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Social Work & Sociology Quiz

1. Probation is

1. (A) an escape from imprisonment
2. (B) a conditional suspension of sentence
3. (C) an institutional method of correction
4. (D) a life of freedom from any kind of control

Answer: (B) a conditional suspension of sentence

Explanation: Probation involves supervised release instead of imprisonment.

2. The three stages of social change i.e. theological, metaphysical and positive are postulated by

1. (A) Nikolai Mikhailovsky
2. (B) Sorokin
3. (C) Auguste Comte
4. (D) Herbert Spencer

Answer: (C) Auguste Comte

Explanation: Auguste Comte proposed the Law of Three Stages.

3. Which among the following is not a primary source of data collection?

1. (A) Observation
2. (B) Questionnaire
3. (C) Interview
4. (D) Referral

Answer: (D) Referral

Explanation: Referral is not a direct data collection method.

4. 'Situation approach' of leadership is also called as

1. (A) trait theory
2. (B) contingency theory
3. (C) ethical approach
4. (D) functional approach

Answer: (B) contingency theory

Explanation: The situation approach is synonymous with contingency theory.

5. Every element has a known non-zero probability of being sampled and involves random selection at some point

1. (A) Probability sampling
2. (B) Non-probability sampling
3. (C) Both (A) and (B) are correct.
4. (D) None of the above

Answer: (A) Probability sampling

Explanation: Probability sampling ensures random selection with known probabilities.

6. Confrontation focuses on one of the following:

1. (A) Similarity in the statements
2. (B) Congruence in the statements
3. (C) Discrepancies in the statements
4. (D) None of the above

Answer: (C) Discrepancies in the statements

Explanation: Confrontation addresses inconsistencies in client statements.

7. Cognitive needs of human beings are

1. (A) the need to develop abilities
2. (B) the need for symmetry order and beauty
3. (C) the need for security and freedom
4. (D) the need to know, to understand and explore

Answer: (D) the need to know, to understand and explore

Explanation: Cognitive needs involve knowledge and understanding, per Maslow’s hierarchy.

8. The difference between Bhoodan and Gramdan is

1. (A) Bhoodan involves donation from individuals whereas Gramdan involves community action
2. (B) In Bhoodan individual ownership is retained whereas in Gramdan it is abolished
3. (C) In Bhoodan individuals are beneficiaries whereas in Gramdan the beneficiary is whole village community
4. (D) All the above

Answer: (D) All the above

Explanation: All statements accurately describe the differences.

9. The 'client-centered approach' is developed by

1. (A) Kurt Lewin
2. (B) Bandura
3. (C) Homans
4. (D) Carl Rogers

Answer: (D) Carl Rogers

Explanation: Carl Rogers developed the client-centered (person-centered) approach.

10. Encouraging people to relinquish their defensive reactions and reveal their inner strengths to make them 'whole' is called

1. (A) Psychoanalytic approach
2. (B) Systemic approach
3. (C) Person-centered approach
4. (D) Gestalt approach

Answer: (C) Person-centered approach

Explanation: This describes Carl Rogers’ person-centered therapy.

11. 'Task-centered case work' was developed by

1. (A) Reid and Epstein
2. (B) Conrad
3. (C) Rolen
4. (D) Yalda

Answer: (A) Reid and Epstein

Explanation: William Reid and Laura Epstein developed task-centered case work.

12. Which is not a characteristic of standard deviation?

1. (A) It is the best measure of dispersion.
2. (B) It is not unduly affected by fluctuations of sampling.
3. (C) It gives more weight to extreme values and less weight to those which are near the mean.
4. (D) It is a measure of calculating combined standard deviation of two or more groups.

Answer: (C) It gives more weight to extreme values and less weight to those which are near the mean.

Explanation: Standard deviation does not disproportionately weight extreme values.

13. The disorder involving restriction of food intake is called

1. (A) Bipolar disorder
2. (B) Bulimia nervosa
3. (C) Binge eating disorder
4. (D) Anorexia nervosa

Answer: (D) Anorexia nervosa

Explanation: Anorexia nervosa involves severe food intake restriction.

14. The number of elements to be included in a study for a survey is

1. (A) Variable
2. (B) Hypothesis
3. (C) Sample size
4. (D) Population

Answer: (C) Sample size

Explanation: Sample size refers to the number of elements in a survey.

15. The scale in which numbers are used to rate the objects which have numerically equal distance are termed as

1. (A) Nominal scale
2. (B) Ordinal scale
3. (C) Interval scale
4. (D) Ratio scale

Answer: (C) Interval scale

Explanation: Interval scales have equal numerical distances between points.