unit-viii, social policy in india

Multiple Choice Questions

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
Ans :- A

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 
Ans :- D

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
Ans :- A

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
Ans :- A

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
Ans :- D

6. What are the objective of Social Policy?
    a.    Social change
    b.    Social integration
    c.    Improvement of quality of life
    d.    All the above
Ans :- D

7. Social policies deal with issues such as
    a.    Poverty
    b.    Poor housing
    c.    Disability
    d.    All the above
Ans :- D

8. Social policy is part of _____
    a.    Public policy
    b.    Economic policy
    c.    Political policy
    d.    Religious policy
Ans :- A

9. Social sector includes__
    a.    Health & Education
    b.    Water and sanitation
    c.    Housing
    d.    All the above
Ans :- D

10.The Central Social Welfare Board was established in the year____
    a.    1980
    b.    1970
    c.    1950
    d.    1953
Ans :- D

11.The first five year plans duration was.............
    a.    1951-55
    b.    1950-55
    c.    1955-60
    d.    1953-58
Ans :- A

12. Social insurance includes____
    a.    Pensions
    b.    Unemployment benefits
    c.    Disability allowances
    d.    All the above
Ans :- D

13. Social protection does not include
    a.    Food subsidies
    b.    Public works projects
    c.    Supplementary feeding
    d.    Alms 
Ans :- D

14. Social services will not include
    a.    Care for vulnerable groups
    b.    Care for weaker section
    c.    Care for affluent
    d.    Care for needy
Ans :- C

15. Social rights will not include
    a.    Child
    b.    Labour
    c.    Women’s rights
    d.    Care for political section
Ans :- D

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 
Ans :- B

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
Ans :- C

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
Ans :- A

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
Ans :- A

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
Ans :- C

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
Ans :- A

22. Probation means:
     a.     Release on licence
     b.     Release on bail
     c.     Conditional suspension of punishment
     d.     Suspension of punishment
Ans :- C

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
Ans :- A

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
Ans :- D

25.Institutional Redistributive Model of Social Policy is associated with
     (a)    Capitalist State
     (b)    Communist State
     (c)    Totalitarian State
     (d)    Welfare State
Ans :- D

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