This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Social science, Mental health & Genetics, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
Scales used for assessing socio-economic status of populations are all except 
Select and explain. 
A. Modified Udai pareek scale, B. Modified Kuppuswamy scale, C. Like scale, D. BG Prasad scale
C: Like scale
Answer: C: Like scale 
Explanation: LIKE SCALE: A psychometric response scale primarily used in questionnaires to obtain paicipant&;s preferences or set of statements. Like scales are a non-comparative scaling technique and are unidimensional (only measure a single trait) in nature. Respondents are asked to indicate their level of agreement with a given statement by way of an ordinal scale. Ref: Park 23rd edition Pgno: 689