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Post NameICDS Supervisor (SR from ST Women candidates only) - Women and Child Development
Question Paper Code003/2022/OL
Category Code299/2020
Date of Test5 March 2022
Exam TypeOnline Examination
Total Questions100
1
Pancreatic juice is stimulated by the release of
Answer
D. Both 2 and 3
2
Characteristic thick, grey membrane covering throat and tonsil is a sign of
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C. Diphtheria
3
The production of testosterone in the interstitial cells is stimulated by
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B. Luteinizing hormone
4
Botulism occurs from eating canned food contaminated with
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B. Clostridium botulinum
5
First heart sound indicates
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C. Onset of ventricular systole
6
The recommended room temperature for maintaining warmth for Neonates is
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A. 25-28 Degree C
7
What development of children will be directly affected by the reduction of emotional and physical support by the family ?
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C. Personality development
8
In how many years is the official's enumeration of population carried out for census ?
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D. 10 years
9
In which parenting style children are more likely to be socially competent, responsible and autonomous ?
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C. Authoritative
10
The school immunization schedule include JE vaccine to be given in the age group of
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D. 1 to 15 years of age
11
Hereditary pellagra is also known as
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C. Hartnup's disease
12
Inulin is a polymer of
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A. Fructose
13
Anorexia nervosa means
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C. Self-starvation
14
Mid-day meal programme was launched in
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B. 1995
15
A clear fluid diet includes
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C. Carbonated drinks
16
In the process of communication, which one of the following is in the chronological order ?
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C. Communicator, Message, Medium, Receiver, Effect
17
Community development programme started ��
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B. 2 Oct. 1952 ļæ½ā„Ž
18
Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) were launched for
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D. Promoting food security for the poorest in India
19
Who introduced "noise" as an element in the model of communication process ?
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A. Shannon and Weaver
20
What is the standard size of a Flash Card ?
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C. 30 Ɨ 20 cm
21
Red colour of meat turn brown upon cooking is due to
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D. Oxidation of iron and myoglobin
22
Milk is heated to a temperature 93.4 degree Celsius for 3 seconds
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B. UHT method
23
Maize contain ___________ proteins.
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D. Zein
24
Group of reddish water-soluble pigments occurring in many fruits and vegetables
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C. Anthocyanin
25
Pungency of black pepper is due to the
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A. Chavicine
26
Which of the following statement about family is correct ?
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A. Many of the functions of family have been taken out by secondary agencies today
27
Which of the following does not come under 'dowry' as per the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 ?
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D. The mehar given in marriages under Muslim Personal Law
28
Which of the following is a result of climate change ?
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D. All the above
29
Which of the following is not an indicator of women empowerment ?
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B. Increased ill-treatment of women
30
Which of the following statement is correct ?
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C. A questionnaire may contain both open ended and closed ended questions
31
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : Joint families provide psychological and emotional security to its members. Reason (R) : Joint families retard individual development and promote idleness.
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D. Both (A) and (R) are true
32
Sateesh who is a graduate in Chemical Engineering is working as an office attendant in a multinational company. This is an example of
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A. Underemployment
33
IGNOAPS is a
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B. Social Security Programme
34
The Constitution provides that i. Not less than one-third of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in every Panchayat shall be reserved for women. ii. Maximum reservation for the women shall be one-third of the total seats. iii. Not less than one-third of the total number of seats reserved for SC/ST shall be reserved for women belonging to SC/ST iv. The seats reserved for women may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Panchayat.
Answer
D. i, iii and iv are true
35
_________ is a complete and careful study of a particular social unit.
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B. Case study
36
Nair Taravadu is an example for
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D. Both 2 and 3
37
The below table shows data on crime against women based on NCRB Reports. Crime against Women - 2018-2020 Year 2018 2019 2020 Karnataka 13514 13828 12680 Kerala 10461 11462 10139 Tamil Nadu 5822 5934 6630 All India 378236 405326 371503 i. Crime against women at national level shows a decrease in 2020 in comparison with 2019. ii. Among all Indian States, Karnataka is the State with highest number of crimes against women. iii. Tamil Nadu shows an increase in crime against women over the years. iv. All the three States show a similar pattern in the crime rate over the years. Which of the above assumptions can be arrived at from the table ?
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C. i and iii
38
Which of the following cause air pollution ?
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D. All the above
39
Self Help Groups help in
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D. All the above
40
Mailed Questionnaire can be best applied among
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A. Educated respondents
41
Which of the following contributed to the disintegration of joint families ?
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D. Both 1 and 2
42
A 'child' according to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 is a person who has not completed his ___________ year of age.
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B. Fourteenth
43
The intangible barrier within a hierarchy that prevents women from obtaining upper-level positions is called
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C. Glass Ceiling
44
Which is not a negative impact of development ?
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D. Employment generation
45
Interview schedule is a
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B. Tool of data collection
46
Who defined joint family as "a group of people who generally live under one roof, who eat food cooked at one hearth, who hold property in common, and who participate in common family worship and are related to each other as some particular type of kindred".
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C. Iravati Karve
47
In India, data on domestic violence are collected through
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A. National Family Health Survey
48
Which of the following statement/s is/are true about Mahatma Gandhi NREGA ? i. Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is a self-employment programme. ii. The primary objective of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is asset creation. iii. The programme is implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Employment. iv. It provides the right to demand work.
Answer
C. Both i and iv are true
49
GDI stands for
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A. Gender Development Index
50
A researcher conducts a comparative study about the literacy rate in different states of India based on the reports of the National Sample Survey Organisation. The data used by the researcher is an example for
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A. Secondary Data
51
The sources from which development tasks arise are
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A. Physical maturation, culturally shared expectations of development, personal values and aspirations
52
Which are the hazards during prenatal period ? i. Traditional beliefs about parental influences. ii. Paternal low Vitamin C level iii. Maternal malnutrition.
Answer
C. i, ii and iii
53
Read the following sentences. i. Parents monitor and impart clear standards for their children's conduct. ii. Parents are assertive and responsive, but not intrusive and restrictive. iii. They make children socially responsible, self-regulated and co-operative. Which style of parenting fits these characteristics ?
Answer
B. Authoritative
54
Which of the following statements are true ? i. The period of adolescence is categorised into three stages. ii. Friends play a crucial role in this stage and adolescents strive their best to maintain identity among the peer group. iii. They become more attached to their parents wanting more protection and care.
Answer
A. Only i and ii
55
Which among the following are the key characteristics of successful ageing ?
Answer
C. High bio-psycho-social functioning
56
Immunisation programme started in India in the year
Answer
A. 1978
57
The programme launched to provide dignified and quality health care to every woman and new born is
Answer
D. Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan
58
Which of the following statements is/are associated with 'Balika Mandal' ? i. Provides general education and literacy to adolescent girls. ii. Personal hygiene and environmental sanitation. iii. Family life, child care and development. iv. Constitutional rights.
Answer
D. All of these
59
Community based health education and outreach in the target population to promote menstrual health; ensuring regular availability of sanitary napkins to the adolescents; training of ASHA and nodal teachers in menstrual health and safe disposal of sanitary napkins are the activities under
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C. Scheme for Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene
60
The acronym ARSH stands for
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A. Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health Programme
61
The family that we create when we marry someone and have or adopt children is called
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B. The family of orientation
62
Family is said to be the most enduring social institution because
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A. i. It provides for the economic necessity of its members. ii. It facilitates socialisation and transmission of culture. iii. Forms values and guides behaviour of its members.
63
This marriage is characterized by the decreased interaction and emotional involvement between the partners, an apathetic relationship. What kind of marital dysfunction is this ?
Answer
B. Disengaged marital dysfunction
64
Placing young adults into independent living for education or job, accepting child's independence and maintaining a supportive home base is the developmental tasks of
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C. Families that are launching centres
65
Which system is affected where there is a conflict among the subsystems of the family ?
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D. Family system
66
Group dynamics can be conceptualized as i. Communication processes and interaction patterns. ii. Interpersonal attraction and cohesion. iii. Social integration and influence. iv. Power and control. v. Culture.
Answer
D. All of these
67
A natural and necessary component of group process, that prevents stagnation, stimulates interest and curiosity and makes possible recognition of problems is
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B. Conflict
68
i. Members feel that they belong, as evidenced by knowing who are members and differentiating themselves from non-members. ii. Members increase their expressions of "we" feelings, symbolizing identification of members with each other and with the group entity. iii. Relationships between members become accepting, interdependent, and intimate. The above are the indications of
Answer
C. Group Cohesion
69
A group worker evaluates the group on i. Group cohesion and achievement of goals. ii. Programme activities and participation. iii. Group process. iv. Role of group worker.
Answer
D. All of these
70
Social groups in which the individual identifies him/herself with are classified as
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B. In group and Out groups
71
Which of the following statements are false ? i. Sharing needles or syringes for drug use, ear piercing and tattooing exposes people to the risk of HIV infection. ii. Insect bites, sweat, tears and toilet seats increase the risk of spreading HIV. iii. Blood donations cause high risk of spreading HIV infection. iv. Contact with infected body fluids like vaginal secretions, blood etc. spreads STDs.
Answer
C. Only ii and iii
72
A surgical procedure of cutting the tubes that carry sperm which blocks the path between the testes and the urethra due to which the sperm cannot leave the testes and hence cannot reach the egg is called
Answer
A. Vasectomy
73
Which among the following are the IEC materials prepared by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to disseminate information on Family Planning Policy Interventions ? i. Pyaar mein Doori' 'Phir Se Dulhan' ii. 'Pati No. 1' iii. EK Teen Do' iv. Loving couple Healthy Couple'
Answer
B. i, ii and iv
74
What among the following are the key amendments of MTP Act, 2021 ? i. It allows unmarried women to also terminate a pregnancy in the case of failure of contraceptive method or device. ii. Increase in the upper gestation limit to 24 weeks. iii. Upper gestation limit to not apply in cases of substantial foetal abnormalities diagnosed by a State Level Medical Board. iv. For the violation of any clause imprisonment up to 5 years.
Answer
C. i, ii and iii
75
Examine the following sentences and state which are appropriate to breast feeding. i. Breast feeding should be started at the earliest, preferably within one hour of delivery. ii. Breast milk of first day (colostrum) is very useful for the new born because it is nutritious and rich in protective antibodies against common infections. iii. Exclusive breast feeding should be done for six months and should be given on demand. iv. Prelacteal feeds (gripe water, honey) should be given to the baby during this time. v. Exclusive breast feeding decreases chances of pregnancy during that period.
Answer
C. i, ii and iii
76
Psychology is considered a science mainly because it relies on direct observation. Which field of psychology supports this ?
Answer
A. Behaviourism
77
Which part of the neuron serves as the protective coating ?
Answer
C. Myelin sheath
78
The registration of stimuli below the level of awareness is called
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B. Subliminal perception
79
The majority of our dreams occur in which stage of sleep ?
Answer
D. REM sleep
80
Something that works backward to block previous learning is termed as
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A. Retroactive interference
81
Who is associated with the Gestalt school of psychology, among the following ?
Answer
D. Max Wertheimer
82
Social approval work as a
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B. Secondary reinforcer
83
The 'executive' of personality according to Freud's view is
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A. Ego
84
The purported ability to exert influence over inanimate objects by willpower is termed as
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C. Psychokinesis
85
Which of the following is not part of the limbic system ?
Answer
C. Cerebellum
86
Ambili is now 35 years old. She just started therapy because she feels "down in the dumps". While in therapy she realizes she has felt this way most of her life. She is most likely suffering from
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A. Dysthymic disorder
87
A form of cognitive process in which a general rule or principle is gathered from a series of specific examples is termed as
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C. Inductive reasoning
88
A procedure used to study the structure of the mind in which subjects are asked to describe in detail what they are experiencing when they are exposed to a stimulus is termed as
Answer
B. Introspection
89
Anything that elicit a response without prior learning is
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C. Unconditioned stimulus
90
__________ is the part of a neuron, in which the information is first received.
Answer
B. Dendrites
91
Which of the following disorders is not an anxiety disorder ?
Answer
A. Hypochondriasis
92
Which part of the brain is affected during a split-brain operation ?
Answer
C. Corpus callosum
93
The tendency of a stimulus situation to be perceived in approximately the same way under varying circumstances is called
Answer
D. Perceptual constancy
94
Which of the following tests is an example of a projective test, consisting of a set of ambiguous pictures about which people are asked to tell a story ?
Answer
B. TAT
95
In an experiment, Ajay is going to investigate how temperature affects aggression. The intensity of temperature to which the participant exposed is called
Answer
A. Independent variable
96
Rahul has total disregard for the rights or properties of others. He steals all the time from just about anyone. He randomly harasses people. He has consistently destroyed his neighbour's property. Last month he was arrested for kidnapping. While in jail he continues to lie and have little remorse for his actions. Jeff is suffering from what mental disorder ?
Answer
D. Psychopath
97
The physical memory trace in the brain that corresponds to a memory is referred as
Answer
B. Engram
98
The main job of the thalamus is
Answer
C. Receiving sensory information and relaying it to the appropriate area
99
Census is the example of which of the following method ?
Answer
D. Survey
100
The minimum amount of physical energy required to activate a given sensory system is termed as
Answer
B. Absolute Threshold

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