ISBN - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   What is ISBN?

a. Unique number to identify monographic publications
b. Displayed in barcode format
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both a and b

Explanation:
Union Ministry of HRD Smriti Irani has launched a portal for registration and allotment of the International Standard Book Number created in a short period of time to facilitate publishers and authors to register for ISBN online.

  • ISBN has been used to provide identity to monographic publicans and it is displayed in barcode format
  • It is a 13 character identification allowed by ISBN agency in the UK
  • India India, ISBN registration has been carried out by Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Agency.