IAS Exam Psychology Solved Objective Question Paper
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1. Intelligence consists of a general factor (g) plus specific abilities (S’s), was said by
(a) Alfred Binet
(b) Charles Spearman
(c) J.P. Guilford
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
2. Differences in intelligence greatly affect people’s ability to cope with the
(a) Demands of society
(b) Demands of his family
(c) Demands of his own goal
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
3. Which test is a structured technique used to generate a carefully selected sample of behaviour?
(a) Logical
(b) Psychological
(c) behavioural
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
4. The psychologists who have focused on the process involved in intellectual activity are the exponents of the
(a) G-factor theory of intelligence
(b) Hierarchical theory of intelligence
(c) Process-oriented theories of intelligence
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
5. The most influential multifactor theory is given by
(a) L.L. Thrustone
(b) Alfred Binet
(c) Lewis Terman
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
6. …………. gave stress on primary mental abilities to measure intelligence
(a) L.L. Thurstone
(b) Lewis Terman
(c) J.P. Guilford
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
7. In …….. view, intelligence is an adaptive process that involves an interplay of biological maturation and interaction with the
environment.
(a) Jean Piaget’s
(b) Alfred Binet’s
(c) Sigmund Freud’s
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
8. …….. is a process theorist who sees intellectual development partly as a growing reliance on internal representation.
(a) Jerome Bruner
(b) Alfred Binet
(c) L.L. Thurstone
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
9. ………. distinguishes between information- processing ‘components’ and ‘meta components’.
(a) Jerome Bruner
(b) Robert sternberg
(c) Alfred Binet
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
10. The average correlation between the IQs of parents and their adopted children is
(a) 50%
(b) 40%
(c) 25%
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
11. ………… parents may provide not only ‘brighter genes’ but also a more intellectually stimulating environment.
(a) Superior
(b) Very superior
(c) Bright
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
12. The neo-Piagetian groups have virtually rewritten Piaget’s theory in
(a) Information-processing terms
(b) Empirical terms
(c) Sophisticated terms
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
13. The concept of intelligence Quotient (IQ) is proposed by psychologist
(a) Alfred Binet in 1912
(b) Spearman in 1912
(c) William Stern in 1912
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
14. David Wechsler has given ……… types of intelligence tests.
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
15. A ……… deviation tells us that there is less variability.
(a) Large standard
(b) Small standard
(c) Standard
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
16. The ……… scales are useful as an illustration of process-oriented assessment.
(a) Stanford-Binet
(b) Guilford-Binet
(c) Uzgiris-Hunt
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
17. J.P. Guilford’s concept of intelligence includes what he calls ……… which is closely related to creative or original problem
solving.
(a) Convergent thinking
(b) Mental ability
(c) Divergent thinking
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
18. The famous French psychologist who gave a scale to measure intelligence is
(a) Alfred Binet
(b) Sir Francis Galton
(c) Sigmund Freud
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
19. In collaboration with ………… Binet published an intelligence scale in 1905.
(a) B.F. Skinner
(b) Sir Francis Galton
(c) Theodore Simon
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
20. A ……… has the mental age below his chronological age.
(a) Dull child
(b) Average child
(c) Bright child
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
21. Injury to the …………. before or after birth may result in mental retardation.
(a). Brain
(b) Spinal Cord
(c) Nervous system
(d) Either (a) or (b)
Ans. (d)
22. Read the following statements carefully and give an appropriate response:
(i) The WAIS-R, stanford-Binet, and dove test are all culture-fair intelligence scales.
(ii) Jensen’s claim that heredity accounts for racial differences in average IQ ignores environmental differences and the cultural bias
inherent in standard IQ test.
(iii) IQ scores predict school performance.
(iv) IQ is not intelligence; it is one index of intelligence.
(a) Statements (ii), (iii) and (iv) are true, but (i) is false
(b) Statements (i), (ii) and (iii) are true, but (iv) is false
(c) Statements (i), (ii) and (iv) are true, but (iii) is false
(d) Statements (i), (ii) and (iii) are false, but (iv) is true
Ans. (a)
23. Match the following:
A. Phenyl Ketonuria (PKU) 1. Too little thyroid hormone
B. Microcephaly 2. Very small brain
C. Hydrocephaly 3. 47 chromosomes
D. Cretinism 4. Lack of an important enzyme
E. Down Syndrome 5. Excess of cerebrospinal fluid
6. Caused by a lack of oxygen at birth
Codes:
A B C D E
(a) 2 1 4 5 3
(b) 1 2 5 4 3
(c) 3 1 4 5 2
(d) 4 5 3 2 1
Ans. (b)
24. ……….. twins come from two separate eggs fertilized at the same time.
(a) Identical
(b) Fraternal
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
25. The closest-similarity in IQs would be observed for …………
(a) parents and their children
(b) Identical twins reared apart
(c) Fraternal twins reared together
(d) Siblings reared together
Ans. (b)
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