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UGC-Social Development-Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
1. The book of 'India's Economic Policy: Preparing for the Twenty first Century' written by
a) Bimal Jalan
b) YV.Reddy.
c) Rangarajan
d) Man Mohan Singh
2. New agriculture policy was started in the year of
a) 2000
b) 2001
c) 2005
d) 2010
3. A person in normal health requires ______ calories per day
a) 1000-1800 calories
b) 2500-3000 calories
c) 3000-4000 calories
d) 4000-5000 calories
4. Sex-ratio means
a) The relation between male and female
b) The ratio between the number of adult male and adult female in a population
c) The ratio between number of female and number of male in a population
d) The number of females per 1000 males in a population
5. Former president Dr.Abdul Kalam's PURA refers to
a) A model for growth of the metro cities
b) Providing urban amenities in Urban Areas
c) providing urban amenities in rural areas
d) A plan for urban and rural areas
6. Human Development Index is a composite of
a) Income, trade and investment indicators
b) Poverty, human rights and unemployment indicators
c) Income, health and education indicators
d) Health, education and quality of life indicators
7. Yeshaswini programme in Karnataka State aims at
a) Assisting women in adopting family planning methods
b) Assisting women to earn wage income
c) Assisting rural and tribal women in health care services
d) Providing with health insurance facility for farmers co-operations
8. Live births per 1000 population per year is called
a) Live birth rate
b) Birth rate
c) Crude birth rate
d) New population rate
9. 'Chipko' movement is associated with
a) Human rights
b) Women welfare
c) Religious activists
d) Environmental conservation
10. Kothari Commission (1964-66) emphasized on
A) Expansion of Universal schooling
B) Non-formal and continuing education
C) Vocational education
D) Reading materials
11. The programme aimed at enabling illiterate women to acquire functional skills, better
awareness of health, hygiene and child care is
A) National Female Literacy Mission
B) Functional Literacy for Adult Women
C) Female Farmers Functional Literacy and Training
D) Total Literary Programme
12. Which is the administrative authority controlling Juvenile Justice Board?
A) Police Department
B) Judicial Department
C) Prosecution Department
D) Social Welfare Department
13. What official committee is associated with the issue of corruption in India ?
A) Santhanam Committee
B) Malimath Committee
C) A. N. Mulla Committee
D) Krishna Iyer Committee
14. Till what age can a woman prisoner keep her child, with her in the prison ?
A) Upto 5 years B) Upto 7 years
C) Upto 9 years D) Upto 11 years
15. HDI is entrusted with reference to :
I. Life expectancy at birth
II. Real GDP/per capita
III.Infant mortality
IV. Morbidity
Codes :
A) I and II are correct.
B) II and III are correct.
C) III and IV are correct.
D) All the above
16. Which of the following Committees has been set up in India for identification of BPL families in
urban areas ?
A) Tendulkar Committee
B) Saxena Committee
C) Lakdawala Committee
D) Hashim Committee
17. A Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme was introduced in the year
A) 2001 B) 2005
C) 1998 D) 1999
18. The great sociologist who held the view that "education doesn't bring about social change;
rather the social change results into an educational change" was
A) McDougal B) Aristotle
C) Durkheim D) Dewey
19. Which of the following is not a factor for social change in India ?
A) Caste B) Regionalism
C) Language D) Census
20. Equality of Educational opportunities is possible by
A) Extending portals of educational institutions to all without any discrimination
B) Opening more educational institutions
C) Privatizing the education system in the country
D) Public funding of Education
21. Match Column – I with Column – II :
Column – I Column – II
i) Chipko Movement 1. Medha Patkar
ii) Narmada Bacchao Andolan 2. Al Gore
iii)Climate Change 3. Rachel Carson
iv) Silent Spring 4. Sundarlal Bahuguna
Choose the correct code :
Codes :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 2 3 4 1
C) 4 1 2 3
D) 3 4 1 2
22. Generally visually impaired persons have visual acuity of
A) 2/200 B) 20/100
C) 20/70 D) 20/200
23. Assertion (A) : Poverty is essentially a social phenomenon and only secondarily a material
or physical phenomenon.
Reason (R) : Poverty is the socioeconomic phenomenon whereby the resources available
to a society are used to satisfy the wants of the few while many do not have even their basic
needs met.
Codes :
A) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.
C) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.
D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
24. The World Summit for Social Development (WSSD) was held in March 1995 in
A) Copenhagen B) Helsinki
C) Hague D) Vienna
25. Human Rights Watch (HRW) was initially known as
A) Helsinki Watch
B) Human Rights Initiative
C) Human Rights Cell
D) Human Rights Time
26. The Government of India has established National Handicapped Finance Development
Corporation (NHFDC) under
A) The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
B) The Ministry of Human Resource Development
C) The Ministry of Women & Child Development
D) The Ministry of Rural Development
27. Arrange in sequence the adoption of following Acts in India
i) The protection of women from Domestic Violence Act.
ii) The Dowry Prohibition Act.
iii) The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act
iv) Protection of Civil Rights Act
Codes :
A) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
B) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
D) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
28. Arrange the following Conferences in the order in which they were held :
i) The World Summit for Social Development Copenhagen
ii) United Nations Conference on Human Settlement Istanbul
iii) World Conference on Human Rights Vienna
iv) World Conference against Racism Durban
Codes :
A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
B) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
C) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
D) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
29. Arrange the Acts with the respective year of passed :
i) The persons with Disabilities Act
ii) The Mental Health Act
iii) The Rehabilitation Council of India Act
iv) The National Trust Act
Codes :
A) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
B) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
C) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
D) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
30. Assertion (A) : Corruption is cause of poverty and underdevelopment.
Reason (R) : Poor are corrupt and underdeveloped.
Codes :
A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
31. Which of the following were added to the Directive Principles through constitutional
amendments?
i) Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of wildlife.
ii) Right of workers to participate in management of industries.
iii) Right to work.
iv) Protection and maintenance of places of historic interest.
Codes :
A) (i)
B) (ii) and (iv)
C) (i), (ii) and (iv)
D) (i) and (ii)
32. Assertion (A) : In ancient India during the time of the Aryans, women enjoyed full and complete
freedom and equality with men.
Reason (R) : Because at that time women were stronger than men and therefore men were afraid
of women.
A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
33. 'Acid Rains' is considered as one of the following :
A) Chemical accidents
B) Chemical chain reaction
C) Deforestation
D) Heavy chemical industrialisation and acidic
34. The maternity leave period with full wage is
A) six months B) twelve weeks
C) four months D) sixteen weeks
35. Child-Woman ratio is a measure of
A) Population growth B) Migration
C) Mortality D) Fertility
36. According to 2011 Census of India the density of population is
A) 250 – 299 persons per sq. km.
B) 300 – 349 persons per sq. km.
C) 350 – 399 persons per sq. km.
D) 400 – 450 persons per sq. km.
37. Which one of the following States is mostly urbanized ?
A) Andhra Pradesh B) Tamil Nadu
C) Maharashtra D) Orissa
38. Assertion (A) : The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has been successful in
improving health condition of the poor couples living in the villages.
Reason (R) : The Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) are playing significant role in
providing health care services to the needy couples.
A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
39. Which of the following falls under perinatal mortality ?
A) Late foetal deaths
B) Early neonatal deaths
C) Late foetal and early neonatal deaths
D) Early foetal and late neonatal deaths
40. Which year the Government of India proposed Annual Health Survey ?
A) 2002 B) 2003
C) 2004 D) 2005
41. Which Article of the Constitution of India provides for the District Planning Committee ?
A) Article 242 ZD B) Article 243 ZA
C) Article 243 ZD D) Article 244 ZA
42. What was one of the most significant recommendations of L.M. Shinghvi Committee
on the Panchayati Raj Institutions ?
A) Involvement of political parties in elections.
B) Non-involvement of political parties in elections.
C) Right to Recall
D) Fixed term for PRIs.
43. Assertion (A) : Social Welfare Administration generates awareness about the challenges of a
society in transition where negative use of technologies and practices are impacting on the
well being of women and children.
Reason (R) : Social Welfare Administration is the summation of social welfare institutions,
policies and programmes.
Codes :
A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
44. The Urban Poverty Alleviation Programmes have been clearly classified into some categories by
which of the following in India ?
A) Planning Commission
B) National Development Council
C) Ministry of Urban Development and PovertyAlleviation
D) National Commission on Urbanization
45. The most acceptable explanation of Social Justice is
A) Economic development
B) Social development
C) Uplift of specific sections
D) Uplift of all the sections of society
46. Central Social Welfare Board at present is functioning under the administrative control of –
A) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
B) Ministry of Human Resource Development
C) Ministry of Women and Child Development
D) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
47. Removal of poverty was stated as the dominant objective in which of the following Five Year
Plan in India ?
A) Third Five Year Plan
B) Fourth Five Year Plan
C) Fifth Five Year Plan
D) Sixth Five Year Plan
48. The denominator for 'General Fertility Rate' is
A) Mid year population
B) Mid year population of 15-45 years
C) Mid year population of all women
D) Mid year population of 15-45 year age group married women
49. Following is true about the recommended additional daily allowance for the pregnant women
I. Calories – 300 K cal
II. Proteins – 15 gm
III.Vitamin A – 750 ìg
IV. Calcium – 600 mg
A) I, II, & IV correct
B) I, II & III correct
C) II & III correct
D) I & II correct
50. Identify the 'Total Neonatal Mortality Rate' of the following states in India (2006) from highest
to lowest :
A) Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Tamil Nadu
B) Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Haryana
C) Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
D) Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu
51. List – I (Places) List – II (Population)
a) Anganwadi (i) 1,00,000
b) Rural subcentre (ii) 1,000
c) Primary Health Centre (iii)5,000
d) Community Health centre (iv)30,000
(a) (b) (c) (d)
A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
B) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
C) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
52. Indian Rural Development Programmes widened the gap between rich and poor which
resulted into negative consequences –
A) suicides among farmers
B) richness of farmers
C) depeasantisation of farmers
D) depeasantisation and suicides of farmers
53. Rurbanism' is a term that is related to the study of –
A) Villages
B) Town and cities
C) Rural areas
D) Life-styles of rural-urban people
54. 'ASHA' denotes :
A) Association of Scientific Health Activists
B) Association of Social Health Activists
C) Accredited Social Health Activists
D) Accredited Social Health Association
55. Assertion (A) : Education of girls and women in India have reinforced gender role specially
motherhood.
Reason (R) : In India, women's education was neglected for many years.
A) Both (A) and (R) are true, (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).
B) Both (A) and (R) are true, (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
C) (R) is true and (A) is false.
D) Both (A) and (R) are true.
56. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) was launched in the IXth Five Year Plan to
A) Bridge all the gender and social gaps in education.
B) Universalisation of Elementary Education.
C) Education for all.
D) Education for the weaker sections.
57. ''Development is a never ending process.'' This idea is associated with
1) Principle of integration
2) Principle of interaction
3) Principle of interrelation
4) Principle of continuity
58. In a democratic country like India, what does the main aim of education focus on?
a) Development of individual
b) Development of society
c) Development of individual in society
d) Development of society in individual
59. Which one of the following is the most comprehensive aim of education?
a) Fostering individual development
b) Prepare individuals useful to society
c) To develop the individual personality in all dimensions
d) Individual development for the social good.
60. Which of the following article of Indian constitution states that the state shall provide free
and compulsory education to all children of the age of 6-14 years in such a manner as the state
by law determine?
a) Article 45
b) Article 46
c) Article 21A
d) Article 51A
61. The most important function of education is
a) Economic development
b) Human resource development
c) Industrial development
d) Political development
62. What influences the healthy growth of a child?
a) One way love
b) Parent's balanced behaviour
c) According to environment
d) Good food and shelter
63. The Model Of Social Work Practice which is receiving increasing emphasis at present in India
is
a) Relief model
b) Clinical model
c) Human rights model
d) Sustainable development model
64. Social development process is primarily directed towards one among the following aims
a) Economic growth with distributive justice
b) Removal of poverty and hunger
c) Integrated rural development
d) Integrated women and child development
65. ————— is primarily a means to achieve social progress.
a) Social planning
b) Social security
c) Social welfare
66. AIDS stands for
a) Actual Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
b) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
c) Acquired immune Defect Syndrome
d) Acquired immuno deficiency syndrome
67. Vitamin D deficiency causes ______ in children and _____ in adults
a) Night blindness and Exophthalmia
b) Rickets and Osteomalacia
c) Thalassmia and Anaemia
d) Deafness and keratomalacia
68. which muslim king was the first made bold attempt to prohibit the "sati" system?
a) Akbar b) Humayun
c) Sha-jahan d) Shersha
69. founder for "Bramma Samaj" was
a) Raja ram Mohan Roy
b) Dayananda saraswathy
c) Vivekanada
d) Vidya Sagar
70. widow remarriage act was enacted in 1856 with the major effort of
a) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
b) Bhandarkar
c) Joti rao phule
d) Vidya sagar
71. "satya Shodhak Samaj" has started in 1868 with the effort of
a) Joti rao phule
b) Balagandhar tilak
c) Gopal krishna gokale
d) all of the above
72. Right to Information Act was enacted from
a) 2000 b) 2005
c) 2002 d) 1999
73. Women help line is
a) 1091 b) 1098
c) 1900 d) 1092
74. Which of the following constitutional amendments has been described as a 'mini revision of the
constitution'?
a) The 44 Amendment
b) The 50 Amendment
c) The 42 Amendment
d) The 32 Amendment
75. Panchayath Raj System is based on
a) Community development
b) Corporate responsibility
c) Democratic Decentralization
d) Political Education
Answers
1. A
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. D
8. B
9. D
10. A
11. B
12. D
13. A
14. B
15. D
16. D
17. C
18. C
19. D
20. A
21. C
22. D
23. B
24. A
25. A
26. A
27. A
28. B
29. C
30. C
31. A
32. C
33. D
34. A
35. D
36. C
37. C
38. A
39. C
40. D
41. C
42. B
43. B
44. D
45. D
46. C
47. C
48. B
49. A
50. A
51. A
52. D
53. D
54. C
55. A
56. B
57. –
58. C
59. C
60. A
61. B
62. B
63. D
64. A
65. C
66. B
67. B
68. B
69. A
70. D
71. A
72. B
73. A
74. C
75. C
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