Monday, December 24, 2012

MSW- Sample Question Paper for Social Work NET Preparation

Here is the solved Sample Question Paper for Social Work NET Preparation.


1. Which one of the following is not a part of social case work process?
(A) Treatment
(B) Assessment
(C) Study
(D) Content Analysis

2. In order to find the degree of relationships, we have to use a statistical test called
(A) t-test
(B) Anova
(C) Chi-square test
(D) Pearson’s correlation

3. “Papers on Social Work – An Indian Perspective” was written by
(A) G.R. Banerjee
(B) G.R. Madan
(C) Sachdev
(D) Marula Siddaiah

4. World Summit on Social Development was held in the year
(A) 1994 (B) 1995
(C) 1996 (D) 1963

5. The Theory of Demographic transition includes
(A) High birthrate and high deathrate
(B) Rapidly falling deathrate and high birthrate
(C) Low birthrate and low deathrate
(D) All the above

6. Pilot study refers to
(A) Preliminary testing of the tools used for the research.
(B) Follow up study done within a year after the original study.
(C) Preliminary study conducted on a limited scale before the original study.
(D) Macro level study undertaken to test the hypothesis.

7. What Rights are Human Rights?
(A) Rights which are provided by Constitution of India.
(B) Rights which are Fundamental.
(C) Rights provided to all human beings by nature.
(D) Rights desired by human beings.

8. Diagnostic School of Social Case Work was developed by
(A) Ross (B) Jung
(C) Rank (D) Mead

9. Public Interest Litigation refers to
(A) Mechanism to provide justice out of the Court.
(B) To provide speedy justice.
(C) To provide justice to poor, needy and weaker sections of society with the help of the NGOs’ and media.
(D) None of the above.

10. Paulo Friere’s approach could be briefly stated as
(A) Organization of services for people.
(B) Mobilization of community leaders.
(C) Action-reflection process with people.
(D) Identification of target systems for work.

11. Which of the following is not a social process ?
(A) Accommodation
(B) Acculturation
(C) Annihilation
(D) Assimilation

12. Which of the following is a correct matching?
(A) Juvenile Justice Act – 1985
(B) Untouchability Offences Act – 1954
(C) Dowry Prohibition Act – 1962
(D) Factories Act – 1948

13. Panchayati Raj Institutions in India have brought about one of the following:
(A) Eradication of untouchability
(B) Land ownership to depressed classes
(C) A formal representation of weaker sections in village governance
(D) Spread of education

14. Who is the author of the book “Social Group Work – A Helping Process” ?
(A) Wilson G and Ryland
(B) Trecker H.B.
(C) Philips H.U.
(D) Konopka G.

15. The objective of Social Legislation is
(A) To solve social problems.
(B) To bridge the gap between current needs and existing laws.
(C) To make new laws.
(D) To review the laws and problems.

16. Manifestation of repressed ideas in the form of finer things is
(A) Sublimation
(B) Ambivalence
(C) Compensation
(D) Fixation

17. Who gave the concept of ‘Looking glass self’ ?
(A) Karl Marx (B) G.H. Mead
(C) C.H. Cooley (D) M.K. Gandhi

18. ‘Operationalization of Variables’ in social work research means
(A) Making the variables simple enough to understand
(B) Making the variables measurable
(C) Arranging the variables in a logical order
(D) Making the variables fit for research.

19. Which one of the following is not a correct matching ?
(A) Arya Samaj – Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(B) Bhrahma Samaj – Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(C) Prarthana Samaj – Ramabai Ranade
(D) Satysodhak Samaj – Jyothiba Phule

20. The book ‘Social Diagnosis’ was written by
(A) Mary Richmond
(B) Joseph Luft
(C) Perelman
(D) Ross

IGNOU MSW Second Year June 2012 Previous Years Question Papers

IGNOU MSW Previous Years Question Papers June 2011 and June 2010

June 2011
  1. http://webserver.ignou.ac.in/prevyrpapers/Question%20papers%20June%202011/SOSW/MSW/MSW-001.pdf
  2. http://webserver.ignou.ac.in/prevyrpapers/Question%20papers%20June%202011/SOSW/MSW/MSW-002.pdf
  3. http://webserver.ignou.ac.in/prevyrpapers/Question%20papers%20June%202011/SOSW/MSW/MSW-003.pdf
  4. http://webserver.ignou.ac.in/prevyrpapers/Question%20papers%20June%202011/SOSW/MSW/MSW-004.pdf
  5. http://webserver.ignou.ac.in/prevyrpapers/Question%20papers%20June%202011/SOSW/MSW/MSW-005.pdf
  6. http://webserver.ignou.ac.in/prevyrpapers/Question%20papers%20June%202011/SOSW/MSW/MSW-006.pdf
June 2010
  1. http://webserver.ignou.ac.in/prevyrpapers/Question%20papers%20June%202010/SOSW/MSW/MSW-001.pdf
  2. http://webserver.ignou.ac.in/prevyrpapers/Question%20papers%20June%202010/SOSW/MSW/MSW-002.pdf
  3. http://webserver.ignou.ac.in/prevyrpapers/Question%20papers%20June%202010/SOSW/MSW/MSW-003.pdf
  4. http://webserver.ignou.ac.in/prevyrpapers/Question%20papers%20June%202010/SOSW/MSW/MSW-004.pdf
  5. http://webserver.ignou.ac.in/prevyrpapers/Question%20papers%20June%202010/SOSW/MSW/MSW-005.pdf
  6. http://webserver.ignou.ac.in/prevyrpapers/Question%20papers%20June%202010/SOSW/MSW/MSW-006.pdf

MSW- Tools of Social Case Work

Hello dear friends…
           As a professional social worker, you need to know about the tools of social case work. There are numbers of social case work tools and you can generate new one from your own end. With this article, I am telling about popular tools of social work.
            First of all, you need to create a professional relationship with your client. You client is your project and you need to work on his/her development.

The tools required for this work are


1. Listening – You must need to have active listening. It is the biggest tool of social work. You need to listen your client very carefully.

2. Observation – observe the nature, problems and needs of your client.

3. Interview – you can find information regarding your client by taking personal interview or counseling.

4. Home Visit – For more information on your client’s behavior, you can take home visit from where you can find more info from his/her family members. Remember family members may or may not be interested with your activity so you need to create a professional relationship with your client’s family members too.

5. Relationship – It is very important tool of social work.




 

Individual Conference Sample Format

                             IGNOU MSW Journal Help


              Individual Conference is one of the important parts of the journal. In the individual conference, you have to write about what difficulty you faced during your field work training and how you solved the problems with the help of your field work supervisor or college supervisor.
                 Here is the format and sample of the individual conference report.

Date – 25 December  2012

Time – 11am

Place – Ambadi

Name of the Supervisor – Mr. V. L.S

Name of the College Supervisor – Dr. VIVEK L.SHELKE

Problem faced by the student – How to Spread Awareness between Women about HIV/AIDS

Solution – Write down about what tips you got from your office and college supervisor.

Techniques Used – In this field, you can write what social work tools and techniques you used.

Observation – What you observed during this session.

Important Questions about MSW – 03 Paper

1) Define personality. Discuss Allport’s trait theory and  Freud’s theory of personality development.

2) Main characteristics of culture.

3) Write a short note on the diversity in Indian religions.

4) Differentiate between learning and memory.

5)Discuss emerging forms and changing functions of marriage.

6) Characteristics of social change

7) What are the features of caste system?

8) Contribution of psychology to social work.

Friday, December 21, 2012

General Knowledge :: General Science

The average salinity of sea water is
 
A. 3% B. 3.5%
C. 2.5% D. 2%


In which of the following activities silicon carbide is used?
 
A. Making cement and glass
B. Disinfecting water of ponds
C. cutting very hard substances
D. Making casts for statues


The property of a substance to absorb moisture from the air on exposure is called
 
A. osmosis B. deliquescence
C. efflorescence D. desiccation


The gases used in different types of welding would include
 
A. oxygen and hydrogen
B. oxygen, hydrogen, acetylene and nitrogen
C. oxygen, acetylene and argon
D. oxygen and acetylene


The inert gas which is substituted for nitrogen in the air used by deep sea divers for breathing, is
 
A. Argon B. Xenon
C. Helium D. Krypton


Which of the following is used as a lubricant?
 
A. Graphite
B. Silica
C. Iron Oxide
D. Diamond


Tetraethyl lead is used as
 
A. pain killer
B. fire extinguisher
C. mosquito repellent
D. petrol additive


The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the original plant material is
 
A. bitumen B. anthracite
C. lignite D. peat


The hardest substance available on earth is
 
A. Gold B. Iron
C. Diamond D. Platinum


Bromine is a
 
A. black solid
B. red liquid
C. colourless gas
D. highly inflammable gas

General Knowledge :: General Science


Which of the gas is not known as green house gas?
 
A. Methane
B. Nitrous oxide
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Hydrogen


Quartz crystals normally used in quartz clocks etc. is chemically
 
A. silicon dioxide
B. germanium oxide
C. a mixture of germanium oxide and silicon dioxide
D. sodium silicate


Washing soda is the common name for
 
A. Sodium carbonate
B. Calcium bicarbonate
C. Sodium bicarbonate
D. Calcium carbonate


The gas usually filled in the electric bulb is
 
A. nitrogen
B. hydrogen
C. carbon dioxide
D. oxygen


Chemical formula for water is
 
A. NaA1O2 B. H2O
C. Al2O3 D. CaSiO3


Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals?
 
A. Tin B. Mercury
C. Lead D. Zinc


Which of the following is used in pencils?
 
A. Graphite B. Silicon
C. Charcoal D. Phosphorous


Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which central metal is
 
A. copper B. magnesium
C. iron D. calcium


Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature?
 
A. Phosphorous B. Bromine
C. Chlorine D. Helium


Brass gets discoloured in air because of the presence of which of the following gases in air?
 
A. Oxygen
B. Hydrogen sulphide
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Nitrogen


































































Which of the following is an element?
 

A. Ruby B. Sapphire
C. Emerald D. Diamond


Potassium Permanganate is used for purifying drinking water, because
 

A. it is a sterilising agent
B. it dissolves the impurities of water
C. it is a reducing agent
D. it is an oxidising agent


Which of the following metals remain in liquid for under normal conditions?
 

A. Radium B. Zinc
C. Uranium D. Mercury


Which of the following is the lightest metal?

A. Mercury B. Lithium
C. Lead D. Silver


Amalgams are

A. highly coloured alloys
B. alloys which contain mercury as one of the contents
C. alloys which have great resistance to abrasion
D. alloys which contain carbon


The main constituents of pearls are

A. calcium oxide and ammonium chloride
B. calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate
C. aragonite and conchiolin
D. ammonium sulphate and sodium carbonate


Which of the following is not an isotope of hydrogen?

A. Tritium B. Deuterium
C. Protium D. Yttrium


Water is a good solvent of ionic salts because

A. it has a high specific heat
B. it has no colour
C. it has a high dipole moment
D. it has a high boiling point


Bell metal is an alloy of

A. nickel and copper
B. zinc and copper
C. brass and nickel
D. tin and copper


Which metal pollute the air of a big city?

A. Copper B. Chromium
C. Lead D. Cadmium



Which of the following does not contain a coinage metal?

A. Silver and Gold
B. Zinc and Gold
C. Copper and Silver
D. Copper and Gold


Balloons are filled with

A. nitrogen B. helium
C. oxygen D. argon


Production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) gas which is proposed to be banned in India, is used in which of the following domestic products?

A. Television
B. Refrigerator
C. Tube light
D. Cooking gas


Air is a/an

A. compound B. element
C. electrolyte D. mixture


LPG consists of mainly

A. methane, ethane and hexane
B. ethane, hexane and nonane
C. methane, hexane and nonane
D. methane, butane and propane

Marsh gas is

A. nitrogen B. ethane
C. methane D. hydrogen


Permanent hardness of water can be removed by adding

A. chlorine
B. washing soda
C. potassium permanganate
D. bleaching powder


In fireworks, the green flame is produced because of

A. sodium B. barium
C. mercury D. potassium


Diamond is an allotropic form of

A. germanium B. carbon
C. silicon D. sulphur


The filament of an electric bulb is made of

A. tungsten B. nichrome
C. graphite D. iron


The two elements that are frequently used for making transistors are

A. boron and aluminium
B. silicon and germanium
C. iridium and tungsten
D. niobium and columbium


Actinides are the elements with atomic numbers from

A. 97 to 104
B. 101 to 115
C. 89 to 103
D. 36 from 43


What is laughing gas?

A. Nitrous Oxide
B. Carbon monoxide
C. Sulphur dioxide
D. Hydrogen peroxide


From which mineral is radium obtained?

A. Rutile B. Haematite
C. Limestone D. Pitchblende
 
 
Which of the following are the ingredients of gun metal?

A. Iron, Zinc, Titanium
B. Iron, tin
C. Iron, Brass, Tin
D. Copper, Tin
 
 
Sodium metal is kept under

A. petrol B. alcohol
C. water D. kerosene
 
 
Which of the following is in liquid form at room temperature?

A. Lithium B. Sodium
C. Francium D. Cerium
 
 
Which of the following was to be discovered first in the chromospheres of the sun?

A. Krypton B. Xenon
C. Neon D. Helium
 
 
Most soluble in water is

A. camphor
B. sulphur
C. common salt
D. sugar
 
 
The most important ore of aluminium is

A. galena B. calamine
C. calcite D. bauxite
 
 
Soda water contains

A. carbonic acid
B. sulphuric acid
C. carbon dioxide
D. nitrous acid
 
 
Permanent hardness of water may be removed by the addition of

A. sodium carbonate
B. alum
C. potassium permanganate
D. lime
 
 
Potassium nitrate is used in

A. medicine B. fertiliser
C. salt D. glass
 
 
Carbon, diamond and graphite are together called

A. allotropes B. isomers
C. isomorphs D. isotopes
 
 
Monazite is an ore of

A. titanium B. zirconium
C. iron D. thorium
 
 
Non stick cooking utensils are coated with

A. Teflon
B. PVC
C. black paint
D. polystyrene
 
 
The element common to all acids is

A. hydrogen B. carbon
C. sulphur D. oxygen
 
 
The chemical (ethyl mercaptan) added to the otherwise odourless LPG cooking gas for imparting a detectable smell to the gas is a compound of

A. bromine B. fluorine
C. chlorine D. sulphur
 
 
Heavy water is

A. deuterium oxide
B. PH7
C. rain water
D. tritium oxide