1. The Greek origin of the word 'Psychology' is explained in the following terms 'Psyche' meaning the behaviour and meaning the study of 'Psycho' meaning the mentally ill and meaning the logic of meaning mind and 'chology' meaning systematic study of 'Psyche' meaning mind or soul and meaning the study of


2. The two major disciplines Psychology has its roots in are Philosophy and Logic Physical Sciences and Medicine Philosophy and Physical sciences Logic and Medicine


3. Psychology is taught in India for the past Twenty five years Fifty years Seventy to seventy five years More than hundred years


4. In which year, the Centre for Health Psychology has been established in the University of Hyderabad?

(a)2005

(b)2007

(c)2009

(d)2011


5. Which of the following is the first book published from the Centre for Health Psychology, University ofHyderabad? Coping with Life Stress: The Indian Experience Health and Illness: Biopsychosocial Perspectives Introduction to Health Psychology Occupational Stress: Indian Perspectives


6. Psychology as a distinct discipline has originated from Life Science Sociology Philosophy Medical Science


7. One of the earliest debates about Human Psychology focused on the question of whether human capabilities are inborn or acquired through experience. This view refers to Implicit vs. explicit Nature vs. nurture Overt vs. covert Innate vs. maturity


8. Which of the following statements is correct? Mind and body are not integrated with one another Mind is located in the brain Mind and body are fully integrated with one another Mind and body are concrete concepts


9. Role of psychological factors in the development, prevention, and treatment of illnesses is one ofthe major components of Biopsychology Physiological Psychology Clinical Psychology Health Psychology

10. As height increases weight increases. This means both height and weight are Positively correlated Negatively correlated Hypothetically correlated Causally correlated

11. World Mental Health Day is observed every year on October 12th October 10th April 7th April 10th

12. Which of the following is not a non-communicable disease? Hepatitis Cancer Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Diabetes

13. Anorexia nervosa is Personality disorder Neurological disorder Eating disorder Developmental disorder

14. Before the emergence of Psychology as a separate discipline, matters related to mind were studied in Physiology Philosophy Medical Sciences Physical Sciences

15. As per the information available in the website of the University ofHyderabad, at present how many faculty members are there in the Centre for Health Psychology? Four Five Six Seven

16. Which of the following statements is incorrect? Genetic influences affect children more than adults Even if genetic factors underlie a particular behaviour, it is subject to change Genetic factors manifest themselves when triggered by environmental factors Intelligence is determined by genetic and environmental factors

17. The intense enduring social-emotional relationship that develops between a child and a mother is termed as Love Intimacy Attachment Affection

18. The nature versus nurture refers to Humans are a product of genetic inheritance Humans are a product of social interaction Humans are individual entities without the influence of environment and nature Humans are aproduct ofeithertheir environment or oftheirbiological predisposition

19. The first laboratory in Psychology was established in the year

(a)1879 1907

(c)1789

(d)1953

20. Which of the following is true? Psychology is commonsense Psychology means an art of healing

(c) Psychology uses scientific methods Both b and c

21. The term used to describe the sudden of revelation that often accompanies the solution to a problem is Insight Wisdom Reminiscence Intelligence

22. Which of the following occupations relies heavily on kinesthetic and vestibular senses? Doctor Pilot Gymnast Artist

23. A culture that focuses on relationships with others such as family, friends, and community refers to Individualistic culture Group culture Collectivistic culture Socialnorm

24. Which of the following is not done by a Health Psychologist? Helping the patients in the hospitals in dealing with their fears and insecurities Reaching out to the interior rural areas to create awareness about the importance of lifestyle Enabling people maintain their health by designing programmes and helping them prevent illness Administering electric shock therapy to the patients who are suffering from mental health problems

25. In the debate about the mind and body, the idea that body and mind are quite different and separate was termed as Separation Differentiation Realism Dualism

26. Psychology is considered a science mainly because it relies on Objective observation and experimentation Subjective interpretation and prediction Group studies and hypnosis Past life regression and quantitative techniques Page 14

27. Which of the following is not related to Psychology? Measuring the temperature of a person when he is very angry or sad Measuring the heart rate of an individual when he is watching a horror movie Manipulating the genes of a person to prevent mental illness Measuring the happiness of IT employees

28. Which of the following controls our internal organs and glands and is generally considered to be outside the realm of voluntary control? Central nervous system Sympathetic nervous system Somatic nervous system Autonomic nervous system

29. Which of the following statements is incorrect? Smoking, alcohol consumption, and drug abuse contribute to lifestyle disorder Insomnia is a sleep disorder Children learning to speak is a part of their growth Stress is sometimes good, sometimes bad

30. What is the type of communication that takes place within a neuron? Chemical Psychological Mechanical Electrical

31. Which of the following is the primary means of communicating thought? Proposition Concept Language Category

32. Which of the following is referred to an enduring emotional state? Mood Sentiment Temperament Criticism

33. Which of the following are chronic diseases? Diabetes, Influenza, and Jaundice Arthritis, Diabetes, and Hypertension Arthritis, Jaundice, and AIDS Diabetes, Influenza, and AIDS

34. The term 'autonomic' means Emotional Regenerative Automatic Retroactive

35. Sachin completed his graduation in Mechanical Engineering and was seeking employment. When he approached few companies for job, one of the companies sent him a letter saying he should take an aptitude test. By this, the company means that it will assess Sachin's approach towards time management Sachin's skill in approaching total set ofemployees Sachin's attitude towards the job that the company is likely to offer him Sachin's skill and capacity to undertake the job

36. What is the emphasis of Health Psychology? Helpful in stimulation of immune system Helping people unlearn their sickness Promoting healthy lifestyle and behaviour The study of mental attitude and well-being

37. Which of the following is not the career opportunity for students after completion of their Integrated M.Sc. in Health Psychology? Taking up research Consultant to health agencies Becoming health psychiatrist Faculty in Universities

38. When Psychologists discuss maturation, they are referring to stages of growth that are not influenced by Nurture Nature Conservation Continuity

39. The statement, 'Psychology is empirical' means Psychology deals with human beings, animals, and birds The methods of Psychology are based on controlled experiments and observations made with great precision and objectivity Scientific Psychology originated in Greek and Roman ages, which are known for objectivity Psychological principles are based on consensus of scientists and philosophers across the globe

40. As per the information available in the website of the University of Hyderabad, in which of the following laboratories of the Centre for Health Psychology, the students are trained in relaxation therapy using biofeedback and neurofeedback? Experimental Laboratory Counseling Laboratory Behaviour Technology Laboratory Sleep Laboratory

41. Which of the following statements explains Health Psychology in a comprehensive way? Health Psychology is a branch of Psychology that involves in diagnosis and therapy of communities where epidemics break Health Psychology applies the principles of the mental health on those who are diagnosed with mental illness Health Psychology is a branch of Psychology that applies the principles of mental health on the healthy population Health Psychology is a branch of Psychology that applies the principles of Psychology on health related behaviour

42. Which of the following statements concerning the effects of aging is true? Aging inevitably leads to dementia Aging increases susceptibility to fever or flu Significant increase in life satisfaction is associated with aging Aging process can be significantly affected by individual's activity patterns

43. The teacher asked the students of class VIII what they know about mind. Following are some of the answers. Which is the correct answer? The mind is located in the brain The brain and mind are one and the same Brain is concrete and mind is abstract Mind is another name for soul

44. When one experiences emotions such as love, fear or anger one feels the heart beat going up, profuse sweating, heavy breathing, and shivering in extremities. These are only the symptoms of experiencing emotions while scientifically The emotion of love is experienced in heart, anger in brain and fear in nerves The emotion of love and fear are experienced in heart while the emotion of anger is experienced in the brain All the emotional experiences are associated only with nervous system All emotional experiences are associated only with mind

45. Nobel Prize for the work on digestive system that led to understanding of principles of development of responses was won by Ivan Pavlov Frederick G. Banting Konstantin Novoselov E. L. Thorndike

46. Which of the following is not correct about non-communicable diseases? Non-communicable diseases are preventable through effective interventions that tackle shared risk factors, namely tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol Non-communicable diseases force many people into, or entrench them in poverty due to catastrophic expenditures for treatment Around the world non-communicable diseases affect women and men almost equally Non-communicable diseases are easily curable

47. How is information trom the eyes mapped onto visual cortex? The left eye sends information exclusively to the right hemisphere; the right eye sends information exclusively to the left hemisphere Both eyes send information from the right visual field to the left hemisphere and information from the left visual field to the right hemisphere The left eye sends information from the left visual field to the right hemisphere and from the right visual field to the left hemisphere; while the right eye sends information from the left visual field to the left hemisphere and from the right visual field to the right hemisphere Both eyes send information from the left visual field to the left hemisphere, and information from the right visual field to the right hemisphere

48. Match the following


1. Motor planning and movement i. Occipital

2. Primary vision ii. Temporal

3. Primary hearing iii. Parietal

4. Spatial processing and sense of touch iv. Frontal 3-iii, 4-ii 3-iii, 4-iv 4-iii 4-iii

49. Lopamudra was having a problem travelling by train. She complained of suffocation when she had to sleep on the upper berth. She stayed awake the whole night and felt relieved only after she moved out of the train. Lopamudra is likely to be having Respiratory problem Spatial relationship problem Psychological problem Psychosocial problem

50. An experimental dog is placed in a laboratory. It was taught to press a blue lever whenever hungry so that it would get a piece of bone. The dog learned to press the blue lever whenever it wanted to chew a piece of bone. Then it was introduced a red lever. Whenever it pressed the red lever, it got an electric shock. After many trials it learned to avoid red lever. Now the blue lever was replaced with a purple lever. When the dog pressed the purple lever for the first time, it got a bone. But every now and then it received electric shock. After a few trials the dog is likely to Learn when it would get a piece of bone from purple lever Learn to press the red lever, but not the purple one Learn to press the two levers alternatively Resign not to press any lever and sit inactive

51. Match the following


1. Period of the embryo i. Period from birth to two years

2. Period of the fetus ii. Period lasting from fertilization to implantation

3. Period of infancy iii. Period lasting from the 3rd to 8th prenatal week

4. Period of zygote iv. Period when all major systems begin to function 2-iii, 4-i I-iii, 4-ii I-iii, 4-i 4-iii

52. Sheena is a twelve year old girl who is facing the changes that come up with adolescence. She is preoccupied with her personality, capabilities, and her own body. She has an issue with her Self-evaluation Self-actualization Self-image Self-awareness

53. Dr. Rita is a Child Psychologist. She believes that all children in the world go through the same distinct phases of intellectual development. She believes that all smart parents will have smart children, even if they are raised in an unstimulated environment. Dr. Rita believes in Parenting styles Nature Developmental outcomes Nurture

54. Rinku was driving a newly bought car along a familiar route while listening to one of his favourite songs in FM radio. This type of driving is an example of Sympathetic process Parasympathetic process Automatic process Controlled process

55. Raj and Sheela find their fourteen year old daughter Sharon feeling free and open with her friends than with her family. Observing this, Sharon's parents should Be concerned, because deteriorating parent-adolescent relationships, such as this one, are often followed by a range of problem behaviours Ask Sharon to interact more with family Seek family counselling Understand that adolescence is typically a time of growing peer influence

56. Jagruthi comes from a poor and socially marginalised community. She lives in a small hut located in a slum. She lost her father when she was one year old. Her mother works as construction labourer. One day the school gave IQ test to the students. Jagruthi's IQ was found to be much lower compared to that of Rahul, Madhav and Rahim. Which of the following could be a reason? Jagruthi's gender Jagruthi's caste background Jagruthi's environmental background Jagruthi's losing her father at young age

57. Smita is a i8-year old college student. Currently Smita is going through a hectic phase. She has her end semester examinations in a month's time. She has deadlines to complete her assignments and practical course. She is also aspiring to be the topper of the class which she has been for the past few semesters. Moreover, now-a-days one of her close friends is not talking to her. All the above situations are called Aggressors Trouble-shooters Promulgators Stressors

58. Sudeep is in his ninth standard. He has been showing irritable behaviour towards his parents. He disagrees with them on many aspects. His irritability sometimes takes the turn of disrespect for them. The parents are worried and talked to some of their close friends about it. Each one gave different causes. Which of the following has a universal characteristic? He finds it difficult to cope with the academic demands in school and shows his irritation There are some significant hormonal changes in him causing irritable behaviour He feels the need to have his parents as his friends and participate in every activity He does not like having so many friends and longs to be alone and quiet

59. Rajiv is a close friend of Promod. On a late evening he rushes into Promod's room in his hostel. Rajiv was shivering and tears were rolling down his cheeks arid he started sobbing bitterly. He was also sweating a lot and gasping as he apparently came running. Which of the following immediate course of action is most appropriate? Make him sit comfortably, give a glass of water and calm him down Ask Rajiv what had happened and get him talk about what upset him Call other friends staying in neighbouring rooms and show Rajiv that he has great support Tell Rajiv that he should not panic and must take things light

60. Pratap, Kiran, Rumy and George are inmates in an asylum. Pratap is diagnosed as mentally ill, while Kiran is spastic. Rumy is mentally retarded while George is epileptic. Who among them has low IQ? Pratap Kiran

(c)Rumy George

61. Hari is convicted in a case of murder. Hari's advocate argued that Hari did not commit the murder in any planned way and his criminal behaviour is because of his mental illness. Hence he should not be punished. Now the court has to ascertain ifHari is mentally ill or not. Which ofthe following is the best option for the court? Get a Health Psychologist and request an assessment Call a Clinical Psychologist and request an assessment Call a Criminal Psychologist and request an assessment Call a Hypnotist and request an assessment

62. Rishy is living in a hostel. He is a very bright student. However in the past few weeks he has been spending increasing hours in prayers. So much so, that there have been occasions when he spent the whole night in praying. All his holidays are spent in prayers. The hostel authorities must send him to a Counselor Psychiatrist Religious head Psychoneurologist

63. Dumpy is one year old baby. He has learned to take few steps and loves to walk around. The television set in the house is placed at a low level that is easily reached by Dumpy. After he started to walk, Dumpy makes it a point to stand near the television set and tries to push it with all force. The parents wanted Dumpy to stop doing this. Which of the following options is likely to stop Dumpy's behaviour? Place a heavy barrier in front of the television set Make a big banging metallic noise every time he approaches the television set Unplug the television set Attract Dumpy with another toy every time he tries to approach the television set

64. Romy is a ten year old boy in his fifth standard. He is a very friendly boy. He is good at playing. He loves to play basketball. He sings well. However he is unable to do well in the examinations because teachers cannot understand his writing. He writes certain alphabets, like c and d as mirror image. This is because Romy's IQ is low Romy has a condition called learned helplessness Romy suffers from learning disability Romy has a condition called cerebral palsy

65. Jaya lost both her parents recently in a bad accident. She is unable to forget the scene of accident. You are her only friend with whom she is interacting. What will be the most appropriate action from your side to bring her back to normal? Take her to movies and parties frequently so that she will forget the loss Discourage her from talking about the accident Advise her not to think about the fearful scene of accident Allow her to talk about the scene of accident and listen with all attention

66. Purendhar is 9-year old boy wanting to learn cycling. Four teachers volunteered to teach him cycling. Three of the teachers had plans so as to avoid falling and getting injured while learning cycling. The first teacher planned to explain to him the parts of the bicycle, their function and the mechanism involved in moving it forward when he peddles it and also explain the way Purendhar has to balance his body so that he would not fall. The second teacher planned to demonstrate how to cycle through video clippings that has children of his age cycling and also talking about their experience of learning cycling. The third teacher planned to have him ride the tricycle for a month so that he will be comfortable riding a bicycle. The fourth teacher planned to start on with the practice of riding a bicycle and believed that Purendhar would have few falls and would learn cycling only through such trial and error. Which of the teacher(s) is/are the right teacher(s)? The first The first and the second The second and the third The fourth

67. Whenever examinations are round the comer Mita gets restless. She finds it difficult to fall asleep. Frequently, she goes back to her notes and verifies the answers. Sometimes she feels that she may not be able to perform well in the examinations. She apprehends that the question paper will be very tough. Mita is experiencing Depression Anxiety Exclusion Fear

68. Jagir saw a new fruit in the super market and learned from his mother that it is called 'dragon fruit'. Next time when he went to the super market with his cousin, he saw his cousin looking at the fruit with curiosity. Jagir told his cousin, "it is called dragon fruit". What is the sequence of process that followed in case of Jagir? Sensation-Comparison of the fruit with something he is already familiar with­Association of the name his mother gave to the fruit-Registration and recalling the name when he saw the fruit again Comparison of the fruit with something he is already familiar with-Association of the name his mother gave to the fruit-Sensation-Registration and recalling the name when he saw the fruit again Page 112 Registration-Association of the name his mother gave the fruit--Comparison of the fruit with something he is already familiar with-Sensation and recalling the name when he saw the fruit again

(d)Sensation-Registration-Comparison of the fruit with something he is already familiar with-Association of the name his mother gave the fruit and recalling the name when he saw the fruit again

69. All the children in Jyothi's class decided to visit her home one Sunday. During their visit they saw that Jyothi's uncle sitting in a corner of the room was repeatedly shooing away something which never existed. He continued to do so and acted as if whatever he was trying to shoo away would not go and returned to the room. Jaya said that Jyothi's uncle was suffering from severe stress. Shyam said he was mentally ill. Krishna said that he had brain damage. Who is/are correct? Krishna