1.

Who advocated that India would be truly independent only when the poorest
of its people become free of human suffering?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Indira Gandhi
(C) Jawahar Lai Nehru
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose.
2. Which one of the following states in India has focused more on human
resource development?
(A) Punjab
(B) Karnataka
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
3. Which of the following programme was launched in the year of 2000?
(A) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
(B) Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
(C) Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
(D) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana.
4. Who conducts the periodical sample survery for estimating the poverty line
in India?
(A) National Survery Organisation
(B) National Sample Survey Organisation
(C) Sample Survey Organisation
(D) None of the above.

5. Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment opportunities

for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns?
(A) Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
(B) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
(C) Rural Employment Generation Programme
(D)Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana.
6. For how many days NREGA provides employment?
(A) 70
(B) 80
(C) 90
(D) 100
7. Who is considered as poor?
(A) Landlords
(B) Landless labourer
(C) A rich farmer
(D) Businessman.
8. Which among the following is the method to estimate the poverty line in
India?
(A) Investment method
(B) Capital method
(C) Human method
(D) Income method.

9. Women and children under the age of five are food insecure population due
to:
(A) Malnutrition
(B) Healthy diet at
(C) Fats
(D) None of the above.
10. Which one of the Social groups is vulnerable to poverty?
(A) Scheduled caste
(B) Urban casual labour
(C) Rural Agricultural households
(D) All of the above.
11, By which year governments are aiming to meet the Millennium
Development Goals including halving the rate of global poverty?
(A) 2011
(B) 2015
(C) 2045
(D) 2035
12. Which among the following schemes was started in the year 2000 for the
indigent senior citizens?
(A) PDS
(B) NFWP
(C) SGSY
(D) APS

13. What is the average calories required in rural areas for measuring poverty?
(A) 2400 calories per person per day
(B) 2100 calories per person per day
(C) 2800 calories per person per day
(D) None of these.
14. What is not a one of the major cause of income inequality in India?
(A) Unequal distribution of land
(B) Lack of fertile land
(C)Gap between rich and poor
(D) Increase in population.
15. In which of the following countries did poverty actually rise from 19812001?
(A) Sub-Saharan Africa
(B) India
(D) China
(D) Russia.
16. The calorie requirement is higher in the rural areas because:
(A) they do not enjoy as much as people in the urban areas
(B) food items are expensive
(C) they are engaged in mental work
(D) People are engaged in physical labour
17. Which of the following is an indicator of poverty in India?
(A) Income level

(B) Illiteracy level

(C) Employment level
(D) All of these.
18. Which one of the following Economic groups is vulnerable to poverty?
(A) Scheduled Caste
(B) Scheduled Tribes
(C) Rural Agricultural Household
(D) All the above.
19. Which of the following is true regarding percentage of seasonal and
chronic hunger in India?
(A) It has increased
(B) It has decreased
(C) It is remained same
(D) It has marginally changed.
20. Which one of these is not a cause of poverty in India?
(A) Low level of economic development
(B) Migration of people from rural to urban India
(C) Income inequalities
(D) Unequal distribution of land.
21. Which of the following is not a valid reason for the poverty alleviation
programme in India?
(A) Lack of proper implementation
(B) Lack of right targeting

(C) Corruption at the highest level

(D) Overlapping of schemes.
22. What is the accepted calories requirement in urban areas?
Or
What is the average calorie requirement in India in urban areas (per person per
day)?
(A) 2000 cal / person / day
(B) 2100 cal / person / day
(C) 2300 cal / person / day
(D) 2400 cal / person / day
23. Which communities are categorized as economically vulnerable groups in
India?
(A) Schedule caste
(B) Agricultural labour household
(C) Schedule tribes
(D) All of the above.
24. In which year was N R E G A enacted?
(A)2005
(B)2000
(C) 1999
(D) 1993.
25. Which of the following is not a major reason for the lack of effectiveness of
targeted anti-poverty programmes?
(A) Lack of proper implementation

(B) Lack of right targeting

(C) Overlapping of schemes
(D) All the above.
26. Calorie requirement in rural areas is more than in the urban areas because:
(A) rural people eat more
(B) rural people have high bodies
(C) rural people do more hard physical work
(D) rural people have to take more rest.
27. Poverty ratio in which of the following state has above the national
average:
(A) West Bengal
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Karnataka.
28. The Concept of entitlements was introduced by:
(A) Pranab Mukharjee
(B) Amartya Sen
(C) Manmohan Singh
(D) Sonia Gandhi.
29. The most vulnerable social groups for poverty are:
(A) Scheduled Tribes
(B) Urban Casual Labourers
(C) Rural Agricultural Labourers

(D) Scheduled Castes.

30. Which of the following states of India has the highest poverty ratio?
(A) Bihar
(B) Orissa
(C) Punjab
(D) Assam.
31. Which of the following is not considered as a social indicator of poverty?
(A) Less no. of means of transport
(B) Illiteracy level
(C) Lack of access to health care
(D) Lack of job opportunities.
32. Who are considered as the poorest of the poor?
(A) Scheduled castes
(B) Scheduled tribes
(C) Disaster struck people
(D) Women female, infants and old people.
(Board 2011, Term II, Set 25/B1)

Answers:
1. (C) 2. (C)3. (D) 4. (B) 5. (A) 6. (D) 7. (B) 8. (D) 9. (A) 10. (A) 11. (B) 12. (D) 13. (A)
14. (B) 15. (A) 16. (D) 17. (A) 18. (D) 19. (B) 20. (B) 21. (B) 22. (B) 23. (B) 24. (A) 25.
(D) 26. (C) 27. (A) 28. (B) 29. (A) 30. (B) 31. (A) 32. (D)

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)

C)

Upto 9 years

D) Upto 11 years

15.

Upto 7 years

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

C)

1998

B)

2005

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)

C)

Durkheim

D) Dewey

19.

Aristotle

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)

(iii)

(iv)

A)

B)

C)

D)
22.

23.
a

(ii)

Generally visually impaired persons have visual acuity of

A)

2/200

B)

20/100

C)

20/70

D) 20/200

Assertion (A) : Poverty is essentially a social phenomenon and only secondarily

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)

C)

Hague

D) Vienna

25.

Helsinki

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

C)

four months

35.

B)

twelve weeks
D) sixteen weeks

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

C)

Maharashtra

B)

Tamil Nadu

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 g
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)

b) Rural subcentre

1,00,000
(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)

D) (i)

(iii)
(ii)

(iv)

(iv)

(ii)

(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.
on?

In a democratic country like India, what does the main aim of education focus

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
c) Sha-jahan
69.

b) Humayun
d) Shersha

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.

73.

Right to Information Act was enacted from

a) 2000

b) 2005

c) 2002

d) 1999

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
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24.

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27.

28.

29.

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31.

32.

33.

34.

35.

36.

37.

38.

39.

40.

41.

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43.

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75. C