Deck 6: Understanding Social Issues Related to Sex Work, Delinquency and Drug Abuse

Question 1

A woman who sells sex for the sake of money is known as a -

A)Pimp
B)Prostitute
C)Transgender
D)Gay

Answer 1

Prostitute

Question 2

The main statute dealing with sex work in India is

A)The Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act (ITPA), 1956
B)The Moral Trafficking Prevention Act (MTPA), 1956
C)Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of discrimination against women(CEDAW)1979
D)Sex Work Act, 1994

Answer 2

The Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act (ITPA), 1956

Question 3

When an individual deviates from the course of normal social life, his/ her behaviour is called

A)Delinquency
B)Habitualness
C)Normalcy
D)Erratic

Answer 3

Delinquency

Question 4

Juvenile delinquents are minors who have committed some act that violates the law and are usually below the age of

A)16 years
B)17 years
C)18 years
D)15 years

Question 5

The delinquency rates tends to be the highest during

A)Early Adolescence
B)Late Adolescence
C)Late childhood
D)None of the above

Question 6

Juvenile delinquents are minors defined as being between ages of

A)8 to 16
B)14 to 18
C)10 to 18
D)10 to 15

Question 7

Delinquent acts generally are of how many categories?-

A)0ne
B)Two
C)Three
D)Four

Question 8

According to studies conducted, delinquency rates are higher among

A)Boys
B)Girls
C)Gay
D)Both girls and boys

Question 9

According to studies conducted on juvenile crimes (1994), children living with parents and guardians are found to be

A)Less involved
B)More involved
C)Moderately involved
D)Heavily involved

Question 10

According to Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, the maximum age for juvenile delinquents is between the age group of

A)18 years to 21 years
B)16 years to 18 years
C)10 years to 18 years
D)15 years to 20 years

Question 11

Juvenile delinquents are

A)Sex offenders
B)Adult offenders
C)Young offenders
D)Young truants

Question 12

The difference between 'habituation' and 'addiction' is that

A)Habit is not compulsive as addiction is
B)Addiction is not compulsive as habit is
C)Habit is compulsive, addiction is not
D)Both addiction and habit are compulsive

Question 13

The word habituation is sometimes used to refer to

A)Psychological dependence
B)Biological dependence
C)Geographical dependence
D)Physical dependence

Question 14

Addiction to a drug means that the body becomes

A)Very dependent on the drug
B)Not dependent at all
C)Moderately dependent
D)Resistible to it

Question 15

Stimulants, depressants, narcotics and hallucinogens are also called as

A)Psychoactive drugs
B)Sedative drugs
C)Depressant drugs
D)Pain relief drugs

Question 16

The book, "Social Problems in India " is associated with

A)Ram Ahuja
B)M.N. Srinivas
C)A.R. Desai
D)P.C.Joshi

Question 17

The chronic drug user develops a feeling that he/she must constantly increase the dose in order to produce the same effect as that from the initial dose. This phenomenon is called

A)Tolerance
B)Abstinence
C)Dependence
D)Resistance

Question 18

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking has been observed since

A)26th June 1991
B)26th January 1991
C)20th June 1991
D)16th June 1991

Question 19

The business of stealing an individual's freedom for profit is known as

A)Prostitution
B)Drug Addiction
C)Human Trafficking
D)Slavery

Question 20

Human trafficking is the trade in people, especially of

A)Women and Children
B)Boys and Girls
C)Men and Women
D)Young boys and men

Question 21

Which of the following is one of the largest contributors to human trafficking?-

A)Poverty
B)Greed
C)Ignorance
D)Drug abuse

Question 22

Overcrowding is a logical consequence of

A)Over - population
B)Poverty
C)Job opportunities
D)None of the above

Question 23

In the United States of America, the most commonly used measurement to denote overcrowding is -

A)persons per house
B)persons per room or bedroom
C)persons per hut
D)persons per building

Question 24

The World Health Organization is concerned with overcrowding of sleeping accommodation which primarily leads to the risk of

A)Spreading diseases
B)Alcoholism
C)Juvenile Delinquency
D)Unhygienic conditions

Question 25

Slums in South American cities like Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Lima (Peru) are known for building on

A)Steep slopes
B)Plain Areas
C)Hilly areas
D)None of the above