MCQ on Social Work Education in India

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1-What was the influence of social sciences on social work?

a) No influence

b) Negative influence

c) Positive influence

d) Indifferent influence

Answer: c) Positive influence

2-When did social work education and training begin in Mumbai?

a) 1898

b) 1904

c) 1910

d) 1936

Answer: d) 1936

3-Who initiated the wave of social reform during the British period in India?

a) The Indian government

b) Christian missionaries

c) Muslim leaders

d) Hindu leaders

Answer: b) Christian missionaries

4-Who was the first evangelical Baptist missionary in India?

a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

b) Ashoka

c) Ishwar Chand Vidhya Sagar

d) Serampore missionaries

Answer: d) Serampore missionaries

5-When was the first professional institution established for Social Work Education in India?

a) 1936

b) 1947

c) 1948

d) 1952

Answer: a) 1936

6-What was the aim of social work according to the premier of Bombay in the All-India Conference of Social Work in 1947?

a) To remove social injustice

b) To promote economic growth

c) To achieve political power

d) To spread cultural awareness

Answer: a) To remove social injustice

7-Which committee was appointed by the University Grants Commission for the promotion and development of Social Work Education in India?

a) First Review Committee

b) Second Review Committee

c) Third Review Committee

d) Fourth Review Committee

Answer: a) First Review Committee

8-Which university became the pioneer in providing distance education in Bachelor degree in Social Work in 2004?

a) Delhi University

b) IGNOU

c) Lucknow University

d) Madras University

Answer: b) IGNOU

9-According to the third review committee in 2001, what are the three sets that the Social Work Education curriculum should be divided into?

a) Core set, supportive set, and interdisciplinary set

b) Philosophy set, skills set, and values set

c) Theory set, research set, and practice set

d) History set, policy set, and development set

Answer: a) Core set, supportive set, and interdisciplinary set

10-When was the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) established?

a) 1947

b) 1930

c) 1936

d) 1954

Answer: c) 1936

11-What was the main focus of TISS?

a) To study international social issues

b) To train professionals in social work

c) To promote research in economics

d) To provide education in medicine

Answer: b) To train professionals in social work

12-Which institute was recognized by a University for offering a program of instruction leading to Master’s degree in social work?

a) Gujarat Vidyapith

b) Delhi School of Social Work

c) Madras School of Social Work

d) Kashi Vidyapith

Answer: b) Delhi School of Social Work

13-When was the Mahadev Desai College of Social Work established?

a) 1930

b) 1945

c) 1963

d) 1947

Answer: d) 1947

14-What is the mission of Gujarat Vidyapith?

a) To provide education in medicine

b) To train professionals in social work

c) To promote research in economics

d) To literate Indian youths from the shackles of British colonial rule

Answer: d) To literate Indian youths from the shackles of British colonial rule

15-Which was the first institute to have gained the faculty status?

a) Kashi Vidyapith

b) Madras School of Social Work

c) Nirmala Niketan

d) The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Answer: d) The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

16-When was the Madras School of Social Work founded?

a) 1947

b) 1952

c) 1963

d) 1955

Answer: b) 1952

17-What is the main focus of the Lucknow University Department of Social Work?

a) To train professionals in social work

b) To promote research in medicine

c) To provide education in economics

d) To study international social issues

Answer: a) To train professionals in social work

18-When was the College of Social Work, Nirmala Niketan founded?

a) 1947

b) 1955

c) 1930

d) 1963

Answer: b) 1955

19-What is the significance of the Department of Social Work, Lucknow University?

a) It offers a full sequence of social work courses from Bachelor to D.Litt. level.

b) It was the first institute to have gained the faculty status.

c) It seeks to promote Gandhi’s ideals of social service-oriented education.

d) It offers MSW, M.Phil, and Ph.D. degrees.

Answer: a) It offers a full sequence of social work courses from Bachelor to D.Litt. level.

20-What is the Indian Society of Professional Social Work (ISPSW)?

a. The newest association of professional social workers in India.

b. The oldest association of professional social workers in India.

c. The association of trained social workers in India.

d. The national association of professional social workers in India.

Answer: b. The oldest association of professional social workers in India.

21-When was the Indian Society of Professional Social Work (ISPSW) established?

a. 1959

b. 1970

c. 1988

d. 2005

Answer: b. 1970

22-What is the primary focus of the Indian Society of Professional Social Work (ISPSW)?

a. To promote the social work profession across the country.

b. To collaborate with other schools of social work in India.

c. To unite professional social workers to debate and develop indigenous interventions for practice in India.

d. To protect the interests of social work professionals.

Answer: c. To unite professional social workers to debate and develop indigenous interventions for practice in India.

23-What is the National Association of Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI)?

a. The oldest association of professional social workers in India.

b. A national-level organization dedicated to promoting the standard and status of the social work profession.

c. A regional association for social work educators in Maharashtra.

d. A forum for professional social workers in Chennai.

Answer: b. A national-level organization dedicated to promoting the standard and status of the social work profession.

24-What are the objectives of NAPSWI?

a. To promote research, action, and other forms of continuing education for knowledge up-gradation of members.

b. To increase awareness about the social work profession at various levels.

c. To advance the knowledge and practice base of social work interventions.

d. All of the above.

Answer: d. All of the above.