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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Match List - I and List - II and indicate your answer using the codes given below:List - I (Kind of effect of stress) p. Physiological effects q. Emotional effects r. Cognitive effects s. Behavioural effects List - II(Effects) 1. Reduced work performance 2. Expansion of air passages in lungs 3. Feeling of anxiety 4. Increased distractibility Codes: p q r s |
| A. | 2 3 4 1 |
| B. | 4 3 1 2 |
| C. | 3 4 2 1 |
| D. | 1 2 4 3 |
| Answer» B. 4 3 1 2 | |
| 2. |
Match List - I with List - II and indicate your answer with the help of the given codes:List - I (Styles) p. Impulsive cognitive style q. Reflective cognitive style r. Deep processing learning style s. Surface processing learning style List - II (Descriptions) 1. Responding slowly, carefully and accurately 2. Memorizing but not understanding the learning material 3. Responding quickly but often inaccurately 4. Understanding the underlying concepts and meaning of learning material Codes: p q r s |
| A. | 1 2 3 4 |
| B. | 3 1 4 2 |
| C. | 2 4 1 3 |
| D. | 4 3 2 1 |
| Answer» C. 2 4 1 3 | |
| 3. |
Match List - I with list - II and indicate your answer with the help of given codes:List - I (Type of Love) p. Eros q. Agape r. Authentic love s. Philia List - II(Explanation)1. A type of unselfish love characterised by devotion to the welfare of others2. A type of love that incorporates all other types of love3. A type of procreative love that is savouring and experiential 4. Brotherly love Codes: p q r s |
| A. | 3 1 2 4 |
| B. | 3 4 2 1 |
| C. | 4 1 3 2 |
| D. | 2 4 1 3 |
| Answer» B. 3 4 2 1 | |
| 4. |
X is 40 years old and Y is 60 years old. how many years ago was the ratio of their ages 3:5 ? |
| A. | 5 years |
| B. | 10 years |
| C. | 20 years |
| D. | 37 years |
| Answer» C. 20 years | |
| 5. |
In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.Question:Trespassers shall, be prosecuted. |
| A. | The authorities can prosecute trespassers. |
| B. | The Authorities prosecute trespassers |
| C. | The authorities may prosecute trespassers |
| D. | The authorities might prosecute trespassers. |
| Answer» C. The authorities may prosecute trespassers | |
| 6. |
In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.Question:They will laugh at you. |
| A. | You can be laughed at by them. |
| B. | You may be laughed at by them |
| C. | You will be laughed at by them |
| D. | You will have been laughed at by them. |
| Answer» D. You will have been laughed at by them. | |
| 7. |
In the following question, a part of the sentence is in Bracket . Below are given alternatives to the word in bracket part. Choose the correct alternative which may improve the sentence. In case no improvement is needed our answer will be no improvement. Question: She is quite well now, (except a slight cold.) |
| A. | Except have a slight cold. |
| B. | except for a slight cold |
| C. | excepting a slight cold. |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
A former student of a school, college or university. |
| A. | Scholar |
| B. | Learner |
| C. | Alumnus |
| D. | Genius |
| Answer» D. Genius | |
| 9. |
In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.Question: She took the dog for a walk. |
| A. | The dog was taken for a walk by her. |
| B. | The dog took her for a walk |
| C. | The dog was took for a walk. |
| D. | The dog took a walk by her. |
| Answer» B. The dog took her for a walk | |
| 10. |
In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.Question:The waiter filled the glasses with water. |
| A. | The glasses filled with water by the waiter |
| B. | The glasses were filled with water by the waiter. |
| C. | The waiter was filled the glasses with water. |
| D. | The water were filled in the glasses by waiter |
| Answer» C. The waiter was filled the glasses with water. | |
| 11. |
In the following question, a part of the sentence is in Bracket . Below are given alternatives to the word in bracket part. Choose the correct alternative which may improve the sentence. In case no improvement is needed our answer will be no improvement. Question : The commoners joined the King's army (at) crushing the rebels. |
| A. | into |
| B. | without |
| C. | in |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» D. No improvement | |
| 12. |
In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.Question.A short story based on your personal experience. |
| A. | Anecdote |
| B. | Fable |
| C. | Parable |
| D. | Legend |
| Answer» B. Fable | |
| 13. |
In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.Question.A building in which aircraft are housed. |
| A. | Dockyard |
| B. | Garage |
| C. | Hangar |
| D. | Granary |
| Answer» D. Granary | |
| 14. |
Read the following passage and answer the five questions that follow:The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) was administered to a sample of 300 subjects. The inter-correlations among all the subscales were obtained. Unities were retained in the diagonal spaces of the correlation matrix and it was factor analysed. Cattell's scree indicated two-factor solution. The two factors were subjected to varimax rotation. The two rotated factors were named as Verbal Intelligence and Performance Intelligence. The two factors, together, explained 62 percent of variance. In this research, the factor analysis has |
| A. | Established the predictive validity of the WAIS. |
| B. | Explored the dimensionality of the WAIS subscales. |
| C. | Provided evidence in favour of Spearman's two factor model. |
| D. | Demonstrated that all the WAIS subscales are highly internally consistent. |
| Answer» C. Provided evidence in favour of Spearman's two factor model. | |
| 15. |
Read the following passage and answer the five questions that follow:The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) was administered to a sample of 300 subjects. The inter-correlations among all the subscales were obtained. Unities were retained in the diagonal spaces of the correlation matrix and it was factor analysed. Cattell's scree indicated two-factor solution. The two factors were subjected to varimax rotation. The two rotated factors were named as Verbal Intelligence and Performance Intelligence. The two factors, together, explained 62 percent of variance. Which one of the following method of factor extraction is likely to have been employed in the present work? |
| A. | Principal component analysis |
| B. | Principal axes factoring |
| C. | Maximum likelihood |
| D. | Unweighted least squares |
| Answer» B. Principal axes factoring | |
| 16. |
Which of the following is correct of the Rorschach Ink Blot Cards? |
| A. | Five chromatic and five achromatic |
| B. | Two chromatic and eight achromatic |
| C. | Three chromatic and seven achromatic |
| D. | Three chromatic, five achromatic and two unstructured |
| Answer» B. Two chromatic and eight achromatic | |
| 17. |
Read the following passage and answer the five questions that follow:The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) was administered to a sample of 300 subjects. The inter-correlations among all the subscales were obtained. Unities were retained in the diagonal spaces of the correlation matrix and it was factor analysed. Cattell's scree indicated two-factor solution. The two factors were subjected to varimax rotation. The two rotated factors were named as Verbal Intelligence and Performance Intelligence. The two factors, together, explained 62 percent of variance. The factor-analytic model followed in the above analysis can be best labelled as |
| A. | Common factor model |
| B. | Confirmatory factor analysis model |
| C. | Oblique factor analysis model |
| D. | Component model |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Read the following passage and answer the five questions that follow:The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) was administered to a sample of 300 subjects. The inter-correlations among all the subscales were obtained. Unities were retained in the diagonal spaces of the correlation matrix and it was factor analysed. Cattell's scree indicated two-factor solution. The two factors were subjected to varimax rotation. The two rotated factors were named as Verbal Intelligence and Performance Intelligence. The two factors, together, explained 62 percent of variance. Cattell's scree is a |
| A. | Plot displaying variables using the first two factors as axes. |
| B. | Plot of the order of unrotated factors on X axis and eigen values on Y axis. |
| C. | Plot of the order of unrotated factors on X axis and the communalities on the Y axis. |
| D. | Eigenvalues on X axis and communalities on Y axis. |
| Answer» C. Plot of the order of unrotated factors on X axis and the communalities on the Y axis. | |
| 19. |
Read the following passage and answer the five questions that follow:The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) was administered to a sample of 300 subjects. The inter-correlations among all the subscales were obtained. Unities were retained in the diagonal spaces of the correlation matrix and it was factor analysed. Cattell's scree indicated two-factor solution. The two factors were subjected to varimax rotation. The two rotated factors were named as Verbal Intelligence and Performance Intelligence. The two factors, together, explained 62 percent of variance. The inter-factor correlation between the two rotated factors obtained in this analysis will be |
| A. | Greater than zero |
| B. | Smaller than zero |
| C. | Zero |
| D. | Zero or greater than zero |
| Answer» D. Zero or greater than zero | |
| 20. |
Selection is the process of differentiating between ______ in order to identify those with a greater likelihood of _______ in a job. |
| A. | Applicants; good performance |
| B. | Candidates; good performance |
| C. | Applicants; success |
| D. | Candidates; success |
| Answer» D. Candidates; success | |
| 21. |
ARIMA (Autoregressive Integrated Moving Averages) model is especially useful in analysing the data obtained through |
| A. | Factorial designs |
| B. | Randomized block designs |
| C. | Time series designs |
| D. | Quasi-experimental designs with non-equivalent control groups |
| Answer» D. Quasi-experimental designs with non-equivalent control groups | |
| 22. |
What would be the degrees of freedom for error variance in a five group randomized ANOVA, with twelve subjects per group? |
| A. | 54 |
| B. | 55 |
| C. | 59 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» C. 59 | |
| 23. |
Select the pair of poles of dimensions for 'permissive parenting style' as proposed by Maccoby and Martin among the given below:1. Demanding2. Responsive3. Unresponsive4. UndemandingCodes: |
| A. | 1 and 3 |
| B. | 1 and 2 |
| C. | 3 and 4 |
| D. | 2 and 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Out of the following statements find out the one which is wrong according to social-psychological research: |
| A. | Situational forces have tremendous power to shape human behaviour rather than personality or character. |
| B. | Both humans and animals respond more quickly when in the presence of other members of their species. |
| C. | A bystander in an emergency situation is likely to intervene or help in a group than if alone. |
| D. | The uninhibited aggressive behaviour sometimes shown by mobs and crowds may be the result of deindividuation. |
| Answer» D. The uninhibited aggressive behaviour sometimes shown by mobs and crowds may be the result of deindividuation. | |
| 25. |
Vestibule Training utilizes equipment which is closely ______ to the actual ones, used _____. |
| A. | Resemble; on the job |
| B. | Similar; on the job |
| C. | Resemble; off the job |
| D. | Similar; off the job |
| Answer» B. Similar; on the job | |
| 26. |
Match List - I with List - II and indicate your answer using the codes given below:List - I (State of attachment) p. Privation q. Anaclitic depression r. Deprivation s. Affectionless psychopathology List - II (Description) 1. The state of a child who has never formed a close attachment with anyone. 2. A condition or disorder found among juvenile delinquents involving a lack of guilt and remorse. 3. A condition experienced by some children who are poorly cared for having loss of appetite and feeling of helplessness. 4. The state of a child who has formed a close relationship to someone, but is later separated from that person Codes: p q r s |
| A. | 1 3 4 2 |
| B. | 4 2 1 3 |
| C. | 4 3 1 2 |
| D. | 1 2 4 3 |
| Answer» B. 4 2 1 3 | |
| 27. |
Match List - I with List - II and indicate your answer using codes given below:List - I (Perceptual Theory) p. Signal Detection Theory q. Stevens' Power Law r. Fechner's Law s. Weber's Fraction List - II (Explanation)1. The detection of change in a stimulus is relative to the magnitude of the stimulus 2. The ability to detect a weak stimulus varies from moment to moment as per response bias 3. The magnitude of a sensation is a logarithmic function of the stimulus 4. Sensory magnitude grows in proportion to the physical intensity of the stimulus raised to a power Codes: p q r s |
| A. | 3 4 1 2 |
| B. | 4 3 2 1 |
| C. | 1 2 3 4 |
| D. | 2 4 3 1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Who among the following is credited with developing Logo therapy? |
| A. | Fritz Perls |
| B. | Eric Burne |
| C. | Victor Frankel |
| D. | Rollo May |
| Answer» D. Rollo May | |
| 29. |
The perspectives of motivation that identify specific needs |
| A. | Content Theories |
| B. | Process Theory of Motivation |
| C. | Equity Theory and OB Mode Theory |
| D. | Expectancy Theories |
| Answer» B. Process Theory of Motivation | |
| 30. |
Match List - I with List - II and indicate your answer with the help of the given codes:List - I (Charismatic Leader) p. Personal risk q. Environmental sensitivity r. Sensitivity to follower needs s. Unconventional Behaviour List - II (Characteristics) 1. Engages in behaviours that are perceived as novel and counter to norms. 2. Willing to take on high personal risk, incur high costs and engage in self-sacrifice to achieve the vision 3. Able to make realistic assessments of the environmental constraints and resources needed to bring about change.4. Perceptive of others' abilities and responsive to their needs and feelings Codes: p q r s |
| A. | 2 3 4 1 |
| B. | 1 4 3 2 |
| C. | 2 4 3 1 |
| D. | 3 2 1 4 |
| Answer» B. 1 4 3 2 | |
| 31. |
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (AS) and the other as Reason (R). Indicate your answer using the codes given below:Assertion (AS): Information processing is a mode of attention that concerns the non-temporal information processing demands of a task.Reason (R): Subliminal perception is a form of perception in which stimuli are not detected or consciously perceived.Codes: |
| A. | Both (AS) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (AS). |
| B. | Both (AS) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the explanation of (AS). |
| C. | (AS) is true, but (R) is false. |
| D. | Both (AS) and (R) are false. |
| Answer» C. (AS) is true, but (R) is false. | |
| 32. |
Given below are two statements, Assertion (AS) and Reason (R). Indicate your answer using the codes given below:Assertion (AS): The most important neurotransmitter implicated in schizophrenia is Dopamine.Reason (R): Clinical evidence suggests that drugs which reduce the level of dopamine in the brain also give rise to psychotic states like schizophrenia.Codes: |
| A. | Both (AS) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (AS). |
| B. | Both (AS) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS). |
| C. | (AS) is true, but (R) is false. |
| D. | (AS) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Answer» D. (AS) is false, but (R) is true. | |
| 33. |
Arrange the following tests in decreasing order of their projective ability:1. Rorschach's Ink Blot Test2. Thematic Apperception Test3. Rosenzweig's Picture Frustration Scale4. Sack's Sentence Completion TestCodes: |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| C. | 3, 2, 1, 4 |
| D. | 2, 3, 1, 4 |
| Answer» C. 3, 2, 1, 4 | |
| 34. |
Given below are two statements, the first labelled as Assertion (AS) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Indicate your answer using the given codes below:Assertion (AS): Long term potentialism is related to neural mechanism of learning and memory.Reason (R): There is facilitation of synaptic transmission following high frequency electrical stimulation.Codes: |
| A. | Both (AS) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (AS). |
| B. | Both (AS) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS). |
| C. | (AS) is true, but (R) is false. |
| D. | (AS) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Answer» C. (AS) is true, but (R) is false. | |
| 35. |
Match the following items of List - I u0026 List - II and indicate your answer using the codes given below:List - I p. Authoritarian u0026 unloving parents q. Permissive and loving parents r. Neglectful and uninvolved parents s. Authoritative and loving parentsList - II1. Conflicted and irritable children 2. Moody and conduct disordered children 3. Friendly and competitive children 4. Impulsive and aggressive childrenCodes: p q r s |
| A. | 1 2 3 4 |
| B. | 3 4 2 1 |
| C. | 1 3 4 2 |
| D. | 2 1 4 3 |
| Answer» D. 2 1 4 3 | |
| 36. |
Arrange the following treatment methodology in order in which they got known:1. Client Centered Therapy2. Psychoanalytic Therapy3. Reciprocal Inhibition Technique4. Reinforcement ContingencyCodes: |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 2, 1, 3, 4 |
| C. | 2, 1, 4, 3 |
| D. | 3, 4, 1, 2 |
| Answer» D. 3, 4, 1, 2 | |
| 37. |
Match List - I and List - II and indicate your answer using the codes given below:List - I (Phenomenon) p. Tendency to stick to one's own preconceptions q. Inability to judge a problem from alternative perspective r. Tendency to judge a problem and find its solution from previous results s. Tendency to think about things only in respect of their usual functions List - II (Psychological term) 1. Mental Set 2. Confirmation bias 3. Functional fixedness 4. FixationCodes: p q r s |
| A. | 1 2 4 3 |
| B. | 2 4 3 1 |
| C. | 2 4 1 3 |
| D. | 2 1 3 4 |
| Answer» D. 2 1 3 4 | |
| 38. |
Match List - I with List - II and indicate your answer with the help of code given below:List - I (Phenomenon) p. Explanation of creativity in terms of product q. Explanation of creativity in terms of process r. Explanation of creativity in terms of personality characteristics s. Explanation of creativity in terms of motivational factors List - II (Psychologist) 1. Getzels and Jackson 2. Gordon 3. Torrance 4. Rogers Codes: p q r s |
| A. | 1 2 3 4 |
| B. | 3 4 2 1 |
| C. | 4 2 3 1 |
| D. | 4 3 1 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
The well known study on obedience to authority was done by |
| A. | Stanley Milgram |
| B. | Solomon Asch |
| C. | Latane and Darley |
| D. | Zimbardo |
| Answer» B. Solomon Asch | |
| 40. |
Match List - I with List - II and answer using the codes given below:List - I (Terms) p. Social influence q. Social cognitive theory r. Social facilitation s. Social identity List - II (Explanations)1. The term refer to the audience effect and coaction effects2. Part of the self-concept derives from group membership 3. Any process whereby a person's attitudes, opinions, beliefs or behaviour are altered. 4. An approach to social learning incorporating findings from learning. Codes: p q r s |
| A. | 1 2 3 4 |
| B. | 4 2 1 3 |
| C. | 3 4 1 2 |
| D. | 4 1 3 2 |
| Answer» D. 4 1 3 2 | |
| 41. |
As compared to primary school students, middle school students use more of1. Rehearsal2. Elaboration3. MetacognitionCodes: |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 1 and 3 |
| C. | 2 and 3 |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve describes _______. |
| A. | The smallest difference between two stimuli necessary to detect them as different. |
| B. | The relationship between the proportion of hits and false alarms for constant stimulus intensity. |
| C. | Detection of a change in a stimulus is related to the magnitude of the stimulus. |
| D. | As the number of sensation units grows arithmetically the stimulus intensity increases geometrically. |
| Answer» C. Detection of a change in a stimulus is related to the magnitude of the stimulus. | |
| 43. |
Three mountains task was used by Piaget to study ______ in children. |
| A. | Centration |
| B. | Conservation |
| C. | Egocentrism |
| D. | Reversibility |
| Answer» D. Reversibility | |
| 44. |
Somatic Nervous System does not activate one of the following: |
| A. | Glands |
| B. | Eyes |
| C. | Ears |
| D. | Skeletal Muscles |
| Answer» B. Eyes | |
| 45. |
According to ________ theory, thoughts and feeling change because people are motivated to justify emotions that would otherwise seem hypothetical. This theory was proposed by _______. |
| A. | Dissonance; Festinger |
| B. | Cognitive dissonance; Festinger |
| C. | Cognitive dissonance; Baron |
| D. | Normative social influence; Baron |
| Answer» C. Cognitive dissonance; Baron | |
| 46. |
Read the below given statements marked as Assertion (AS) and Reason (R), indicate your answer using the codes given below:Assertion (AS): Solution to any problem generally requires making reason from long-term goal to short-term goals, and so on.Reason (R): Generating short-term goals are necessary for finding the most-suitable solution to the problem.Codes: |
| A. | Both (AS) and (R) are false. |
| B. | Statement (AS) is true, but (R) is false. |
| C. | Both (AS) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS). |
| D. | Both (AS) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (AS). |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Which of the following pairs is not the negative symptom of Schizophrenia? |
| A. | Emotional flattening and Asociality |
| B. | Anhedonia and Amotivation |
| C. | Poverty of speech and Apathy |
| D. | Hallucinations and Bizarre behaviour |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Some Psychologist stated that the relationship between intelligence and creativity is not the same throughout the range of intelligence (I.Q). This out of following is appropriate explanation of the relationship between these at different levels of I.Q. |
| A. | Below that critical level of I.Q. the relationship is negative and above that it is positive. |
| B. | Below that critical level of I.Q. it is zero and above that it is positive. |
| C. | Below that critical level of I.Q. the relationship is positive and above that it is negative. |
| D. | Below that critical level of I.Q. the relationships is positive and above that level zero relationship. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Given below are two statements: Assertion (AS) and Reason (R). Indicate your answer using codes given below:Assertion (AS): People tend to be more aggressive when they consume less alcohol.Reason (R): Alcohol impairs higher order cognitive functioning.Codes: |
| A. | Both (AS) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (AS). |
| B. | Both (AS) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (AS). |
| C. | (AS) is true, but (R) is false. |
| D. | (AS) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Answer» C. (AS) is true, but (R) is false. | |
| 50. |
Match List - I with List - II and indicate your answer using the codes given below:List - I (Accomplishments) p. Egocentric thought q. Object permanence r. Abstract reasoning s. Conservation reversibility List - II(Cognitive Developmental Stage) 1. Sensorimotor 2. Formal operational 3. Pre operational4. Concrete operational Codes: p q r s |
| A. | 2 3 4 1 |
| B. | 3 1 2 4 |
| C. | 4 2 1 3 |
| D. | 1 4 3 2 |
| Answer» C. 4 2 1 3 | |