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Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET) 2020 Previous Year Question Paper With Answer Key

DU MPhil PhD in Social Work
Topic: SW MPHIL S2
1) Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of traditional administration in contrast to development
administration?
[Question ID = 7629]
1. Fulfillment of legal requirements of government operations [Option ID = 30510]
2. Centralized decision making [Option ID = 30511]
3. Maintenance of law and order [Option ID = 30512]
4. Participatory planning [Option ID = 30513]
Correct Answer :
Participatory planning [Option ID = 30513]
2) With increase in the sample size, there is:
[Question ID = 7630]
1. Reduction in the sampling error
[Option ID = 30514]
2. Corresponding increase in the sampling error
[Option ID = 30515]
3. No effect on the sampling error
[Option ID = 30516]
4. None of these
[Option ID = 30517]
Correct Answer :
Reduction in the sampling error
[Option ID = 30514]
3) The network channel in which all members of a group actively communicate with each other is referred to as:
[Question ID = 7631]
1. Chain network [Option ID = 30518]
2. All channel communication network [Option ID = 30519]
3. Wheel network [Option ID = 30520]
4. Y network [Option ID = 30521]
Correct Answer :
All channel communication network [Option ID = 30519]
4) In which of the following methods, informed consent is usually not taken?
[Question ID = 7632]
1. Structured interviewing [Option ID = 30522]
2. Focus Group Discussion [Option ID = 30523]
3. Covert observation [Option ID = 30524]
4. Indepth interview [Option ID = 30525]
Correct Answer :
Covert observation [Option ID = 30524]
5) Who is considered founder of 'Gestalt therapy'?
[Question ID = 7633]
1. B.F. Skinner
[Option ID = 30526]
2. Fritz Perls
[Option ID = 30527]
3. Viktor Frankl
[Option ID = 30528]
4. C. R. Rogers
[Option ID = 30529]
Correct Answer :
Fritz Perls

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[Option ID = 30527]
6) An empiricist believes that:
[Question ID = 7634]
1. Natural science methods should not be applied in social science research [Option ID = 30530]
2. It is the researcher's prerogative to make meaning of findings [Option ID = 30531]
3. Research studies done in the western countries are scientific, unbiased and reliable. [Option ID = 30532]
4. Factual information should be attained only through sensory experiences [Option ID = 30533]
Correct Answer :
Factual information should be attained only through sensory experiences [Option ID = 30533]
7) The splithalf method is used to test:
[Question ID = 7635]
1. Interobserver consistency [Option ID = 30534]
2. Internal reliability [Option ID = 30535]
3. External validity [Option ID = 30536]
4. Stability of a Scale [Option ID = 30537]
Correct Answer :
Internal reliability [Option ID = 30535]
8) Which of the following correctly explains the meaning of pandemic?
[Question ID = 7636]
1. It is an epidemic which is spread across several countries or continents [Option ID = 30538]
2. It is an outbreak which is localized [Option ID = 30539]
3. It is an outbreak which is spread over a large region of a country [Option ID = 30540]
4. It is an increase in cases of a disease over and above which is normally expected [Option ID = 30541]
Correct Answer :
It is an epidemic which is spread across several countries or continents [Option ID = 30538]
9) The acronym CAQDAS stands for:
[Question ID = 7637]
1. Computer Assisted Quantitative Data Analysis Software [Option ID = 30542]
2. Computerized Analytical Quantification of Data Amplification Statistics [Option ID = 30543]
3. ComputerAssisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software [Option ID = 30544]
4. Content Analysis Quantification with Data And Statistics [Option ID = 30545]
Correct Answer :
ComputerAssisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software [Option ID = 30544]
10) Span of control involves:
[Question ID = 7638]
1. Ratio of superordinates and subordinates in a workplace [Option ID = 30546]
2. Number of days an administrator controls and directs employees [Option ID = 30547]
3. Number of subordinates or units of work that an administrator controls per day [Option ID = 30548]
4. Number of subordinates or units of work that an administrator can personally direct [Option ID = 30549]
Correct Answer :
Number of subordinates or units of work that an administrator can personally direct [Option ID = 30549]
11) Which of the following is not a principle of social group work?
[Question ID = 7639]
1. Principle of resource utilization [Option ID = 30550]
2. Principle of confidentiality [Option ID = 30551]
3. Principle of planned group formation [Option ID = 30552]
4. Principle of evaluation [Option ID = 30553]
Correct Answer :
Principle of confidentiality [Option ID = 30551]
12) A filter question is one that:
[Question ID = 7640]
1. Helps a researcher to differentiate between good and bad interviewees [Option ID = 30554]
2. Provides ample scope for respondents to give detailed and long answers [Option ID = 30555]
3. Ensures that all respondents give answer to every question of the schedule in the same order [Option ID = 30556]
4. Helps the respondents avoid answering the questions which do not pertain to them [Option ID = 30557]
Correct Answer :
Helps the respondents avoid answering the questions which do not pertain to them [Option ID = 30557]
13) Standard error is a statistical measure of:
[Question ID = 7641]

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1. The normal distribution of scores of wrong answers given by respondents [Option ID = 30558]
2. The extent to which the mean of the sample is likely to differ from the population mean over a variable [Option ID = 30559]
3. The cumulative distribution of mean scores of the sample [Option ID = 30560]
4. The degree to which a sample is accurately stratified [Option ID = 30561]
Correct Answer :
The extent to which the mean of the sample is likely to differ from the population mean over a variable [Option ID = 30559]
14) Which of the following is not an ascribed status?
[Question ID = 7642]
1. Gender [Option ID = 30562]
2. Caste [Option ID = 30563]
3. Profession [Option ID = 30564]
4. Religion [Option ID = 30565]
Correct Answer :
Profession [Option ID = 30564]
15) In an experimental research design, a dependent variable is the one:
[Question ID = 7643]
1. That is not manipulated and in which changes, if any, are observed
[Option ID = 30566]
2. That is manipulated so as to observe any impact on the other variables
[Option ID = 30567]
3. That measures the extent to which personal values influence the research
[Option ID = 30568]
4. That is defined as an ambiguous concept that always remains constant
[Option ID = 30569]
Correct Answer :
That is not manipulated and in which changes, if any, are observed
[Option ID = 30566]
16) What would be the value of Pearson's r, coefficient of correlation, if there is a perfect positive correlation between
two interval/ratio variables?
[Question ID = 7644]
1. 0.50 [Option ID = 30570]
2. +1 [Option ID = 30571]
3. +0.50 [Option ID = 30572]
4. 1 [Option ID = 30573]
Correct Answer :
+1 [Option ID = 30571]
17) A sampling frame is:
[Question ID = 7645]
1. A wooden or steel frame used to display tables of randomized numbers [Option ID = 30574]
2. An outline of all the main clusters of units in a sample [Option ID = 30575]
3. A list of all the units in the population from which a sample will be selected [Option ID = 30576]
4. A summary of the various stages of designing a survey in the sampled area [Option ID = 30577]
Correct Answer :
A list of all the units in the population from which a sample will be selected [Option ID = 30576]
18) Which of the following thinkers has contributed towards modernization theories
[Question ID = 7646]
1. A.G.Frank [Option ID = 30578]
2. F.H.Cardoso [Option ID = 30579]
3. Samir Amin [Option ID = 30580]
4. S.M.Lipset [Option ID = 30581]
Correct Answer :
S.M.Lipset [Option ID = 30581]
19) Closed ended questions are the ones that:
[Question ID = 7647]
1. Have fixed range of possible answers [Option ID = 30582]
2. Are related to the basic sociodemographic aspects of respondents [Option ID = 30583]
3. Facilitate elaborate and detailed responses [Option ID = 30584]
4. Prevent respondents from allocating themselves to a category [Option ID = 30585]

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Correct Answer :
Have fixed range of possible answers [Option ID = 30582]
20) Identify the correct order of the stages of psychosexual development:
[Question ID = 7648]
1. Oral, Genital, Phallic, Latency, Ana [Option ID = 30586]
2. Oral, Latency, Anal, Genital,Phallic [Option ID = 30587]
3. Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital [Option ID = 30588]
4. Oral, Phalli,c Anal, Genital, Latency [Option ID = 30589]
Correct Answer :
Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital [Option ID = 30588]
21) Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India provides the Right to Constitutional Remedies?
[Question ID = 7649]
1. Article 31 [Option ID = 30590]
2. Article 32 [Option ID = 30591]
3. Article 33 [Option ID = 30592]
4. Article 34 [Option ID = 30593]
Correct Answer :
Article 32 [Option ID = 30591]
22) Which is not a type of nonprobability sampling?
[Question ID = 7650]
1. Quota sampling [Option ID = 30594]
2. Stratified random sampling [Option ID = 30595]
3. Snowball sampling [Option ID = 30596]
4. Convenience sampling [Option ID = 30597]
Correct Answer :
Stratified random sampling [Option ID = 30595]
23) The full form of AMRUT is:
[Question ID = 7651]
1. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation [Option ID = 30598]
2. Atal Mission for Rural and Urban Transportation [Option ID = 30599]
3. Additional Mobilization of Regional Upgradation of Technology [Option ID = 30600]
4. Atal Mission for Rural and Urban Training (for women empowerment) [Option ID = 30601]
Correct Answer :
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation [Option ID = 30598]
24) The core ingredients of a dissertation in the right sequence are:
[Question ID = 7652]
1. Introduction; Data collection; Research methods; Data analysis; Recommendations; and Conclusions [Option ID = 30602]
2. Executive summary; Literature review; Data collection; Conclusions; Bibliography [Option ID = 30603]
3. Research Design; Data collection; Analysis of Data; Conclusion; Discussion; References. [Option ID = 30604]
4. Introduction; Review of Literature; Research methodology; Results; Discussion; Conclusion [Option ID = 30605]
Correct Answer :
Introduction; Review of Literature; Research methodology; Results; Discussion; Conclusion [Option ID = 30605]
25) Which of the following about the Bretton Woods system is correct?
[Question ID = 7653]
1. It was the system introduced in Britain post world war II to provide welfare services to all the citizens [Option ID = 30606]
2. It was the system of monetary management aimed to govern monetary relations amongst independent countries [Option ID = 30607]
3. It was aimed at developing community support system to protect local forests in areas prone to forest fire [Option ID = 30608]
4. It wasthe system through which the state was given power to take control of a private company during national emergencies [Option ID = 30609]
Correct Answer :
It was the system of monetary management aimed to govern monetary relations amongst independent countries [Option ID = 30607]
26) Data processing error entails:
[Question ID = 7654]
1. The unavoidable discrepancy between sampled units and the population [Option ID = 30610]
2. Challenges and problems during data collection such as refusal to give interviews [Option ID = 30611]
3. Errors in implementing of research process [Option ID = 30612]
4. Faulty techniques of coding and managing data [Option ID = 30613]
Correct Answer :
Faulty techniques of coding and managing data [Option ID = 30613]
27) What is meant by 'quasiquantification'?

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[Question ID = 7655]
1. Usage of words like 'many' 'often' 'most' or 'some' in qualitative research [Option ID = 30614]
2. Statistical analysis of data collected by a novice [Option ID = 30615]
3. Using nonstandardized scales in mixmethod research [Option ID = 30616]
4. Expressing data in numbers in experimental research designs [Option ID = 30617]
Correct Answer :
Usage of words like 'many' 'often' 'most' or 'some' in qualitative research [Option ID = 30614]
28) While designing questions for interview schedule or questionnaire, which thumbruleshould be kept in mind?
[Question ID = 7656]
1. One should never ask closed questions [Option ID = 30618]
2. Research questions should be the guiding frame [Option ID = 30619]
3. Always use semiprojective techniques [Option ID = 30620]
4. Ambiguous terms should be used to put respondents at ease [Option ID = 30621]
Correct Answer :
Research questions should be the guiding frame [Option ID = 30619]
29) With which of the following is Kolb's name associated?
[Question ID = 7657]
1. ERG theory [Option ID = 30622]
2. Hierarchy of needs [Option ID = 30623]
3. Experiential learning theory [Option ID = 30624]
4. Stages of growth of human mind [Option ID = 30625]
Correct Answer :
Experiential learning theory [Option ID = 30624]
30) Which of the following social philosophers has regarded sociology as 'social physics'?
[Question ID = 7658]
1. August Comte [Option ID = 30626]
2. Emile Durkheim [Option ID = 30627]
3. Herbert Spencer [Option ID = 30628]
4. Charles Cooley [Option ID = 30629]
Correct Answer :
August Comte [Option ID = 30626]
31) It is necessary to follow a standardized procedure while collecting data through structured interviews, because:
[Question ID = 7659]
1. It provides time for indepth discussions on the topic [Option ID = 30630]
2. It is easy for untrained interviewers to conduct data and saves training cost and time [Option ID = 30631]
3. The interviewer can rephrase questionsto suit each respondent [Option ID = 30632]
4. As all respondents receive same interview stimuli, it increases reliability of data [Option ID = 30633]
Correct Answer :
As all respondents receive same interview stimuli, it increases reliability of data [Option ID = 30633]
32) Which of the following methods is commonly used in qualitative research?
[Question ID = 7660]
1. Selfcompletion questionnaires [Option ID = 30634]
2. Ethnography [Option ID = 30635]
3. Surveys [Option ID = 30636]
4. Structured observation [Option ID = 30637]
Correct Answer :
Ethnography [Option ID = 30635]
33) 'Theoretical saturation' means:
[Question ID = 7661]
1. Selecting a theory and then repeatedly testing it through scientific research
[Option ID = 30638]
2. A point at which a concept is so well developed that no further data collection is required
[Option ID = 30639]
3. The problem of having used too many theories during data analysis
[Option ID = 30640]
4. A state of frustration caused by applying all possible statistical tests and not finding any significant results
[Option ID = 30641]
Correct Answer :
A point at which a concept is so well developed that no further data collection is required

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[Option ID = 30639]
34) There is an affinity between qualitative research and feminism because qualitative research:
[Question ID = 7662]
1. Allows female voices to be heard and interpret their world in their own way [Option ID = 30642]
2. Is mostly carried out by females [Option ID = 30643]
3. Allows the researcher to control variables related to gender [Option ID = 30644]
4. Caims to be nonpolitical and value free [Option ID = 30645]
Correct Answer :
Allows female voices to be heard and interpret their world in their own way [Option ID = 30642]
35) What is meant by 'going native'?
[Question ID = 7663]
1. Doing ethnography as a participant observer [Option ID = 30646]
2. Over identification with the group or community one is studying [Option ID = 30647]
3. Carrying out qualitative research in one's own native place [Option ID = 30648]
4. Changing one's life style to assimilate the customs of one's native place [Option ID = 30649]
Correct Answer :
Over identification with the group or community one is studying [Option ID = 30647]
36) Semiotics is:
[Question ID = 7664]
1. The science of signs [Option ID = 30650]
2. A method of semistructured interviewing [Option ID = 30651]
3. An exclusive study of print media [Option ID = 30652]
4. Amalgamation of exploratory and descriptive research designs [Option ID = 30653]
Correct Answer :
The science of signs [Option ID = 30650]
37) Luois Dumont is known for writing which of the following books?
[Question ID = 7665]
1. Unequal Development [Option ID = 30654]
2. Homo Hierarchicus: The Caste System and Its Implications [Option ID = 30655]
3. Modernization of Indian Tradition [Option ID = 30656]
4. Dependent Accumulation and Underdevelopment [Option ID = 30657]
Correct Answer :
Homo Hierarchicus: The Caste System and Its Implications [Option ID = 30655]
38) Which of the following is an ontological question?
[Question ID = 7666]
1. Should I use mailed questionnaires or indepth interviews in my research? [Option ID = 30658]
2. What is considered an acceptable form of knowledge? [Option ID = 30659]
3. Why should I go for a particular research design? [Option ID = 30660]
4. Do social entities have an objective reality, external to social actors? [Option ID = 30661]
Correct Answer :
Do social entities have an objective reality, external to social actors? [Option ID = 30661]
39) Which of the following is usually not included in a written account of qualitative research?
[Question ID = 7667]
1. Rationale of conducting research and providing theoretical context [Option ID = 30662]
2. An explanation of the research design adopted in the study [Option ID = 30663]
3. A decision to accept or reject the hypotheses [Option ID = 30664]
4. A discussion on the main findings in relation to the research questions [Option ID = 30665]
Correct Answer :
A decision to accept or reject the hypotheses [Option ID = 30664]
40) If a research study is 'reliable', it means that:
[Question ID = 7668]
1. It was conducted by a reputed, trustworthy and competent researcher
[Option ID = 30666]
2. The findings are stable on different occasions
[Option ID = 30667]
3. The findings can be generalized to other social settings
[Option ID = 30668]
4. The methodology is clearly stated so that other researchers can easily replicate the research process

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[Option ID = 30669]
Correct Answer :
The findings are stable on different occasions
[Option ID = 30667]
41) Which of the following is not a type of qualitative interview?
[Question ID = 7669]
1. Focus group interview [Option ID = 30670]
2. Unstructured interview [Option ID = 30671]
3. Structured interview [Option ID = 30672]
4. Oral history interview [Option ID = 30673]
Correct Answer :
Structured interview [Option ID = 30672]
42) In mixedmethods research, quantitative and qualitative findings should be:
[Question ID = 7670]
1. Integrated
[Option ID = 30674]
2. Listed in order of importance
[Option ID = 30675]
3. Contained in separate sections
[Option ID = 30676]
4. Shown fully through schemas and tabulations
[Option ID = 30677]
Correct Answer :
Integrated
[Option ID = 30674]
43) Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is administered by which organisation?
[Question ID = 7671]
1. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority [Option ID = 30678]
2. Reserve Bank of India [Option ID = 30679]
3. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority [Option ID = 30680]
4. Life Insurance Company [Option ID = 30681]
Correct Answer :
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority [Option ID = 30678]
44) The findings from a study of young single mothers at a university can be generalised to the population of:
[Question ID = 7672]
1. All single mothers in all universities [Option ID = 30682]
2. All young women in that university [Option ID = 30683]
3. All young single mothers at that university [Option ID = 30684]
4. All young single mothers in that society [Option ID = 30685]
Correct Answer :
All young single mothers at that university [Option ID = 30684]
45) 'Natural groups' in the context of qualitative research are:
[Question ID = 7673]
1. Random samples of participants in FGD from the general population [Option ID = 30686]
2. Groups whose members already know each other [Option ID = 30687]
3. Group members who are strangers and selected from a particular location [Option ID = 30688]
4. Groups of nonhuman animals studied in their natural environment [Option ID = 30689]
Correct Answer :
Groups whose members already know each other [Option ID = 30687]
46) A test of statistical significance indicates how confident the researcher is about:
[Question ID = 7674]
1. Understanding the difference between bivariate and multivariate analysis [Option ID = 30690]
2. Using SPSS software for data interpretation [Option ID = 30691]
3. The intercoder reliability of the structured interview schedule [Option ID = 30692]
4. Generalizing the findings from the sample to the population [Option ID = 30693]
Correct Answer :
Generalizing the findings from the sample to the population [Option ID = 30693]

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47) The scheme of the government of India to ensure 100 percent electrification of all households in rural as well as urban
areas is:
[Question ID = 7675]
1. Ujala Scheme [Option ID = 30694]
2. Roshni Scheme [Option ID = 30695]
3. Saubhagya Scheme [Option ID = 30696]
4. Uday Scheme [Option ID = 30697]
Correct Answer :
Saubhagya Scheme [Option ID = 30696]
48) World Health Organisation is headquartered in which of the following countries?
[Question ID = 7676]
1. USA [Option ID = 30698]
2. Switzerland [Option ID = 30699]
3. China [Option ID = 30700]
4. Philippines [Option ID = 30701]
Correct Answer :
Switzerland [Option ID = 30699]
49) Harvard Analytical Framework which is used in the context of development focuses on:
[Question ID = 7677]
1. Understanding the differences in the participation of men and women in the economy of a country [Option ID = 30702]
2. Analysing the reasons for regional variations in economic growth [Option ID = 30703]
3. Monitoring the economic growth targets of the countries [Option ID = 30704]
4. Understanding the reasons for cultural lag in the modernisation process of third world countries [Option ID = 30705]
Correct Answer :
Understanding the differences in the participation of men and women in the economy of a country [Option ID = 30702]
50) An inductive theory is one that:
[Question ID = 7678]
1. Involves testing of explicitly defined hypothesis [Option ID = 30706]
2. Uses quantitative methods whenever possible [Option ID = 30707]
3. Allows theory to emerge out of the data [Option ID = 30708]
4. Emerges only through experimental research studies [Option ID = 30709]
Correct Answer :
Allows theory to emerge out of the data [Option ID = 30708]

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