Question

Purchase of new books by libraries are bound to be curtailed because of all the following reasons except:

• A. drastic reduction in governmental funding.
• B. the need for spending more money for conservation of old books.
• C. the need to microfilm books.
• D. inflationary trends.

Hint:

In “EXCEPT” questions, identify which option is unrelated to the specific category being tested — here, only (c) is not mentioned as a cause for reduced acquisitions.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The passage explains that libraries will face a choice between conservation and acquisition due to: - Severely strained budgets from inflation and currency devaluation.
- No prospect of increased government funding.
- Higher costs for conserving old collections.
It does not list “microfilming books” as a factor forcing reductions in new acquisitions; microfilming is mentioned earlier only as a preservation method, not as a major budgetary pressure affecting acquisitions.
Option (a) — reduced government funding is explicitly mentioned.
Option (b) — conservation costs are highlighted as a budget strain.
Option (d) — inflation is cited as part of the problem.
Thus, (c) is correct because it is not stated as a budgetary reason for reducing new purchases.