NTA UGC NET Paper-2 December 2018.

Q.ID. 9139434248. Arrange the following library automation softwares according to the year of their first release.

(i) e-Granthalaya

(ii) NewGenLib

(iii) Soul

(iv) Koha

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

Options:

1.    (ii),    (iii),     (i),       (iv)
2.    (ii),    (i),       (iv),     (iii)
3.    (i),     (ii),      (iii),     (iv)
4.    (iii),    (i),      (ii),      (iv)

As per NTA answer key option 4 is correct.

But as per literature QUESTION IS WRONG: references 1 to 4.

(i) e-Granthalaya       version 1.0 2003 ref.1

(ii) NewGenLib          version 1.0 March 2005 ref.2

(iii) Soul                     version 1.0 February 2000 ref.3

(iv) Koha                    Initial release January 2000 ref.4

ref.1: https://egranthalaya.nic.in/eg4.html

ref.2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewGenLib

ref.3: https://soul.inflibnet.ac.in/

ref.4: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha_(software)