Exploring Key Concepts in Social Work, Public Policy, and Social Sciences: A Comprehensive Q&A
Navigating the intricate landscape of social work, public policy, and social sciences requires a deep understanding of various foundational concepts and historical milestones. From the principles underpinning the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to the nuances of emotional disorders, this blog post delves into a diverse array of topics. We explore the evolution of social welfare practices, the legal frameworks that shape our societies, and the theoretical underpinnings that guide social action and community organization. Whether you're a student, practitioner, or simply interested in these fields, this Q&A format provides a concise and insightful overview of essential knowledge. Join us as we unpack complex ideas and answer key questions to broaden your understanding of these vital areas.
Social Work Practice (MCQ's)
1. Which of the following are the salient features of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme ?
1. Rights based frame work.
2. Labour intensive work.
3. Decentralised Planning.
4. Women Empowerment.
Codes :
(A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(B) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
(C) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
(D) All are correct
Ans: (D) All are correct
2. ‘Reassurance’ is one of the techniques that come under the broad category of
(A) Directives
(B) Information seeking
(C) Minimal responses
(D) Complex responses
Ans: (A) Directives
3. ‘Normative System’ refers to
(A) system of rules and norms of the society.
(B) culture of the society.
(C) conventional behaviour of the society.
(D) All of the above
Ans: (D) All of the above
4. The presence of which of the following will indicate the diversity of population ?
(A) Secondary association
(B) Social tolerance
(C) Secondary control
(D) Social mobility
Ans: (D) Social mobility
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5. In which among the following States in India, Community Development Programme was first initiated in 1952 ?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Punjab and Haryana
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
Ans: (C) Uttar Pradesh
6. Which is/are the approaches to community organization ?
(A) Community driven development
(B) Social capital formation
(C) Ecological sustainable development
(D) All of the above
Ans: (D) All of the above
7. Which of the following is used to indicate the reliability of an estimate ?
(A) Universe
(B) Statistical significance
(C) Sampling method
(D) Confidence interval
Ans: (D) Confidence interval
8. Which among the following is the department created under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment from May 2012 ?
(A) Department of Higher Education
(B) Department of Disability Affairs
(C) Department of Health Research
(D) Department of Rural Development
Ans: (B) Department of Disability Affairs
9. The author of the book “From Charity to Social Work” is
(A) Mary Richmond
(B) Friedlander
(C) Jane Adams
(D) Elizabeth N. Agnew
Ans: (D) Elizabeth N. Agnew
10. The sensing of skin through touch or pressure is
(A) Visual perception
(B) Olfactory perception
(C) Kinesthetic perception
(D) Auditory perception
Ans: (C) Kinesthetic perception
11. 12th August is celebrated as
(A) International Day of Rural Women
(B) World Humanitarian Day
(C) World Habitat Day
(D) International Youth Day
Ans: (D) International Youth Day
12. What does a population pyramid signify ?
(A) Maternal mortality rate
(B) Fertility rate
(C) Death rate
(D) Age-sex distribution at a given time
Ans: (D) Age-sex distribution at a given time
13. The phrase ‘Human Rights’ was first used in
(A) League of Nations Covenant
(B) French Declaration of the Rights
(C) Charter of the United Nations
(D) American Declaration of Independence
Ans: (C) Charter of the United Nations
14. The International Covenant for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights was adopted in the year
(A) 1926
(B) 1948
(C) 1956
(D) 1966
Ans: (D) 1966
15. According to whom groups must accomplish the four functional tasks- i.e. integration, adaptation, pattern maintainance and goal attainment to remain in equilibrium ?
(A) Talcott Parsons
(B) Ghurye
(C) Cooley
(D) Durkheim
Ans: (A) Talcott Parsons
16. In Second Five Year Plan, the primary emphasis shifted to
(A) Rural Development
(B) Industrial Development
(C) Agricultural Development
(D) Urban Development
Ans: (B) Industrial Development
17. The ‘Problem Solving Approach’ emerged from the work of
(A) Florence Hollis
(B) Mary Richmond
(C) H.H. Perlman
(D) B. Swift
Ans: (C) H.H. Perlman
18. A theory of deviant behaviour which holds that deviant behaviour results when there is a lack of socially approved means to achieve a socially approved goals :
(A) Anomie theory
(B) Personality theory
(C) Differential association
(D) Containment theory
Ans: (A) Anomie theory
19. Defining the relevant variables to remove the ambiguity in measurement is called
(A) problem formulation
(B) operationalisation of variables
(C) statistical inference
(D) selection of scales
Ans: (B) operationalisation of variables
20. The curved line type relationship is referred by
(A) Linear Correlation
(B) Non-Linear Correlation
(C) Simple Correlation
(D) Multiple Correlation
Ans: (B) Non-Linear Correlation
21. Social Forestry scheme was initiated in India –
1. to increase fuel availability in rural areas
2. to prevent soil erosion
3. to compensate deforestation activities
4. to maintain the biodiversity of the nation
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2 are correct
(B) 3 and 4 are correct
(C) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(D) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
Ans: (C) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
22. In the principle of ‘Right to self determination’ social worker
(A) recognises the right and need of clients to freedom in making their own choices and decisions.
(B) recognises the right to privacy of the client.
(C) examines the situations of clients without bias.
(D) recognises the client’s genuine concern, points of view and help in taking decision.
Ans: (A) recognises the right and need of clients to freedom in making their own choices and decisions.
23. Emotional disorders in which an individual remains oriented to reality but suffers from chronic anxiety is
(A) Schizophrenia
(B) Depression
(C) Paranoid states
(D) Neuroses
Ans: (D) Neuroses
24. Individualization as both goal and process of social work practice was suggested by :
(A) H.H. Perlman
(B) Florance Hollis
(C) G. Konopka
(D) Carol Mayer
Ans: (A) H.H. Perlman
25. Scheme for analysing group interactions called as ‘Interaction process’ is developed by
(A) Robert Bales
(B) Charles D. Garvin
(C) Maeda J. Galinsky
(D) Alex Gitterman
Ans: (A) Robert Bales
26. According to whom a more broadly conceived form of ‘social action group’, is –‘action system’ ?
(A) Pincus and Minahan
(B) Prigmore
(C) Weisner
(D) Garvin
Ans: (A) Pincus and Minahan
27. The Indian Journal of Social Work was started in the year
(A) 1938
(B) 1940
(C) 1948
(D) 1952
Ans: (A) 1938
28. An Achieved Status is based on
(A) Birth
(B) Caste
(C) Abilities
(D) Financial position of family
Ans: (C) Abilities
29. Marriage is a among Hindus.
(A) contract
(B) measure to exchange property
(C) sacrament
(D) legal need
Ans: (C) sacrament
30. The process of generalizing sample results to the population results is called
(A) Generalization
(B) Normal distribution
(C) Level of significance
(D) Statistical inference
Ans: (D) Statistical inference
31. ........ is/are the process of catharsis.
(A) Helping to reduce eating
(B) Ventilation of feelings
(C) Supporting for better sleep
(D) All the above
Ans: (B) Ventilation of feelings
32. The tripartite body which was set in pre-independence period to deal with industrial relations problems in India is
(A) Indian Labour Committee
(B) Indian Labour Congress
(C) Indian Labour Conference
(D) Indian Labour Bureau
Ans: (C) Indian Labour Conference
33. Which among the following statement is/are false ?
1. ISO 14000 is related to environmental protection.
2. Adopting principles of Natural Justice is mandatory in case of domestic enquiry.
3. 18(1) settlement is otherwise called as collective bargaining.
4. An employee died of an accident inside an industrial organisation, if found to be under the influence of alcohol, he is not eligible for compensation under Workmen’s Compensation Act
Codes :
(A) 3 and 4 only
(B) 4 only
(C) 2 only
(D) 2 and 4 only
Ans: (B) 4 only
34. Alcohol is in the category of
(A) Stimulants
(B) Hallucinogens
(C) Solvents
(D) Depressants
Ans: (D) Depressants
35. Which among the following Acts is correctly matched with its year of Enactment ?
(A) Juvenile Justice Act-2000
(B) National Trust Act-1987
(C) Mental Health Act-1997
(D) Factories Act-1946
Ans: (A) Juvenile Justice Act-2000
36. Match the List I with II and choose the correct answers from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(I) National Environment Policy (1) 1986
(II) Environment Protection Act (2) 2005
(III) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (3) 2006
(IV) National Rural Health Mission (4) 2001
Codes :
(I) (II) (III) (IV)
(A) (4) (2) (1) (3)
(B) (2) (3) (4) (1)
(C) (3) (1) (4) (2)
(D) (4) (1) (3) (2)
Ans: (B) (2) (3) (4) (1)
37. Match the List I with II and choose the correct answers from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(I) Quota sampling (1) Probability sampling
(II) Causal research (2) Non-probability sampling
(III) Cluster sampling (3) Conclusive research
(IV) Qualitative research (4) Unstructured
Codes :
(I) (II) (III) (IV)
(A) (4) (2) (1) (3)
(B) (2) (3) (1) (4)
(C) (3) (2) (4) (1)
(D) (4) (1) (3) (2)
Ans: (B) (2) (3) (1) (4)
38. Match the following items given in List-I with the items given in List-II :
List – I List – II
(I) Prohibition of discrimination (1) Article 14
(II) Equality before law (2) Article 16
(III) Abolition of untouchability (3) Article 17
(IV) Equality of opportunity (4) Article 15
Codes :
(I) (II) (III) (IV)
(A) (4) (3) (2) (1)
(B) (4) (1) (3) (2)
(C) (2) (3) (4) (1)
(D) (2) (1) (4) (3)
Ans: (B) (4) (1) (3) (2)
39. Find the sequence of the Enactment of the following Acts :
1. Trade Unions Act
2. Payment of Wages Act
3. Factories Act
4. Employees Provident Fund Act
Codes :
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 2 4 3 1
Ans: (A) 1 2 3 4
40. Which among the following is in correct sequence ?
(A) Study, intake, treatment, diagnosis, termination, follow up
(B) Intake, study, diagnosis, treatment, termination, follow up
(C) Diagnosis, intake, treatment, study, termination, follow up
(D) Treatment, intake, diagnosis, study, termination, follow up
Ans: (B) Intake, study, diagnosis, treatment, termination, follow up
41. Arrange the following Non-Govt. Experiments in order in which they appeared. Use the code given below :
(i) Firka
(ii) Marthandam
(iii) Sevagram
(iv) Gurgaon
Codes :
(A) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(B) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(C) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Ans: (B) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
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