Interactive Quiz on Social Development and General Knowledge
Test your understanding with these multiple-choice questions covering various topics, including social development, important acts, communication skills, and more. Click the "Show Answer" button to reveal the correct answer and a detailed explanation.
Which one of the following is not an indicator of social development of a country?
Answer: (C) Incidence of litigation in the courts
Social development indicators typically include metrics like infant mortality rate, literacy rate, and life expectancy, which reflect health, education, and quality of life. Litigation incidence is more related to legal systems than social development.
The Child Marriage Restraint Act was enacted in the year
Answer: (A) 1929
The Child Marriage Restraint Act, also known as the Sarda Act, was enacted in 1929 in India to curb child marriages.
The best example of verbal communication skill is
Answer: (B) Competence in oral presentations
Competence in oral presentations encompasses clarity, fluency, and effective delivery, making it the best example of verbal communication skill.
Acceptance is a principle of social work which implies
Answer: (C) Accepting the client as he/she is
In social work, acceptance means recognizing and respecting the client holistically, including their circumstances, feelings, and experiences, without judgment.
‘Mongolism’ is the type of
Answer: (C) Mental retardation
"Mongolism" is an outdated term for Down syndrome, a condition characterized by intellectual disability (mental retardation).
What is Anuloma marriage?
Answer: (A) Higher caste man marrying lower caste woman
Anuloma marriage, in traditional Indian social structure, refers to a hypergamous union where a man from a higher caste marries a woman from a lower caste.
Identity V/S role confusion is the task of
Answer: (D) Adolescence
According to Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development, "Identity vs. Role Confusion" is the developmental task of adolescence (ages 12–18).
The Rio Earth Summit of 1992 dealt with the theme
Answer: (A) Sustainable development
The 1992 Rio Earth Summit, officially the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, focused on sustainable development, addressing environmental protection and economic growth.
Match the following names of the books given in List - I with the authors given in List - II:
List - I (Book)
- Social Work Education and Social Work Practice in India
- An Introduction to Social Psychology
- Social Group Work Practice
- Social Work Research Methods for the Helping Professions
List - II (Author)
- B. Kuppuswamy
- T.K. Nair
- Polansky
- Wilson and Ryland
Codes:
Answer: (B) a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
- Social Work Education and Social Work Practice in India by T.K. Nair.
- An Introduction to Social Psychology by B. Kuppuswamy.
- Social Group Work Practice by Wilson and Ryland.
- Social Work Research Methods for the Helping Professions by Polansky.
Assertion (A): Sigmund Freud claims that sex instinct is the source of all human endeavours.
Reason (R): Social psychologists have tried to explain human behaviour in terms of instincts.
Reason (R): Social psychologists have tried to explain human behaviour in terms of instincts.
Codes:
Answer: (C) (A) is true, but (R) is not true.
Freud did emphasize the sex instinct (libido) as a primary driver of human behavior in his psychoanalytic theory. However, social psychologists have largely moved away from instinct-based explanations, focusing instead on social learning, cognition, and environmental factors.
Assertion (A): Social work profession recognises the family as an important system in its own right.
Reason (R): The family as a unit is worthy of study and intervention.
Reason (R): The family as a unit is worthy of study and intervention.
Codes:
Answer: (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Social work views the family as a critical system for intervention because it is a fundamental unit influencing individual behavior, making (R) a direct explanation of (A).
Match the following:
List - I
- Payment of Bonus Act
- Payment of Gratuity Act
- Payment of Wages Act
- Minimum Wages Act
List - II
- 1936
- 1948
- 1965
- 1947
- 1972
Codes:
Answer: (A) a-iii, b-v, c-i, d-ii
- Payment of Bonus Act: 1965
- Payment of Gratuity Act: 1972
- Payment of Wages Act: 1936
- Minimum Wages Act: 1948
HIV/AIDS mandatory testing can be done when
(i) The government wants it.
(ii) The court wants to know about HIV/AIDS affected patients in the general population.
(iii) Regular medical check-ups are conducted.
(iv) During blood donation
(i) The government wants it.
(ii) The court wants to know about HIV/AIDS affected patients in the general population.
(iii) Regular medical check-ups are conducted.
(iv) During blood donation
Codes:
Answer: (D) Only (iv) is correct.
Mandatory HIV testing is ethically and legally permissible during blood donation to ensure the safety of the blood supply. The other options (government mandate, court inquiry, or regular check-ups) generally require consent or specific legal provisions.
Which of the following is not a threat to internal validity?
Answer: (D) Randomization
Randomization is a method to control for threats to internal validity, not a threat itself. Maturation, history, and instrumentation can bias the results of a study.
A researcher who not only emphatically states that variables will be found related but also predicts the direction of their relationship is using what kind of hypothesis?
Answer: (A) One-tailed
A one-tailed hypothesis predicts the direction of the relationship between variables (e.g., "X will increase Y"), unlike a two-tailed hypothesis, which does not specify direction.
