MCQ on Social Work with Community

1-What was the period when Professional Social Work emerged?

A) 1750

B) the 1880s

C) 14th century

D) 1980s

Answer: B) 1880s

2-What was the reason for the emergence of Social Work in the UK?

A) To help the population undergoing urbanization and industrialization

B) To provide solace through religion

C) To accept poverty and misery as ordained fate

D) To provide minimal help to keep people active

Answer: A) To help the population undergoing urbanization and industrialization

3-What were the features identified by MacIver and Page to define the concept of community?

A) Common area of life, typical characteristics, boundary with meaning

B) Common area of life, socio-economic characteristics, language

C) Common area of life, typical characteristics, cohesiveness

D) Common area of life, socio-economic characteristics, cohesiveness

Answer: A) Common area of life, typical characteristics, boundary with meaning

4-Which sub-system of community does the economic aspect belong to?

A) Social sub-system

B) Political sub-system

C) Economic sub-system

D) None of the above

Answer: C) Economic sub-system

5-What is the functional meaning of the word "system"?

A) A set of things considered as a whole

B) Anything formed of parts, placed together or adjusted into a regular and connected whole

C) Performance of a useful role

D) All of the above

Answer: D) All of the above

6-What is the defining element of a community?

A) Cohesiveness

B) Common socio-economic characteristics

C) Common territory or geographic space

D) We-feeling

Answer: C) Common territory or geographic space

7-Which period saw displacement of the population on a large scale in the UK?

A) 1750

B) 1880s

C) 14th century

D) 1980s

Answer: B) 1880s

8-What is the common implication of the concept of community?

A) Social-economic characteristics

B) Territorial or geographic implications

C) We-feeling and cohesiveness

D) All of the above

Answer: B) Territorial or geographic implications

9-What was the earlier condition that was no longer acceptable in the modern age?

A) Accepting poverty and misery as ordained fate

B) Pursuing economic growth and development

C) Seeking political power and control

D) Following religious beliefs and practices

Answer: A) Accepting poverty and misery as ordained fate

10-What were the conscious efforts needed for the improvement of the human condition?

A) Individual and family efforts only

B) Society at large efforts only

C) Both individual and family efforts and society at large efforts

D) None of the above

Answer: C) Both individual and family efforts and society at large efforts

11-What is the main occupation in a majority of the villages?

A) Fishing

B) Forestry

C) Agriculture

D) Mining

Answer: C) Agriculture

12-What is the impact of monsoons on Indian agriculture?

A) It leads to a great degree of certainty

B) It ensures that labourers have work throughout the year

C) It affects long-term planning and expenditures

D) It has no impact on the life of the people

Answer: C) It affects long-term planning and expenditures

13-What happens to the demand for labour during the harvesting season?

A) It decreases

B) It remains the same

C) It increases

D) It fluctuates

Answer: C) It increases

14-In a rural community, what tends to be inherited?

A) Language

B) Religion

C) Food habits

D) Occupations

Answer: D) Occupations

15-What is the social structure of a village based on?

A) Economic categories

B) Political parties

C) Caste system and traditional family structure

D) None of the above

Answer: C) Caste system and traditional family structure

16-What is the primary characteristic of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)?

A) They are controlled by the government

B) They undertake different functions in the community

C) They reflect local interests with political overtones

D) They do not require any funding

Answer: B) They undertake different functions in the community

17-Which of the following is a statutory organization that has emerged in the last half-century in India?

A) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

B) State Electricity Boards

C) Police Department

D) Mahila Mandals

Answer: A) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

18-What kind of problems would come under the category of "problems at the level of individuals"?

A) Problems of the aged

B) Conflicts between the spouses or between two generations of family members

C) Illiteracy

D) Marginal farming

Answer: B) Conflicts between the spouses or between two generations of family members

19-What kind of problems would come under the category of "problems at the level of communities"?

A) Conflicts between the spouses or between two generations of family members

B) Problems of the aged

C) Implications on policies affecting the village community and local institutional structures

D) School drop-outs

Answer: C) Implications on policies affecting the village community and local institutional structures

20-What is the most widespread statutory organization in rural India?

A) Mahila Mandals

B) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

C) Panchayati Raj Institution

D) Police Department

Answer: C) Panchayati Raj Institution