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1. The data collected by investigator himself for a specific purpose

Primary data

2. The data collected for some another purpose

Secondary data

3. The data collected through a questionnaire is an example of

Primary data

4. The data from a previous research and article is

Secondary data

5. The data collected from an observation

Primary data

6. The governmental and non-governmental publications are

External secondary data source

7. Data generated within the institution is

External primary data source

8. Type of question included in questionnaire to get a quantitative approach is

MCQs

9. The data in numerical form represents

Quantitative data

10. Data from a census report is considered as

Secondary data

11. The other name of structured interview

Standardized interview

12. The questions presented exactly with same question and same order is

Structured interview

13. Structured interview results in

Quantitative approach

14. A detailed intensive study of a subject and the factors contributing to success

Case study method

15. A research which follow case study method is

Clinical method

16. Question which seek information is called

Factual question

17. The question which by its structure and the wording leading to direction of answer

Leading questions

18. Information is a

Raw data

19. Questionnaire is a

Tool for data collection

20. Pre formulated written set of questions in which respondent record their answers

Questionnaire

21. The data collecting tool selected for exploratory research

Interview

22. Open ended question used to get a broad idea is in the step

Funneling

23. The question that allow someone to get a free answer

Open ended questions

24. Yes or No questions comes under

Closed ended questions

25. One on one answering needed test requires

Open ended questions

26. The questions started with ‘How’ is a type of

Open ended questions

27. The type of data collection method used in ethnographic study

Participant observation

28. The type of observation conducted in secrecy

Overt observation

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1. Regulation XVII of 1829 of Lord Bentinck was enacted to

Ban Sati

2. The founder of Servants of India society?

GK Gokhale

3. ‘What a person thinks, feels and assumes he/she is which is often reinforced by the comments and behavior from those around’ is termed as

Maturation

4. The National commission for women was established in the year

1992

5. In which state Jalianwalabagh incident took place?

Punjab

6. Indian National congress adopted the resolution for ‘Purna Swaraj’ in which year?

1930

7. Who was the founder of Bhoodan Movement?

Vinoba Bhave

8. The new economic policy in India was introduced in the year

1991

9. The Indian journal of social work is published by

Delhi School of Social Work, Delhi

10. Who is the Author of the book titled Social Group Work: A Helping Process?

Konopka G

11. The Convention of Child Rights was ratified by India in

1992

12. The protection from Domestic Violence Bill was made in the year

2005

13. The scheduled area and scheduled tribes commission was appointed in

1961

14. The 2004 World Social Forum was conducted in which city?

Mumbai

15. The book, Community Welfare Organization – principles and practice, has been written by

Arthur Dunham

16. Urban Community Development Services Project in India was started by

Government of India

17. The State establishes and maintain homes for the purpose of delinquent juvenile is called

Juvenile Home

18. An NGO is registered under

Society Registration Act

19. The social security measures, first of all was adopted in ancient India by

King Ashoka

20. The National Education Policy was adopted in the year

1986

21. Name of the institution for the care and correction of juvenile delinquents

Borstal School

22. Global Human Development Index reports are brought out by

UNDP

23. Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act was passed in the year

1971

24. Indian Constitution is passed by the Constituent assembly which came into effect

January 26, 1950

25. Our Constitution declares India to be a sovereign, democratic republic, assuring its citizens of justice, equality and liberty but the words “socialist” and “secular” were added to the definition in the year

1976

26. Children upto how many years are beneficiaries of ICDS programmes through Anganwadies?

Five

27. The University Grants Commission appointed the first review committee for social work education in India in

1960

28. In which year the council on Social Work Education was formed in USA

1952

29. Who pro founded the Theory of Suicide?

Emile Durkheim

30. The first legislation concerning social security in India was concerned with

Compensation to workmen

31. Senility is concerned with

Old age

32. ‘Amnesia’ refers to

Loss of Memory

33. The human organism consists of two separate components – the soma and

The spirit

34. ‘The personality development does not stop at adolescence but continues throughout the life of the individual’. Who said this?

Erickson

35. An intensive study of a social unit is termed as

Case study

36. ICDS programme was started in which year?

1975

37. The problem solving method owes its existence to

H H Perlman

38. Minimum age of marriage for a man

39. Who creditor as the originator of psychodrama?

Jacob L Moreno

40. Who introduced three basic models of community Organization?

Jack Rothman

41. The term Scheduled Castes came into being instead of the term ‘Suppressed Classes’ since the enactment of

The Government of India Act 1935

42. ‘Ensuring people’s participation in development’ is the objective of

Community Development Programme

43. The term ‘Untouchables’ was used to refer to the Depressed castes by

Dr. B.R Ambedkar

44. The value of chi-square is

Always positive

45. A branch of statistics that provides a means of summarizing data

Descriptive statistics

46. The Co-efficient of correlation ranges in value from

+1 to -1

47. Our environmental problems are not the side-effects of excessive industrialization but reflect the inadequacy of our development – who said this?

Indira Gandhi

48. ‘Gerontology’ refers to the scientific study of

Ageing

49. The Child Marriage Restraint Act is popularly known as

Sarda Act

50. The famous ‘1935 Minutes’ on education was associated with

Lord McCaulay

51. Social Security Legislation in India was based on the report of

Guljarilal Nanda

52. The UN Millennium Summit was held in

2005

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