Social work exams often include a variety of MCQs to test theoretical understanding and practical application. Below is a blog post detailing key MCQs with answers and explanations.
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1. Arrange the Following in Proper Sequence
Question:
(i) Arrival, institutionalization, orientation, acculturation, ritualism
(ii) Arrival, orientation, ritualism, acculturation, institutionalization
(iii) Arrival, ritualism, orientation, institutionalization, acculturation
(iv) Arrival, acculturation, institutionalization, ritualism, orientation
Options:
(A) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(C) (i), (v), (iv), (iii), (ii)
(D) (i), (iv), (v), (iii), (ii)
Answer: (B)
2. Assertion and Reason: Person-in-Situation
Question:
Assertion (A): The emphasis on ‘person-in-situation’ is to understand and help the individual client better.
Reason (R): The person-in-situation configuration is subjective.
Options:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(D) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
Answer: (C)
3. Identify the Correct Chronological Sequence
Question:
(A) Nagappa Neighbourhood House, Nilokheri Project, Etawa Pilot Project, Delhi Pilot Project
(B) Nagappa Neighbourhood House, Etawa Pilot Project, Nilokheri Project, Delhi Pilot Project
(C) Nilokheri Project, Nagappa Neighbourhood House, Delhi Pilot Project, Etawa Pilot Project
(D) Etawa Pilot Project, Nilokheri Project, Nagappa Neighbourhood House, Delhi Pilot Project
Answer: (B)
4. Match the Following Pairs: Organizations and Theories
Question:
(a) Complex Organizations - (i) Margaret Mead
(b) Symbolic Interaction - (ii) Talcott Parsons
(c) Bureaucracy - (iii) Amitai Etzioni
(d) Functionalism - (iv) Max Weber
Options:
(A) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
(B) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
(C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Answer: (C)
5. Likelihood of a Measure Producing Consistent Results
Question:
The likelihood of a measure producing the same result under various conditions is called:
Options:
(A) Reliability
(B) Outcome
(C) Validity
(D) Replicability
Answer: (A)
6. Apartheid
Question:
‘Apartheid’ refers to:
Options:
(A) Social discrimination
(B) Political discrimination
(C) Racial discrimination
(D) Spatial discrimination
Answer: (C)
7. Match the Following Pairs: Psychoanalytic Theories
Question:
(a) Psychoanalytic Theory - (i) Began
(b) Ego-Psychology - (ii) Anna Freud
(c) Psycho-Social Therapy - (iii) Hamilton
(d) Problem-Solving Therapy - (iv) Sigmund Freud
Options:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
(C) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(D) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
Answer: (B)
8. Match the Following: Papers in Social Work
Question:
(a) Papers in Social Work - (i) Murli Desai
(b) Some Aspects of Social Development - (ii) G. R. Banerjee
(c) Towards a Philosophy of Social Work in India - (iii) M.S. Gore
(d) Ideologies in Social Work - (iv) Sugata Dasgupta
Options:
(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(B) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(C) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
(D) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)
Answer: (A)
9. The Concept of Reification
Question:
The failure to recognize that the concept is not the phenomenon itself is called:
Options:
(A) Ecological Fallacy
(B) Delimitation
(C) Fallacy of Reification
(D) Induction
Answer: (C)
10. Assertion and Reason: Civil Society Organizations
Question:
Assertion (A): Civil Society Organizations contribute towards participative democracy.
Reason (R): Rich associational network is one of the characteristics of participative democracy.
Options:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the adequate explanation of (A).
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not an adequate explanation of (A).
Answer: (C)
11. ‘Cliques’ Definition
Question:
‘Cliques’ are made up of:
Options:
(A) Group of close friends
(B) Group of people
(C) Football team
(D) Crowd
Answer: (A)
12. Free and Compulsory Education
Question:
Which one of the Articles of the Indian Constitution made the provision for free and compulsory education for all children up to the age of 14?
Options:
(A) Article – 42
(B) Article – 43
(C) Article – 44
(D) Article – 45
Answer: (D)
