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Department
Organization Kerala Public Service Commission
Position deputy district education media officer
Exam Date 05, August, 2015
City, State kerala,


Question Paper

146/2015

Maximum: 100 marks
Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
1. BARS is a tool used for:

Designing layout plan Performance appraisal


Checking quality of food CD) Feedback communication


2. An essential aspect of all learning is

Emotion Motivation


Imitation CD) Association


3. Social learning theory stresses on the importance of:

Models Self-regulatory process


Cognitive process CD) All the above


4. The divide between computes literate and non -literate is known as

Digital divide Cyber divide


Cyber space CD) Cyber gap


5. Levels of health care that give prominence to preventive and community health care:

Primary Secondary


Tertiary CD) Immunity


6. In Pavlov's original demonstration of classical conditioning, salvation to the bell was:

Conditional stimulus Unconditional stimulus


Conditional response CD) Unconditional response


7. The first group test of intelligence was:

The army alpha The TAT


The Standard Binet AGCT


8. A good research always indebted to

Size of sample Sampling method


Selection of cohorts CD). Data analysis


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9. According to Gestalt psychologists, learning involves:

Trial and error Insight


Imitation Intelligence


10. In an intelligence test, a 16 years old boy was found to have mental age of 20 years. His IQ is
120 75
140 125
11. Which of the following are true?
1.
Posters are generally used in the awareness stage.

2.
A poster has to be bold in design, simple to understand and attractive in colour

3.
The components of a poster may be picture or illustration, the words, colour and space

4.
While preparing illustrations keep in mind the experience of audience and use objects unfamiliar to them





1,2 All the above




12. Which of the following are true?
1.
The Victimizer of a woman can be a male or female.

2.
There is a land oflegitimacy given to gendered violence.

3.
Battering of woman by their husbands or father is very often considered as personal matter.

4.
Woman have been conditioned to playing submissive role.


1,2


1,4




13. IEC stands for:

Information Electronics and Communication


International Export Council


Information Education and Communication


Indian Economic Council


14. Who is the father of Kinder garten?

Pestalozzi Rousseau


Locke Froebel



15. Which animal can transmit influenza type virus to humans?

Birds Pigs


Rabbits Cats


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16. 'Creutzfeldt -Jakob' disease is also known as

Leptospirosis Mad cow disease


Cow pox Bovine encephalitis


17. The researcher lives with the cultural community for a period of months or years is known as

Case study Clinical study


Ethnography Specimen record


18. Colostrum is very good as it is rich in protein and:

Antibodies Carbohydrates


Vitamins Minerals


19. The scientific study of man and his working environment is

Ecology Ergonomics


Work life Occupatio.nal health


20. Extension education as a discipline of teaching programme started in early:

40s 50s


60s 70s


21. Absorption of iron requires the following nutrient in the diet:

Vitamin C Zinc


Iodine Fat


22. Major source ofenergy for the body is

Protein Glucose


Fat All the above


23. Dyslexic refers to individual who have difficulty in

Learning to express Learning to stand


Learning to read and write Learning to speak


24. Mental retardation is an indicator of deficiency of:

Vitamin A Iodine


Calcium Iron


25. Female sex hormone is

Androgen Prolactin


Estrogen Oxytocin


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26. Arrange the following programme of Adult education in India in chronological order of their
inception:
a.
National Adult Education Programme (NAEP)

b.
National Literacy Mission

c.
Total Literacy Campaign

d.
Continuing Education


c,a







27. An effective extension programme:

Takes care of the needs of the target group


Works as per the government directions


Works as per the extension workers plans


Works within limited funds


28. The correct sequence of steps involved in behaviour change communication are:
1. Action 2. Interest
3. Attention 4. Satisfaction
5. Conviction 6. Desire

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29. Communicability of disease depends upon availability of:

Pathogen Healthy person


Parasite Susceptible person


30. Good communication happens only when:

More messages are given to more people


Right message is given in the right form and to right people


Various media are used to give messages


Messages are detailed and with illustrations


31. Which of the following is a communicable disease?

Diabetes mellitus Diphtheria


Hypertension Kwashiorkor


32. The conformatory test used to diagnose AIDS is

ELISA Western blot


ESR PCR


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33. Cancer is caused by:

Uncontrolled mitosis Uncontrolled meiosis


Rupturing of cells Loss of of the cells


34. All of the following facts about coronary heart disease in India are true EXCEPT

CHD onset is a decade later in age than in western countries


Diabetes is a common risk factor


More common in males than females


Heavy smoking is an aetiological agent


35. Which of the following disease spreads through respiratory route?

Influenza Mumps


Measles All the above


36. A disease that occurs rarely and without regularity is said to be

Sporadic Endemic


Epidemic Pandemic


37. Alex. F. Osburn was popular with:

Epidemiology Demography


Co-operative learning Brain storming


38. Diseases that are due mostly to environmental changes, increased population densities and pollution that result from modernisation in third world nations are referred as

Disease of poverty Disease of development


Schistomiasis Disease of environment


39. "Prevalence rate" can be best understood as

The number of patients who have the disease at a particular time, divided by the population at risk of having the disease at that time


The number of new cases of a diseased in a population over a period of time


A greater than normal occurance of a disease for that population at that time


Occurance of a disease constantly present in a population


40. Which of the following is an advantage of a case -control study?

Multiple disease outcomes following a selected exposure can be readily studied


Dependence on recall by subjects in the study minimised


It is possible to determine the true incidence of disease


It may be used to study etiology of a rare disease A7 146/2015
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41. There is a clear division between the leader and the followers ofleadership.

Authoritarian Democratic


Participatory Laissez·faire


42. The term "Hierarchy of needs" is associated with:

Skinner Maslow


Thorndike Cooley


43. Among the following, is not a part of social case work.

Assessment Intervention


Termination Appropriation


44. Proxemics is a term introduced by

Marie Weil Jean Baker Miller


Gladding Edward T. Hall


45. A learning-oriented process, which occurs usually in an interactive relationship, with the aim of helping a person learn more about the self, and to use such understanding to enable the person to become an effective member of society is called:

Socialisation Guidance


Counselling Advice


46. System theory of Group Work was proposed by

Ludwig Von Bertalanffy Goldenberg


Edward Hall DeLucia Waock


47. Transactional Analysis was founded by

Jurgen Habermas G.H. Mead


Sigmund Freud Eric Berne


48. The processes which develop personality through adjustments consciously effected, Individual by individual, between men and their social environment with their problems are called:

Social case work Event


Target grouping Streaming


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49. The process by which the social system of the community provides for integration and adaptation within the community is called:

Social Reformation Community organization


Acculturation Integration


50. The process recording in which the student records the dialogue of the session, board or community meeting, etc., is called:

Narrative Condensed


Verbatim Summary


51. The book "Social Diagnosis" was authored by

Mary Richmond Marie Weil


Hamilton Skidmore


52. The method of intervention as the focus is on the change of physical situation, or an alteration of any of the social systems, which may be essential for the client for better functioning is called:

Social Conformation Administration


Environmental modification Eco Restoration


53. Among the an essential trait of a leader.

Physical fitness Heredity


Sociability Sense of Humour


54. Marginalisation of people or areas and the imposition of barriers that restrict them from access to opportunities to integrate with the larger societies is called:

Isolation Detachment


Social Exclusion Displacement


55. The group in the social group work is

Spontaneous Formed in a planned manner


Disunited None of the above


56. In communication information starts from:

Organizer Source


Organization None of these


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57. When the client reacts inappropriately with irrational feeling towards the case worker, it is called:

Termination Transference


Transparent CD) Counter-Transference


58. Among the following is not an ethic of a Social worker.

Respect the dignity of the individual as the basis for all social relationships


Have faith in the capacity of the client to advance towards histher goals


Strive maximum to achieve rewards and monetary benefits CD) Believe and accept the differences and individuality of others


59. National Association of Social Workers is based at

United States India


Australia CD) Canada


60. A group of individuals, families, or groups that share geographic location, identity, values, experiences or interests is called:

Association Social Group


Community Clan


61. The practice of treating people differently and negatively based on a difference such as gender, age, religion, political orientation, sexual orientation, or ability is called;

Lobbying Discrimination


Disintegration CD) Degradation


62. Formal assessment of an organization or community's ability to complete certain objective or task, including the resources required to do this is called;

Feasibility study Pre test


Pilot study CD) Diagnostic study


63. The information that is not impartial and used primarily to influence an audience and further an agenda, often by presenting facts selectively is called;

Propaganda Gossip


Rumour CD) News Thread


64. Study of the social, psychological, cultural, biological and spiritual aspects of ageing is called;
Genetics Social Pathology
Gerontology CD) Geriatrics 146/2015 10 A

65. Tendency of a social system to seek and maintain a balance or steady state which can be positive or negative is called:

Restoration Rejuvenation


Maintenance Homeostasis


66. The therapeutic technique of using short words or sentences rather than questions to encourage clients to continue to communicate is called:

Prompts Empathy


Active listening Engagement


67. Administration of a research tool to a small group of individuals prior to the research in order to determine if the tool effectively measures what it is designed to measure is called:

Action research Pilot study


Experimental study Post test


68. The Child Labour (prohibition and Regulation) Act introduced in the year:

1976 1988


1993 1986


69. A form of community organising that focuses a technical process of problem solving regarding substantive social problems that utilizes the expertise of professionals is called:

Social Planning Social Exclusion


Social Empowerment Social Inclusion


70. Among the not an element of Community Organisation.

Democratic procedures Voluntary cooperation


Political affiliation Self-help


71. Sociometry was introduced by:

Likert J.L. Moreno


Bogardus Garfinkal


72. Human Poverty Index is introduced by.;

UNESCO ASW


UNDP WHO


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73. The book "The Handbook of Community Practice" is authored by

Perlman H. Helen Marie Weil


Marshall B. Clinard A.R.Desai


74. Among the following, the one who identified four types of cooperation, that is, spontaneous,
traditional, directed and contractual is

Sumner Malinowski


Radcliff Brown Lewis Coser


75. Social System theory is an example of:

Micro theory Macro theory


Mezzo theory Middle range theory


76. Goal-setting theory was propounded by

Peter and Luckman Earnst and Brain


Good and Hatt Locke and Latham


77. The process by which people exchange information, feelings and meaning through verbal and non-verbal messages is called:

Interpersonal communication Empathy


Sensitising Decision making


78. According to Tonnies, neighbourhood is a type of:

Primary group Social group


Secondary group Community


79. In a Social group, the standards that largely govern behaviour within a group are maintained by:

Group Forms Group Laws


Values Group Norms


80. The assumption that the people are motivated strictly by rewards and punishments IS associated with leadership.

Transformational Transactional


Situational Traditional


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81. The Winter Olympics 2014 was held in:

Innsbruck London


Sochi Rio de Janeiro


82. Pope Francis I hails from:

Germany France


Brazil Argentina


83. Nation which granted asylum for Edward J.Snowden

Russia Ukraine


Germany Venezuela


84. Artist who designated Chief Curator of the second season of Kochi·Muziris Biennale 2014

Riyas Komu Jitish Kallat


Bose Krishnamachari Balan Nambiar


85. National level programme for enhancement of higher education:

RMSA QIP


RTE RUSA


86. A private sector com"pany Reliance is associated with the exploration of Natural Gas in

Bombay High Godavary·Krishna Basin


Upper Assam Rajasthan


87. Who authored the book Gandhi' and Anarchy?

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Abul Kalam Azad


C. Sankaran Nair B.R.Ambedkar


88. The national newspaper started in protest against the Vernacular Press Act passed by the British:

The Hindu Hindustan Times


National Herald The Statesman


89. The longitude passes through Allahabad which is being based upon for the calculation of Indian Standard Time:

82.5°E 87.5°E


82°E 87°E


90. National leader who started Swadesi Shipping Company in wake of Swadesi Movement:

Jamnalal Bajaj M.G. Ranade


V.G. Chidambaram Pillai Satyendranath Tagore


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91. The organization which supported the British and critical of national leaders

Abhinav Bharat Indian Association


Patriotic Association India League


92. District of Kerala where cotton is cultivated:

Idukki Palakkad


Malappuram Kasargode


93. Headquarters ofTipu Sultan in Malabar:

Kozhikode Sultan Batheri


Feroke Mahe


94. Founder of the newspaper 'Swadesabhimani' of Travancore

Ramakrishna Pillai T.K Madhavan


C. Krishnan Vakkom Maulavi


95. The first political conference of Kerala was convened in 1921 at

Palakkad Ottappalam


Manjeri Kozhikode


96. Number of districts in Kerala while the state was formed in 1956
5 6

97. Village Panchayats were started in Travancore during the reign of:

Sri Moolam Tirunal Sri Chithira Tirunal


Uthram Tirunal Sethu Lakshmi


98. Who wrote the poem 'Ente Gurunathan' on Gandhi?

Amsi Narayana Pillai Vallathol


Pandalam K.P. Bodheswaran


99. The first keralite to become Governor:

V.P. Menon V. Viswanathan


M.M. Jacob P.C. Alexander


100. Nedungadi Bank the first commercial bank in Kerala was merged with which of the following?

Syndicate Bank Canara Bank


State Bank of Travancore Punjab National Bank


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