Social Work Research Questions and Answers

Q: A researcher wishes to study problems of undocumented foreign migrants from African countries who are staying in Mumbai.Which of the following sampling technique will she choose ?

She would choose snowball sampling.Undocumented migrants form a hidden population: there is no list of them to sample from, and they are unlikely to come forward to strangers. In snowball sampling the researcher finds a few respondents and asks each to refer others they know, so the sample grows through the population's own networks.Simple random, stratified and cluster sampling are probability methods. They all need a sampling frame, a list of the population or of its strata or clusters, which does not exist for this group.

Q: Summated Rating Scale was developed by ......................

The summated rating scale was developed by Likert.Rensis Likert introduced it in 1932. Respondents rate their agreement with each statement on a five-point scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree, and the scores on the items are added, or summated, to give a total attitude score.L.L. Thurstone developed the method of equal-appearing intervals, in which judges assign scale values to statements. Emory Bogardus developed the social distance scale. Wellington is not associated with an attitude scale.

Q: What does Sociometry primarily measure in a group setting ?

Sociometry measures social relationships and interpersonal preferences in a group.Developed by J.L. Moreno, sociometry asks members whom they would choose, or reject, as partners for an activity. The answers are drawn as a sociogram, which shows who is popular (stars), who is isolated, and how the group divides into cliques.It does not measure physical strength, intelligence or economic status; those are measured by other tools, such as fitness tests, intelligence tests and socio-economic scales.

61.

A researcher wishes to study problems of undocumented foreign migrants from African countries who are staying in Mumbai.

Which of the following sampling technique will she choose ?

A.Stratified sampling
B.Snowball sampling
C.Simple random sampling
D.Cluster sampling

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: B

She would choose snowball sampling.

Undocumented migrants form a hidden population: there is no list of them to sample from, and they are unlikely to come forward to strangers. In snowball sampling the researcher finds a few respondents and asks each to refer others they know, so the sample grows through the population's own networks.

Simple random, stratified and cluster sampling are probability methods. They all need a sampling frame, a list of the population or of its strata or clusters, which does not exist for this group.

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62.

Summated Rating Scale was developed by ......................

A.Thurstone
B.Bogardus
C.Likert
D.Wellington

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2025, SET Exam - 2025,

Answer: C

The summated rating scale was developed by Likert.

Rensis Likert introduced it in 1932. Respondents rate their agreement with each statement on a five-point scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree, and the scores on the items are added, or summated, to give a total attitude score.

L.L. Thurstone developed the method of equal-appearing intervals, in which judges assign scale values to statements. Emory Bogardus developed the social distance scale. Wellington is not associated with an attitude scale.

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63.

What does Sociometry primarily measure in a group setting ?

A.Physical strength of individuals
B.Intelligence levels of members
C.Social relationships and interpersonal preferences
D.Economic status of participants

Exam Year(s)

Tripura Public Service Commission - 2026,

Answer: C

Sociometry measures social relationships and interpersonal preferences in a group.

Developed by J.L. Moreno, sociometry asks members whom they would choose, or reject, as partners for an activity. The answers are drawn as a sociogram, which shows who is popular (stars), who is isolated, and how the group divides into cliques.

It does not measure physical strength, intelligence or economic status; those are measured by other tools, such as fitness tests, intelligence tests and socio-economic scales.

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64.

The essential characteristics of research :

A.Description
B.Exploration
C.Experimentation
D.All the above

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: D

Research has all three characteristics listed: description, as in a descriptive survey that records the facts; exploration, which looks into a new problem to form hypotheses; and experimentation, which tests cause and effect by manipulating variables. Since a good piece of research may use any of them, and each is an essential feature of research, the answer is all the above This is why a research plan often says whether it is descriptive, exploratory or experimental, and the characteristics are not alternatives, since a study can combine them..

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65.

The values of mean, median and mode are same in the case of :

A.Normal distribution
B.Skewed distribution
C.Binomial distribution
D.Abnormal distribution

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: A

In a normal distribution, which is symmetrical and bell-shaped with a single peak, the mean, median and mode coincide at the centre. In a skewed distribution they separate, with the mean pulled toward the longer tail, and a binomial distribution is symmetrical only when p = q = 0.5, so it does not always have the three equal. 'Abnormal distribution' is not a standard term. The symmetry of the normal curve is what places the middle value, the most frequent value and the average at the same point. The answer is the normal distribution.

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66.

Which is not the principle of experimental design ?

A.Principle of Replication
B.Principle of Universalization
C.Principle of Randomization
D.Principle of local control

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: B

Fisher's three principles of experimental design are replication (repeating the treatment), randomization (assigning treatments by chance) and local control (grouping units to reduce error). 'Universalization' is not a principle of design. Fisher's principles are applied in agricultural field trials and in laboratory work alike, and they make the estimate of error valid and the comparison of treatments fair. The answer is the principle of universalization.

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67.

Arrange the following steps in Research Process in a logical sequence

i. Data collection
ii. Setting of objectives
iii. Report writing
iv. Data analysis
Codes :

A.ii i iv iii
B.i ii iii iv
C.iii iv i ii
D.iv iii ii i

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: A

The research process starts with setting the objectives, followed by the collection of data to meet them, the analysis of the data and last the writing of the report. The sequence is ii, i, iv, iii. Data cannot be collected before the objectives are fixed, and the report is written at the end of the process. The report comes last as it presents the findings, and a study that skips objectives has no way of knowing what data to collect. The answer is ii, i, iv, iii.

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68.

Put the data analysis process in sequential order.

i. Classification
ii. Tabulation
iii. Coding
iv. Editing
Codes :

A.i iv iii ii
B.ii iii i iv
C.iv iii i ii
D.iii ii i iv

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: C

Collected data are processed in the order of editing (checking for errors and gaps), coding (giving numbers or symbols to responses), classification (grouping into classes) and tabulation (arranging into tables). The sequence is iv, iii, i, ii. The other orders would code unedited data or tabulate before classification. Editing is first because mistakes in the schedules must be removed before they are coded, and tabulation is last since it presents the grouped data. The answer is iv, iii, i, ii.

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69.

The research design that explains the relationship between variables is

A.Experimental Design
B.Caste Study Design
C.Descriptive Design
D.None of the above

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: A

The research design that explains the relationship between variables is the experimental design, where the researcher changes one variable and observes its effect on another, which tests a cause and effect relation.

A case study (printed 'Caste Study') examines one unit in depth, and a descriptive design describes a situation without testing a relation. Since the experimental design is correct, 'none of the above' is wrong.

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70.

Semi-inter quartile range is also known as

A.Range
B.Mean
C.Mode
D.Quartile Deviation

Exam Year(s)

UGC NET - 2012,

Answer: D

The semi-inter-quartile range is also known as the quartile deviation. It is half the difference between the third and the first quartile, so it is Q.D. = (Q3 - Q1)/2.

The range is the difference between the highest and lowest values, the mean is the average, and the mode is the most frequent value, so none of these is the semi-inter-quartile range. Because it uses only the middle half of the data, the quartile deviation is not disturbed by extreme values, and in a normal curve it equals 0.6745 times the standard deviation.

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