Question

Arrange the following according to their establishment (A) Imperial Library (B) National Library of India (C) Delivery of Books Act (Public Libraries Act) (D) NAPLIS Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. (A), (B), (C), (D)
• B. (A), (C), (B), (D)
• C. (B), (A), (D), (C)
• D. (C), (B), (D), (A)

Hint:

The history of the National Library of India is a linear progression: it started as the Imperial Library, was renamed the National Library after independence, and was later affected by policies like the Delivery of Books Act.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Identify the establishment year for each item:\[\begin{array}{rl} \bullet & \text{(A) Imperial Library: Established in 1903.} \\ \bullet & \text{(B) National Library of India: Established in 1948.} \\ \bullet & \text{(C) Delivery of Books Act: Established in 1954.} \\ \bullet & \text{(D) NAPLIS (National Policy on Library and Information System): Established in 1985.} \\ \end{array}\]

Step 2: Order the items chronologically based on their establishment years. The chronological order is 1903, 1948, 1954, 1985.

Step 3: Associate the years with their corresponding items to determine the sequence: Imperial Library (A), National Library of India (B), Delivery of Books Act (C), and NAPLIS (D). Therefore, the correct chronological order is (A), (B), (C), (D).