English Sample paper For All Preliminary Exams

English Sample paper For All Preliminary Exams

English Practice Paper

Directions : In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the italicized bold part of the sentence

1. After his graduation, he had to pass through a period of privation.

(a) Hardship

(b) Uncertainty

(c) Prosperity

(d) Privacy

Answer. (a)

2. The Weavers have to do monotonous work.

(a) Repetitive

(b) Exhausting

(c) Irksome

(d) Autonomous

Answer. (a)

3. Now the fury of the demonstrators turned against the machines.

(a) Asperity

(b) Passion

(c) Rage

(d) Acrimony

Answer. (c)

4. He would have been his close associate had he not been disloyal.

(a) Employee

(b) Competitor

(c) Colleague

(d) Executive

Answer. (c)

5. All the streets looked just the same.

(a) Decisively

(b) Normally

(c) Exactly

(d) Slimly

Answer. (c)

6. His commands were so peremptory that we felt humiliated.

(a) Spacious

(b) Poignant

(c) Dictatorial

(d) Rough

Answer. (c)

7. At the Hardy house there was great consternation when Aunt Gertrude saw

Joe helping Frank up the stairs.

(a) Surprise

(b) Panic

(c) Gaiety

(d) Anxiety

Answer. (a)

8. The purpose of his speech was to lampoon the leading politicians of the day.

(a) Praise

(b) Expose

(c) Ridicule

(d) Defame

Answer. (c)

9. Sagacity increases with age.

(a) Wisdom

(b) Love

(c) Maturity

(d) Efficiency

Answer. (a)

10. I was shocked to see my friend lying at the edge of the road

(a) Side

(b) Bank

(c) Corner

(d) Border

Answer. (a)

11. Science has revealed the mysteries of nature to man.

(a) Released

(b) Disclosed

(c) Opened

(d) Cleared

Answer. (b)

12. Ever since the death of his mother, my friend is utterly forlorn and wretched.

(a) Frustrated

(b) Lonely

(c) Fearful

(d) Gloomy

Answer. (b)

13. He was admonished for the delay.

(a) Dismissed

(b) Admired

(c) Censured

(d) Advised

Answer. (c)

15. Everyone who has worked for him hammers home that point because they

feel that it is widely unappreciated.

(a) Hints

(b) Stresses

(c) Strikes

(d) Directs

Answer. (b)

16. During his stay in Canada, he had quite a few frustrating experiences.

(a) Disappointing

(b) Disenchanting

(c) Humiliating

(d) Repulsive

Answer. (a)

17. I tried to persuade him to change his mind, but he remained adamant.

(a) Foolish

(b) Aggressive

(c) Stubborn

(d) Defensive

Answer. (c)

18. There was always an imminent danger of the falling of that damaged roof.

(a) Constant

(b) Impending

(c) Remote

(d) Favorable

 Answer. (b)

19. He is a candid politician.

(a) Frank

(b) Faithful

(c) Fearless

(d) Soft spoken

Answer. (a)

20. She has an insatiable love for music.

(a) Undesirable

(b) Irreconcilable

(c) Unchanging

(d) Unsatisfiable

Answer. (d)

21. He is very discreet while deciding such matters.

(a) Obstinate

(b) Cunning

(c) Prudent

(d) Trustworthy

Answer. (c)

22. It is a scandal that the murderer was declared innocent.

(a) Rumor

(b) Silly notion

(c) Talk

(d) Disgraceful action

Answer. (d)

23. The raucous shouts of the audience forced the management to call off the show.

(a) Unpleasant

(b) Loud

(c) Harsh

(d) Harmful

Answer. (c)

24. What is the ultimate goal of life?

(a) Fixed

(b) Final

(c) Desired

(d) Immediate

Answer. (b)

25. We must eradicate corruption.

(d) Minimise

(b) Control

(c) Condemn

(d) Uproot

Answer. (d)

English Practice Solved Test Paper

English Practice Solved Test Paper

Model Test Paper of English

Directions : In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives, choose the

one which best expresses the meaning of the italicized bold part of the sentence.

1. Everybody laughed at the puerility of his statement.

(a) Inaccuracy

(b) Childishness

(c) Insincerity

(d) Falsehood

Answer. (b)

2. I disdain those who tell lies.

(a) Condemn

(b) Scorn

(c) Hate

(d) Despise

Answer. (c)

3. Sporadic rise in his temperature has caused us much worry.

(a) Frequent

(b) Larksome

(c) Irregular

(d) Scattered

Answer. (c)

4. The tour was cancelled on account of incessant rain.

(a) Constant

(b) Heavy

(c) Intermittent

(d) Unexpected

Answer. (a)

5. Ant is believed to be the most industrious creature.

(a) Sensible

(b) Diligent

(c) Successful

(d) Punctual

Answer. (b)

6. The benevolence of the God of Rain has seen a very successful monsoon this year too.

(a) Vision

(b) Morbidity

(c) Kindness

(d) Ill-will

Answer. (c)

7. Everyone tries to avoid his company because he is in the habit of using too many jibes.

(a) Jokes

(b) Abuses

(c) Criticism

(d) Taunts

Answer. (d)

8. She does not get her work done punctually and properly because she is

always dawdling.

(a) Confused

(b) Playing

(c) Loitering

(d) Chit-chatting

Answer. (c)

9. The story is too fantastic to be credible.

(a) Praiseworthy

(b) Readable

(c) Believable

(d) False

Answer. (c)

10. The country’s resources should be judiciously used.

(a) Sparingly

(b) Reasonably

(c) Adequately

(d) Immensely

Answer. (b)

11. A government rocked by frequent scandals is an effete set of people with

no credibility.

(a) Innocent

(b) Stupid

(c) Excited

(d) Exhausted

Answer. (d)

12. The little coy bride was admired by everyone.

(a) Beautiful

(b) Shy

(c) Talented

(d) Sweet

Answer. (b)

13. He was dismissed from service because they found him dishonest.

(a) Prevented

(b) Removed

(c) Retired

(d) Stopped

Answer. (b)

14. If you waver at the last minute, you shall face failure.

(a) Resolve

(b) Decide

(c) Settle

(d) Hesitate

Answer. (d)

15. Kamini could not recollect the incident that had happened in her childhood.

(a) Remind

(b) Recall

(c) Memorise

(d) Assemble

Answer. (b)

16. There is no efficacious remedy to unemployment problem in a country

which has no ideological convictions.

(a) Suitable

(b) Possible

(c) Effective

(d) Proper

Answer. (c)

17. Gandhiji always advocated the cause of indigenous industries.

(a) Foreign

(b) Big

(c) Cottage

(d) Native

Answer. (d)

18. He was warned at the outset of his career.

(a) End

(b) Beginning

(c) Middle

(d) Entrance

Answer. (b)

19. Reading of poetry is not congenial to his taste.

(a) Suited

(b) Beneficial

(c) Helpful

(d) Preferable

Answer. (a)

20. The small boy was able to give a graphic description of the thief.

(a) Vague

(b) Broad

(c) Vivid

(d) Drawing

(e) Picture

Answer. (c)

21. The bounties of nature are being exploited by man.

(a) Gifts

(b) Products

(c) Rules

(d) Ecological balances

Answer. (a)

22. A bone got stuck in his gullet.

(a) Stomach

(b) Molars

(c) Chest

(d) Throat

Answer. (d)

23. The need of the hour is to initiate the renaissance of moral conscience and

halt the rampant corruption, for it could even hasten the end of our civilization.

(a) Rise

(b) Introduction

(c) Revival

(d) Significance

Answer. (c)

24. India is still a virgin land exploring its tourism potential.

(a) Undone

(b) Unexplored

(c) Uncouth

(d) Unexploited

Answer. (b)

25. Methods of spreading the family planning message have been as fecund

as they have been abortive.

(a) Fruitful

(b) Failing

(c) Peculiar

(d) False

Answer. (a)

Psychology MCQ Paper Practice Test Paper

Psychology MCQ Paper Practice Test Paper

Sample paper of  Psychology

1. The Rorschach Inkblot Test was developed by Swiss Psychologist ………. in the 1920s.

(a) Henry Murray

(b) Dahlstrom & Dahlstrom

(c) Hermann Rorschach

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

2. A Person whose survival needs are met, but whose meta needs are unfulfilled, falls into a ______.

(a) Syndrome of decay

(b) Experiences despair

(c) Apathy

(d) Alienation

(e) All of the above

Ans. (e)

3. The Rorschach Inkblot test consists of a set of ………. standardized inkblots. These vary in colour, shading, form, and complexity.

(a) 5

(b) 7

(c) 9

(d) 10

Ans. (d)

4. Which test is built on the assumption that people’s stories reveal important aspects of their needs and self perceptions as well as their views about significant others’ in their

lives.

(a) Rorschach Inkblot test

(b) Thematic Apperception Test

(c) MMPI

(d) 16 PF

Ans. (b)

5. Although projective tests have been popular with clinical psychologists, their validity is considered …………. among tests of personality.

(a) Highest

(b) Moderate

(c) Lowest

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

6. A person who is likeable or physically attractive may be rated more mature, intelligent, or adjusted than he or she actually is, is an example of ………

(a) Preconceptions

(b) Life style

(c) Halo effect

(d) None of these

Ans. (c)

7. ______ Stems from obvious external factors, such as pay, grades, rewards, obligations and approval.

(a) Intrinsic motivation

(b) Extrinsic motivation

(c) Motivation

(d) All of the above

Ans. (b)

8. Psychologists working with hospitalized mental patients may find ………helpful to record the frequency of patient’s aggression, self-care, speech, and unusual behaviour.

(a) Behavioural assessments

(b) Personality questionnaire

(c) Rating scale

(d) Observation

Ans. (a)

9. Possessive, autonomous, artistic, dramatic, self-centered, trusting are under the category of ……….

(a) Central traits

(b) Secondary traits

(c) Cardinal traits

(d) Common traits

Ans. (a)

10. _____ are acquired in complex ways through socialization and cultural conditioning.

(a) Motives

(b) Social motives

(c) Biological motives

(d) All of the above

Ans. (b)

11. …………..  traits show how people from a particular nation or culture are similar.

(a) Individual traits

(b) Cardinal traits

(c) Surface traits

(d) Common traits

Ans. (d)

  

12. A second major approach to the study of traits is illustrated by the work of ……...

(a) Raymond B. Cattel

(b) Loevinger & Knoll

(c) Rorer & Widiger

(d) Harris

Ans. (a)

13. …………. can be very helpful for obtaining a ‘picture’ of an individual personality or for making comparisons between the personalities of two or more persons.

(a) Surface traits

(b) Source traits

(c) Trait profile

(d) Trait

Ans. (c)

14. A second area within the hypothalamus seems to be part of _____ for eating.

(a) Feeding system

(b) Set point

(c) Satiety system

(d) All of the above

Ans. (c)

15. Most psychologists now agree that traits interact with to determine behaviour.

(a) Person

(b) Society

(c) Situation

(d) Others

Ans. (c)

16. Aggressive, ambitious, analytical, assertive, athletic, competitive, decisive, dominant, forceful, independent, individualistic, self- reliant and willing to take risks, are the traits of ………..

(a) Feminine

(b) Androgyny

(c) Masculine

(d) All of the above

Ans. (c)

17. _____ of motivation assumes that there is an ideal level of arousal for various activities and that individual behave in ways that keep arousal near this ideal level.

(a) Arousal theory

(b) Opponent — process theory

(c) Biorhythm theory

(d) All of the above

Ans. (a)

18. Affectionate, cheerful, childlike, compassionate, flatterable, gentle, gullible, loyal, sensitive, shy, soft-spoken, sympathetic, tender, understanding, warm and yielding, are the traits of ……......

(a) Feminine

(b) Masculine

(c) Androgyny

(d) None of these

Ans. (a)

19. Motives ______, sustain, and direct activities.

(a) Initiate

(b) Stimulate

(c) Motivate

(d) All of the above

Ans. (a)

20. A system that classifies all people as either introverts or extroverts is an example of a ……….approach to personality.

(a) Yuppie type

(b) Type

(c) Motherly type

(d) Athletic type

Ans. (b)

21. Categories are used to describe personality. Each category represents a collection of related traits, it is ……….

(a) Personality type

(b) Personality theory

(c) Traits

(d) Character

Ans. (a)

22. Many motivated activities can be thought of as beginning with a

(a) Drive

(b) Need

(c) Response

(d) Goal

Ans. (b)

23. Who was deeply interested in ‘Personality’ and identified several kinds of traits?

(a) Cattel

(b) Allport

(c) Conley

(d) None of these

Ans. (b)

  

24. Drives activitate a ——

(a) Drive

(b) Need

(c) Response

(d) Goal

Ans. (c)

25. The Psychological represen’1tion of internal need states; for exa9ple, hunger, thirst and so forth, is called ______.

(a) Goal

(b) Need

(c) Drive

(d) Response

Ans. (c)

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Free Online Psychology Test Paper

Psychology Sample Paper

1. Variables that influence the correlations found in trait research have been called

(a) Independent variables

(b) Dependent variables

(c) Moderator variables

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

2. A condition of drive is brought about in an organism whenever there is a

(a) Disturbance

(b) Deprivation

(c) Either (a) or (b)

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

3. The object of a motivated and directed sequence of behaviour is ______.

(a) Drive

(b) Need

(c) Response

(d) Goal

Ans. (d)

4. The method of reducing anxiety called ……… is to push the impulse out of awareness into

the unconscious.

(a) Regression

(b) Repression

(c) Suppression

(d) Reaction formation

Ans. (b)

5………. was a psychiatrist who noticed that certain body types were associated with particular types of mental disorder.

(a) Sheldon

(b) Kretschmer

(c) Karl

(d) Eysenck’s

Ans. (b)

6. A —— arises within the organism when the biochemical necessity is not supplied.

(a) Drive

(b) Need

(c) Incentive

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

7. Who among the following psychologists has tried to describe personality in terms of traits?

(a) Cattell

(b) G.W. Allport

(c) Eysenck

(d) All of the above

Ans. (d)

8. ‘We become richer and more completely human when a balance is achieved between the conscious and unconscious, the anima and animus, thinking and feeling, sensing and intuiting, the personal and the ego, introversion and extroversion” is the concept of ……….

(a) Alfred Adler

(b) Carl Jung

(c) Karen Horney

(d) Freud

Ans. (b)

9. of motivation say that we are motivated to seek goals which give us good emotional feelings and to avoid those resulting in displeasure.

(a) Rationalist views

(b) Empiricist views

(c) Hedonistic views

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

10. …… was the first to use the term ‘self actualization’ to describe a striving for completion and unity.

(a) Maslow

(b) Adler

(c) Jung

(d) Horney

Ans. (c)

11. The Physiological mechanisms involved in maintaining the body’s water level are involved in thirst motivation and drinking.

(a) Not directly

(b) Directly

(c) Greatly

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

12. “Basic anxiety” is associated with ………..

(a) Freud

(b) Adler

(c) Homey

(d) Jung

Ans. (c)

13. Emotions tend to operate over a:

(a) Short span of time

(b) Medium span of time

(c) Long span of time

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

14. “Collective unconscious” is associated with…………

(a) Freud

(b) Adler

(c) Homey

(d) Jung

Ans. (d)

15. The goal objects which m9vate behaviour are known as_____.

(a) Biological motives

(b) Psychological motives

(c) Incentives

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

16. The radical behaviorist view of personality is represented by ……….

(a) Neal Miller

(b) Abraham Maslow

(c) B.F. Skinner

(d) Carl Rogers

Ans. (c)

17. The view of Freud “males are dominant of superior to females” is rejected by …….

(a) Alfred Adler

(b) Anna Freud

(c) Karen Homey

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

18. The _____ is a projective technique which is used to assess social motives.

(a) Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

(b) Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

(c) Rorschach Inkblot Technique

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

19. ……….developed a type theory in which the types are actually personality dimensions, and every individual is scored or rated for his of her position on each dimension.

(a) H.J. Eysenck (1967)

(b) Gordon Allport (1961)

(c) Julian Rotter (1966)

(d) All of the above

Ans. (a)

20. Who said “my life has been aimed at one goal only; to infer or to guess how the mental apparatus is constructed and what forces interplay and counteract in it”?

(a) Carl Gustav Jung

(b) Karen Homey

(c) Alfred Adler

(d) Sigmund Freud

Ans. (d)

21. In Maslow hierarchy, love and belonging, esteem and self esteem and self — actualization are under the _____

(a) Basic needs

(b) Growth needs

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) All of the above.

Ans. (b)

22. One of the best-known and most widely used objective tests of personality is the ……….

(a) Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament survey

(b) California psychological inventory

(c) Allport-Vernon study of values

(d) Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory

Ans. (d)

23. The MMPI measures major aspects of personality.

(a) 20

(b) 10

(c) 15

(d) 25

Ans. (b)

24. In Maslow hierarchy, Physiological needs, safety and security are under the _____

(a) Basic needs

(b) Growth needs

(c) Psychological needs

(d) Physiological needs

Ans. (a)

  

25. Hypochondriasis, Depression, Hysteria, Psychopathic deviate, Masculinity/

Femininity, Paranoia, Psychesthenia, Schizophrenia, Hypomania, and Social Introversion, are the major aspects of personality which are included in ……….

(a) MMPI

(b) Situational tests

(c) Behavioural assessment

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

Psychology Objective Question Paper

Psychology Objective Question Paper

Solved Psychology Practice Test

1. One of the oldest and most widely used projective tests is

(a) The Rorschach Inkblot Test

(b) The Thematic Apperception Test

(c) Only (b)

(d) None of these

Ans. (a)

2. Maslow called the less powerful but humanly important actualization motives as _____.

(a) Basic needs

(b) Growth needs

(c) Meta — needs

(d) All of the above

Ans. (c)

3. Maslow estimated that only about ____ person in ten is/are primarily motivated by self — actualization needs. Most are more concerned with esteem, love, or security.

(a) Ten

(b) Eight

(c) Five

(d) One

Ans. (d)

4. Another popular projective test is the “Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)” developed by Harvard psychologist and personality theorist …………….

(a) Cattel

(b) Melvin Lee

(c) Philip Zimbardo

(d) Henry Murray

Ans. (d)

5. When you undertake an activity for enjoyment, to demonstrate competence, or to gain skill, your motivation is usually_____.

(a) Intrinsic

(b) Extrinsic

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None of these

Ans. (a)

6. A tendency to generalize a favourable or unfavourable impression to unrelated details of personality, is called ………..

(a) Halo effect

(b) Behavioural assessment

(c) Aggressiveness

(d) All of the above

Ans. (a)

7. Intrinsic motivation is closely related to the _____ of Maslow’s hierarchy.

(a) Lower levels

(b) Middle levels

(c) Higher levels

(d) All of the above

Ans. (c)

8. A ……… trait is so basic that all of a person’s activities can be traced to the trait’s existence.

(a) Central

(b) Secondary

(c) Cardinal

(d) Individual

Ans. (c)

9. The need for achievement can be described as a desire to meet an internalized _____ of ______.

(a) Standard, excellent

(b) Excellent, standard

(c) Excellent, Excellent

(d) All of the above

Ans. (a)

10. “If a stimulus causes strong emotion, such as fear or pleasure, an opposite emotion tends to occur when the stimulus end” is the concept of _____.

(a) Opponent process theory

(b) Biorhythm theory

(c) Arousal theory

(d) None of these

Ans. (a)

11. Cattel’s source traits are measured by a test called the ……….

(a) Sixteen personality factor questionnaire

(b) Fifteen personality factor questionnaire

(c) Twenty six personality factor questionnaire

(d) None of these

Ans. (a)

12. If the ‘lateral hypothalamus’ is activated electrically, even a well-fed animal will

Immediately begin ______.

(a) Fasting

(b) Sleeping

(c) Eating

(d) All of the above

Ans. (c)

13. ………... tend to be high achievers, responsible, hardworking and disciplined persons with high levels of pride and self-esteem.

(a) First borns

(b) Later borns

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

14. ‘Ventromedial hypothalamus’ refers to the _____ of the hypothalamus.

(a) Bottom

(b) Bottom low

(c) Bottom middle

(d) Both (a) and (b)

Ans. (c)

15. The _____ of motivation also assumes that the ideal level of arousal varies from one person to the next and that individual learns to seek a particular arousal level.

(a) Opponent process theory

(b) Biorhythm theory

(c) Arousal theory

(d) All of the above

Ans. (c)

16. The word ‘Androgyny’ literally means ……….

(a) Man-Man

(b) Woman-Woman

(c) Man-Woman

(d) None of these

Ans. (c)

17. Innate motives based on biological needs that must be met for survival are _____.

(a) Stimulus motives

(b) Primary motives

(c) Learned motives

(d) Secondary motives

Ans. (b)

18. Motives based on learned psychological needs is known as ______

(a) Secondary motives

(b) Stimulus motives

(c) Learned motives

(d) Both (a) and (c)

Ans. (d)

19. Needs provide the _____ of motivation, whereas incentives provide the _____.

(a) Pull, Pull

(b) Push, Push

(c) Pull, Push

(d) Push, Pull

Ans. (d)

20. The physical foundation of personality, including prevailing mood, sensitivity, energy levels, and so forth, is called

(a) Personality

(b) Character

(c) Temperament

(d) Traits

Ans. (c)

21. Who concluded that “Hunger is nothing more than stomach contractions”?

(a) Cannon and Washburn (1912)

(b) Friedman and Stricker (1976)

(c) Hoyenga and Hoyenga (1984)

(d) None of these

Ans. (a)

22. Needs cause a Psychological state or feeling called a _____

(a) Drive

(b) Need

(c) Response

(d) Goal

Ans. (a)

23. A series of actions have been designed to attain a _____ that satisfy the need.

(a) Drive

(b) Need

(c) Response

(d) Goal

Ans. (d)

24. Innate need for stimulation and information to nervous system is called _____.

(a) Primary motive

(b) Stimulus motive

(c) Secondary motive

(d) None of these

Ans. (b)

25. A specific state within the organism that may elicit behaviour appropriate to the need (often related to the depletion of essential bodily substances or the disruption of homeostasis) is known as _____.

(a) Drive

(b) Need

(c) Response

(d) Goal

Ans. (b)

Solved Psychology Sample Practice Paper

Solved Psychology Sample Practice Paper

Psychology Model Test Paper

1. Affiliation, achievement, power, security, self— esteem, belongingness etc. are

(a) Biological needs

(b) Social needs

(c) Psycho — Social needs

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

2. A device for recording judgments about a trait is called

(a) Variable

(b) Rating sca1e

(c) Inventory

(d) Hypothesis

Ans. (b)

3. Drive is regarded as — a person or animal to action.

(a) Forcing

(b) Compelling

(c) Impelling

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

4. Who among the following saw personality as composed of three major systems, the id, the ego and the super ego?

(a) Carl Jung

(b) Eric Erikson

(c) Sigmund Freud

(d) Eric Fromm

Ans. (c)

5. The drives may be classified into:

(a) Simple and complex

(b) Primary and secondary

(c) Single and compound

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

6. ……… defined personality “As the dynamic organisation within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his unique adjustment to his environment”.

(a) Sheldon

(b) G.W. Allport

(c) Kwarren

(d) Freud

Ans. (b)

7. The concept of ______ is closely related to the drive concept:

(a) Incentive

(b) Attitude

(c) Personality

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

8 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

             List-I (Motive)                              List-II (Goal)

A. Power                                           1. Striving for success

B. Achievement                                 2. Controlling people and activities

C. Affiliation                                      3. Having executive privileges

D. Status                                           4. Maintaining harmonious relationship

Codes:

           A     B      C      D

(a)       1      2      3       4

(b)       2      1      4       3

(c)       1      2      4       3

(d)       2      1      3       4

Ans. (b)

9 Which of the following endocrine glands help in the regulation of physical growth, mental attainment and sexual maturity?

(a) Pituitary gland

(b) Thyroid gland

(c) Parathyroid gland

(d) Adrenal gland

Ans. (b)

10. The conflict which arises out of two or more equally attractive goals like choosing between two equally attractive Jobs is known as

(a) Approach — Approach conflict

(b) Avoidance — Avoidance conflict

(c) Approach — Avoidance conflict

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

11. The hypothalamus was said to be involved in the cessation of eating i.e., in

satiety.

(a) Lateral

(b) Primary

(c) Ventromedial

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

12. “Striving for superiority” is associated with ……….

(a) Freud

(b) Adler

(c) Horney

(d) Jung

Ans. (b)

13. We tend to drink more than the body needs, but it is easy for the _____ to get rid of the excess fluid.

(a) Skin

(b) Bladder

(c) Kidneys

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

14. The idea that cellular dehydration and hypovolemia contribute to thirst and drinking is called the:

(a) Double — motivation hypothesis

(b) Double — emotion hypothesis

(c) Double — depletion hypothesis

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

15. “Pleasure principle” is associated with ………..

(a) Freud

(b) Adler

(c) Horney

(d) Jung

Ans. (a)

16. ______ word ‘emovere’ which means to stir, to agitate, to move.

(a) Greek

(b) Latin

(c) French

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

17. During emotional states, the detectable changes in the electrical properties of the skin can he measured by means of an instrument called a:

(a) Thermometer

(b) Galvanometer

(c) Neurotransmitter

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

18. “Anima” is associated with …………

(a) Freud

(b) Adler

(c) Homey

(d) Jung

Ans. (d)

19. ______ based his ideas about personality on innate or inborn, sexual and aggressive urges or drives.

(a) William James

(b) Sigmund Freud

(c) B. F. Skinner

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

20. Anna Freud was Freud’s ……….

(a) Wife

(b) Daughter

(c) Sister

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

21. We are motivated to seek goals which give us good emotional feelings and to avoi1 those resulting in displeasure, is a concept of_____.

(a) Opponent process theory

(b) Incentive theory

(c) Hedonistic views of motivation

(d) All of the above

Ans. (c)

22. Sigmund Freud was a ………..

(a) Russian psychologist

(b) Viennese physician

(c) German physiologist

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

  

23. Maslow proposed that there is a hierarchy of human needs. In the hierarchy which needs are at the bottom?

(a) Psychological needs

(b) Biological needs

(c) Physiological needs

(d) All of the above

Ans. (c)

24. The MMPI is composed of to which a subject must respond ‘true”, “false”, or “can not say’.

(a) 450 items

(b) 540 items

(c) 550 items

(d) 600 items

Ans. (c)

 25. Air, food, water, sleep, sex etc. cover the ______

(a) Psychological needs

(b) Growth needs

(c) Physiological needs

(d) All of the above

Ans. (c)

Model Test Paper Psychology MCQ Paper

Model Test Paper Psychology MCQ Paper

Objectives Test Paper Psychology

1. Which one of the following is correctly matched?

(a) Achievement motivation — the desire to accomplish difficult tasks and to excel

(b) Power motivation            — the desire to exert influence over others

(c) Affiliation motivation     — the desire for close friendly relations with others

(d) All of the above

Ans. (d)

2. Projective tests are also called the:

(a) Depth methods

(b) Unstructured tests

(c) Self report inventories

(d) Both (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

3. ……… made his famous P.F. test for evaluating a person’s characteristic modes of reaction in every situations of frustration.

(a) Galton

(b) Rosenzweig

(c) Murray

(d) Atkinson

Ans. (b)

4. “If we feel aroused after a near miss in traffic, we will probably label our emotion as ‘fear’ or perhaps ‘anger’. If instead, we feel aroused in the presence of an attractive person, we may label our arousal as ‘attraction’ or even ‘love’. Whose theory does this refer to?

(a) Schachter and Singer theory

(b) Cannon and Bard theory

(c) James — Lange theory

(d) Opponent — Process theory

Ans. (a)

5. The projective test can be administered in

(a) 10 minutes

(b) 15 minutes

(c) 5 minutes

(d) 20 minutes

Ans. (b)

6. Opponent — process theory of emotion suggests that:

(a) An emotional reaction to a stimulus is followed automatically by an opposite reaction

(b) Repeated exposure to a stimulus causes the initial reaction to weaken and the opposite reaction to strengthen

(c) The law of physics — every action produces a reaction — may apply to emotions as well

(d) All of the above

Ans. (d)

7. The Air force has used …….technique to evaluate group therapy sessions.

(a) Rosenzweig picture frustration test

(b) The word association test

(c) Kahn test of symbol digit arrangement

(d) Thematic apperception test

Ans. (c)

8. Expression of power motivation by manipulating and exploiting others in a

deceptive and unscrupulous fashion is termed as:

(a) Aggression

(b) Machiavellianism

(c) Over ambitiousness

(d) Philanthropism

Ans. (b)

9. Which of the following techniques is also used for the diagnosis and treatment of

behaviour problems?

(a) Behaviour tests

(b) Interview

(c) Rating scale

(d) Questionnaires

Ans. (b)

10. Who among the following has developed a type theory in which the types are actually personality dimensions, and every individual is scored or rated for his or her position on each dimension?

(a) Allport

(b) Eysenck

(c) Adler

(d) Erikson

Ans. (b)

11. “We feel sorry because we cry, angry because we strike, afraid because we tremble’ was stated by:

(a) Walter Cannon

(b) Philip Bard

(c) William James

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

12. Who among the following psychologists counted about 18,000 trait like terms in the English language?

(a) Sigmund Freud

(b) Gordon Allport

(c) Roger

(d) Eysenck

Ans. (b)

13. The ……. consists of elaborate ways of behaving and thinking which constitute the ‘executive function’ of the person.

(a) Id

(b) Ego

(c) Superego

(d) Dream

Ans. (b)

14. According to ______, there must be a different set of internal and external bodily changes for each emotion and the individual must be able to perceive them.

(a) Cannon — Bard

(b) Schachter — Singer

(c) James — Lange

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

15. Which of the following parts of body Freud referred as erogenous zones?

(a) The mouth

(b) The anus

(c) The genitals

(d) All of the above

Ans. (d)

16. _____ theory claims that the emotion we feel is due to our interpretation of an aroused or ‘stirred up’ bodily state.

(a) Cannon — Bard

(b) Schachter — Singer

(c) James Lange

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

17. The children developed sensual feelings toward the parent of the opposite sex. Freud called these thoughts and feelings in the boys the:

(a) Electra complex

(b) Oedipus complex

(c) Fixation

(d) Identification

Ans. (b)

18. In Freud’s theory is the fundamental technique people use to allay anxiety caused by conflicts.

(a) Projection

(b) Reaction formation

(c) Repression

(d) Regression

Ans. (c)

19. ______ is that force which initiates behaviour, directs it and accounts for its termination or cessation.

(a) Motivation

(b) Instinct

(c) Attitude

(d) None of the above

Ans. (a)

20. One of the earliest “personality theories” attempted to classify individuals into personality types on the basis of body build was given by:

(a) Kretschmer

(b) Sheldon

(c) Freud

(d) Both (a) and (b)

Ans. (d)

21. Which theory takes a hedonistic view of motivation?

(a) Opponent — process theory

(b) Incentive theory

(c) Optimal — level theory

(d) Biological theory

Ans. (a)

22. Which of the following personality types is described as noisy, callous and fond of

physical activity?

(a) Endomorph

(b) Ectomorph

(c) Mesomorph

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

23. claimed that all life processes are fundamentally purposive and behaviour of men and of other animals is characterized by striving in the pursuit of those ends or goals.

(a) Charles Darwin

(b) William Mc Dougall

(c) Charles Spearman

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

24. ……..  is a complex statisti1 technique for reducing a large number of measures to a smaller number of independent dimensions.

(a) Correlation

(b) Factor analysis

(c) Reliability

(d) Validity

Ans. (b)

25. Which of the following variables influence the correlations in trait studies?

(a) Age

(b) Sex

(c) Intelligence

(d) All of the above

Ans. (d)