TNPSC 2012: Assistant Public Prosecutor, Grade-II, STATISTICS
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PSYCHOLOGY
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1. The Buddhists gave special attention to the commercial education of prices. They
called. this studv
(A) Domestic Arts (B) Morality
vr Rupa (D) Medicine
2. The most knotty and unsolved ontological issues in western psychology is
(A) Soul-body problem
,pf Mind-body problem
(C) Physical-body problem
(D) Life-body problem
3. Which treatment for the mind is entirely phenomenological and is restricted to
analysis of the states of mind?
(A) Sankara-Sangami (B) Sanna-Sangami
{tf Dhamma-Sangami (D) Vedana-Sangami
4. The large extensive collection of hymns in the is, no doubt, most
valuable as the oldest document of the Arvan Indian Communitv.
,tf Rig veda (B) Yajur Veda.
(C) Sama Veda (D) Brahmanas
5. What are soothed and hence meditation become5 easier?
(A) Muscles and nerves ,gf Brain and nerves
(C) Mind and body (D) Body and nerves
6. The inner layer which involves breathing and other bodily processes that active the
organs and keep them functioning is called
(A) Anandamaya Kosa
gf
.a
Pranamaya Kosa
(C) Vijnanamaya Kosa
(D) Manomaya Kosa
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7. Match the following :
(a) Yama 1. Posture
(b) Niyama 2. Way of life
(c) Aasana 3. Particular self discipline
(d) Praanaayama 4. Control of breath
(a) &) (c) (d)
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8. Assertion (A) : The regulation of breath is pointed out as a preparatory practice
for Yoga.
Reason (R) : As a favourable time for meditation the hours before and after
midnight are named.
(A) (A) is true, (R) is false
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correet explAnation of (A)
(C) (A) is false and (R) true
,$f Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
9. Assertion (A) : Nalanda closed around A.D. 850
Reason (R) : Law and apparently mathematics received less attention in
Buddhist than in Brahmin schools.
(A) (A) is true (R) is false
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is false, (R) is true
Vf Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
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10. The acronvm for Big Five Dimensions of personalitf is
(A) CONAtr ,FfoctrAN
(c) NAtrCO (D) trANOC
11. Anxiety is an emotion that helps us plan and prepare for possible
thleat.
,Cf Adaptive (B) N,{a}adaptive
(C) Aggressive (D) Passive
12. In Freud's conception. which part of one's personality understands that other people
have needs and that being seifish can hurt us in the ftiture?
(A) rd 1P? nno
(C) Super ego (D) Persona
13. Which of the followins is not one of the four elements of observational learning?
(A) Attention (B) Retention
Defiance (D) \,Iotivation
74. States of growth or being toward which self-actualizers
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(A) ^ Nleta pathology (B) I{eta motivation
{t, Meta needs (D) All of the above
15. people are achievers, competent, orderly, dutiful, deliberate and
disciplined.
-t/ Conscientious (B) Agreeable
(C) Extravert (D) Neurotic
16. Allport's definition of personality is considered as comprehensive and clear as it lays
stress on (i) , (ii) heredity and environment (iii) wholeness.
(A) traits (B) emotions
,gl dYnamic nature (D) character
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17. Match the following psychosexual stages of Freud with that of its respective
fixations.
Stage Fixation
(a) Olal 1. Immature sexuaiity that is either self or other focused
(b) Anal 2. Smoking and Sarcasm
(c) Phallic 3. Obsessive and compulsive cleaning behaviors
(d) Genital 4. Attraction to peopie like one's opposite sex parent
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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18. Assertion (A) : According to Freud, supel' ego is the portion of human personalit5,'
representing the conscience.
Reason (R) : Freudian ships are the errors in speech that in fact betray
unconsclous thoughts or impulses
(A) (A) is true, (R) is false
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct expianation of (A)
(C) (A) is false, (R) is true
,Pl Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
19. According to Freud the different motives and body regions influence the child at
different stages of growth, with effects persisting in the form of adult personality
traits and it is known as
(A) theory of structure of personality
(B) theory of personality dynamics
9T theory of psycho sexual development
(D) theory of psycho social development
20. Which one of the following is not a Big Five Pelsonality Factors?
(A) Extraversion (B) Agreebleness
d self-efficacy (D) Conscientiousness
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2I. Which of the following tr.aits of E;,senck's personality climensions?
(A) Extraversion (B) Neuloticism
(C) Psychoticism ,t, Ail of the above
22. The most convenient measure of pelsonality assessment which is generallv used for.
any ps5'chological purpose is
(A) Thematic Apperception Test (B) \vorld Association Test
{rf Paper and Pencil Tests (D) Intelviews
23. \\lhich factors refer to the various aspects of our envilonment like the company we
keep, the advice and feedback we are offered, and the societal rules and
consequences that rve live within?
(A) Personal factors (B) Physiologicalfactors
ftl Environmental factors (D) Biological factors
24. Which source of influence refers to how the consequences of our own actions
influence our sense of personal competence?
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(A) Motivation ,6f Enactive
(C) Self-Judgment (D) Self-reaction
25. During which sub processes of self-regulation people evaluate their performance
against a specific goal for those activities they value, and they try to explain the
reasoning behind that performance.
(A) Self-Observation (B) Self-Reaction
(C) Self-Regulation .Uf SeH-Judgment
26. Which reinforces are imposed onto the situation with the intent to promote desirable
behavior when the naturallv occurring reinforces are insufficient to encourage the
behavior?
(A) Concrete reinforces (B) Positivereinforces
(C) Negative reinforces ,gl Contrived reinforces
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27. have a personaiit5r that is affectionate, gentle and co-opelative
(A) Microphalic -a
W Mongols
(C) Cretins (D) Idiot savants
28. Which of the following is the corlect set of drugs associated under the Benzodiapines
category'?
(A) Oxycodone, Codeine and Morphine
6 Yalium, Klonopin and Librium
(C) Adderall, Dexedrine and Vyvanse
(D) Amytal, Butisol and Nembutal
29. In a , "sad" feelings are accompanied b5r persistent problems in other
areas of life.
(A) Bipolar disorder
(B) Phobic disorder
.gf Major depressive episode
(D) Panic disorder
30. may believe that the devil is torturing him by shouting profanities at
him through the television set.
Vf Paranoid Schizophrenic
(B) Disorganized Schizophrenic
(C) Catatonic Schizophrenic
(D) Schizophrenic
31. Somatotherapy is used to alleviate
(A) Physical disorders (B) Social disorders
,gf Mental disorders (D) Moral disorders
32. interprets dreams as turning over unsolved problems or anticipating
new ones.
(A) Freud {rf Alfred Adler
(C) Eysenck (D) Woodu,'orth
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33. Match the following :
(a) Acrophobia 1. Fear of open places and unfamiliar situations
(b) Agoi'aphobia 2. Fear of heights
(c) Ciaustrophobia 3. Fear of strangers
(d) Xenophobia 4. Fear of closed places
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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34. Which of the following disorder is incorrectly matched with the symptom?
(A) Histrionic exaggerated behavior
,P Borderline can control their emotions
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(C) Narcissistic lack of concern for social notms
(D) Antisocial no respect for social norms
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35. Consider the following statements :
I. The behavior of having intense fear or panic when confronted with particular
situations indicates specific phobia
II. The behavior of being less anxious and self conscious about appearance
indicates social phobia.
.g/ I is true, II is false
(B) I is false, II is true
(C) Both I and II are true
(D) Both I and II are false
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36. The group of therapists follorv the psychoanalytic techniques originally developed by
(A) Fordyce (B) ^ Blinechik
(C) Epetain ,Ff Sigmund Fi'eud
37, It is observed that in ps5,chotherapy most of the times the patient eithei' ioves the
thelapist or aggr:essively hates, Fleud calls this situation as
4f Tlansference (ts) Envilonmental factor
(C) Dream factor (D) Conscionsness
38. Which therapy is mainly concerned with marital and familv ploblems?
(A) ^ Existential therapy (B) Client-centred therapy
€ Interpersonal therapy (D) Gestait therapy
39. Ps1,'chodrama is a ps5,'chotherapeutic technique developed b1'
(A) E.1V1. Lamei't (B) C.T. Nlolgan
{tl J.L. Moneno (D) C.G. Jung
40. The psychoanalysis and the client-centred therapy and other related methods were
named as
,41 Insight therapies (ts) Chemical therapies
(C) Physical therapies (D) N{ental therapies
4t. , as. a method of psychotherapy is definitely a useful and adequate
method of treatment and of removing the symptom of hysteria and other mental
diseases.
(A) Persuasion V/nnpnosis
(C) Projective therapy (D) N{entaI catharsis
42. Which trainine is useful to understand the client's social anxieties?
(A) Relaxation training (B) Counterconditioning
(C) Desensitization ,9 Assertiveness training
43. The therapies which are focused on changing distorted and maladaptive patterns o1
thought is known as
(A) Client-centered therapies (B) Humanistic therapies
(C) Behaviour therapies ,F Cognitive therapies
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++. - works by conditioning a new response to a previously feared stimulus.
.6 S),stematic desensitization (B) Flooding
(C) Avelsion technique (D) Implosion
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45. Evidence-based treatments fol post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) include
6 Cognitive Behavioulal Thelapl' (CBT)
(B) Counselling
(C) Ps1'chological debriefing
(D) Antipsl'chotics
46. The technique used to eliminate the intense fears which occuls in response to
conditioned stimuli, even though they pose no threat to their well being is called
(A) oasrc mlstaKes d? tlooorng
(C) conditions of worth (D) observational leai'ning
47. is a technique, in which patients are asked to let their thoughts run
flee, without censorship, reporting them as they occur.
(A) Dream analysis ,Ff Fr"" ur.ociation
(C) Flooding (D) Implosion
48. Today's counsellor utilizes both individualistic as well as methods of
counselling based on need.
(A) Directive counselling *
(C) Eclectic counselling w Hrj':::T:,ilJ;' "
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49. The warm, friendly and understanding condition essential for effective counselling
reiationship is called as
(A) Acceptance (B) Empathy
Jtf Rapport (D) Attentiveness
50. consists of the interpretation of data in terms of the problems
indicated, the assets and liabilities and the strengths and weaknesses of the
counsellee.
(A) Prognosis (B)- Analvsis
(C) Synthesis .6 Diagnosis
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51. What is the combination and synthesis of directive and non-directive types o{
counselling or vierv points called?
lb 3:i:::iJ:"Htffllt- (B)
(D)
non-directive counselling
co-directive counselling
K9 Which one.of the followrng does not chalactelize a plofessional helping relationship?
(A) A helping relationship is structured b5' the counsellor but is open to
cooperatrve lestructuring
,Ff other
A helping lelationship is simple one in which one person does somethinq to the
(c) A helping relationship is one in rvhich all persons involved perceive the
existence of trust, concern and commitment
(D) A helping relationship is one that provides for the personal growth of all
persons involved
to
i)rf. Organization of collected data in a logical manner is done in the step of
dilective counseJlin g.
(A) Analysis liisr-nthcsrs
(C) Diagnosis (D) Pi'ognosis
54. pI'esents an ambiguous situation into which the subject may "Lead" his
ow^n wisher', fears and fantasies.
lfrt Ploiective test (B) Interest test
(C) Aptitude test (D) .Attitude tept
55. Which one of the following test is used by the counsellor and to identify the potential
abiiities of which the individual is not aware?
(A)zlnteiligence test (B) Attitude scaie
WT Aptitude test (D) Achievement test
56. indicates what the individual is capable of achieving in the present
situation.
(A)^ Achievement (B) Interest
gT Ability (D) Aptitude
57. Which one of the following is the collection of all available social, physiological,
biographical, environmental and vocat'"w
(A) Anecdotal record
(C) Autobiography
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(D) Cumulative record
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58. Which of the following statements is correct akrout the Rorschach ink blot test?
(A) All of the blots are mono chromatic
/R\
'*2 Tnto'preto.tion is based only on the content of people's responses
.Jp It aims to bypass the test-taker's defences
(D) It has demonstrated strong evidence of incremental validitv
59. The inventor5, senrists of 550 statements that the pelson being tested sor.ts into
thlee piles - those he i'egards as tLue, those he regard as false and those on which he
ca4pot make a true or false judgment.
.4{ The Minnesora multiphasic personality inventory
(B) The Garden personai inventory
(C) The Rorschach projective test
(D) The Guilford series of personaiity tests
60. refers to the actual participation in an activity or occupation.
(A) Inventoried Interest
(B) Expressed Intei'est
g) ', Manifested Interest
(D) Tested Interest
61. Match List I with List II :
List I List II
(Tests) (Measurement)
(a) Achievement Tests 1. Predict future performance
(b) Aptitude Tests 2. Identify speciar iearning problems
(c) Attitude Tests g. Measuring the students learning
(d) Diagnostic Tests 4. Measuring one,s feeling
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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62. During selection, which of the following methods ask the applicants to relate their'
actual incidents from their past work experience?
(A) Stress interview
,[Ef Behavioural description interview
(C) Situational interview
(D) Panel interview
63. In technique, unless an applicant scores above the ideal on all the
components of selection he cannot be considered for.selection.
(A) Multiple Regression (B) Profile Matching
Vf Multiple Cur-off (D) Multiple Hurdle
64. Consider the followins statements :
I. Internal recruitment means making use of new persons or outsiders to fili up
the vacant job positions in the organization.
II. Externai recruitment means making use of existing staff to fill up the vacant
job position in the organization.
(A) I is true, II is false (B) I is false, II is true
(C) Both I and II are true ,pf Both I and II are false
65. Match the following :
(a) Cognitive test 1. Physicai dimension
(b) Motor test 2. Trade test
(c) Personality test 3. Mental and Intellectual
(d) Proficiency test 4. Mood and Temperament
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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(B)r234
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66. When did'seller'market has been established as technology increased the skiils.
(A) 1985 (B) 1969
(c) 1eel 6 1970
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67. Personnel specifications for some jobs are determined on the basis of the
of people, such as those of employment-office personnel, job analysts and
supcI.Vrsol's.
(AL Suggestions (B) Perception
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\U) Judgments (D) Interests
68. In the method of obtaining information about job, method is more
feasible for short-cycle jobs than fol long-c5'cle job or those that vary considerably
flom time to time.
(A) Film ,6/ obselvation
(C) Work diaries (D) Interview
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(C)
(B) to produce more output
to enhance the salary of an employee (D) to fix the bonus for an employee
70. Among the behaviour related statements the supervisor is asked to indicate one least
and one most descriptive statement for a particular subordinate is called as
method.
(A) Ranking ,6 Forced chorce
(C) Criticai incidents (D) Graphic rating scale
7L' A structured questionnaire method for collecting data aboui the personal qualities of
employees is called as
(A) Functional Job Analysis
(Bb Management position description questionnaire
(T Work profiling system
(D) Task analysis method
72. The approach to improve interpersonal skills, known as behavioural modellins is
in nature.
Developmentai (B) Predictive
(c) Detrimental (D) Pervasive
73. Messages conveyed through body movements, the intonations or emphasis we give to
uy)as, facial expressions, and the physical distance between the sender and receiver is
f6l non verbal communication (B) verbal communication
(C) kinesics (D) face to face communication
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74. The process of was discovered bv Freud durine his treatment of a
hysteric patient.
(A) Sublimation
(C) Suppression lilfi:il::nT'"
75. \Vhich type of communication is known as "g1lpevine communication"?
(A) 'Formal communication 5 Informal communication
(C) Vertical communication (D) Personal com,munication
76. "Stress is a general term applied to the pressure people feei in life" This definition
was given by -
(A) Rensis Likert (Bt Mc Murree
(C) Freud E-Luthans ,6 r\ert n uavrs
77. means being the target of conflicting demands or expectations from
different groups of people.
(A) Overload .
4( o"re conflict
(C) Underload (D) Performanceappraisals
78. When we encounter stressors that frighten or sulprise us, we experience a wave of
reactrons.
(B) Emotional
,8 ffi,l3't"r"*,."t (D) Mental
79. can influence our physical and psychoiogical well-being, our
performance on many tasks, and even the ultimate course of our careers.
(A Communication (B) Conflict
,p stress (D) Distress
80. A tally sheet on which the researcher records, attributes of the participants and
rylether particular behaviors were observed is called
\*A) Check list (B) Observation
(C) Interview (D) Data sheet
81. aspect of reliability relates to the phenomenon that the data used to
measure a variable to questions would not vary if the data are collected in varying
conditions.
(A) At different times i'ie m s
(C) By different people lzl H;:l ;:i",1:T:ffi:l;n-
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82. \Vhat is the correct order of the followi.ng in scj.entj.fic enquiry?
1. Staternent of the probiem
2. Folmulation of hypothesis
3. Identification of ploblem
4. Testing of hypothesis
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83. sampling is also known as chance sampling.
(A) Deliberate (B) Svstematic
(C) Sequential 6l Simple 'andom
84. What is the second step in the treatment of data?
(A) Review (B) Hypothesis
,4f Analysis (D) Testing
85. In the research report the preferred type faces are
(A)^ l4-Point Times New Roman (B) 16-Point Times New Roman
gf 12-Point Times New Roman (D) 18-Point.Times New Roman
86. N{atch the following :
(a) Test content 1. Concurrent validity
(b) Relation to other variables 2. Construct vaiidity
(c) Related to other measures 3. Criterion validity
(d) Internal structure 4. Content validity
(a) (b) (c)
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(c) 2134
(D) 3241
87. The dependent variable is also called as the variable.
(A) Regressor (B) Explanatory
lf Regressed (D) Expressed
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88. sampling is one form of non-probability sampling.
(B) Systematic
Vffill"random (D) Cluster random
89. A qtudy is based on 30 people across three focus groups. What type of study is this?
,4C Qualitative stud-u- (B) Structured study
(C) Questionnaire study (D) Quantitative study
90. is used in testing the slope of a regression line between two variabies
differs significantly from zero.
(A) 'Z'Test (B) 'F'Test
lfl 't'Test (D) 72 Test
91. analy'sis makes use of standardized partial regression coefficients as
effect coefficients.
(A) Factor analvsis lE/ Pal h anall-sis
(C) Nfultiple regression analysis (D) Discriminant function analysis
92. Glape of normal distribution :
1. It is a limiting case of binomial distribution when
(i) n. -+ oo and
(ii) neither p nor q is very small.
2. It is a limiting case of Poisson distribution when its mean ru is large
3. The mean of a normally distributed population lies at the centre of its normal curve
4. The two tacts of normai probability distribution extend infinitely and never
touch the horizontal axis.
(A) 1 is true, 2,3, 4 false (B) 2,3, 4 true, 1 is false
(C) all are false statements {rf L,2,3,4 statements are true
93. The Q-type of factor analysis, the correlation are computed between pairs of
(A) Variables VFf Respondents
(C) Groups (D) Means
94. anaiysis of variance is the statistical method that analyses the
independent and interactive effects of two or more independent variables on a
dependent variable.
function (B) Path
,tr 3;:::"Tlant (D) Nlultivariate
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95. Theoretical work on f-distribution is comrnonly called
(A) Sample's f-distlibution ,6f Student's f-distribution
(C) Teacher's f-distribution (D) Statistic's f-distribution
96. Abbleviated of ANOVA is
(A)
^ Anaiysis of co-variance (B) Analysis of co-efficient
,#) Anaiysis of valiance (D) Analysis of test
97. N{atch the following :
(a) Rotated factor loading 1. This is the number of factors plotted
against variance accounted for
(b) The screen plot 2. Carried out to reduce a larger data to
smaller data
(c) Principles component analysi.s 3. Look at this to name a factor
(d) Correlation matrix 4. The first step taken to perform a factor
analysis
^ (a) (b) (c) (d)
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98. Which of the following options is not true when con{ucting multiple regression?
(A) The assumption of multi collinearity must be met for a multiple regression
(B) Multiple regression can be used to assess linear relationship
(c) Data must be homogeneous for a multiple regression
6 Multiple regression can be used to assess quadratic relationships
99. Theoretical work on f-distribution was done bv
(A) Abraham de Moivre (B) Sir Ronalt Aylmer
,t l sir william Gosset (D) Lindehorg Levy
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100. Which of the following is characterized by the quaiities of the prototype of a person
who has reaiized nibbana?
,, happrness. peace, ca1m, contentment and
g compassion
igi goals, exeLcise, character, self-actualization and conscious
(C) ideals, egoism. ser.iousness, emptiness and awareness
(D) religious, spii'itual, nevertheless, interest and hopeless
101. The origins of the vedanta are traced to the phiiosophical treatises known as
(AL Nyas'ads (B) Vaisesikads
Jp Upanisads (D) Sankhyads
I02. Match the following :
(a) Asanas 1. Restraint
(b) Pratyahara 2. Meditation
(c) Dharana 3. Postures
(d) Samadhi 4. Steadying the mind
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A)2431
(B). 1 3 2 4
9 3 L 4 2
(D)4213
103. Match the foliowing :
(a) Sanyasa 1. The life of the householder
(b) Grihasthya 2. The period of Education and celibacy
(c) Vanaprasthya 3. The tife of hermit
(d) Brahmacharya 4. Retreat from worldly bond
(a) (b) (c)
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(d)
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I04. deal with knowledge which nullifies ignorance and takes the seeker to
salvation and to Brahma and help him to understand him in the true sense and
libei'atcs hirn from the bondase of the wor'ld.
(A) Meditation (B) Exelcise
,J. Upanishads (D) Spiritualit5,
V
105. The lernoval of human suffeling and the attainment of an ideal human condition
with respect to Buddhist psychology* is called
(A) Salina 1p/*,Obunu
(C) Manas (D) Nama
106. According to the great seer and scholal Sn'ami Sankaracharya, the pt'rncipal
upanishads are in number
(A) 20 6f ,o
(c) 15 (D) 12
107. What is the study of the structures of consciousness as experienced from the first
person point of vierv called as?
(A) Existentiaiism
^
g) Phenomenology
ompnnlnctw
(C) Epistemology
(D) Ontology
108. In Samyutta Nikaya what is defined as that which "manifests as the touch of snats,
mosquitoes, wind, the sun, and snake"?
(A) Vedana .yf Rupa
(C) Sanna (D) Sankhara
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109. N{atch the List I with List II with the codes :
List I List iI
(Folms of Yoga) (Emphasizes)
(a) Jnana Yoga 1. Liberating oneself from the bui'den of the past
thlough acting without hankering for rewards
(b) Bhakti Yoga 2. Dissolving of one's ego by immelsing oneself in the
celestial of God
(c) Kalma Yoga 3. Controlling one's sti:eam of thoughts as means to
lestole the blissfuincss of the pi'istine self
(d) Dh1'ana Yoga 4. Self-knowledge obtained thlough critical
sclf-examination
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A)3 124
(B)2341
(c)r432
,64 2 1 3
110. N,fatch the following :
(a) Ruling dominant 1. Phlegmatic
(b) Getting'Ieading 2. Melancholic
(c) Avoiding 3. Sanguine
(d) Socially useful 4. Choleric
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4123
(B)1 342
(c)2431
(D)32r4
111. AII port's concept of functional autonorny is in opposite to the principle of :
(A) Free Association
(B) Emotionai compiexes
g Homeostasis
(D) Catharsis
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L12. Who defined pelsonaiity as "the organisation of charactelistic behavioural traits
which selve to desclibe an individual"?
(A) N,fur:phy
(B) Allpolt
(C) Par.rl Costa
,-.
V) tinrl.ett
113. \,'{atch the following :
(a) Intlovert 1. Optirnistic
(b) Entrovert 2. N{oody
(c) Neuroticism stability 3. Depression
(d) Cholenc 4. Imaginary ph).sical complaints
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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JF3 4 2 1
(B)2314
(c)3241
(D)3 124
114. The defense mechanism that turns an unpleasant idea, leeling or impulse into its
opposite is called
Jrt
v
t
reaction formation
(B) sublimation
(C) repression
(D) projection
115. According to Jung, mental activity takes four dominant forms : sensation, thinking,
intuition and
(A) reaction
(B) impression
(C)^ observation
g) feeling
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116. The second stage of ps5cho sociai developmer{ is
(A) Early childhoocl Vf Late childhood
(C) Infanc5' (D) Play age
Il7. Which of the following is influenced b5' social intelactions, inter.pei:sonal lelabions
and commnnication with othei's?
(A) Obsei'ving (B) \risualing
-{f Lcai'ning (D) Speaking
118. According to Freud a person with the type of personality shows
self-love and tries to draw the attention of others.
(A) ^ Olal-elrotic (B) Anal
6 Phattic (D) Classic
119. The approach is used to identifl' Type A and Type B people.
(A) idiographic
(C) D5-namic :;l:;il*e
120. The approach that took focused on the highly efficient form of learning
known as observational learnine or imitation.
(A) Eysenck (B) Skinner
tg/ Bandura (D) Allport
L27. Processes by which the individual manages, copes, thinks, remembers, perceives and
plans is the meaning of self relates to the -----:- functions.
(A) Perceptual Executive
(C) Attitudinal "tf
(D) Aptitudinal
122. The progression from broad, global types down to specific, situation bound responses
is what makes aPProach".,#
(A) Kurt Lewin's il::::lT"
(C) Maslow's (D) Skinner's
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723. \\rhich reinfolces involves the introduction of a positive stimuius in oldel to increase
the rate ofbehavior?
(A) Conclcte i'einfolces -rf Po sitive re inforce s
(C) Contrived leinforces (D) Negative reinforces
124. Pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self image and moods
ale called as
(A) Antisocial personalitl' disolder (B), Narcissistic pelsonality disolder
(C) Histrronic per'sonalitl' clisolde , df Border'line personalit5, disolder
725. factors influence the development of anxiety disorders, particularly in
people more commonly exposed to neighbourhood or mass traumas.
(A) Family (B) Biological and Environmental
,6 Cultr.rral (D) Cognitive
126. "Maladaptive and inflexible patterns of cognition, emotion and behavior that develop
in late childhood or adolescence" Which of the followine does this indicate?
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(A) anxietl' disorder (B) schizophrenia
.uf personality disorder (D) delusionaldisorder
L27. Among,the foilowing which one is not the funptional psychtses?
(A) Schizophrenia df Alcoholic ps5,chosis
(C) Manic depressive psychosis (D) Pananoia
128. Most cases of schizophrenia begins in
(A) Childhood (B) Late adolescence
,131 Eariy adolescence (D) Late adulthood
129. In the classification of personality based on temperament type of people
are clear and competitive native and generally courageous.
(A) Endonic (B) Viscerotonic
rrl Somatotonic (D) Celebrotonic
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130 A person does not want to rvork and the same time does not like to be called
pretendel rvho pletends illness to escape dut5,-. This is mental conflict.
(A) Apploach - Applonch
\G) Avoidance - Avoidance
(C) Apploach - Avoidance
(D) Double Approach - Avoidance
131 means "Youthful insanitr"', because it tends to develop rn adoleseence
or early adulthood.
(A) Autjstic ,6 Dementia Praecox
(C) Pai'anoid (D) Ps5'chopathic
132. Anxiety levei was considelably higher with 27 percent lepolting is
(A) Nolmal anxiety
,gf Beyond normal anxiety
(C) Moderate anxiet5'
(D) Severe anxiety
133. type schizophrenia, is characterized by inappropriate affect or blunted
affect, together with incoherent speech and confused behaViour.
(A) Catatonic .6 Disorganized
(c) Undifferentiated (D) Paranoid
134. Which is the correct sequence of Sullivan's psychiatric interview steps?
1. Obtaining detalled enquiry
2. Formal inception
3. Process of obtaining information
4. Termination
3(c)
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2
4
4
rl
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o
1
2
2
4
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135. \,Iatch the follorving areas of brain and its effects on a person impaired by
schizophi'enra :
(a) Hippocampus 1. leads to difficr.ilt in planning actions and
olganizing thoughts
(b) Fr:ontal lobe 2. contributes to palanoia and hailucinations
(c) Occipital lobe 3. mediates memoly foi'mation, interwined functions
(d) Basal ganglia 4. difficuities of intelpreting complex irnages,
lecognizing cmotion
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A)7234
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(D)4321
136. Bipolar I clisorder differs from Bipolar iI disordei'because
(A)_ N{anic symptoms are more severe and sexual dysfunction is plesent
6 N{anic symptoms are mole severe and there may be the presence of psychosis
(C) Manic symptoms are less severe and obsessional thoughts are common
(D) Hypomanic symptoms are present and there a1'e recurrent thoughts of death
L37.
responses that are involved in stress reactions and physical and psychosomatic
problems.
(A) Flooding (B) Implosion
(C) Aversion technique -)
Vi Biofeedback
138. progressively reduces the strength of a fear reaction because the
in{ividual experiences the fear arousing stimuli in a relaxed state.
.6 Systematic desensitization (B) Classical conditioning
(C) Modeling (D) Assertivenesstraining
139. Which of the technique is used in assei'tivenejis training?
(A) conditioning ,6 modeling
(C) flooding (D) conditions of worth
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140 ladioloeical treatment which we call as
B'"t:tl;;i:i;Ji
(C) Chemical thei'apy
(B) Physiothei'apy
(D) Psychotherap5z
I4I. In the case of behaviour disorder the second category of treatment is called
(A) Physiothcrapl' (R) Chemical therap5r
(C) Dlug thelapy ,6 Psl-chotirclapl-
I42. For the client-centled therapist the esscnce of the therapeutic relationship is the
respect for the potential.
(A) Self-confident ,61 Setf-esteem
(C) Self-actuaiization (D) SeIf-concept
143. \4lhich of the following rn corfect name of ego anall'sts?
(A) Karen Horne5t (B) Anna Freud
(C) Erik Erikson ,t6 Richard Christia
144. Group therapy was found to more usefui during the second world war in dealing with
the soldiers who were suffeline from
(A) Tvphoid (B) Anaemia
-tf wu"'u"'ot"= (D) Dengu Fever
L45. Which therapy mainly is concelned with the present day problems and the types of
interactions that are taking place in the pat\nt?
(A) Encounter-Group therapS' gT Client-Centred tnerapy
(C) Existential therapy (D) Gestalt therapy
146. According to and (1989) there are several areas of therapy
overlapping, but there are four theoretical approaches on which the behaviour
therapy was developed.
(A) Sundberg and Tylor .6 Davison and Neale
(C) Frank and Powdermaker (D) Sigmund Freud and Carl Rogers
T47. In which therapy is an individual required to make an objective assessment of
his/her beliefs?
(Ab Rationai Emotive Behaviour Therapy(B) Reality Therapy
4f Cognitive Therapy (D) Humanistic Therapy
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148. In the pfocess of counselling to select a good -qoulcc fi'om arnong the divelsified
soulce is called
(A) Directive counselling (B);Non-directive cotinselling
(C) Gloup counselling Eclectic cor:nsclling
"tf
L49. \\Ihat savs that elrect spine positron offels ieast lesistance to the planic energ1'
tlaveling upto the blain which is awakenecl tiri'ough the nicditation?
(A) \lind-psi-chologl' (B) Yogrr-1rhr'-iologr
(C) Ps.vcho-meditation ,*l Yu grt i,.,:i',.'o- pltr-:ioioflr
150. \\Ihich of the following is an effolt to con-serve the priceless native capacities of 5'outh
ancl the costly training provided fol youth in schools'l
{6(C) \;ocationai guidance (B) Schooi lrroglamme
Placement service (D) Counseiijng servlce
15 1. deals with repressed individuals
/A\ (B) Guidance
6 Counselling
Psychotherapy (D) Behavioural approach
152 'Kl::l1::;ilnT*Hi,T-'" (B) Directive counseiling
(C) Eclectic counselli.ng (D) Group counselling
153. Which defines counselling as "consultation, mutual exchange of opinions,
deiiberating to gether"?
(AL Carl Rogers (B) G.E. N{l'er
{rf Webster's Dictionary (D) K.G. Rama
154. The following are types of counselling :
1. Civic counselling
2. Directive counselling
3. Non directive counselline
4. Eclectic counselling
(A) 1 is true, 2, 3, 4 false ,6 2.8. 4are rrue. 1 is false
(C) all are false statements (D) l, 2, 3,4 statements are true
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155. \Vho originalll,'published the diffelential atlrtude test battelv tn 7947?
(A) Kaufinan and liaufman 1pl Psychological Corporation
(C) Glutting and Adams (D) Sheslow and Dunn
I J6. \\-hich anrung thcse is a conruonent of tire i'atirrg insli'umenl e
(.{) Behai'iolal statcnrenis (B) Altei'nation i'anking
.6 Set of st irnulus valiables (U) Socral ad;ustmenls
157. The position of anf item on the scalc of "favolableness - unfavorableness" is indicated
l-"
,J-\ry"'L;^L ^rthe following that it receives from the judges.
ttLvLt vL
g Xledian lating (B) Reliabilitr-
(C) Attitude assessment (D) Validit5,'
158. \Vhich test is designed to 5,ield a reliable score fol each of the skill aleas covered?
(A)^ Intelpreting Aptitude Test (B) Diagnostic Achievement Test
-tf Standardized Achibved Test (D) Administered Achrevement Test
159. Who developed the caleel assessment inventory?
(A) John Holland (B)
D
Fritzsche
(C) Murray ,O Char'les Johansson
160. Which theories focus on low individuals conyive of and evaluate themselves.
(A) Trait theories \p) Humanistic theories
(C) Behaviorai theories (D) Proiective theories
161. is the predisposition of an individual to evaluate some aspects of his
world in a favourable or unfavourable manner.
(A) Interest .6f Attitude
(C) Aptitude (D) Ability
L62. Who gave the name halo effect to this rating error?
(A) Landy et-aI (B) Campbell
.6 E.L. Thorndike (D) Arvey
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163. N{atch the follor.ving NEO PI-R facet with its adjective check list items :
Neur:oticism facets Adjective check list item
(a) Nr : Anxiety 1. l\'{oodY
(b) Nz : Angry Hostility 2. Confident
(c) N,r : Rcplessiotr 3. Dcfensive
(d) Nr : Sclf-consciousness 4. Nelvous
\u/ (t) (c) (d )
(A)3412
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'g)4123
(c)r234
(D)2341
764. Which of the following statements is true?
(A) \{oodiness is cognitive s5'mptom of stress
,gf Moodiness is an emotionai symptom of stless
(C) Poor judgment is an emotional symptom of stress
(D) Agitation is cognitive symptom of stress
165. The four partners (or) agents of (HR) development can be identified as
1. The person or role
2. The immediate boss of the person
3. The human resqurce management department
4. The orsanization
(A) 1 is true 2, 3, 4 false
(B) 2,3, 4 are true 1 is false
(C) all are false statements
g
t L,2, 3,4 statements are true
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166. \\lhich one is covers a sequence of positions, jobs or occupations that one person
engages in during his working life?
(A) Job <6 career
(C) Occr-rpation (D) Po-"ition
167. The criticai incident technique, developcd by
(A) T-Ray gl Ftanagan
(C) F.B. Ohio (D) Texas
168. \Yhich method, an analyst observes a job incumbent while the incumbent is
performing his job?
(A) Interview Observation
(C) Fiim (D) Wolk dialies
169. Which means the potential r,vhich an individual has for learning the skills required
to do a job efficiently?
(A) Attitude ri Aptitude
(C) Achievement (D) Applicant.
170. Which is defined as process to discover the sources of manpower to meet the
requirements of the staffing schedule and to employ effective measules for attr.acting
that manpower in adequate numbers to facilitate effective selection of an efficient
work place.
(A) Organization Recruitment
(C) Employers (D) Job satisfaction
171. The Guilford-Zimmerman temperament scale had items.
(A) 100 (B) 150
(c) 225 -l ,oo
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172. has to be continuously offered tgkeep emplo5'ees updatecl and effective.
(A) N{oney /E
\E) r lalnrng
(c) Infoi'mation (D) N{aterials
173. Asseltion (A) : The coaching method requiles the least centralized staff
co-oldination.
Reason (R) It is learning by doing.
(A) (A) is ti'ue. (R) is false
(B) Both (A) and (R) ale tlue, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
faise, (R) is ti'ue
JX S;il (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct expranation of (A)
174. The Johali window is a popular framework of analyzing of the
interaction between self and others.
(A) Communication (B)^ Adjustment
(C) Tolerance g) Dynamics
175. Assertion (A) : There is the need to train employees on new jobs especiaily new
employees.
Reason (R) : There is the need to identify deficiencies on the pact of current
personnel that could be compensated for through trainine.
(A) (A) is true, (R) is false
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
rcL (A) is false, (R) is true
g) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is nor the correct explanation of (A)
176. involves a detailed analysis of various components of jobs and how the),
.#Ijj..fflurv.i, (B) Man analysis
(C) Analysis of equipment (D) Organisational analysis
r77. Research have shown that have a long term effect on physical and
mental health but have a greater impact on short term health.
(A) hassles, major life events
(C) hassles, catastrophies
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178. approach combines the inductive and deductive methods rn a
continuousiy altelnating patteln.
.gl Programmatic Resealch
(B) Substantive theor'5r
(C) Resealch problem
(D) The method of leasoning
179. The goals of resealch in ps1,'cholog-v ale
(A) Description. Prediction, Explanation, Discussion
(B) Prediction, Explanation, Descri,ption. Application
Vf Description, Prediction, Explanation, Application
(D) Description, Prediction, Explanation, Suggestion
180. A survey resealch is cross sectional and as a result, it is
,*4 Low in internal valid.ity but high in replicability
(B) High in internal vaiiditS'but low in replicability
(C) High in ecological validitv but low in external validity
(D) Low is ecological validity but high in external validity
181. Which of the following is incorrect in the qualities of a hypothesis?
(A)
' '.a It should be testable
gf It should be unlimited in scope
(C) It should be clearly and precisely stated
(D) It should state the expected relationship between variables
782. Consider the following statements :
I. If the nuli hypothesis rejected, a levei of significance is appended to it.
iI. If the nuli hypothesis is not. rejected, the researcher's hypothesis become
doubtful.
(A) I is true, II is false
(B) I is false, II is true
Both I and II are true
"gf
(D) Both I and II are false
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183. \{atch tire foliowing
(a) Norninal scale I. Arbitrar')' zero
(b) Oldinal scale Absoiute zero
(c) Interval scale a Rich
(d) Ratio scale 4. Gender'
6'i'
(B)34
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(c,)
2
1
(d)
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(o)12 4 a
(D)2r 3 4
184. Who is defined "sampling theor5' attempts to develop methods of sample selection
and of estimation that provide at the lowest possible cost estimates that are enough
for the pulpose"?
(A) \\r.R. Borg ,6
w.c. cochran
(c) J.s. \{ilr (D) J. Bouchel
185. Which is treatment of data requires a careful, logical and critical examination of the
reillts obtained?
r*K) Interpretation (B) Anal5,-sis
(C) Collection (D) Statement of the problem
186. Which means that the hypothesis must be logically consistent, peltinent to the
question under consideration and not in conQ'adiction with laws of nature?
({) Adequacy of scope .tf Plausibility of explanation
(C) Simplicity of explanation (D) Testabilitl' of explanation
187. In which hypothesis is the negative statement?
(A) Problem hypothesis (BL Empirical hypothesis
(C) Substantive hypothesis ,Ff NuIl hypothesis
188. In whose view analogy as 'an ancient order searching tool that than uses to build
bridges from the known to the unknown'?
V1 Van Dalen (B) Winchell
(C) Barton (D) Marion
189. measures d.o not qualify for parametric measurement.
.ur Nominal (B) Ratio
(c) Interval (D) Independent
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190. \Vhicir assesse-q rvhether pailed observations on two variables, or attribute expressed
in the folm of a continsencv table. are independent of each other?
Test of independence (B) Degrees of freedom
(c) Goodness of fit (D) Frequencydistribution
191. \\rhich test rs one of the simplest and most widely used non.-palametric tests in
statistical wolk?
(A) /-test (B) F-test
D Chi-squale (D) Correlation
192. \\rhat is the correlation that depends on the direction of change of variable?
(A) Lineal correlation (B) Paltialcorlelation
(c) NIultiple correlation g, Positivecolrelation
193. Which statistics is more useful to calculate the effects of two br more independent
variables on a dependent variable?
(A) 't'test (B) 'F ratio
(C) 'chi square test' -rf Multiple regression analysis
t-
t,{.,
;\
+_ \ t -,\.,: /I ,,
L94. L _- where V = tur +tL) -2 is to test the significance of
,i
(B)
s
the difference of the means of two samples
an observed correlation coefficient
(c) of the mean of a random sample
(D) the difference of the means of two samples which are not independent
195. The term was first introduced by the biologist Sewails Wright in 1934.
(A) Discriminate function analysis (B) Factor analvsrs
(c) Anal5'sis of variance ,1fl.r^rh analvsis
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196. Assertion (A) : Normal curve can be used a model to evaluate student's
performance from their scores.
Reason (R) : Normal probability curve used for computing percent.iles.
(A) (A) is true, (R) is false
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is faise, (R) is tlue
,gf Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Ig7. Consider the following statements :
I. To approximate of "fit" a distribution of measurement und.er certain
conditions.
II. To approximate the binomial distribution and other discrete of continuous
probability distributions under suitable conditions
(A) I is true, II is faise (B) I is false, II is true
,Jpl Both I and II are true (D) Both I and II are false
198. What is the mode in the following distribution?
6, 5, 4, 4,3.2, r
(4.)^6 (B) 5
dn (D) 3
199. The word regression was first used by
(A) Spearman's
(B)
^ George Simpson
.Cf Sir Francis Galton
(D) Fritz Kafka
200. The central limit theorem was first proved. by
(A) John and Griffin
€f Lindehorg and Levy
(C) Carl Gauss and Laplace
(D) Deway and Mouly
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