Please keep at least one language enabled. / కనీసం ఒక భాషను ఎంచుకోండి.
Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
Which statement best describes JSTOR?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• JSTOR is a digital research platform containing scholarly journals, books and selected primary-source collections.
• It is widely used in literature, language, history and related humanities research.
• Access to some materials depends on institutional subscriptions or open-access availability.
• Zotero and Mendeley are reference managers, while OCR software converts images of text into machine-readable text.
• It is widely used in literature, language, history and related humanities research.
• Access to some materials depends on institutional subscriptions or open-access availability.
• Zotero and Mendeley are reference managers, while OCR software converts images of text into machine-readable text.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
Project MUSE is particularly known for providing:
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Project MUSE provides scholarly journals and books, especially in the humanities and social sciences.
• It is useful for literary criticism, cultural studies, history, philosophy and related disciplines.
• Availability may depend on institutional access or open-access status.
• It is not primarily an OCR service or a guarantee of unrestricted access to all e-books.
• It is useful for literary criticism, cultural studies, history, philosophy and related disciplines.
• Availability may depend on institutional access or open-access status.
• It is not primarily an OCR service or a guarantee of unrestricted access to all e-books.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
Which feature of Google Scholar is most useful for tracing later scholarship that refers to a particular article?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The Cited by feature lists later works that Google Scholar identifies as citing the selected source.
• It can help researchers trace scholarly influence and follow the development of a debate.
• Citation counts should not be treated as direct measures of quality.
• Library links, advanced search and alerts serve different discovery functions.
• It can help researchers trace scholarly influence and follow the development of a debate.
• Citation counts should not be treated as direct measures of quality.
• Library links, advanced search and alerts serve different discovery functions.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
What is the main function of an online library catalogue?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• A library catalogue records descriptive and access information for books, journals, theses, media and digital resources.
• It helps users identify editions, formats, locations and availability.
• A catalogue does not normally evaluate the scholarly quality of each item.
• Subject databases and catalogues complement rather than replace one another.
• It helps users identify editions, formats, locations and availability.
• A catalogue does not normally evaluate the scholarly quality of each item.
• Subject databases and catalogues complement rather than replace one another.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
Which search query most effectively retrieves results containing either postcolonialism or decolonization together with drama?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The operator OR broadens a search by retrieving either of the connected terms.
• Parentheses group postcolonialism and decolonization as alternatives.
• The operator AND requires the additional concept drama to be present.
• Careful use of Boolean operators improves both precision and recall.
• Parentheses group postcolonialism and decolonization as alternatives.
• The operator AND requires the additional concept drama to be present.
• Careful use of Boolean operators improves both precision and recall.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
In database searching, quotation marks around a phrase are generally used to:
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Quotation marks commonly instruct a search system to look for words together in the specified order.
• Exact-phrase searching is useful for titles, established concepts and distinctive expressions.
• Search behaviour may vary slightly across databases.
• Quotation marks do not normally exclude terms or restrict results to one publication type.
• Exact-phrase searching is useful for titles, established concepts and distinctive expressions.
• Search behaviour may vary slightly across databases.
• Quotation marks do not normally exclude terms or restrict results to one publication type.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
Which tool is primarily designed to organise references, store source metadata and generate citations?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Zotero is a reference-management tool used to collect, organise, annotate and cite sources.
• It can import bibliographic metadata from catalogues, databases and websites.
• It also integrates with word processors to generate citations and bibliographies.
• OCR and concordance tools perform different research functions.
• It can import bibliographic metadata from catalogues, databases and websites.
• It also integrates with word processors to generate citations and bibliographies.
• OCR and concordance tools perform different research functions.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Mendeley is best classified as:
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Mendeley is used to organise references, manage research documents and produce citations.
• It can assist with storing PDFs, adding notes and synchronising a research library.
• Citation output should still be checked for accuracy and required style conventions.
• It is not itself a manuscript archive or Boolean search operator.
• It can assist with storing PDFs, adding notes and synchronising a research library.
• Citation output should still be checked for accuracy and required style conventions.
• It is not itself a manuscript archive or Boolean search operator.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
Optical character recognition is the process of:
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Optical character recognition converts text visible in scanned images or photographs into searchable and editable characters.
• OCR can support digitisation, corpus creation and full-text searching.
• Accuracy depends on image quality, typography, language and document condition.
• OCR output should be checked because recognition errors may distort words and punctuation.
• OCR can support digitisation, corpus creation and full-text searching.
• Accuracy depends on image quality, typography, language and document condition.
• OCR output should be checked because recognition errors may distort words and punctuation.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Which type of material is likely to produce the greatest difficulty for ordinary OCR software?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Faded handwriting and irregular scripts are difficult for ordinary OCR systems to recognise accurately.
• Historical spelling, damaged paper and unusual layouts can create additional errors.
• Handwritten-text recognition may require specialised tools and manual correction.
• Clean digital or high-resolution printed text is generally easier to process.
• Historical spelling, damaged paper and unusual layouts can create additional errors.
• Handwritten-text recognition may require specialised tools and manual correction.
• Clean digital or high-resolution printed text is generally easier to process.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
In digital research, metadata refers to:
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Metadata provides information about a resource, such as creator, title, date, format, subject and rights status.
• Structural metadata may describe relationships among pages or files.
• Administrative metadata may record preservation, access or technical information.
• Metadata supports discovery and interpretation but is not itself a complete analysis.
• Structural metadata may describe relationships among pages or files.
• Administrative metadata may record preservation, access or technical information.
• Metadata supports discovery and interpretation but is not itself a complete analysis.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
A concordance program is primarily used to:
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Concordance software locates every occurrence of a selected word or phrase in a corpus.
• It often displays the search term in a keyword-in-context format.
• Researchers can use concordances to study collocation, repetition, semantic patterning and stylistic choices.
• The software supports interpretation but does not automatically explain literary meaning.
• It often displays the search term in a keyword-in-context format.
• Researchers can use concordances to study collocation, repetition, semantic patterning and stylistic choices.
• The software supports interpretation but does not automatically explain literary meaning.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Which statement best defines a corpus tool?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Corpus tools enable researchers to search and analyse collections of machine-readable texts.
• Common functions include frequency counts, concordances, collocation analysis and keyword comparison.
• Corpus design and representativeness affect the validity of findings.
• Computational patterns require contextual and theoretically informed interpretation.
• Common functions include frequency counts, concordances, collocation analysis and keyword comparison.
• Corpus design and representativeness affect the validity of findings.
• Computational patterns require contextual and theoretically informed interpretation.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Statement I: A high number of citations in Google Scholar proves that a source is methodologically sound.
Statement II: Citation counts may reflect influence or visibility but should be interpreted critically.
Statement II: Citation counts may reflect influence or visibility but should be interpreted critically.
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Statement I is incorrect because citation frequency does not by itself establish methodological quality or correctness.
• Highly cited works may be influential, controversial, foundational or repeatedly criticised.
• Statement II is correct because citation counts are indicators that require disciplinary and historical context.
• Therefore, Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct.
• Highly cited works may be influential, controversial, foundational or repeatedly criticised.
• Statement II is correct because citation counts are indicators that require disciplinary and historical context.
• Therefore, Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Assertion: Search results should be evaluated rather than accepted according to ranking alone.
Reason: Search-engine ranking can be influenced by relevance algorithms, popularity, accessibility and indexing practices.
Reason: Search-engine ranking can be influenced by relevance algorithms, popularity, accessibility and indexing practices.
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The Assertion is correct because result order is not identical to scholarly authority or relevance.
• The Reason is correct because ranking systems use algorithmic and indexing signals that may privilege some sources.
• Researchers should examine authorship, publication venue, evidence, currency and relevance.
• The Reason directly explains why ranking alone is insufficient.
• The Reason is correct because ranking systems use algorithmic and indexing signals that may privilege some sources.
• Researchers should examine authorship, publication venue, evidence, currency and relevance.
• The Reason directly explains why ranking alone is insufficient.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Match List I with List II.
List I
1. JSTOR
2. Zotero
3. OCR
4. Concordancer
List II
A. Reference management
B. Conversion of text images into machine-readable text
C. Access to scholarly publications and collections
D. Display of word occurrences in context
List I
1. JSTOR
2. Zotero
3. OCR
4. Concordancer
List II
A. Reference management
B. Conversion of text images into machine-readable text
C. Access to scholarly publications and collections
D. Display of word occurrences in context
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• JSTOR matches C because it provides access to scholarly publications and selected collections.
• Zotero matches A because it manages references and citation data.
• OCR matches B because it converts images of text into machine-readable characters.
• Concordancer matches D because it displays occurrences of words or phrases in context.
• Zotero matches A because it manages references and citation data.
• OCR matches B because it converts images of text into machine-readable characters.
• Concordancer matches D because it displays occurrences of words or phrases in context.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Consider the following statements about online source evaluation:
1. Authorship and institutional affiliation may help assess authority.
2. Publication date may be important when information changes rapidly.
3. A professional page design guarantees scholarly reliability.
4. Citations and evidence should be examined.
Which statements are correct?
1. Authorship and institutional affiliation may help assess authority.
2. Publication date may be important when information changes rapidly.
3. A professional page design guarantees scholarly reliability.
4. Citations and evidence should be examined.
Which statements are correct?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because authorship and affiliation can provide evidence of expertise and responsibility.
• Statement 2 is correct because currency matters for changing information, tools and policies.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because attractive design does not guarantee accuracy or scholarly quality.
• Statement 4 is correct; therefore, the correct combination is 1, 2 and 4 only.
• Statement 2 is correct because currency matters for changing information, tools and policies.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because attractive design does not guarantee accuracy or scholarly quality.
• Statement 4 is correct; therefore, the correct combination is 1, 2 and 4 only.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Which search operator is commonly used to exclude an unwanted term from search results?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The operator NOT is commonly used to exclude records containing an unwanted term.
• Some search engines use a minus sign for a similar purpose.
• Exclusion should be used cautiously because relevant records may also contain the excluded word.
• OR broadens a search, while AND narrows it by requiring multiple concepts.
• Some search engines use a minus sign for a similar purpose.
• Exclusion should be used cautiously because relevant records may also contain the excluded word.
• OR broadens a search, while AND narrows it by requiring multiple concepts.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
A researcher wants notifications when new scholarship on digital humanities is indexed. Which Google Scholar feature is most relevant?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Google Scholar alerts can notify a researcher when new results match a saved search.
• Alerts support continuing literature review and current-awareness work.
• Search terms should be carefully designed to avoid excessive irrelevant notifications.
• Cited by and related-article functions serve different discovery purposes.
• Alerts support continuing literature review and current-awareness work.
• Search terms should be carefully designed to avoid excessive irrelevant notifications.
• Cited by and related-article functions serve different discovery purposes.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Which practice best improves the accuracy of bibliographic data imported into Zotero or Mendeley?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Automatically imported metadata may contain missing fields, incorrect capitalisation or misidentified authors.
• Researchers should compare the record with the source and correct errors before citing it.
• Edition, date, page range, DOI and container details may be especially important.
• Reference managers assist documentation but do not remove the need for verification.
• Researchers should compare the record with the source and correct errors before citing it.
• Edition, date, page range, DOI and container details may be especially important.
• Reference managers assist documentation but do not remove the need for verification.
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Question 21
ప్రశ్న 21
Which query is most suitable for finding PDF documents about corpus stylistics on a general web search engine?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Exact-phrase searching keeps corpus stylistics together as a recognised expression.
• The filetype:pdf operator restricts results to PDF files on search engines that support it.
• Retrieved PDFs still require evaluation for authority, relevance and legality of access.
• The site: operator normally limits results to a specified domain rather than a file format.
• The filetype:pdf operator restricts results to PDF files on search engines that support it.
• Retrieved PDFs still require evaluation for authority, relevance and legality of access.
• The site: operator normally limits results to a specified domain rather than a file format.
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Question 22
ప్రశ్న 22
Which limitation of digital archives should a researcher consider?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Digital archives are selective representations rather than automatic reproductions of every surviving record.
• Funding, preservation priorities, copyright and technical constraints affect what is digitised.
• Search interfaces and metadata influence which items researchers encounter.
• Researchers should investigate collection scope, omissions and the relationship between digital surrogates and originals.
• Funding, preservation priorities, copyright and technical constraints affect what is digitised.
• Search interfaces and metadata influence which items researchers encounter.
• Researchers should investigate collection scope, omissions and the relationship between digital surrogates and originals.
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Question 23
ప్రశ్న 23
Which statement best distinguishes a database from a general web search engine?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Scholarly databases usually have defined subject coverage and structured metadata fields.
• They may permit searching by author, title, subject, abstract, date or publication type.
• General search engines index a much broader and less controlled range of web content.
• Neither system eliminates the need for careful searching and evaluation.
• They may permit searching by author, title, subject, abstract, date or publication type.
• General search engines index a much broader and less controlled range of web content.
• Neither system eliminates the need for careful searching and evaluation.
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Question 24
ప్రశ్న 24
A corpus researcher finds that one word is frequent in a collection of novels. What is the most appropriate next step?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Frequency identifies a pattern but does not explain its meaning or significance.
• Concordance lines reveal local contexts, while collocations show recurring lexical associations.
• Distribution across authors, texts and sections may reveal whether the pattern is widespread or concentrated.
• Corpus composition and qualitative interpretation are essential before drawing literary conclusions.
• Concordance lines reveal local contexts, while collocations show recurring lexical associations.
• Distribution across authors, texts and sections may reveal whether the pattern is widespread or concentrated.
• Corpus composition and qualitative interpretation are essential before drawing literary conclusions.
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Question 25
ప్రశ్న 25
Which combination represents the strongest digital research practice?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Strong digital research begins with tools appropriate to the research question and source type.
• Search strategies should combine suitable databases, catalogues, archives and operators.
• Metadata, OCR output, authorship, evidence, rights and persistent identifiers should be verified.
• Consistent documentation and critical evaluation make digital research transparent and reproducible.
• Search strategies should combine suitable databases, catalogues, archives and operators.
• Metadata, OCR output, authorship, evidence, rights and persistent identifiers should be verified.
• Consistent documentation and critical evaluation make digital research transparent and reproducible.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: A. A digital platform providing access to scholarly journals, books and primary-source collections సమాధానం: A.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: B. Scholarly books and journals in the humanities and social sciences సమాధానం: B.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: C. Cited by సమాధానం: C.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: D. To identify and locate materials held or licensed by a library సమాధానం: D.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: A. (postcolonialism OR decolonization) AND drama సమాధానం: A.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: B. Search for the words as an exact phrase సమాధానం: B.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: C. Zotero సమాధానం: C.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: D. A reference manager and research-library organisation tool సమాధానం: D.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: A. Converting images of printed or typed text into machine-readable text సమాధానం: A.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: B. A faded handwritten manuscript with irregular letter forms సమాధానం: B.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: C. Descriptive, structural or administrative information about a digital object సమాధానం: C.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: D. Display occurrences of a search term together with its surrounding context సమాధానం: D.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: A. Software used to search and analyse a structured collection of machine-readable texts సమాధానం: A.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: B. Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct సమాధానం: B.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion సమాధానం: A.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: B. 1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-D సమాధానం: B.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: C. 1, 2 and 4 only సమాధానం: C.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: D. NOT సమాధానం: D.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: A. Create alert సమాధానం: A.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: B. Checking author names, title, date, edition and publication details against the source సమాధానం: B.
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Question 21 ప్రశ్న 21Answer: C. "corpus stylistics" filetype:pdf సమాధానం: C.
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Question 22 ప్రశ్న 22Answer: D. Selection, digitisation priorities and interface design may shape what can be discovered. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 23 ప్రశ్న 23Answer: A. A scholarly database often applies structured indexing and defined coverage to selected publications. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 24 ప్రశ్న 24Answer: B. Examine concordance lines, collocations, distribution and corpus composition before interpreting the pattern. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 25 ప్రశ్న 25Answer: C. Using suitable databases and search operators, verifying metadata, evaluating sources and documenting digital materials consistently సమాధానం: C.