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Friday, May 15, 2015

UGC-Social Policy in India-Multiple Choice Questions and Answers



1.  Who was the first professor of Social Administration, appointed at the London School
     of Economics?

     a.  Richard Titmus          b.  Alcock

     c.  Miller                             d.  George

2.  Historically social policy relates to................

     a.  About interventions of a socially redistributive kind

     b.  Social regulatory kind

     c.  Social rights kind

     d.  All the above

3.  Social policy relates to .................

     a.  Guidelines for the changing, maintenance or creation of living conditions those are
          conducive to human welfare.

     b.  Economic development

     c.  Political development

     d.  Religious development

4.  Social policy is concerned with ___

     a.  Intervention by governments and other organizations to meet human needs

     b.  Industrial development

     c.  Political development

     d.  Economic development

5.  According to Devereux and Cook, social policy intervenes in the following areas

     a.  Social sector and Social insurance

     b.  Social protection

     c.  Social service and social rights

     d.  All the above

6.  What are the objective of Social Policy?

     a.  Social change

     b.  Social integration

     c.  Improvement of quality of life

     d.  All the above

7.  Social policies deal with issues such as

     a.  Poverty             b. Poor housing

     c.  Disability          d. All the above

8.  Social policy is part of _____

     a.  Public policy

     b.  Economic policy

     c.  Political policy

     d.  Religious policy

9.  Social sector includes__

     a.  Health & Education

     b.  Water and sanitation

     c.  Housing

     d.  All the above

10.The Central Social Welfare Board was established in the year____

     a.  1980                  b. 1970

     c.  1950                  d. 1953

11.The first five year plans duration was.............

     a.  1951-55             b. 1950-55

     c.  1955-60             d. 1953-58

12. Social insurance includes____

     a.  Pensions

     b.  Unemployment benefits

     c.  Disability allowances

     d.  All the above

13. Social protection does not include

     a.  Food subsidies

     b.  Public works projects

     c.  Supplementary feeding

     d.  Alms

14. Social services will not include

     a.  Care for vulnerable groups

     b.  Care for weaker section

     c.  Care for affluent

     d.  Care for needy

15. Social rights will not include

     a.  Child

     b.  Labour

     c.  Women's rights

     d.  Care for political section

16.Welfare programmes based on Social Policy in India are not provided in one of the sectors
     mentioned below:

     a. Health                b.      Entertainment

     c. Employment       d. Education

17.Which one of the following programmes is not based on Affirmative Action Policies?

     a.  Programmes to meet economic needs of poor

     b.  Specific programmes for the development of Scheduled Castes

     c. Programmes for Industrial Growth

     d.  Programmes for the Welfare of Women

18.Assertion (A): The role of professional social worker is empowering and capacity building of
     the oppressed and marginalized sections of society

     Reason (R): Professional social workers have requisite skill and sensitivity to deal with the
     problems of such sections of society.

     a.  Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the explanation of (A)

     b.  Both (A) and (R) are not correct

     c.  (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong

     d.  (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct

19.Accountability in governance refers to

     a.  The ability of citizens to hold leaders, government and public organizations to account

     b.  The ability of citizens to open accounts in the bank

     c.  The national income account that show profit and loss of the government

     d.  The behaviour of chartered accountants in corporate banks

20.Panchayati Raj institutes in India have brought about which one of the following?

     a. Eradication of untouchability

     b.  Spread of land ownership to depressed classes

     c. Formal representation of the weaker sections in village governance

     d.  Spread of education to the masses

21.Which article of Indian Constitution lays down the provision of free and compulsory education
     for children?

     a. 45                      b. 46

     c. 47                      d. 48

22. Probation means:

     a. Release on licence

     b.       Release on bail

     c.  Conditional suspension of punishment

     d.  Suspension of punishment

23.Assertion (A): Social Workers working with minorities requires the knowledge and indepth
     understanding of the effects of oppression on minority groups

     Reason (R): Social Workers are duty bound to serve the oppressed and marginalized

     a. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

     b.       Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

     c.       (A) is true, but (R) is not true

     d.       (A) is not true, but (R) is true

24. Social Legislation attempts to

     (a) Justice as well as social security

     (b) Anticipate social needs

     (c) Provide for change in social order

     (d) All the above

25.Institutional Redistributive Model of Social Policy is associated with

     (a) Capitalist State

     (b) Communist State

     (c) Totalitarian State

     (d) Welfare State

26.Which was not the core instrument of the economic policy?

     a)  Monetary policy

     b)  Fiscal policy

     c)  Regulation and other direct controls

     d)  Youth policy

27.Which was not the approach of social policy?

     a)  New right approach & Social democratic approach

     b)  The radical socialist approach & Feminist approach

     c)  Anti-racist approach

     d)  Community approach

28.Public policy typically aims to do which of the following?

     a)  Exacerbate conflicting claims made on scarce resources

     b)  Remove incentives for collective action

     c)  Prohibit morally acceptable behaviour

     d)  Protect the rights and activities of individuals

29.Which of the following best summarizes group theory?

     a.  Groups elect politicians who vote to provide benefits to the masses.

     b.  The smaller the group, the more success it has in influencing public policy.

     c.  Public policy is made by a small group of influential leaders.

     d.  Public policy emerges from a competition between the interests of different groups.

30.Which of the following best exemplifies distributive policy?

     a.  Social Security

     b.  Declaring that June will be National Dairy Month

     c.  Welfare benefits for the poor

     d.  Environmental protection

31.The steps that must be taken by administrative agencies are examples of which of the following
     policies?

     a.  Procedural policy

     b.  Regulatory policy

     c.  Material policy

     d.  Substantive policy

32.Which of the following correctly lists the stages of the policymaking process in chronological
     order?

     a.  Policy evaluation; issue identi-fication and agenda setting; policy adoption; policy
          formulation; policy implementation

     b.  Issue identification and agenda setting; policy formulation; policy adoption; policy
          implementation; policy evaluation

     c.  Policy formulation; issue identi-fication and agenda setting; policy evaluation; policy
          implementation; policy adoption

     d.  Policy implementation; policy evaluation; issue identification and agenda setting; policy
          formulation; policy adoption

33. Who evaluates public policies?

     a.  The media

     b.  Academics

     c.  Government officials

     d.  All of the political actors listed above may evaluate public policies.

34.Which of the following best describes instrumentalism?

     a.  Decision makers rationally evaluate all of the options and then select the policy that is the
          most appropriate means of achieving an objective.

     b.  Policies are ranked according to their costs and expected impact on the problem before
          a course of action is determined.

     c.  Policies are crafted so as to create the greatest amount of good for the greatest
          number of people.

     d.  Policy makers focus on making necessary changes and adaptations in existing practices.

35.Which of the following is not generally considered social-welfare policy?

     a.  Health care        b. Interest rates

     c.  Food stamps      d. Education

36.Of the following countries, which typically provides the least extensive welfare benefits?

     a.  The United States

     b.  Sweden

     c.  Germany

     d.  India

37.Which of the following approaches to social welfare policy is based on the belief that
     government policy should be designed to discourage the poor from being idle by making
     it difficult for them to obtain public assistance?

     a.  The incomes approach

     b.  The alleviative approach

     c.  The curative approach

     d.  The punitive approach

38.National Policy on Education was approved by the parliament in the year

     a. 1985                   b. 1986

     c. 1990                   d. 1984

39.Tagore say that we achieve our greatest happiness when

     a.  We are being appreciated

     b.  We earn lot of money

     c.  We realize ourselves through others     

     d.  None of the above

40.Education was included in the concurrent list in the year

     a. 1976                   b. 1968

     c. 1964                   d. 1990

41.Learning without burden recommended

     a. Major change in syllabi and text books         

     b.  Change in the system of examination

     a.  Helps the child to link school knowledge with every day experiences

     b.  Al the above.

42. he social context of education means

     a.  Education does not function in isolation from society.

     b.  Caste, economic status, cultural diversity influences the participation of children in school.

     c.  Unequal gender relations also effect the education.              

     d. Al the above.

43.Who is the chief editor of the book 'National Curriculum Framework 2005' by NCERT?

     a) Shiv Kumar       b) Shweta Uppal

     c) Vinod Devikar   d) Shweta Rao

44.As per NCF (National Curriculum Framework) 2005 we need to view the child as ———–

     a) creature that can be trained           

     b)  a computer that can be programmed

     c) the father of the man                      

     d)  constructing knowledge all the time.

45. Layers of understanding  are

     a) Epistemic

     b) Reference

     c) Comprehension

     d) All the above

46.Which one is not related to Critical Pedagogy?

     a)  Critical Pedagogy provides an opportunity to reflect critically

     b)  It entails the  acceptance  of multiple view

     c)  It does not allow open discussion

     d)  It facilitates collective decision making through open discussion.  

47. Ethical development means 

     a)  Imposition of do's and don'ts

     b)  Forcing disagreement of what is wrong

     c)  Devising means to help children to make choice between the right and the wrong

     d)  Writing set pattern of rules and asking children to follow them 

48. Teaching values include 

     a)  Mere lecture methods

     b)  Suppression if improper and unacceptable feelings

     c)  Using hostile body language

     d)  Meaningful discussions of experiences and reflections 

49.The period of Elementary school doesn't include: 

     a)  Development of child's languagecompetence

     b)  Setback to child's mother tongue

     c)  Ability to use language to communicate with the outer world

     d)  To make children grow in self confidence as learners 

50. ECCE is the abbreviation of  

     a)  Early Childhood Care and Education

     b)  Early Culture of Care and Education

     c)  Early Childhood Concern and Compulsory Education

     d)  Early Childhood Compulsory Education 

51. Assessment and examinations should

     a)  Assess children's ability to recall textbook language

     b)  Assess according to the answers given in guidebooks

     c)  Assess children's ability to use his knowledge for problem solving and application in the real
          world

     d)  Assess by fixed rules of marking and ranking

52. Classrooms can be brighten up by

     a)  Ensuring adequate natural light inside

     b)  Displaying children's work on the classroom walls

     c)  Display of drawing art & craft  work

     d)  Doing all the above.

53.Ideal teacher student ratio is higher education is

     a.  1 : 10                b. 1 : 30

     c.  1 : 35                d. 1 : 40

54. Full form of ICT is

     a.  Integrated Computer Technology

     b.  Information Communication Technology

     c.  Indian Computer Technology

     d.  None of the above

55. Ideal time suggested for one period is

     a.  30 Min             b. 35 Min       

     c.  40 Min              d. 45 Min

56. Operation Black board implies

     a.  Having a blackboard in the class

     b.  Having furniture in the class

     c.  Having all other minimum requirement for a class.

     d.  All of the above.

57.Learning without burden was the report of

     a)  Khothari commission

     b)  Chattopadhyan commission

     c)  Dr. Yashpal Committee

     d)  None of the above

58.The major shift in the teacher's role as per NCF 2005 is to function as  : ..................

     a.  Strict disciplinarian

     b.  Source of knowledge

     c.  Facilitator

     d.  None of the above

59.The National  Policy on Education was introduced in

     a.  1986                  b.  1984 

     c.  1990                  d. 2005

60.The important component required in writing  the textbooks is

     a.  Academic and research inputs

     b.  Understanding of children's developments level

     c.  Effective skills of communication and design.

     d.  All of the above

61.The statement by the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi that a new education would made so as
     to "Prepare Indians for the 21st Century in the year

     (a) 1990                  (b)    1985

     (c) 1987                  (d)    1991

62.Who had observed that the art of education would never attain clearness in itself without
     philosophy?

     (a)  M.K. Gandhi

     (b) Fichte

     (c) John Dewey

     (d)     Gautam Buddha

63.The opinion that "our aim should be to produce men who possess both culture and expect
     knowledge" given by

     (a) Prof. A.H. Whitehead

     (b) Montessori

     (c) Froebel

     (d)     All of the above

64.How do we get knowledge and how can we be sure it is true and not error? This area of
     philosophy is called

     a.  Neurology

     b.  Epistemology

     c.  Beyond Philosophy

     d.  None of the above

65.All levels of education are provided from the nursery to the University stage in

     a.  Ashram at Pondicherry

     b.  Brahmo Samaj

     c.  Shantiniketan

     d.  Arya Samaj

66.In today's society school should give

     a.  Ornamental base

     b.  Vocational base

     c.  Both a & b

     d.  None of the above

67.Following attributes would correctly define learning

     a.  Understanding, imagination and workmanship

     b.  Change of behaviour, practice and experience

     c.  Belief, creativity, and endurance

     d.  Intution, intelligence and memorisation

68.The 1968 national policy teacher education adopted by the Indian Government laid stress
     on the following aspects of teacher's education

     a.  Adequate emoluments and academic freedom for teachers.

     b.  Travel allowance and family pensions for teachers

     c.  In-service training and correspondence education for teachers.

     d.  Promotion and retirement facilities for teachers.

69.If we believe in the dualistic theory of the mind versus body nature of man, have to arrive at the
     consequence that

     a.  Education is mechanisation in process and theoretical in development

     b.  Learning is purely a matter of material changes in the behaviour of man

     c.  Learning an education should cater to observable behaviour of man

     d.  Education is purely a matter of mental training and development of the self.

70.Article 45 under the Directive Principles of State policy in the Indian Constitution, provides for

     a.  Rights of minorities to establish educational institutions

     b.  Free and compulsory primary education

     c.  Education for weaker sections of the country

     d.  Giving financial assistance to less advanced states

71. Vivekanand was a

     a.  Religious guru

     b.  Poet

     c.  Philosopher

     d.  All of the above

72.Rama Krishna Mission was founded by

     a.  Swami Dayanand

     b.  Swami Vivekanand

     c.  Raja Ram Mohan Roy

     d.  Guru Nanak Dev

73.Annie Besant inspired the opening of schools in many cities in

     a.  End of nineteenth century

     b.  Early nineteenth century

     c.  Early twentieenth century

     d.  End twentieenth century

74.In ancient India religions and moral aims were dominated by

     a.  Brahmnic system of education

     b.  Kshatriya system of education

     c.  Both a & b

     d.  None of the above

75.The concept of totalitarian education in the West was in favour of

     a.  Treating education as a binding factor of international under-standing

     b.  The education of the individual for development of his total personality

     c.  Making the education of the individual as an instrument for realising the ends of the state

     d.  Making the state responsible to evolve education as a means of satisfying
          individual's needs and interests.

 

Answers

1.    a

2.    d

3.    a

4.    a

5.    d

6.    d

7.    d

8.    a

9.    d

10.  d

11.  a

12.  d

13.  d

14.  c

15.  d

16.  b

17.  c

18.  a

19.  a

20.  c

21.  a

22.  c

23.  a

24.  d

25.  d

26.  d

27.  d

28.  d

29.  d

30.  a

31.  a

32.  b

33.  d

34.  d

35.  b

36.  a

37.  d

38.  b

39.  a

40.  a

41.  d

42.  d

43.  b

44.  a

45.  d

46.  c

47.  c

48.  d

49.  b

50.  a

51.  c

52.  d

53.  a

54.  b

55.  d

56.  d

57.  c

58.  c

59.  a

60.  d

61.  b

62.  b

63.  a

64.  b

65.  a

66.  b

67.  c

68.  a

69.  d

70.  b

71.  d

72.  b

73.  a

74.  c

75.  c

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