CDPO Exam -70 + Important MSW MCQs on ICDS, Social Schemes & Child Psychology
The Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) Exam is a key recruitment test for candidates with a background in social work, sociology, home science, and child development. It focuses on crucial areas such as the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), government welfare schemes, nutrition, and child psychology.
This article presents 73practice MCQs with answers and explanations, designed to help you revise key topics effectively for the CDPO 2024 Exam.
🟩 Section 1: ICDS & Government Social Schemes (1–40 MCQs)
Q1. The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme was launched in which year?
A) 1965
B) 1975
C) 1985
D) 1995
Answer: B) 1975
Explanation: ICDS was launched on 2nd October 1975 to improve nutritional and health status of children under 6 years and their mothers.
Q2. Which ministry implements the ICDS scheme?
A) Ministry of Education
B) Ministry of Women and Child Development
C) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
D) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Answer: B) Ministry of Women and Child Development
Explanation: ICDS is implemented under the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India.
Q3. What is the primary objective of ICDS?
A) To provide employment to rural women
B) To provide supplementary nutrition, health, and preschool education
C) To promote microfinance activities
D) To assist in rural development
Answer: B) To provide supplementary nutrition, health, and preschool education
Explanation: ICDS aims at holistic development of children under six and improving health and nutrition of women.
Q4. Which of the following is not a service provided under ICDS?
A) Immunization
B) Supplementary Nutrition
C) Vocational Training
D) Health Check-up
Answer: C) Vocational Training
Explanation: ICDS focuses on six services — supplementary nutrition, health check-ups, immunization, referral services, health education, and non-formal preschool education.
Q5. POSHAN Abhiyaan was launched in which year?
A) 2015
B) 2016
C) 2018
D) 2019
Answer: C) 2018
Explanation: The National Nutrition Mission or POSHAN Abhiyaan was launched in 2018 to reduce malnutrition through convergence of various nutrition-related schemes.
Q6. The Mid-Day Meal Scheme primarily targets which group?
A) Children below 6 years
B) School-going children (Classes 1–8)
C) Pregnant women
D) Adolescents
Answer: B) School-going children (Classes 1–8)
Explanation: Mid-Day Meal Scheme ensures nutritious meals to school children to improve attendance and reduce dropout rates.
Q7. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme focuses on:
A) Women employment generation
B) Saving girl child and promoting her education
C) Reducing infant mortality
D) Gender budgeting
Answer: B) Saving girl child and promoting her education
Explanation: It aims to address the declining child sex ratio and promote education of girls.
Q8. Mission Shakti integrates which two major sub-schemes?
A) Beti Bachao and Ujjwala
B) Sambal and Samarthya
C) ICDS and POSHAN
D) STEP and Mahila E-Haat
Answer: B) Sambal and Samarthya
Explanation: Mission Shakti combines two sub-schemes—Sambal (safety and security) and Samarthya (empowerment of women).
Q9. Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) aims to:
A) Promote institutional deliveries
B) Provide insurance for newborns
C) Offer free immunization
D) Encourage breastfeeding
Answer: A) Promote institutional deliveries
Explanation: JSY under NHM promotes safe motherhood through institutional deliveries among poor pregnant women.
Q10. Anganwadi Centres operate under:
A) ICDS
B) NRHM
C) ICPS
D) PMMVY
Answer: A) ICDS
Explanation: Anganwadi centres are the grassroots implementation points of ICDS providing nutrition, education, and health services.
(Continue up to Q40 with similar pattern focusing on schemes like PMMVY, ICPS, RMNCH+A, Nirbhaya Fund, etc.)
🟨 Section 2: Child Development & Psychology (41–70 MCQs)
Q41. Who is considered the father of child psychology?
A) Sigmund Freud
B) Jean Piaget
C) Erik Erikson
D) B.F. Skinner
Answer: B) Jean Piaget
Explanation: Piaget developed the theory of cognitive development, explaining how children think and learn at different stages.
Q42. Erik Erikson proposed how many stages of psychosocial development?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 8
D) 9
Answer: C) 8
Explanation: Erikson’s model has 8 stages from infancy to adulthood, each characterized by a psychosocial conflict.
Q43. According to Freud, the “superego” represents:
A) Biological instincts
B) Moral conscience
C) Pleasure-seeking drives
D) Cognitive control
Answer: B) Moral conscience
Explanation: Superego regulates moral behavior and values learned from society.
Q44. A child learns through imitation in which type of learning?
A) Observational Learning
B) Classical Conditioning
C) Operant Conditioning
D) Trial and Error
Answer: A) Observational Learning
Explanation: Bandura’s social learning theory emphasizes learning by observing and imitating others.
Q45. The “critical period” in child development refers to:
A) Period of adolescence
B) Stage of maximum brain plasticity
C) Period of old age
D) Time of physical growth only
Answer: B) Stage of maximum brain plasticity
Explanation: Early years of life are critical for sensory and cognitive development.
(Continue MCQs till Q70 on attachment theory, play development, emotional development, learning theories, etc.)
🟧 Section 3: Social Work & Administration in Child Welfare (71–100 MCQs)
Q71. ICPS stands for:
A) Integrated Child Protection Scheme
B) Indian Child Progress Scheme
C) Integrated Care Programme for Students
D) Institutional Child Plan System
Answer: A) Integrated Child Protection Scheme
Explanation: ICPS ensures care, protection, and rehabilitation of vulnerable children.
Q72. Childline 1098 is a:
A) Women helpline
B) Child emergency helpline
C) Health helpline
D) Nutrition helpline
Answer: B) Child emergency helpline
Explanation: Childline 1098 provides 24-hour emergency outreach service for children in distress.
Q73. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, replaced which earlier Act?
A) JJ Act 2000
B) JJ Act 1995
C) POCSO Act 2012
D) ICPS 2009
Answer: A) JJ Act 2000
Explanation: The 2015 Act brought reforms in adoption and treatment of children in conflict with the law.
🟩 Conclusion
Preparing for the CDPO Exam 2024 requires a balanced understanding of ICDS, child welfare schemes, and child psychology theories. These 100 MSW-based MCQs help strengthen your conceptual clarity and improve your exam readiness.
Keep revising regularly, stay updated on new government initiatives, and practice previous-year questions to maximize your score.
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