Q.1: Which software is used in Shodhganga to set-up open source digital repository?
a) Linux b) Apache c) DSpace d) Libre Office
Ans: c) Dspace
Q.2: Dspace, a software used by Shodhganga was developed by which organization?
a) MIT and HP b) Dell and Alphabet c) MIT and Meta d) HP and Dell
Ans: a) MIT and HP
(Brief Detail)
DSpace, a software used by Shodhganga was developed by Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT) in partnership between Hewlett-Packard (HP). Dspace is advantageous as
it uses internationally recognized protocols and interoperability standards which makes it user
friendly also. Shodhganga has the ability to capture, index, store, disseminate and preserve ETDs
(Electronic Theses and Dissertations) submitted by the researchers. The research work saved and
submitted on it is available to all scholarly community in open access.
Q.3: Shodhganga use which version of schema for its metadata?
a) Dublin Core Schema b) JSON-LD c) Triples d) Quads
Ans: a) Dublin Core Schema
Q.4: Open Archives Initiative’s Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) is used by
__________?
a) Shodhganga b) UGC c) JSTOR d) None
Ans: a) Shodhganga
(Brief Detail)
DSpace a software used by Shodhganga supports “Open Archives Initiative’s
Protocol for Metadata Harvesting”; (OAI-PMH) and uses a qualified version of the Dublin Core
schema for its metadata.