PROBATION OFFICER GR II – SOCIAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

FINAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 23/2019/OL
Category Code: 221/2017
Exam: Probation Officer Gr II
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 02-07-2019
Department Social Justice
Alphacode A
Question1:-Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy is located at
A:-Dehradun
B:-Pune
C:-Delhi
D:-Ahamedabad
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question2:-The Hornbil Festival is celebrated in which of the following state
A:-Orissa
B:-Assam
C:-Nagaland
D:-Rajasthan
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question3:-Which Forest Conservation movement was awarded Right Lively hood Award in the year 1987?
A:-Chipko movement
B:-Appiko movement
C:-Bishnoi movement
D:-Jungle Bachao Andolan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question4:-Article 368 of the Constitution deals with
A:-Official language
B:-Power of parliament to amend the constitution
C:-Special provisions to North Eastern States
D:-Governors of States
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question5:-Fundamental duties were added to Indian Constitution in the year
A:-1973
B:-1965
C:-1971
D:-1976
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question6:-Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana was launched on?
A:-May 9, 2015
B:-Aug 28, 2014
C:-Dec 25, 2000
D:-Sept 20, 2016
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question7:-Who is considered as the father of Malayalam Printing?
A:-Henry Baker
B:-Herman Gundert
C:-Benjamin Bailey
D:-Arnos Padiri
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question8:-Socio-Religious movement Yogakshema Sabha was founded in the year
A:-1908
B:-1907
C:-1903
D:-1910
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question9:-Who is the founder of Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha (PRDS)?
A:-Poikayil Kumara Guru Devan
B:-Pampady Jhon Joseph
C:-Kuriakose Elias Chavara
D:-MC Joseph
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question10:-Kuttam kulam Satyagraha was in the year
A:-1942
B:-1944
C:-1924
D:-1946
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question11:-Who was the Dewan of Travancore at the time of Temple Entry Proclamation?
A:-Venkata Subhayya
B:-C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer
C:-P.G.N. Unnithan
D:-Thomas Austin
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question12:-Who started the Journal ‘Probodhakan’?
A:-Kesari Balakrishna pillai
B:-Kandathil Varghesemapila
C:-E.M.S. Namboodiripad
D:-Swadesh abhimani Ramakrishna Pillai
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question13:-Name the Founder of Kerala Kaumudi news paper
A:-C. Krishnan
B:-T.K. Madhavan
C:-C. Kesavan
D:-C.V. Kunhiraman
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question14:-‘Kanaleriyum kalam’ is the autobiography of which famous freedom fighter?
A:-A.V. Kuttimalu Amma
B:-Lalitha Prabhu
C:-Koothattu Kulam Mary
D:-Accama Cheriyan
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question15:-Who wrote the novel Pravachakante Vazhi?
A:-S.K. Pottekkad
B:-P. Kesavadev
C:-C. Radhakrishnan
D:-O.V. Vijanyan
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question16:-Unnayi warrier smaraka kalanilayam is situated in
A:-Kozhikkode
B:-Irinjalakkuda
C:-Paravur
D:-Ilavumthitta
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question17:-Which among the following is the famous Sanskrit work written by Sreenarayana Guru?
A:-Daivadasakam
B:-Atmopadesa satakam
C:-Kundalinipattu
D:-Darsanamala
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question18:-Rajayoga parasyam is a famous work of which social reformer?
A:-Vagbadananda
B:-Swami Ananda Theertha
C:-Brahmananda Sivayogi
D:-Chattampi Swamikal
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question19:-‘Mankad law’ is associated with which game of Sports?
A:-Tennis
B:-Basket ball
C:-Cricket
D:-Badminton
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question20:-Dudhwa National Park is located in which State?
A:-Madhya Pradesh
B:-Uttar pradesh
C:-Maharashtra
D:-Orissa
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question21:-Who among the following belong to the synthetic school of thought?
A:-Pareto
B:-Emile Durkheim
C:-Karl Marx
D:-Ferdinand Tonnies
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question22:-__________ is the science of the individual’s social behaviour.
A:-Political sociology
B:-Social physics
C:-Social Anthropology
D:-Social psychology
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question23:-The family influences its members in a socio-cultural sphere by the process of _________.
A:-Socialization
B:-Affective relationship
C:-Procreation
D:-Economic function
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question24:-________ is situated between conflict and co-operation.
A:-Contradiction
B:-Competition
C:-Accommodation
D:-Integration
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question25:-Which of the following is not a type of non-probability sampling?
A:-Snowball sampling
B:-Stratified random sampling
C:-Accidental sampling
D:-Convenience sampling
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question26:-The concept of ‘little community’ is given by ________
A:-Robert Redfield
B:-Mac Iver and Page
C:-Milton singer
D:-M.N. Srinivas
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question27:-Which among the following is not a feature of community?
A:-Territory
B:-Common culture
C:-Close social relationship
D:-Particular interest
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question28:-‘Reasoning from general to particular’ is called __________.
A:-Induction
B:-Sampling
C:-Observation
D:-Deduction
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question29:-The family institutionalizes the need of sex satisfaction through _________.
A:-Affective relationship
B:-Procreation
C:-Marriage
D:-Kinship
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question30:-Which among the following is a secondary group?
A:-Family
B:-Trade union
C:-Tribal councils
D:-Peer group
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question31:-_________ is the aspect of culture related to the system of meaning.
A:-Non-material culture
B:-Concrete culture
C:-Cultural lag
D:-Objective culture
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question32:-Which of the following is a feature of urban society?
A:-Social homogeneity
B:-Primary occupations
C:-Familism
D:-Secondary control
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question33:-A sampling frame is __________.
A:-A summary of the various stages involved in designing a survey
B:-An outline view of all the main clusters of units in a sample
C:-A list of all the units in the population from which a sample will be selected
D:-A definite plan for obtaining sample from a given population
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question34:-Global warming is caused due to __________.
A:-Green house effect
B:-Decrease in rainfall
C:-Rising sea level
D:-Melting of ice in Poles
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question35:-Which of the following is not generally an agent of adolescent socialization?
A:-Friends
B:-Media
C:-Parents
D:-Spouse
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question36:-__________ is a learned and shared behaviour.
A:-Socialization
B:-Culture
C:-Social process
D:-Social group
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question37:-Which among the following is not a socio-cultural division?
A:-Caste
B:-Class
C:-Gender
D:-Sex
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question38:-Source of data collected and compiled by others is called
A:-Primary
B:-Secondary
C:-Primary and Secondary
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question39:-_________ is the term used by Ferdinant Tonnies to refer to the characteristics of rural society.
A:-Gemeinschaft
B:-Gesselschaft
C:-Rurbanism
D:-Little republic
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question40:-Which of the following is not a feature of modernization?
A:-Scientific temper
B:-Importance of primary occupations
C:-Emphasis on reason
D:-Achieved status
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question41:-Hypothesis which explains relationship between two variables is __________.
A:-Relational
B:-Causal
C:-Descriptive
D:-Tentative
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question42:-______ is highly impossible with human beings.
A:-Empirical study
B:-Quantitative study
C:-Controlled experimentation
D:-Research
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question43:-What is the sex ratio in India as per 2011 census?
A:-1084 females per 1000 males
B:-933 females per 1000 males
C:-940 females per 1000 males
D:-927 females per 1000 males
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question44:-Which of the following is not characteristic of social problem?
A:-Generally regarded harmful for the society
B:-Develops gradually and slowly
C:-It has effect on a large section of a society
D:-A condition that needs to be addressed
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question45:-Which of the following is not a data-collection method?
A:-Research questions
B:-Unstructured interviewing
C:-Postal survey questionnaires
D:-Participate observation
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question46:-Scheduled Castes constitute ____________ of Indian population as per 2011 Census.
A:-14%
B:-8.6%
C:-18.6%
D:-16.6%
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question47:-Globalization by connecting countries leads to _______.
A:-Lesser competition among producers
B:-Greater competition among producers
C:-No competition between producers
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question48:-Who among the following is associated with ‘reference group’?
A:-Robert K. Merton
B:-W.G. Sumner
C:-Newcomb
D:-C.H. Cooley
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question49:-What is the cause of poverty?
A:-Individual
B:-Economic
C:-Social structure
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question50:-__________ is the system of social interaction.
A:-Social change
B:-Socialization
C:-Social process
D:-Social control
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question51:-Which of the following does not come under the domestic violence?
A:-Physical violence
B:-Emotional violence
C:-Sexual violence
D:-Social violence
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question52:-_______ are referred as Dalits.
A:-Scheduled Castes
B:-Scheduled Tribes
C:-Both (1) and (2)
D:-OBCs
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question53:-The total of all the observations divided by the number of observations is called _________.
A:-Geometric mean
B:-Arithmetic mean
C:-Median
D:-Harmonic mean
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question54:-___________ is a comprehensive study of a social unit.
A:-Content analysis
B:-Participant observation
C:-Case study
D:-Quantitative study
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question55:-Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities), Act came into force in _________.
A:-1999
B:-1995
C:-1989
D:-1885
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question56:-__________ is the historical process in which religion loses social and cultural significance.
A:-Sankritization
B:-Modernization
C:-Rationalization
D:-Secularization
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question57:-________ symbolizes network of human relationship.
A:-Association
B:-Culture
C:-Sociology
D:-Society
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question58:-Which of the following task does not come under the step ‘analysis of data?’
A:-Editing
B:-Categorization
C:-Definition of concepts
D:-Tabulation
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question59:-When was the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act enacted?
A:-2007
B:-2006
C:-2008
D:-1999
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question60:-The term ‘white collar crime was coined by _________.
A:-Emile Durkheim
B:-R.K. Merton
C:-Edwin Sutherland
D:-David Learner
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question61:-Which of the following is not a basic principle of social work?
A:-Confidentiality
B:-Non judgemental attitude
C:-Self determination
D:-Subjectivity
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question62:-Among the six stages of moral development of Kohlberg, which stage has a commitment to justice with an
obligation to disobey unjust rules?
A:-Social contract stage
B:-Universal ethical principle stage
C:-Self-interest driven stage
D:-Obedience and punishment driven stage
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question63:-Which of the following stages of Eriksson psychosocial development describes identity crisis?
A:-Fidelity
B:-Competence
C:-Hope
D:-Purpose
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question64:-”Reshaping, re-educating and reforming the individual’s behaviour, attitudes and feelings of antisocial nature
which have culminated into her or his incarcerator or committed to some penal institution for custody or treatment”. This is
a statement which describes?
A:-Curative social work
B:-Preventive social work
C:-Correctional social work
D:-Developmental social work
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question65:-Which among the following statement on the theory of Sigmund Freud is not true?
Statement 1 : Our personality develops from the interaction among id, ego and super ego.
Statement 2 : The job of super ego is to balance the pleasure or aggressive seeking drives of id with moral control of ego.
A:-1 only
B:-2 only
C:-Both (1) and (2)
D:-Neither one nor two
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question66:-Which one of the following is not a primary method of social work?
A:-Case work
B:-Group work
C:-Community organisation
D:-Social action
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question67:-Consider the assumptions of social work and find out which statement is false regarding it
A:-Every human being has inherent worth and dignity
B:-Man is born amoral and asocial
C:-Every individual is not unique
D:-Change is most desirable when it comes from within
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question68:-Grasp reflex is a unique feature of development in
A:-Early childhood
B:-Late childhood
C:-Adolescence
D:-Adulthood
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question69:-Appearance of secondary sex characters is associated with
A:-Middle age
B:-Early childhood
C:-Adolescence
D:-Puberty
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question70:-Community awareness creation on the ill effects of drugs in a rural village is a
A:-Curative activity
B:-Preventive activity
C:-Remedial activity
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question71:-Evidence based social work in the contemporary social work discourse is largely conversed with regard to
decisions relating to
A:-Follow up
B:-Termination
C:-Intervention
D:-Evaluation
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question72:-Arrange the stages in the social case work in correct order
i. Clinical exploration of problems
ii. Assessment
iii. Intake and rapport building
iv. Intervention and treatment
v. Monitoring and evaluation
vi. Follow up and termination
A:-iii, i, ii, iv, v, vi
B:-i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi
C:-i, iii, ii, iv, v, vi
D:-ii, iii, i, iv, v, vi
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question73:-Among the following terms which one is not directly referred to the components of social case work?
A:-Client
B:-Problem
C:-Place
D:-Perception
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question74:-Which theory is used in case work to develop a holistic view of individuals within an environment and is best
applied to situations where several systems inextricably connect and influence one another?
A:-Psychodynamic model
B:-General systems model
C:-Behavioural model
D:-Psychosocial model
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question75:-An adult who demonstrate a behaviour of earlier stage of developmental rather than handling unacceptable
impulses in a more adult way is an example of
A:-Rationalization
B:-Regression
C:-Identification
D:-Introjection
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question76:-Which model of case work emphasis on the idea that humans have the freedom to make sense of their lives?
A:-Humanistic existential model
B:-Behavioural model
C:-Psychodynamic model
D:-Psychosocial model
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question77:-The social worker’s obligation not to disclose information to anyone provided by the client is called
A:-Acceptance
B:-Privacy
C:-Confidentiality
D:-Self determination
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question78:-Which among the following is the best strategy to deal with counter transference?
A:-Termination
B:-Referral
C:-Build rapport
D:-Empathy
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question79:-Among the following statements which one is not considered as a principle of social group work by Trecker?
A:-Focusing on change and possibilities
B:-Democratic self determination
C:-Flexible functional organisation
D:-Progressive programme experience
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question80:-Among the following authors in community organisation who has written ”community welfare
organisation”principles and practices?
A:-MS Gore
B:-Murray G. Ross
C:-K.D. Gangrade
D:-Arthur Dunham
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question81:-Bottom up approach is a conception related to __________
A:-Mega planning
B:-Macro-planning
C:-Mezzo-planning
D:-Micro-planning
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question82:-The study of group behaviour and its interactions with the members is known as
A:-Group morale
B:-Group Dynamics
C:-Collective behaviour
D:-Group cohesion
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question83:-Which method of social work is most effective that helps persons to enhance their social functioning through
purposeful collective experiences and to cope more effectively with their personal, group or community problems?
A:-Social Group work
B:-Social Case work
C:-Social Community organisation
D:-Social welfare administration
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question84:-Which model of social group work focus on the individual dysfunction and utilise group as a context and means
for altering deviant behaviour?
A:-Reciprocal model
B:-Mediating model
C:-Remedial model
D:-Developmental model
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question85:-Which of the following are the principle of group work?
i. Planned group formation
ii. Continuous individualization
iii. Progressive Programme experience
iv. Non guided group interaction
v. Principle of self development
vi. Principle of equality
A:-i,ii,iii,iv,vi
B:-i,ii,iii,iv,v
C:-i,ii,iii,v,vi
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question86:-Transactional analysis is a process of analysing and explaining intra-personal and inter-personal process. Who
developed this therapeutic process?
A:-Eric Berne
B:-Sigmund Freud
C:-Douglas
D:-Friedlander
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question87:-”Participants form opinions about the character’ and integrity of other participants and feel compelled to voice
these opinions if they find someone shirking responsibility or attempting to dominate and sometimes participants question
the action or decision of the leader as the expedition grows harder”. The above statement describes which of the following
stage of group development?
A:-Forming
B:-Storming
C:-Norming
D:-Performing
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question88:-Unspoken and unwritten set of informal agreements that govern the individual behaviour in the group is called?
A:-Group Dynamics
B:-Group cohesion
C:-Group morale
D:-Group norms
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question89:-Which among the following is not a principle of community organization?
A:-Non individualization
B:-Freedom within limits
C:-Acceptance
D:-Community self determination
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question90:-High group moral experienced in a group of alcoholic anonymous can
A:-Decrease stability of group
B:-Increase stability of group
C:-No effect on group
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question91:-Which method of social work is related to the process of transforming social policy into social welfare?
A:-Social work research
B:-Community organization
C:-Social action
D:-Social welfare administration
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question92:-The central social welfare board is under the ministry of
A:-Social justice
B:-Home affairs
C:-Women and child development
D:-Rural development
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question93:-A child under POCSO act is under the age of
A:-14 years
B:-18 years
C:-16 years
D:-21 years
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question94:-Central adoption resource agency is a
A:-Statutory body
B:-Constitutional body
C:-Autonomous body
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question95:-Which article of constitution prohibit child labour?
A:-Article 21
B:-Article 23
C:-Article 17
D:-Article 24
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question96:-Which year amendment added the group adolescent in child labour prohibition act?
A:-2014
B:-1993
C:-2016
D:-2000
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question97:-Which body in India decides if a child involved in a crime should be trailed as an adult or not?
A:-High court
B:-State police
C:-Juvenile justice board
D:-Child welfare committee
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question98:-Among the following statements which statement is true?
Statement 1 : The provisions of probation of offenders act are not only confined to juveniles but also for adult.
Statement 2 : The provisions of probation of offenders act are only confined to offences under Indian penal code only.
A:-1 only
B:-2 only
C:-Both one and two
D:-Neither one nor two
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question99:-Which of the following comes under disability act?
A:-Blindness
B:-Deafness
C:-Acid attack
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question100:-Which body initiated the POCSO e-box an online complaint management system for easy and direct reporting
of sexual offence against children?
A:-Ministry of women and child
B:-National commission for protection of child rights
C:-National commission of women
D:-Child welfare committee
Correct Answer:- Option-B