UNIT-X, Social Development

Multiple Choice Questions

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
Ans :- A

2.New agriculture policy was started in the year of
    a)    2000
    b)    2001
    c)    2005
    d)    2010
Ans :- A

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
Ans :- B

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
Ans :- D

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
Ans :- C

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
Ans :- D

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
Ans :- D

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
Ans :- B

9.‘Chipko’ movement is associated with
    a)     Human rights
    b)     Women welfare
    c)     Religious activists
    d)     Environmental conservation
Ans :- D

10.Kothari Commission (1964-66) emphasized on
    A)     Expansion of Universal schooling
    B)     Non-formal and continuing education
    C)     Vocational education
    D)     Reading materials
Ans :- A

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
Ans :- B

12.Which is the administrative authority controlling Juvenile Justice Board?
    A)     Police Department
    B)     Judicial Department
    C)     Prosecution Department
    D)     Social Welfare Department
Ans :- D

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
Ans :- A

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
Ans :- B

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
Ans :- D

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
Ans :- D

17.A Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme was introduced in the year
    A)     2001
    B)     2005
    C)     1998
    D)     1999
Ans :- C

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
Ans :- C

19.Which of the following is not a factor for social change in India ?
    A)     Caste
    B)     Regionalism
    C)     Language
    D)     Census
Ans :- D

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
Ans :- A

21.Match Column – I with Column – II :
           Column – I                         Column – II
    i)     Chipko Movement     1.     Medha Patkar
    ii)     Narmada Bacchao    2.     Al Gore
            Andolan
    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
Ans :- C

22.Generally visually impaired persons have visual acuity of
    A)     2/200
    B)     20/100
    C)     20/70
    D)     20/200
Ans :- D

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.
Ans :- B

24.The World Summit for Social Development (WSSD) was held in March 1995 in
    A)     Copenhagen
    B)     Helsinki
    C)     Hague
    D)     Vienna
Ans :- A

25.Human Rights Watch (HRW) was initially known as
    A)     Helsinki Watch
    B)     Human Rights Initiative
    C)     Human Rights Cell
    D)     Human Rights Time
Ans :- A

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