Top 50 UGC NET Social Work MCQs: Exam Prep & Important Laws

UGC NET Social Work MCQs: Key Theories & Social Legislation

Sharpen your UGC NET Social Work exam preparation with this diverse set of multiple-choice questions. Cover topics from field practice and group dynamics to human rights and significant social legislation in India. Click to reveal answers and explanations!

Which type of recording in field practice captures the mood and response of the client?

• (1) Process recording
• (2) Verbal recording
• (3) Summary recording
• (4) Narrative recording

Answer: (1) Process recording

Explanation: Process recording captures detailed interactions, including the client’s mood and responses, for reflective practice.

The pattern of group interaction when group members take turns in talking is known as:

• (1) Maypole
• (2) Round robin
• (3) Hot seat
• (4) Free floating

Answer: (2) Round robin

Explanation: Round robin involves group members taking turns to speak, ensuring equal participation.

Exchange theory explains:

• (1) Structural integration of the group
• (2) Members’ behaviour in the group
• (3) Creation of social bonds
• (4) Self-interest of the members

Answer: (4) Self-interest of the members

Explanation: Exchange theory posits that individuals act in groups based on self-interest, weighing costs and benefits.

Certain Human Rights which cannot be limited or suspended under any circumstances are best called as:

• (1) Derogable Rights
• (2) Non-derogable Rights
• (3) Negative Rights
• (4) Positive Rights

Answer: (2) Non-derogable Rights

Explanation: Non-derogable rights, such as the right to life, cannot be suspended, even in emergencies.

Arrange in chronological order the establishment of the following:
(a) Self-employment scheme for rehabilitation of manual scavengers (SRMS)
(b) National Commission for Safai Karamcharis
(c) National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
(d) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
Codes:

• (1) (a), (c), (b), (d)
• (2) (c), (b), (a), (d)
• (3) (d), (b), (c), (a)
• (4) (d), (a), (b), (c)

Answer: (3) (d), (b), (c), (a)

Explanation: The correct chronological order is: (d) 1989 (SC/ST Act), (b) 1993 (National Commission for Safai Karamcharis), (c) 2004 (National Commission for Scheduled Tribes), (a) 2007 (SRMS).

Arrange in chronological order the year of establishment of national health programmes in India:
(a) National Mental Health Programme
(b) National Tobacco Control Programme
(c) National Leprosy Eradication Programme
(d) National Cancer Control Programme
Codes:

• (1) (c), (d), (a), (b)
• (2) (a), (b), (d), (c)
• (3) (d), (a), (c), (b)
• (4) 2010 (Sabla)

Answer: (1) (c), (d), (a), (b)

Explanation: The correct chronological order is: (c) 1955 (National Leprosy Eradication Programme), (d) 1975 (National Cancer Control Programme), (a) 1985 (National Mental Health Programme), (b) 2007 (National Tobacco Control Programme).

Arrange the following Millennium Development Goals in order of their number in the UN Document:
(a) Achieve Universal Primary Education
(b) Reduce Child Mortality
(c) Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases
(d) Improve Maternal Health
Codes:

• (1) (a), (b), (d), (c)
• (2) (b), (c), (d), (a)
• (3) (d), (a), (c), (b)
• (4) (a), (c), (d), (b)

Answer: (1) (a), (b), (d), (c)

Explanation: The MDGs are numbered as: (a) Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education, (b) Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality, (d) Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health, (c) Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and other diseases.

Assertion (A): Social Justice does not mean equality. Reason (R): Social Justice demands reverse discrimination in favour of the worst off.
Codes:

• (1) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong
• (2) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct
• (3) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
• (4) Both (A) and (R) are correct

Answer: (4) Both (A) and (R) are correct

Explanation: Social justice focuses on fairness and addressing inequalities, often through affirmative action (reverse discrimination) for disadvantaged groups, not strict equality.

Assertion (A): Nominal level of measurement is the lowest and most simple level of measurement. Reason (R): A variable is classified into several nominal sub-classes.
Codes:

• (1) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• (2) (A) is true but (R) is false
• (3) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• (4) (A) is false but (R) is true

Answer: (3) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Explanation: The nominal level is the simplest measurement level, categorizing variables into distinct sub-classes without numerical value (e.g., gender, race).

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer with the help of codes attached.
List - I (Schemes):
(a) Indira Awaas Yojana
(b) Janani Suraksha Yojana
(c) Sabla
(d) MGNREGS
List - II (Focus of work):
(i) Empowerment of adolescent girls
(ii) Assistance for employment
(iii) Housing for the rural poor
(iv) Assistance for safe motherhood
Codes:

• (1) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
• (2) (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
• (3) (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)
• (4) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

Answer: (4) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

Explanation: Indira Awaas Yojana: Housing for the rural poor; Janani Suraksha Yojana: Assistance for safe motherhood; Sabla: Empowerment of adolescent girls; MGNREGS: Assistance for employment.

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer with the help of codes attached.
List - I:
(a) Article - 14
(b) Article - 23
(c) Article - 21
(d) Article - 21A
List - II:
(i) Public Service Commission for the Union and State
(ii) Federal system
(iii) Prohibits Traffic in Human Beings and Forced Labour
(iv) Right to Life
Codes:

• (1) (a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
• (2) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
• (3) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
• (4) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

Answer: (Not fully correct in options; correct matching is:)
(a) Article - 14: Right to Equality
(b) Article - 23: Prohibits Traffic in Human Beings and Forced Labour
(c) Article - 21: Right to Life
(d) Article - 21A: Right to Education

Explanation: The options provided do not align perfectly with the Indian Constitution. The correct matches are based on constitutional provisions.