Free Online UPSC Psychology MCQ Paper
Psychology Civil Service Test Paper
1. The behaviour of interest in which change is brought is termed as
(a) Independent variable
(b) Dependent variable
(c) Relevant variable
(d) Control variable
Ans. (b)
2. The exocrine glands are called ________ which secrete chemical substances other than hormones
(a) Duct-glands
(b) Ductless glands
(c) Primary
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
3. Which of the following are disadvantages of “clinical method?”
(a) Little control is possible
(b) Subjective interpretation is often necessary
(c) A single case may be misleading or unpresentative
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
4. The nervous system is linked to the glandular system of the body by connections between the hypothalamus and the
(a) Thalamus
(b) Pons
(c) Pituitary gland
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
5. Which of the following is an advantage of “Co relational method”
(a) Little or no control is possible
(b) Relationship may be coincidental
(c) Cause-and-effect relationship cannot be confirmed
(d) Demonstrates the existence of relationship
Ans. (d)
6. ________ is directly concerned with sense of balance, posture, muscle tonus etc.
(a) Cerebellum
(b) Pons
(c) Medulla Oblongata
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
7. Carefully read the following statements and give an appropriate response:
(i) Case studies can often be thought of as natural tests and are frequently used by clinical psychologists
(ii) For the survey method to be valid, a representative sample of people must be pulled
(a) Both statements are true
(b) Both statements are false
(c) (1) is true, but (ii) is false
(d) (ii) is true, but (i) is false
Ans. (a)
8. The parts of the nervous system outside the skull and spine make up the
(a) Autonomic nervous system
(b) Central nervous system
(c) Peripheral nervous system
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
9. Which of the following factors is included in the observation of other’s mental activity?
(a) Perception of behaviour
(b) Conscious or sub-conscious inference
(c) Interpretation of the behaviour in term of own experience
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
10. Which of the following are the advantages of experimental method?
(a) Experiment can be repeated and result can be generalized by t same procedure
(b) Experimental method is very systematic method
(c) Experimental technique is free from the bias and prejudice, likes and dislikes of the experimenter
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
11. Which of the following is considered as a tentative and testable statement of the possible relationship between two or more events being investigated?
(a) Problem
(b) Hypothesis
(c) Variables
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
12. The adrenal medulla secretes two hormones
(a) Adrenalin and noradrenalin
(b) Melatonin and throxin
(c) Aldesterone and adrenalin
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
13. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List-I List-II
A. Interview 1. Provides an opportunity for getting information
Method directly from the subject
B. Case study 2. Information is collected from the memory of the
method individual, family, friends about his past
C. Observational 3. Studies behaviour under natural conditions
Method
D. Experimental 4. Most objective method of study in a behaviour
Method
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(h) 2 1 3 4
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 3 1 2 4
Ans. (a)
14. Protecting the research participants from harm is called
(a) Beneficence
(b) Justice
(c) Randomization
(d) Consent
Ans. (a)
15. The awareness of the participants in experiments that they are being studied leads to
(a) Simulation
(b) Reactivity
(c) Cluster sampling
(d) Confounding
Ans. (b)
16. In stratified random sampling
(a) Researchers use different groups
(b) Two or more samples are represented according to some predetermined proportion as they exit in the population
(c) Samples are taken from a large population
(d) Sample size is determined by the ability to generalize
Ans. (b)
17. The important parts of forebrain are:
(a) Thalamus and hypothalamus
(b) Limbic system and Cerebrum
(c) Neither (a) Nor (b)
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans. (d)
18. When experiments are designed to study the effects of more than one independent variable; the design is called
(a) Factorial design
(b) Quasi experiments
(c) Field experiments
(d) Within subject design
Ans. (a)
19. Which of the following statements about ‘within subject design’ is correct?
(a) The same participants are assigned to the various levels of IV
(b) Different participants are assigned to the various levels of IV
(c) Half of the participants are same while the other halves are different
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
20. Which of the following statements about ‘cross-sectional studies’ is correct?
(a) Same group of individuals is studied over a period
(b) Individuals of different chronological ages are compared at one point of time
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) All of the above
Ans. (b)
21. Consider the following statements
1. Field experiments and quasi experiments are conducted in natural setting
2. Field experiments and quasi experiments study real life problems
3. Field experiments study imaginary problems
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) Only 1
Ans. (b)
22. Control variables are referred to as the
(a) Independent variables
(b) Dependent variables
(c) Variables influencing dependent variables hut not to the investigator’s interest
(d) All of the above variables are known as control variable
Ans. (c)
23. Organismic variables mean
(a) Experiment related variables
(b) Subject related variables
(c) Independent variables
(d) Independent and depend variables
Ans. (b)
24. Which neuron is responsible for making the connection between afferent and efferent neuron
(a) Sensory
(b) Motor
(c) Connector
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
25. Situational variables include
(a) Environmental variables
(b) Organismic variables
(c) Sequential variables
(d) All of the above
Ans. (a)
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