Fields of Social Work Practice I Questions and Answers

Answer: D

The correct matching is a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii, option (D). World Water Day is observed on 22 March, Earth Day on 22 April, World Environment Day on 5 June and World Population Day on 11 July.

(A) gives water day to July and population day to April, (B) gives Earth Day to June, and (C) gives water day to April. Each code misdates at least two observances, so (A), (B) and (C) are wrong.

Answer: C

The time interval between invasion by an infectious agent and the first sign or symptom of the disease is the incubation period, option (C). During this interval the agent multiplies in the body without producing a visible illness.

Quarantine is the restriction of the movement of persons who have been exposed to a disease, and inoculation is the introduction of a vaccine or agent into the body. Neither names the interval described, so (A) and (B) are wrong, and (D) is wrong because (C) is correct.

Answer: C

The deterioration of mental functions caused by the loss of nerve cells in the brain is dementia, option (C). It involves a progressive loss of memory, thinking and judgement, and it is most often seen in older people, as in Alzheimer's disease.

Mental retardation is a limited development of intelligence from early life, delirium is an acute and often reversible confusion, and depressive neurosis is a mood disorder. None of these is a decline caused by the loss of brain cells, so (A), (B) and (D) are wrong.

Answer: D

The National Institute for the Visually Handicapped is based in Dehradun, option (D). It is the national institute for the visually impaired under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, and it works on education, training and rehabilitation.

Hyderabad, Mumbai and Kolkata are homes of other institutes, but the NIVH is in Dehradun. So (A), (B) and (C) are wrong.

Answer: B

The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is the nodal body for adoption of children in India. It works under the Ministry of Women and Child Development and regulates both in-country and inter-country adoption through the recognised adoption agencies.

The other bodies do different jobs. NIPCCD (National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development) is an institute for training, research and documentation in child development. CSWB (Central Social Welfare Board) gives grants-in-aid to voluntary organisations for welfare work. NCPCR (National Commission for Protection of Child Rights) monitors the protection of child rights and inquires into violations; it does not process adoptions.

Answer: D

The National Policy on Child Labour was declared in 1987.

The policy of 1987 set out a plan of action: legal action, focusing general development programmes for child labour, and project-based plans in areas where child labour is concentrated.

1986 is the year of the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, which is easily confused with the policy. 1992 and 1995 are not the year of the policy.

Answer: C

The proper sequence is 1, 3, 2, 5, 4.

The work begins with the call on the woman helpline (1). The worker then seeks permission of the court to give shelter (3), investigates the facts of the case (2), works towards reconciliation or separation (5), and ends with psycho-social and vocational rehabilitation (4).

The other sequences start with investigation or rehabilitation before the call has been received, so they cannot be right.