10. "1 12. ¥ PART-A Which of the following is CORRECT with respect to grammar and usage? Mount Everest is__. (A) The highest peak in the world (8) Highest peak in the world (C) One of highest peak in the world (D) One of the highest peak in the world The policeman asked the victim of a theft, “What did you__?” (A) Loose & Lose (C) Loss (D) Louse Despite the new medicine's in treating diabetes, it is not _widely. effectiveness —- prescribed (8) availabilty — used (C) prescription -— available (D) acceptance —- proscribed The unruly crowd demanded that the accused be without tral. (A) Hanged (8) Hanging (©) Hankering (D) Hung Select the most suitable Synonym for the word ‘ABSTRACT. (A) Peculiar (8) Summary (C) Normal (D) Diagnostic Select the most suitable Synonym for the word ‘STALWART (A) Watchful {B) Sturdy (C) Delicate (0) Encomium Select the most suitable Antonym for the word ‘AGGRAVATE’ (A) Segregate (B) Adulterate (C) Ameliorate (By Accommodate Select the most suitable Antonym for the word ‘CONSIDERATE (A) Comprehensive (B) Atrocious (C) Malignant (O) Indifferent Select the pair which shows the same relationship as ADVANCE : RETREAT (A) BUY: SELL (B) PUSH : PULL (C) CREATE - DESTROY (D) FORWARD : ONWARD Choose the appropriate set of words that makes the sentence most meaningful He was very clever, but he performed excellently. (A) certainly, obviously (8) never, also (C) not, always (®) rarely, seldom Which type of output device creates coloured images which look and feel like photographs? (A) Electrostatic plotter (8) Laser printer (C) Dye sublimation printer (©) Inkjet plotter What does GPRS stand for? (A) Global Position Reading System (B) General Packet Radio Service (Gj Global Packet Radio Service (0) General Position Reading System 21 ro-ar-4613. IPR protects the use of information and ideas that are of (A) Ethical value (8) Moral value (C) Social value (D) Commercial value 14 India became a member of which one of the following in 2016? (A) Non-Proliferation Treaty (B) Missile Technology Control Regime : (C) Nuclear Suppliers Group NX (0) Wassenaar Arrangement } af 15. Which one of the following elements is used as a timekeeper in atomic clocks? (A) Potassium (8) Caesium % (C) Calcium (D) Magnesium 7 16. Find the odd man out: @ (A) Mgscury (B) Mars Gr loon. (@) Venus 17, How many times, the two hands of a clock will be at 30° with each other in a day? (A) 36 \ (8) 40 (C) 44 \ypy 48 18. By selling 30 articles, a shopkeeper gained the selling price of 10 articles. Find the profit percentage (A) 20% (8) 30% (C) 50% (0) 40% 19. If aman runs at 6 meters per second, what distance (in km) will he cover in 3 hours and 45 minutes? (a) 81 (8) 96 age ie (C) 91 SE sa (0) 27 SM 20. Complete the series 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, (a) 41 (B) 43 (C) 40 (D) 42 y 21. Complete the series 64, 125, 216, 343, ...? af wy (A) 64 428 wt SS x (C) 317 (D) 512 rN 22. Ifx+y=4, find the maximum/minimum possible valye’of x + y? 0 (A) Minimum, 8 ita % te (C) Maximum, 16 (D) Minimum, 16 Ae vy ow 23. If kis natural number and (k?- 3k + 2)(42- 744 12) = 120, find d = $ 7 6 d w of qs @) area 24. Find the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation 2x? + 6x -5=0 C Complex conjugates “(B) Real and equal (C) Conjugate surds z 2 (D) Unequal and rational ear? of? wort 2 25. Complete the series GKF, IPC, LTY, PWT, UYN, ...? ay > ve26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31 32, %. 34. PART-B ‘An action potential involves the movement of (A) Glucose into the action (B) Fats out of the axon terminal (C) Molecules in the synaptic gap {D) Sodium ions into the axon The fact that fish cannot fly and owls cannot learn to swim is an indication of (A) Lack of adequate reinforcement (B) Their lack of experience (C) The laziness of these creatures )) The effects of biological limits The ___ lobe is involved in motor control and cognitive functions. Frontal (B) Parietal (C) Occipital (0) Temporal According to Bandura ‘self-efficacy’ explains * (A) How you view your worth as a person (8) How you think about your self-image (C) How competent you feel to accomplish tasks and goals (D) What others have conditioned you to see in yourself In Operant conditioning reinforcement following every occurrence of a response is called as reinforcement. (A) Fixed interval (8) Variable interval (C) Intermittent *() Continuous Hypothalamus regulates the following functions over the course of 24 hours? i. Body temperature ji, Hormonal levels iii, Memory of the day's event (A) ionly (8) iionly > ©) ilionly (D) iand ii only Homeostasis refers to The body's tendency to maintain a balanced internal state (B) Arousal of the sympathetic nervous system (C) A tendency for individuals to behave consistently when highly motivated. (D) A need state resulting from the physiological experience of hunger or thirst A reinforcer is a stimulus or event, when it follows a response, increases the likelihood that the response occurrence. (A) Positive (8) Neutral (C) Complex (D) Negative Mechanical energy of vibrations is transduced to the electrochemical energy of neural impulses at the (A) Retina (8) Lens *(C) Cochiea (D) Offactory mucosa [4]. Po-aP-4635, 36. 37, 38 39, 40. 41 42 43, Of the following, which is not a basic taste? (A) Sweet (8) Salty “(eh Peppery (D) Bitter Functional fixedness could be explained as (A) Failing to use dime as a ‘Screwdriver when you have lost your screwdriver ®(B) Not being able to solve a Physics problem because you apply the same tule you always do (C) Use a blanket as pillow (0) Adding water to a cake mix when it call for milk Which of the following sense organ is highly developed, most ‘complex, and important sense in human being? (A) Audition (B) Olfaction (C) Vision (0) Gestation According to Diana Baumrind, which parental styles results in the most Socially competent and responsible adults? (A) Authoritarian (BY Authoritative (C) Permissive (D) Uninvolved is an active process in which the learner responds to stimuli according to the way in which his responses affect the stimuli (A) Operand Conditioning °(B) Classical Conditioning (C) Observational Learning (D) Instrumental conditioning To solve a problem, divergent thinkers are more likely to (A) Process information to arrive a single best answer “(8) Think creatively and generate multiple answers (C) Problem solve in a systematic step-by-step (0) Frequently suffer from functional fixedness Which of the following is a secondary reinforcer? "(A) Food (B) Water (C) Money (©) Sex fa] 2xPlans to his son tha the speed limits 60 kmph. He tells him to stay under the speed limit when crwving because it's law and will probably prevent accident. Kolberg's lever of morality ilustrated by this example is (A) Pre-conventional °(B) Concrete operational (C) Conventional (D) Post-conventional irae, 19," ld git with mental age of 12. According tothe scoring of Stanford-Binet test, Sudha's intelligence quotient score is (a) 12 (8) 83 a (©) 95 ) 120 al ¢ e ~ 8] PC-OP-4644, The most commonly used personality assessments are ‘9(A) Projective test (B) Naturalistic observations (C) Structured interviews ‘»(D) Self-report inventories 45. According to self-determination theory and form the basis for intrinsic motivation 4A) Competence; relatedness, control (8) Competence; autonomy, relatedness (C) Control; autonomy, competence () Control, competence, relatedness 46. Raju says, ‘I have always liked biology and being a doctor will allow me to make a good salary to take care of a family" as his desire to become a doctor. His answer is most consistent with (A) Drive reduction theory +(B) Incentive theory (C) Hierarchy of needs (D) Arousal 47. The gland produces one primary hormone, thyroxin, the main constituent of which is lodine (A) Parathyroid (8) Pituitary (C) Adrenal {D) Thyroid 48. Receptors that respond to gravity and keep you informed of your body's location in space are located primarily in the (A) Cochlea of the ear (B) Macula of the eye (C) Olfactory mucosa (D) Semicircular canals of the ear 49. Aptitude tests are designed to measure (A) Previously leamed facts (B) Future performance (C) Previously learning skis XD) Current competence 50. The part of cerebrum below the lateral fissure is known as (A) Frontal (8) Parietal §@) Occipital {D) Temporal 54. Charles spearman’s g of intelligence describes (A) Theg is measured by the speed with which one can process information (B) A general intelligence that underlies success on a wide variety of tasks (C) Giftedness is determined by both innate ability to perform and experiences one has in life (D) The internal validity of an intelligence test we Blinking, sneezing, and coughing are examples of the type of behaviour called the (A) Instinct (8) Reflex (C) Habit () Thought [6] PG-QP-4653. Which Freudian personality system is guided by the reality principle? (A) Id (8) Libido (C) Ego (0) Superego 54. The is the region of the retina, where the optic nerve fibers leave and where the blood vessels enter & leave the retina (A) Blind spot (8) Sclera (C) Fovea (0) Periphery 55. Ina painting, a boat is shown on a lake in the foreground and mountains farther away. Of the following, wnich Cue would not contribute to your perception that the mountains are farther away than the teess in the picture? (A) Texture gradient (8 Linear perspective (C) Retinal disparity (Q) interposition 56. During sleep, nightmares most frequently ocour during (A) Stage 1 (B) Stage 2 (C) Stage 3 (0) REM 57. According to the Yerkes-Dodson model, when facing a very difficult challenge, which level of arousal would probably lead to the best outcome? (A) A very high level (B) A moderately iow level ~(C) A moderate level (0) A moderately high level 58. A relatively permanent characteristic of personality that can be used to predict behaviour is (A) The id (8) The ego (C) The superego (0) A trait 59. The unit used to measure the intensity of sound pressure is the (A) Sound wave (B) Wave form (C) Pascal (0) Decibels) is one of the smallest structures in the brain, but plays a vital role in our behaviour. (A) Cerebellum (8) Hippocampus XC) Hypothalamus (0) Thalamus 60. 61 is an illusion of movement. (A) Moon (B) Phi Phenomenon (C) Ponzo (0) Hering 62. Levels of processing theory explains (A) We can remember information which are repeated again and again (8) Maintenance rehearsal will encode items into our long-term memory (C) Deep processing involves elaborative rehearsal, ensuring encoding into long-term memory (0) Input, output, and storage are the three levels, (71 : PG-aP-46 ———————63. 65, 66, 67 68, 70. 1 Loss of the ability to understand language results in loss of tissue in which of the following lobes? (A) Left temporal (B) Right frontal (C) Right temporal (0) Left frontal Who among the following became the famous for the outstanding contributions to the psychology of remembering and forgetting? (A) Spearman (B) Ebbinghaus (C) Skinner (0) Eysenck Brain structure plays a key role in transferring information from short term memory to long-term memory is (A) Hypothalamus (8) Thalamus (C) Hippocampus (0) Frontal lobe During high school period, the typical student is preoccupied with making friends. According to Masiow’s hierarchy of needs, which of the following need is he/she satisfying? (A) Fundamental needs (B) Safety needs (C) Love and belonging needs (D) Esteem needs Siva believes that he is the master of his ship and in charge of his destiny. According to Rotter's theory of personality, he is {A) An external orientation to the world about him (B) An internal locus of control (C) Anextraverted personality (0) Alow sense of self-efficacy Mother Theresa's altruism showed in everything she did. According to Allport's theory, her altruism was (A) Acommon trait (8) A cardinal trait (C) One of several central trait (O) Inherited from her father has occurred when learning one task makes the second task easier to learn. (A) Negative Transfer (8) Positive Transfer (C) Alternative Transfer (D) Neutral Transfer Modeling demonstrates the importance of in learning. (A) Cognition 8) Secondary reinforcer (C) Biological factors (0) Preparedness On its way to the cones and rods of the eye, (in order) light passes through the (A) Comea, vitreous humour, lens, iris, aqueous humour (8) Sclera, lens, pupil irs, vitreous humour @(C) Comea aqueous humour, lens, pupil, vitreous humour (0) Cornea, aqueous humour, pupil, lens, vitreous humour [8} Po-aP-4672. 73; 74, ° 75. 76. 77. 78. 79, 80, Ravi wrote a grocery list of 10 items, but leaves it at home. The list includes in order peas, corn, Prowl Ons: apples, pears, bananas, flour, milk and egas. If the laws of primacy old wick of the following is Ravi most likely to remember when he gets to the store? (A) Peas, pears, eggs (8) Banana, flour, peas (G) Apples, pears, banana ) Peas, com, onions A critical period is a stage in development when () Specific stimuli have a major effect on development that they do not produce at other times (8) Children are resistant to any kind of discipline by their parents (C) New learning is prevented by older learning () Bonding between the child and parent first take place ‘An excess amount of in the females can develop masculine tendencies, aggressive and dominant sex role behaviour in the females. (A) Estrogens (B) Androgens (C) Oxytocin (0) Vasopressin Sudden perception of relationship between the leamer, the goal and the intervening obstacles is (A) Insight (B) Imitation (C) Observation (0) Relearning Neural signals reach directly to the cortex without passing through the thalamus from receptors in the (A) Retina (8) Joints (C) Cochiea (D) Olfactory epithelium Which is an example of Projective test, consisting of a set of ambiguous picture about which people are asked to tell story? (A) MMPI (8) 16 PF (C) Rorschach (0) TAT Which of the following is not considered as a primary facial expression? (A) Love (8) Disgust (C) Anger (0). Surprise Character of Type A personality is most positively correlated with a heart attack? (A) Competitive (8) Eating quickly (C) Impatient (0) Hostile {Change in the way information is processed as a result of experience @ person or animal has had is known as (A) Escape (8) Cognitive (C) Classical (0) Instrumental (9) PG-OP-4681 82. 83, 84. 85, 86. 87, 88, 89. In classical conditioning stimuli are presented to the learner. (A) Two (B) Three (C) Numerous (D) Many Reinforcer that are innately reinforcing, such as food, water, and warmth are called (A) Primary reinforcer (B) Secondary reinforcer (C) Extinguished reinforcer (0) Superstitious reinforcer ‘Who among the following was the founder of ‘Behaviourism School of Psychology’? (A) William James (8) Edward Tichener (C) John B Watson (D) John Dewey Which of the following is responsible for some simple reflexes that do not involve the brain? (A) Neuron (8) Spinal cord (C) Endocrine system (0) Neurotransmitter The Book ‘The Behaviour of Organism’ is authored by __. (A) Ivan P Pavlov (B) Anna Freud (C) Sigmund Freud (D) BF Skinner Stimulation in part of the brain will stimulate eating. () Lateral Hypothalamus :) Ventro-Medial Hypothalamus (C) Medial Hypothalamus () Supra-chiasmic nuclease Neurotransmitter most likely associated with both Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia? (A) Acetylcholine (B) Dopamine (C) Serotonin (D) Endorphins Sales people who are paid exclusively by commission are reinforced on which type of schedule? (A) Fixed ratio (8) Fixed interval S{C) Variable ratio (D) Variable interval ‘As compared to animals, a human being is much more capable of higher mental processes because of the greater (A) Size of cerebellum 9(B) Size of the cerebrum (C) Size of the central nervous system (D) Capacity of the hypothalamus A type of perceptual error which is experienced by mentally disturbed and abnormal people is (A) lilusion (B) Delusion (C) Hallucination (D) None of the above [10y Pc.aP-4691 92. 93. 94, 96. 96, 97 98, Which sense is least involved in enabling you to maintain your balance when you stand on one foot? (A) Olfaction (8) Kinesthesis (C) Vision (0) Vestibular sense Selection of moderately challenging tasks characterizes the behaviour of people who have a (A) Fear of failing (B) High need for achieving (C) Fear of success (D) inferiority complex In small quantities, alcohol can be mistaken for a stimulant because (A) Inhibits control of emotions (B) Stimulates the sympathetic nervous system (C) Speeds up respiration and heart beat (D) Induces sleep A leamer recognizes an activity as self-rewarding could be motivated (A) Extrinsically (B) Positively (C) Intrinsically (D) Facilitate Who among the following construct tests and inventories for the measurement of human capabilities and abilities? (A) Physiological psychology (8) Psychometrician (C) Ciinical psychologist (0) Industrial psychologist When did Wilhelm Wundt at the University of Leipzig in Germany establish the first psychological laboratory? (A) 1875 (8) 1890 (C) 1877 (0) 1879 are acquired in complex ways through socialization and cultural conditioning (A) Motives (B) Biological motives (C) Social motives (0) All the above Which of the following endocrine glands is NOT paired with a hormone that it produces? (A) Pineal-melatonin (8) Hypothalamus-TSH (C) Thyroid-thyroxin (D) Adrenals-cortisol Ramu loved his girlfriend who dropped him, but acts as if he is glad to be rid of her. His behaviour most clearly illustrates which of the following Freudian defense mechanisms? (A) Repression (8) Projection *(C) Sublimation (D) Reaction formation 100. measures the electrical resistance of the skin Ya) EMG (8) GSR EEG ®) ECG i) Po-ap-4s