelligence, technical and legal information, and decision-support; it is value-driven, ROI-focused, and serves internal staff.
Define competitive intelligence (CI).
The ethical and systematic collection, analysis, and dissemination of information about competitors, markets, and the business environment to support strategic decision-making.
How does competitive intelligence differ from industrial espionage?
CI uses legal, ethical, publicly available or fairly obtained sources analyzed for insight; industrial espionage uses illegal/unethical means (theft, bribery, hacking) to obtain proprietary information.
What mechanisms support knowledge sharing in corporate libraries?
Intranets and portals, communities of practice, knowledge repositories, expertise directories (yellow pages), discussion forums, and after-action reviews/lessons-learned databases.
What is the role of agricultural libraries?
To collect, organize, and disseminate agricultural information to researchers, extension workers, and farmers, supporting agricultural research, education, and rural development.
Name a major agricultural information database/system.
AGRIS (International System for Agricultural Science and Technology by FAO) and CAB Abstracts; in India, AGRICOLA-equivalent services and KrishiKosh (ICAR repository).
What information services are provided to the agriculture sector?
Question-answer/advisory services, agro-met advisories, market price information, crop and pest databases, SDI to scientists, and farmer-friendly translated bulletins.
What is a digital agriculture library?
An electronic repository delivering agricultural e-resources, databases, multimedia, and decision-support tools online—e.g., ICAR's KrishiKosh and CeRA (Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture).
What are the major engineering information resources?
Standards and specifications, patents, technical reports, handbooks, conference proceedings, and databases like Compendex (Ei), IEEE Xplore, and INSPEC.
Why are standards and patents especially important in engineering libraries?
Standards ensure uniformity, safety, and interoperability of products/processes; patents disclose the latest technical innovations and protect/inform on intellectual property and prior art.
Give examples of technological innovations transforming libraries.
RFID for self-check and inventory, AI/chatbots for reference, cloud-based ILS, discovery services, QR codes, mobile apps, and IoT/maker-spaces.
What is information literacy in engineering and technology?
The ability of engineers/technologists to identify needs, locate technical standards/patents/databases, critically evaluate, and ethically apply technical information in design and problem-solving.
What are common preservation techniques used in archives and museums?
Environmental control (temperature/humidity), deacidification, lamination/encapsulation, fumigation/pest control, digitization, microfilming, and proper storage in acid-free enclosures.
Differentiate preservation, conservation, and restoration.
Preservation = all actions to prolong the life of materials; conservation = specific physical/chemical treatments to stabilize an item; restoration = returning a damaged item to its original/near-original state.
What is cultural heritage management?
The systematic identification, documentation, protection, interpretation, and sustainable use of tangible and intangible cultural heritage for present and future generations.
What is the role of oriental libraries in preserving traditions?
They collect, conserve, and provide access to manuscripts and rare materials in classical/oriental languages (Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, Pali), preserving indigenous knowledge and cultural heritage—e.g., Saraswati Mahal, Khuda Bakhsh, Rampur Raza libraries.
What is a community information needs assessment?
A systematic study of a community's demographics, characteristics, and information requirements to plan relevant, user-centred library services and collections.
What is a Community Information Centre (CIC)?
A facility that provides survival and citizenship information (on health, employment, welfare schemes, legal rights, education) to help community members solve daily-life problems, often targeting the disadvantaged.
What methods are used to disseminate information within communities?
Notice boards, newsletters/pamphlets, community radio, public meetings/talks, mobile units, social media, and word-of-mouth through local intermediaries.
What are accessible information services?
Services designed for persons with disabilities, e.g., Braille and large-print materials, talking/audio books, screen readers, assistive technology, and accessible (WCAG-compliant) digital content.
What treaty supports access to published works for the print-disabled?
The Marrakesh Treaty (2013, WIPO), which facilitates access to published works in accessible formats for persons who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print-disabled.
What are key features of children's library services?
Age-appropriate and colourful collections, picture/story books, story-telling and read-aloud sessions, activity corners, summer reading programs, and child-friendly furniture promoting reading habits.
What are women's information needs and how do libraries address them?
Information on health and reproductive rights, education, employment/skills, legal rights, welfare schemes, and entrepreneurship; libraries address these via targeted collections, women's reading rooms, awareness programs, and resource centres.
What this deck covers
The Unit – X deck follows the UGC NET Law Unit – X syllabus — 10 chapters and 30 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 5.1 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 187 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
Unit – X flashcards FAQ
How many Unit – X flashcards are in this UGC NET Law deck?
51 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these UGC NET Law flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 51-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Unit – X cards cover?
They follow the UGC NET Law Unit – X syllabus — 10 chapters and 30 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.