Psychology MCQ Quiz IAS Model Test Paper
Free Online Psychology Preliminary. Test
Free Online Psychology Preliminary. Test
1. Duplicity theory of vision emphasizes that
(a) We have two types of visual receptors
(b) Visual receptors differ in their structure
(c) Visual receptors differ in their function
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
2. Which information about Ganglion cells is correct?
(a) Combines the impulses from many bipolar cells
(b) Transmits the impulses to the brain through the visual
pathway
(c) The axons of the ganglion cells bundled together make up
the optic nerve which carries the visual information from eye to brain
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
3. Consider the following statements
1. The bundled axons of the ganglion cells from both the
eyes, first travel to the base of the brain and come together in the optic
chiasma
2. At the optic chiasma stimuli from the left visual field
are sent to the right occipital lobe for further processing
3. Stimuli from the right visual field are sent to the left
occipital lobe
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) I and 2
(c) I and 3
(d) Only 3
Ans. (a)
4. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
from the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Sound waves 1.
Distance between successive crests
B. Wave length 2.
Measure of loudness
C. Timbre 3.
Sine waves
D. Decibels (dB) 4.
The nature of a sound
Code:
A B
C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 4 1 2 3
Ans. (c)
5. Bottom-up Processing is the process of
(a) Talking data from sensory receptors into the system
(b) Talking data from motor receptors into the system
(c) Giving data to the sensory receptors and sending data
upward for extraction and analysis of relevant information
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
6. Maintaining attention on a task continuously for some
time is called
(a) Vigilance
(b) Sustained attention
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
from the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
Minimum level/Law Explanation
A. Absolute Threshold 1. The smallest change
in the stimulus that a person is able to detect stastically
B. Differential Threshold 2.
The relationship between stimulus intensity and
difference
threshold
C. Weber’s Law 3. The least
stimulus necessary to detect amount of energy to be able
Code:
A B
C
(a) 1 3 2
(b) 3 1 2
(c) 2 1 3
(d) 3 2 1
Ans. (b)
8. _________theory/law regards threshold identification by
subject as a form of decision
Making
(a) Signal detection
(b) ROC
(c) Fechner’s law
(d) Weber’s law
Ans. (a)
9. Sensory Adaptation is
(a) The reduced sensitivity to unchanging stimuli over time
(b) Getting used to frequently changing stimuli
(c) Increased sensitivity to unchanging stimuli
(d) A static view
Ans. (a)
10. Lens, in the eyes
(a) Is a curved structure behind the pupil that bends light
rays, focusing them on the retina
(b) Is a smooth structure in the back of the retina
(c) Is a curved structure behind the cornea
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
11. Select the correct information about Place theory
(a) It is a theory of pitch perception
(b) It suggests that sound of different frequencies
stimulate different areas of the basilar membrane
(c) It is also known as traveling wave theory
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
12. Which of the following stages are presented by Jean
Piaget?
(a) Intellectual development stages
(b) Psychosexual stages
(c) Psychosocial stages
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
13. Our gene is composed of
(a) DNA
(b) RNA
(c) Chromosome
(d) Sperm cell
Ans. (a)
14. Which of the following is a stage of psychological
development?
(a) Anal
(b) Trust vs. mistrust
(c) Sensorimotor
(d) Talent
Ans. (b)
15. Who among the following describes the child as a “moral
philosopher”?
(a) Eriksson
(b) Kohlberg
(c) Piaget
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
16. The study
of the inheritance of physical and psychological characteristics from
ancestors is
referred to as
(a) Biopsychology
(b) Genetics
(c) Chromosomes
(d) None of
the above
Ans. (b)
17. Men
with extra Y chromosomes are
(a) Taller
than average
(b)
Unusually aggressive
(c) Have
higher sex drive
(d) All of
the above
Ans. (d)
18. Which of the following refers to the environmental
influence on a developing
individual?
(a) Nature
(b) Nurture
(c) Evolution
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b)
19. Prenatal development is commonly divided into the main
periods called
(a) Germinal
(b) Embryonic
(c) Fetal
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
20. Which of the following hormones is important in the
adolescent female’s reproductive capability
(a) Androgen
(b) Estrogen
(c) Progesterone
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
21. Adolescents who are more vulnerable to drug, alcohol and
nicotine use are
(a) Impulsive
(b) Aggressive
(c) Anxious
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
22. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Sensorimotor stage 1.
Infant differentiates himself from objects
(b)
Preoperational stage 2.
Uses languages and can represent object by images and words
(c) Concrete operational 3.
Gratification through withholding and
Withholding stage expelling
feces
(d) Formal
operational stage 4. Can
think in abstract terms, follow logical propositions and reason by hypothesis
Ans. (c)
23. The nucleus of an egg cell contains
(a) Chromosome
(b) DNA
(c) RNA
(d) Sperm cell
Ans. (a)
24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
from the codes given below the lists
List-I List-II
Parts of eye Functions
A. Pupil 1.
Light rays enter the eye through it
B. Iris 2.
Bends light rays focusing them on the retina
C. Retina 3. Coloured
part of the eye that adjusts the amount of light that enters
D. Cones 4. Contains the
rods and cones
5.
Sensory receptor in the eye
Code:
A B
C D
(a) 1 2 4 5
(b) 1 3 4 5
(c) 2 1 5 3
(d) 4 3 2 1
Ans. (b)
25. Find out the correct information about Trichromatic
Theory
(a) It is a theory of colour perception
(b) It suggests that we have three types of cones
(c) It suggests that each type of cone is primarily
receptive to different wavelengths of light
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
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