Kerala Plus One Question Paper 2025 Social Work

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2025
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Kerala Board of Public
Examinations

FY-342
Reg. No. : ......................................

Name : ...........................................

FIRST YEAR HIGHER SECONDARY EXAMINATION, MARCH 2025

Part – III Time : 2 Hours
SOCIAL WORK Cool-off time : 15 Minutes
Maximum : 60 Scores

General Instructions to Candidates :

 There is a ‘Cool-off time’ of 15 minutes in addition to the writing time.
 Use the ‘Cool-off time’ to get familiar with questions and to plan your answers.
 Read questions carefully before answering.
 Read the instructions carefully.
 Calculations, figures and graphs should be shown in the answer sheet itself.
 Malayalam version of the questions is also provided.

 
    15  ‘  ’ .
 ‘  ’    
 .
      .
    .
  , , ,   
.
   .

FY-342 1 P.T.O.

PART – A

Answer all questions from 1 to 10. Each carries 1 score. (10  1 = 10)

1. Problems which affect psychological and social functioning are termed as :

(a) Physical (b) Social

(c) Physiological (d) Psycho-social

2. Which method is used to transform social policy into action ?

(a) Social Action

(b) Social Welfare Administration

(c) Social work research

(d) Social group work

3. Which area of social work intervention is known as gerontological social work ?

(a) Working with children

(b) Working with youth

(c) Working with old age people

(d) Working with group

4. Which important global day is observed on December 10 ?

5. The social group characterized by intimate face to face relationship is known as.

(a) Reference (b) e-group

(c) Primary (d) Secondary

FY-342 2

PART – A
1  10    . 1  .
(10  1 = 10)
1.      
 .

(a)  (b) 

(c)  (d) -

2.        ?

(a)  

(b)   

(c)   

(d)   

3.      
  ?

(a)  

(b)  

(c)    

(d)  

4.  10      ?

5.       

(a)   (b) -

(c)  (d) 

FY-342 3 P.T.O.

6. What is the main objective of RTI Act, 2005 ?

(a) To promote transparency and accountability in government functioning.

(b) To provide Free education to all citizens.

(c) To ensure reservation in public sector jobs.

(d) To regulate foreign investment in India.

7. ‘Quantitative’ changes right from conception till death is known as

(a) Maturation (b) Development

(c) Growth (d) Transformation

8. Once a child touches a burning candle he withdraws his hand and avoids such
instances in future. The above process is known as _________.

(a) Perception (b) Learning

(c) Memory (d) Intelligence

9. In psychology the concept of personality means.

(a) External appearance

(b) External properties

(c) Self

(d) External appearance and self

10. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Social institution ?

(a) No Symbols

(b) Permanent in nature

(c) Helps satisfy needs

(d) Found everywhere

FY-342 4

6. 2005       ?
(a)    

(b)     
(c)    
(d)    

7.     ‘’  _________ 
.
(a)  (b) 
(c)  (d) 

8.        
      
 _________.
(a)  (b) 
(c)  (d) 

9.     
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d)  

10.     ‘’ 
(a)  
(b) 
(c)   
(d)  

FY-342 5 P.T.O.

PART – B
Answer all questions from 11 to 15. Each carries 2 scores. (5  2 = 10)

11. Enlist any four defense mechanisms.

12. What are the ways in which we can say NO to unfair peer pressure ?

13. List the types of Social Security.

14. Write two differences between Community and Society.

15. Arrange the pyramidal structure given below in the proper manner.

PART – C

Answer any 4 questions from 16 to 20. Each carries 3 scores. (4  3 = 12)

16. What are the skills required for a social worker ?

17. Prepare a Venn diagram showing the relation between social work and other subjects.

18. Write a note on the role of Social worker in industrial setting.

FY-342 6

PART – B
11  15    . 2  .
(5  2 = 10)
11.     .

12.    NO   
 ?

13.   .

14.      .

15.       .

PART – C
16  20    4 
. 3  . (4  3 = 12)
16.       ?

17.        
.

18.     
.
FY-342 7 P.T.O.

19. Who are the people eligible for Free legal services ? List them.

20. Explain three major causes of Social problems.

PART – D

Answer any 3 questions from 21 to 24. Each carries 4 scores. (3  4 = 12)

21. Briefly explain the major landmarks in the history of Social Work in UK.

22. What are the reasons for the need for Women Empowerment ? What are the means of
achieving it ?

23. Explain Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligence.

24. We have to follow certain habits in our daily life to cope with stress. What are they ?

PART – E

Answer any 2 questions from 25 to 27. Each carries 5 scores. (2  5 = 10)

25. Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has identified disaster-prone
areas in Kerala; including Flood-prone regions, landslide prone-areas, coastal hazard
zones, semic zones and other hazardous areas. Eco-social work and disaster
management interventions are highly needed to tackle these issues. Substantiate these
statments.

FY-342 8

19.        ? 
.

20.      .

PART – D
21  24   3  . 4 
. (3  4 = 12)

21.      
.

22.     ?
   ?

23.      .

24.       
.   ?

PART – E
25  27   2  . 5 
. (2  5 = 10)

25.      , 
 ,   ,  ,
     . 
    
  .  
.

FY-342 9 P.T.O.

26. Human personality is the product of interaction between Id, ego and super ego.
Comment.

27. How do formal and informal social control mechanisms helps as to maintain social
order ? Explain in detail.

PART – F

Answer any 1 question from 28 and 29. Carries 6 scores. (1  6 = 6)
28. Prepare a seminar paper on “An introduction to Social Work”.
Hints :
(1) Meaning / definition of Social work.
(2) Misconceptions about Social Work.
(3) Methods of Social Work.

29. Prepare a problem tree on ‘Child Abuse’.

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FY-342 10

26. , ,      
,  .

27.    
    . .

PART – F
28  29    1  .
6 . (1  6 = 6)

28. “   ”    
 .
 :

(1)  /

(2)    

(3)   

29.      .

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FY-342 11 P.T.O.

FY-342 12