Saturday 13 July 2013

Quiz 38: LIC DSE(Direct Sales Executives) MODEL Paper on aptitude Test

Selection Process:

Selection will be made on the basis of a written test (if necessary), followed by an Interview of candidates who qualify in the written test. Written Test (if any) may be held at the centre where Direct Marketing Unit applied for is located. The written test (if any) will be of Objective Type covering Sales aptitude Test of Reasoning, Numerical Ability and General Knowledge.

Zonal Wise Vacancies :

1. A man decides to travel 80 kilometres in 8 hours partly by foot and partly on a bicycle. If his speed on foot is 8 km/hr and on bicycle 16 km/hr, what distance would he travel on foot?
(A) 20 km (B) 30 km
(C) 48 km (D) 60 km
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2. Due to a 25% increase in the price of rice per kilogram, a person is able to purchase 20 kilograms less for Rs. 400. What is the increased price of rice per kilogram ?
(A) Rs. 5 (B) Rs. 6
(C) Rs. 10 (D) Rs. 4
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3. A toy weighing 24 grams of an alloy of two metals is worth Rs. 174, but if the weights of the two metals be interchanged, the toy would be worth Rs. 162. If the price of one metal be Rs. 8 per gram, find the price of the other metal used to make the toy.
(A) Rs. 10/gram (B) Rs. 6/gram
(C) Rs. 4/gram (D) Rs. 5/gram
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4. Three bells chime at intervals of 48, 60 and 90 minutes respectively. If all the three bells chime together at 10 AM, at what time will all the three chime again that day.
(A) 1 PM (B) 2 PM
(C) 8 PM (D) 10 PM
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5. Find the last two digits of–
15 × 37 × 63 × 51 × 97 × 17
(A) 35 (B) 45
(C) 55 (D) 85
See Answer:

6. After striking the floor, a ball rebounds to 4/5th of the height from which it has fallen. Find the total distance that it travels before coming to rest if it has been gently dropped from a height of 120 metres.
(A) 540 mtrs (B) 960 mtrs
(C) 1080 mtrs (D) 1120 mtrs
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7. There is a 7-digit telephone number with all different digits. If the digit at extreme right and extreme left are 5 and 6 respectively, find how many such telephone numbers are possible.
(A) 120 (B) 1,00,000
(C) 6720 (D) 30,240
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8. A speaks the truth 3 out of 4 times, and B 5 out of 6 times. What is the probability that they will contradict each other in stating the same fact ?
(A) 2/3 (B) 1/3
(C) 5/6 (D) 1/21
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9. A circle is inscribed inside an equilateral triangle touching all the three sides. If the radius of the circle is 2 cm, find the area of the triangle.
(A) 15 √3 (B) 18 √3
(C) 12 √2 (D) 12 √3
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10. Five persons A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row facing you such that D is on the left of C; B is on the right of E; A is on the right of C and B is on the left of D. If E has only one neighbour, then who is sitting in the centre ?
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) D
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11. In which city is the headquarters of World Trade Organisation (WTO) located ?
(A) New York (B) Geneva
(C) Rome (D) Paris
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12. In a family of five persons; Dinesh is Jairam's son and Gopal's brother while Meeta is Gopal's mother and Jayanti's daughter. If there are no step brothers or half brothers in the family, which of the following statements is true ?
(A) Jayanti is Dinesh's mother (B) Meeta is Dinesh's mother
(C) Jayanti is Jairam's grandmother (D) All the above
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13. Four sisters–Suvarna, Tara, Uma and Vibha are playing a game such that the loser doubles the money of each of the other players from her share. They played four games and each sister lost one game in alphabetical order. At the end of fourth game, each sister had Rs. 32. How much money did Suvarna start with ?
(A) Rs: 60 (B) Rs. 34
(C) Rs. 66 (D) Rs. 28
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14. Indira is three times older than Yogesh while Zaheer is half the age of Wahida. If Yogesh is older than Zaheer, then which of the following statements can be inferred ?
(A) Yogesh is older than Wahida. (B) Indira is older than Wahida.
(C) Indira may be younger than Wahida. (D) None of the above
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15. A four-person team from Asian Paints is painting Foolan's house. Mehmood is painting the front of the house. Ramesh is in the alley behind the house painting the back. Jeevan is painting die window frames on the north side and Sudhir is on the south. If Mehmood switches places with John, and John then switches places with Sudhir, where is Sudhir now ?
(A) In the alley behind the house. (B) On the north side of the house
(C) In front of the house (D) On the south side of the house
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16. What is the total number of Zodiac constellations (Nakshatra) in Indian astrology ?
(A) 12 (B) 15
(C) 18 (D) 27
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17. Who established Ramkrishna Mission ?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy (B) Shivanand
(C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati (D) Vivekanand
See Answer:

18. If in a coded language MADRAS is written as LBCSZT, how would BOMBAY be written ?
(A) APNCBX (B) APLCZZ
(C) CPOCBZ (D) CQOCBX
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19. If under a certain code the word CARROM is written as BZQQNL, which word will be coded as HOUSE ?
(A) GNTRD (B) INVRF
(C) IPVTF (D) GPTID
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20. Rahul's mother is the only daughter of Monika's father. How is Monika's husband related to Rahul ?
(A) Uncle (B) Father
(C) Grandfather (D) Brother
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21. A man is facing west. He turns 45° in the clockwise direction and then another 180° in the same direction and then 270° in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now ?
(A) South-West (B) South
(C) North-West (D) West
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22. If it was Saturday on 17th December, 1982 what will be the day on 22nd December, 1984.
(A) Monday (B) Tuesday
(C) Wednesday (D) Sunday
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23. One term in the following number series is not correct. 15, 16, 22, 29, 45, 70 Find out the wrong term ?
(A) 16 (B) 22
(C) 45 (D) 70
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24. In an exercise, Krishnan walked 25 metres towards South and then he turned to his left and moved for 20 metres. He again turned to his left and walked 25 metres. Thereafter, he turned to his right and walked 15 metres. What is die distance and direction of his present location with reference to the starting point ?
(A) 54 metres North East (B) 60 metres North
(C) 35 metre East (D) 40 metres South East
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25. Where did NASA's land rover Curiosity landed on Mars on August 5/6, 2012 ?
(A) Sea of Tranquillity (B) Gale Crater
(C) Fast Mountain (D) Rover Desert
See Answer:

26. India's Mars Orbiter Mission is likely to be launched in November 2013. What kind of rocket will be used by ISRO for this mission ?
(A) Geo Synchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) (B) Agni III
(C) Extended Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (D) SLV -III
See Answer:

27. In London Olympic Games 2012, which country won the highest number of medals ?
(A) Great Britain (B) China
(C) Republic of Korea (D) United States of America
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28. Who won the Gold Medal in 100 metres race in London Olympics 2012 ?
(A) Justin Gatlin (B) Yohan Blake
(C) Tyson Gay (D) Usain Bolt
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29. Who have been selected for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2012 ?
(A) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Shooting) and Baichung Bhutia (Football)
(B) Gagan Narang (Shooting) and Saina Nehwal (Badminton)
(C) Vijay Kr (Shooting) and Yogeshwar Dutt (Wrestling)
(D) Mary Kom (Boxing) and Vishwanathan Anand (Chess)
See Answer:

30. Which country announced in August 2012 its decision to grant political asylum to the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
(A) Great Britain (B) China
(C) Ecuador (D) Belgium
See Answer:

31. India's DRDO has developed a pilotless target aircraft. What is its name ?
(A) Tejas (B) Nag
(C) Agni III (D) Lakshya 2
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32. What is the name of India' first indigenously developed nuclear submarine ?
(A) INS Sindhughosh (B) K 15
(C) INS Arihant (D) INS Vikramditya
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33. Why was CERN, the largest particle physics laboratory located near Geneva in news recently ?
(A) For discovery of Neutrino, a new subatomic particle
(B) For discovering Higgs Boson, a new subatomic particle.
(C) Because of differences among the member nations over finance liabilities.
(D) Major breakdown in the laboratory.
See Answer:

34. Which of the following countries in the Middle East is facing a civil war between the Government forces and rebel insurgents ?
(A) Syria (B) Egypt
(C) Tunisia (D) Jordan
See Answer:

35. In which country, there has been a spate of 'insider killing' in which NATO soldiers have been killed by their comrades in local police and Army ?
(A) Pakistan (B) Iraq
(C) Afghanistan (D) Iran
See Answer:

36. How do you observe every year the first Monday of October ?
(A) Environment Day (B) World Habitat Day
(C) World Diabetes Day (D) UNO Day
See Answer:

37. Which country's lower house of Parliament is known as Wolesi Jirga ?
(A) Afghanistan (B) Bangladesh
(C) Pakistan (D) Iran
See Answer:

38. SEBI has decided to introduce "Basic Services Demat Account" (BSDA). What is the maximum value of securities in a BSDA at any point of time?
(A) Rs. 5 lakh (B) Rs. 4 lakh
(C) Rs. 3 .lakh (D) Rs. 2 lakh
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39. Which of the following companies is posing a stiff competition to Sweden's Ericsson to become the world's largest telecom equipment manufacturer ?
(A) Samsung (B) Huawei
(C) Nokia (D) Panasonic
See Answer:

40. What is the present permissible power density value for mobile towers operating at 1800 MHz ?
(A) 4.5 watt/metre2 (B) 9 watt/metre2
(C) 13.5 watt/metre2 (D) 18 watt/metre2
See Answer:

41. Mohammed Morsi, Francois Hollande and Bashar al-Assad are the current Presidents respectively of which countries ?
(A) Jordan, Germany and Syria (B) Egypt, Canada and Iraq
(C) Qatar, France and Lebanon (D) Egypt, France and Syria
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42. Where are Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research and Vikram Sarabhai Space Research Centre respectively located ?
(A) Hyderabad, Tarapur and Sriharikota
(B) Chennai, Tarapur and Thiruvanantpuram
(C) Hyderabad, Kalpakkam and Thiruvanantpuram
(D) Chennai, Tarapur and Sriharikota
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43. What is Wakhan Corridor ?
(A) North Eastern extremity of Afghanistan
(B) Part of the border between India and China in Ladakh region
(C) A passage between Iran and Afghanistan
(D) Narrow strip joining Bangladesh with Myanmar
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44. What does NSAB stand for in Indian context ?
(A) National Society for Animal Breeders
(B) National Support Activity for Bhutan
(C) National Spiritual Assembly of Buddhists
(D) National Security Advisory Board
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45. What is the significance of Ozone layer in atmosphere ?
(A) It maintains the cycle of seasons.
(B) It causes timely arrival of Monsoon
(C) It filters the ultraviolet rays of the sun
(D) It prevents the global warming
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46. Which business house has promoted Essar group of companies ?
(A) Ruias (B) Ambanis
(C) Goenkas (D) Kanorias
See Answer:

47. In which country is the headquarters of Nestle company located ?
(A) Sweden (B) Switzerland
(C) Germany (D) Netherlands
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48. Which family owns the Hero group of Companies in India ?
(A) Hindujas (B) Firodias
(C) Munjals (D) Mansingh
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49. Where is Titicaca, the highest lake in the world, located ?
(A) Russia and Central Asian countries (B) US and Canada border
(C) South Africa (D) Peru and Bolivia border
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50. At which point of Earth there is no gravity ?
(A) At North and South Pole (B) At equator
(C) On the ocean surface (D) At centre of the Earth
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Friday 12 July 2013

Quiz 37: UGC NET/JRF Geography Question Paper– III




1. Every year March 20 is celebrated as what day ?
(A) World Sparrow Day (B) International Women's Day (C) World Cuckoo Day
(D) International Child Day (E) International Mother's Day
See Answer:

2. Invisible Export means export of–
(A) Services (B) Prohibited goods (C) Restricted goods
(D) Goods as per OGL list (E) Other than those given as options
See Answer:

3. One of the famous Indian Sportsperson released his/her autobiography–'Playing to Win' in November 2012. Name the sports-person correctly–
(A) Saina Nehwal (B) Mary Kom (C) Yuvraj Singh
(D) Sachin Tendulkar (E) Sushil Kumar
See Answer:

4. The NRIs while investing in the equity of a company cannot buy more than prescribed percentage of the paid up capital of that company .What is the prescribed percentage ?
(A) 2% (B) 3% (C) 4%
(D) 5% (E) 6%
See Answer:

5. Government as part of the recapitalisation plan, infused capital in State Bank of India recently. Indicate the approximate capital infusion–
(A) Rs. 500 cr. (B) Rs. 1000 cr. (C) Rs. 1,500 cr.
(D) Rs. 2,000 cr. (E) Rs. 3,000 cr.
See Answer:

6. Prof. Muhammad Yunus, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2006 is the exponent of which of the following concepts in the field of banking ?
(A) Core Banking (B) Micro Credit (C) Retail Banking
(D) Real Time Gross Settlement (E) Internet Banking
See Answer:

7. Banks in India are required to maintain a portion of their demand and time liabilities with the Reserve Bank of India. This portion is called–
(A) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (B) Cash Reserve Ratio (C) Bank Deposit
(D) Reverse Repo (E) Government Securities
See Answer:

8. The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency ?
(A) Dollar (B) Dinar (C) Yen
(D) Euro (E) Peso
See Answer:

9. Who is the Captain of Australian Cricket Team, which currently (March 2013) visited India ?
(A) Michael Clarke (B) Shane Watson (C) Shane Warne
(D) Michael Hussey (E) Ricky Ponting
See Answer:

10. Who is the author of the book 'Women of Vision' ?
(A) Ravinder Singh (B) Preeti Shenoy (C) Amish Tripathi
(D) Durjoy Dutta (E) Alam Srinivas
See Answer:

11. Which of the following term is associated with the game of Cricket ?
(A) Bouncer (B) Love (C) Goal
(D) Mid Court (E) Collision
See Answer:

12. The Holidays for the Banks are declared as per–
(A) Reserve Bank Act (B) Banking Regulation Act (C) Negotiable Instruments Act
(D) Securities and Exchange Board of India Act (E) Companies Act
See Answer:

13. In banking business, when the borrowers avail a Term Loan, initially they are given a repayment holiday and this is referred as–
(A) Subsidy (B) Interest Water (C) Re-phasing
(D) Interest concession (E) Moratorium
See Answer:

l4. One of IT Company from India has become the first Indian Company to trade on NYSE Euronext London and Paris markets from February 2013 onwards. Which is this company ?
(A) Wipro Infotech Ltd. (B) L&T Infotech (C) HCL Technologies LTD.
(D) Infosys Technologies Limited (E) Polaris Financial Technology Ltd.
See Answer:

l5. Banking Ombudsman is appointed by–
(A) Government of India (B) State Governments (C) RBI
(D) ECGC (E) Exim Bank
See Answer:

l6. BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), the oldest stock exchange in Asia has joined hands with one more International index in February 2013. This association has resulted in change of name of BSE index. What is the change of name effected ?
(A) Dow Jones BSE Index (B) NASDAQ BSE Index (C) S&P BSE Index
(D) Euronext BSE Index (E) Other than those given as options
See Answer:

17. Interest on Savings deposit now-a-days is–
(A) Fixed by RBI (B) Fixed by the respective Banks (C) Fixed by the Depositors
(D) Fixed as per the contract between Bank and the Consumer Court (E) Not pay by the Bank
See Answer:

18. The customers' by opening and investing in the Tax Saver Deposit Account Scheme in a bank would get benefit under–
(A) Sales Tax (B) Customs Duty (C) Excise Duty
(D) Professional Tax (E) Income Tax
See Answer:

19. Pre-shipment finance is provided by the banks only to–
(A) Credit Card Holders (B) Students aspiring for further studies (C) Brokers in equity market
(D) Village Artisans (E) Exporters
See Answer:

20. A non-performing asset is–
(A) Money at call and short notice (B) An asset that ceases to generate income
(C) Cash balance in till (D) Cash balance with RBI
(E) Balance with other banks
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21. Interest below which a bank is not expected to lend to customers is known as–
(A) Deposit Rate (B) Base Rate (C) Prime Lending Rate
(D) Bank Rate (E) Discount Rate
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22. Government usually classifies its expenditure in term of planned and non-planned expenditure. Identify, which is the correct definition of Planned expenditure ?
(A) It represents the expenditure of all the State Governments
(B) It represents the total expenditure of the Central Government
(C) It is the expenditure which is spent through centrally sponsored programmes and flagship schemes of Government
(D) It represents the expenditure incurred on Defence
(E) Other than those given as options
See Answer:

23. Which of the following organization is made specifically responsible for empowering Micro, Small and Medium enterprises in India ?
(A) NABARD (B) RBI (C) SIDBI
(D) ECGC (E) SEBI
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24. The Union Budget for 2013-14 proposed by the Finance Minister on February 28, 2013 announced introduction of new variety of bonds by the Government. What is the name of these bonds ?
(A) Deep discount bonds (B) Zero Coupon bonds (C) Bullet Bonds
(D) Inflation Indexed Bonds (E) Inflation Variable Bonds
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25. RBI has released its guidelines for entry of new banks in the private sector in the month of February 2013. One of the norms is at least a prescribed percentage of branches of new bank should be set in unbanked rural centres with a population of upto 9,999 people. What is the percentage of such branches prescribed in the norms?
(A) 10% (B) 15% (C) 18%
(D) 25% (E) Other than those given as options
See Answer:

26. A joystick is primarily used to/for–
(A) Control sound on the screen (B) Computer gaming (C) Enter text
(D) Draw pictures (E) Print text
See Answer:

27. The CPU comprises of Control, Memory and …………….. units.
(A) Microprocessor (B) Arithmetic/Logic (C) Output
(D) ROM (E) Input
See Answer:

28. Which of the following uses a handheld operating system ?
(A) A super computer (B) A personal computer (C) A laptop
(D) A mainframe (E) A PDA
See Answer:

29. To display the contents of a folder in Windows Explorer you should–
(A) click on it (B) collapse it (C) name it
(D) give it a password (E) rename it
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30. 'C' in CPU denotes–
(A) Central (B) Common (C) Convenient
(D) Computer (E) Circuitry
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31. …………….. is the most important/powerful computer in a typical network.
(A) Desktop (B) Network Client (C) Network server
(D) Network station (E) Network switch
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32. Which is not a storage device ?
(A) A CD (B) A DVD (C) A Floppy disk
(D) A Printer (E) A Hard disk
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33. Which bf the following refers to the rectangular area for displaying information and running programs ?
(A) Desktop (B) Dialog box (C) Menu
(D) Window (E) Icon
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34. …………….. devices convert human-understandable data and programs into a form that the computer can process.
(A) Printing (B) Output (C) Solid state
(D) Monitor (E) Input
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35. The software that is used to create text-based documents are referred to as–
(A) DBMS (B) suites (C) spreadsheets
(D) presentation software (E) word Processors
See Answer:

36. …………….. is a Windows utility program that locates and eliminates unnecessary fragments and rearranges files and unused-disk space to optimize operations.
(A) Backup (B) Disk Cleanup (C) Disk Defragmenter
(D) Restore (E) Disk Restorer
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37. Which of the following refers to too much electricity and may cause a voltage surge?
(A) Anomaly (B) Shock (C) Spike
(D) Virus (E) Splash
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38. A (n) …………….. appearing on a web page opens another document when clicked.
(A) anchor (B) URL (C) hyperlink
(D) reference (E) heading
See Answer:

39. A successful marketing Person requires one of the following qualities–
(A) Empathy (B) Sympathy (C) Insistence
(D) Aggressiveness (E) Pride
See Answer:

40. Market segmentation can be resorted to by dividing the target group as per–
(A) Income levels of customers (B) Age of the employees (C) Needs of the sales persons (D) Marketing skills of the employees (E) Size of the Organisation
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41. Innovation in marketing is same as–
(A) Abbreviation (B) Communication (C) Creativity
(D) Aspiration (E) Research work
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42. Effective Selling Skills depends on–
(A) Number of languages known to the DSA (B) Data on marketing staff (C) Information regarding IT market
(D) Knowledge of related market (E) Ability to talk fast
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43. A Direct Selling Agent (DSA) is required to be adept in–
(A) Surrogate marketing (B) Training Skills (C) Communication skills
(D) Market Research (E) OTC Marketing
See Answer:

44. Leads can be best sourced from–
(A) Foreign customers (B) Yellow pages (C) Dictionary
(D) List of vendors (E) Local supply chains
See Answer:

45. Value added services means–
(A) Low cost products (B) High cost products (C) At par services
(D) Additional services for the same cost (E) Giving Discounts
See Answer:

46. Post-sales activities includes–
(A) Sales presentation (B) Customer Feedback (C) Customer indentification
(D) Customer apathy (E) Product design
See Answer:

47. The target market for Debit Cards is–
(A) All existing account-holders (B) All agriculturists (C) All DSAs
(D) All vendors (E) All outsourced agents
See Answer:

48. The Competitive position of a company can be improved by–
(A) increasing the selling price (B) reducing the margin (C) ignoring competitors
(D) increasing the cost price (E) understanding and fulfilling customers’ needs
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49. A good Brand can be built up by way of–
(A) Customer grievances (B) Break-down of IT support (C) Old age
(D) Large number of products (E) Consistent offering of good services
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50. The ‘USP’ of a product denotes–
(A) Usefulness of the product (B) Drawback of a product (C) Main functions
(D) Number of allied products available (E) High selling features of a product
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Quiz 36: General Awareness, Marketing and Computer SBI Probationary Officers Exam., 2013




1. Every year March 20 is celebrated as what day ?
(A) World Sparrow Day (B) International Women's Day (C) World Cuckoo Day
(D) International Child Day (E) International Mother's Day
See Answer:

2. Invisible Export means export of–
(A) Services (B) Prohibited goods (C) Restricted goods
(D) Goods as per OGL list (E) Other than those given as options
See Answer:

3. One of the famous Indian Sportsperson released his/her autobiography–'Playing to Win' in November 2012. Name the sports-person correctly–
(A) Saina Nehwal (B) Mary Kom (C) Yuvraj Singh
(D) Sachin Tendulkar (E) Sushil Kumar
See Answer:

4. The NRIs while investing in the equity of a company cannot buy more than prescribed percentage of the paid up capital of that company .What is the prescribed percentage ?
(A) 2% (B) 3% (C) 4%
(D) 5% (E) 6%
See Answer:

5. Government as part of the recapitalisation plan, infused capital in State Bank of India recently. Indicate the approximate capital infusion–
(A) Rs. 500 cr. (B) Rs. 1000 cr. (C) Rs. 1,500 cr.
(D) Rs. 2,000 cr. (E) Rs. 3,000 cr.
See Answer:

6. Prof. Muhammad Yunus, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2006 is the exponent of which of the following concepts in the field of banking ?
(A) Core Banking (B) Micro Credit (C) Retail Banking
(D) Real Time Gross Settlement (E) Internet Banking
See Answer:

7. Banks in India are required to maintain a portion of their demand and time liabilities with the Reserve Bank of India. This portion is called–
(A) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (B) Cash Reserve Ratio (C) Bank Deposit
(D) Reverse Repo (E) Government Securities
See Answer:

8. The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency ?
(A) Dollar (B) Dinar (C) Yen
(D) Euro (E) Peso
See Answer:

9. Who is the Captain of Australian Cricket Team, which currently (March 2013) visited India ?
(A) Michael Clarke (B) Shane Watson (C) Shane Warne
(D) Michael Hussey (E) Ricky Ponting
See Answer:

10. Who is the author of the book 'Women of Vision' ?
(A) Ravinder Singh (B) Preeti Shenoy (C) Amish Tripathi
(D) Durjoy Dutta (E) Alam Srinivas
See Answer:

11. Which of the following term is associated with the game of Cricket ?
(A) Bouncer (B) Love (C) Goal
(D) Mid Court (E) Collision
See Answer:

12. The Holidays for the Banks are declared as per–
(A) Reserve Bank Act (B) Banking Regulation Act (C) Negotiable Instruments Act
(D) Securities and Exchange Board of India Act (E) Companies Act
See Answer:

13. In banking business, when the borrowers avail a Term Loan, initially they are given a repayment holiday and this is referred as–
(A) Subsidy (B) Interest Water (C) Re-phasing
(D) Interest concession (E) Moratorium
See Answer:

l4. One of IT Company from India has become the first Indian Company to trade on NYSE Euronext London and Paris markets from February 2013 onwards. Which is this company ?
(A) Wipro Infotech Ltd. (B) L&T Infotech (C) HCL Technologies LTD.
(D) Infosys Technologies Limited (E) Polaris Financial Technology Ltd.
See Answer:

l5. Banking Ombudsman is appointed by–
(A) Government of India (B) State Governments (C) RBI
(D) ECGC (E) Exim Bank
See Answer:

l6. BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), the oldest stock exchange in Asia has joined hands with one more International index in February 2013. This association has resulted in change of name of BSE index. What is the change of name effected ?
(A) Dow Jones BSE Index (B) NASDAQ BSE Index (C) S&P BSE Index
(D) Euronext BSE Index (E) Other than those given as options
See Answer:

17. Interest on Savings deposit now-a-days is–
(A) Fixed by RBI (B) Fixed by the respective Banks (C) Fixed by the Depositors
(D) Fixed as per the contract between Bank and the Consumer Court (E) Not pay by the Bank
See Answer:

18. The customers' by opening and investing in the Tax Saver Deposit Account Scheme in a bank would get benefit under–
(A) Sales Tax (B) Customs Duty (C) Excise Duty
(D) Professional Tax (E) Income Tax
See Answer:

19. Pre-shipment finance is provided by the banks only to–
(A) Credit Card Holders (B) Students aspiring for further studies (C) Brokers in equity market
(D) Village Artisans (E) Exporters
See Answer:

20. A non-performing asset is–
(A) Money at call and short notice (B) An asset that ceases to generate income
(C) Cash balance in till (D) Cash balance with RBI
(E) Balance with other banks
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21. Interest below which a bank is not expected to lend to customers is known as–
(A) Deposit Rate (B) Base Rate (C) Prime Lending Rate
(D) Bank Rate (E) Discount Rate
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22. Government usually classifies its expenditure in term of planned and non-planned expenditure. Identify, which is the correct definition of Planned expenditure ?
(A) It represents the expenditure of all the State Governments
(B) It represents the total expenditure of the Central Government
(C) It is the expenditure which is spent through centrally sponsored programmes and flagship schemes of Government
(D) It represents the expenditure incurred on Defence
(E) Other than those given as options
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23. Which of the following organization is made specifically responsible for empowering Micro, Small and Medium enterprises in India ?
(A) NABARD (B) RBI (C) SIDBI
(D) ECGC (E) SEBI
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24. The Union Budget for 2013-14 proposed by the Finance Minister on February 28, 2013 announced introduction of new variety of bonds by the Government. What is the name of these bonds ?
(A) Deep discount bonds (B) Zero Coupon bonds (C) Bullet Bonds
(D) Inflation Indexed Bonds (E) Inflation Variable Bonds
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25. RBI has released its guidelines for entry of new banks in the private sector in the month of February 2013. One of the norms is at least a prescribed percentage of branches of new bank should be set in unbanked rural centres with a population of upto 9,999 people. What is the percentage of such branches prescribed in the norms?
(A) 10% (B) 15% (C) 18%
(D) 25% (E) Other than those given as options
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26. A joystick is primarily used to/for–
(A) Control sound on the screen (B) Computer gaming (C) Enter text
(D) Draw pictures (E) Print text
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27. The CPU comprises of Control, Memory and …………….. units.
(A) Microprocessor (B) Arithmetic/Logic (C) Output
(D) ROM (E) Input
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28. Which of the following uses a handheld operating system ?
(A) A super computer (B) A personal computer (C) A laptop
(D) A mainframe (E) A PDA
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29. To display the contents of a folder in Windows Explorer you should–
(A) click on it (B) collapse it (C) name it
(D) give it a password (E) rename it
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30. 'C' in CPU denotes–
(A) Central (B) Common (C) Convenient
(D) Computer (E) Circuitry
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31. …………….. is the most important/powerful computer in a typical network.
(A) Desktop (B) Network Client (C) Network server
(D) Network station (E) Network switch
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32. Which is not a storage device ?
(A) A CD (B) A DVD (C) A Floppy disk
(D) A Printer (E) A Hard disk
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33. Which bf the following refers to the rectangular area for displaying information and running programs ?
(A) Desktop (B) Dialog box (C) Menu
(D) Window (E) Icon
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34. …………….. devices convert human-understandable data and programs into a form that the computer can process.
(A) Printing (B) Output (C) Solid state
(D) Monitor (E) Input
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35. The software that is used to create text-based documents are referred to as–
(A) DBMS (B) suites (C) spreadsheets
(D) presentation software (E) word Processors
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36. …………….. is a Windows utility program that locates and eliminates unnecessary fragments and rearranges files and unused-disk space to optimize operations.
(A) Backup (B) Disk Cleanup (C) Disk Defragmenter
(D) Restore (E) Disk Restorer
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37. Which of the following refers to too much electricity and may cause a voltage surge?
(A) Anomaly (B) Shock (C) Spike
(D) Virus (E) Splash
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38. A (n) …………….. appearing on a web page opens another document when clicked.
(A) anchor (B) URL (C) hyperlink
(D) reference (E) heading
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39. A successful marketing Person requires one of the following qualities–
(A) Empathy (B) Sympathy (C) Insistence
(D) Aggressiveness (E) Pride
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40. Market segmentation can be resorted to by dividing the target group as per–
(A) Income levels of customers (B) Age of the employees (C) Needs of the sales persons (D) Marketing skills of the employees (E) Size of the Organisation
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41. Innovation in marketing is same as–
(A) Abbreviation (B) Communication (C) Creativity
(D) Aspiration (E) Research work
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42. Effective Selling Skills depends on–
(A) Number of languages known to the DSA (B) Data on marketing staff (C) Information regarding IT market
(D) Knowledge of related market (E) Ability to talk fast
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43. A Direct Selling Agent (DSA) is required to be adept in–
(A) Surrogate marketing (B) Training Skills (C) Communication skills
(D) Market Research (E) OTC Marketing
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44. Leads can be best sourced from–
(A) Foreign customers (B) Yellow pages (C) Dictionary
(D) List of vendors (E) Local supply chains
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45. Value added services means–
(A) Low cost products (B) High cost products (C) At par services
(D) Additional services for the same cost (E) Giving Discounts
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46. Post-sales activities includes–
(A) Sales presentation (B) Customer Feedback (C) Customer indentification
(D) Customer apathy (E) Product design
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47. The target market for Debit Cards is–
(A) All existing account-holders (B) All agriculturists (C) All DSAs
(D) All vendors (E) All outsourced agents
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48. The Competitive position of a company can be improved by–
(A) increasing the selling price (B) reducing the margin (C) ignoring competitors
(D) increasing the cost price (E) understanding and fulfilling customers’ needs
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49. A good Brand can be built up by way of–
(A) Customer grievances (B) Break-down of IT support (C) Old age
(D) Large number of products (E) Consistent offering of good services
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50. The ‘USP’ of a product denotes–
(A) Usefulness of the product (B) Drawback of a product (C) Main functions
(D) Number of allied products available (E) High selling features of a product
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Wednesday 10 July 2013

Quiz 35: Quiz on Psychology: UGC-NET/JRF Psychology Question Paper-III 2012


UGC-NET/JRF Examination, 2012
Psychology (Paper-III)
(Held in June 2012)

Note--This paper contains seventy-five objective type questions of two marks each. All questions are compulsory.
( Previous Question No. 1-40 )

41. Threshold hypothesis indicates--
(A) positive correlation between intelligence and creativity upto a particular level of intelligence
(B) negative correlation between intelligence and creativity upto a particular level of intelligence
(C) curvilinear relationship between intelligence and creativity after a particular level of intelligence
(D) negative correlation between intelligence 'and creativity after a particular level of intelligence
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42. Using Sternberg's theory as the reference, match List-I with List-II--
List-I (Components)
(a) Experiential (b) Contextual (c) Componential
List-II (Type)
1. Analytic 2. Creative 3. Practical 4. Successful
Codes:
(a) (b) (c)
(A) 3 4 2
(B) 2 3 1
(C) 4 2 3
(D) 2 1 3
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43. Match List-I with List-II and indicate your answer with the help of the given codes--
List-I (Type of Memory)
(a) echoic memory (b) iconic memory (c) auto biographical memory (d) implicit memory
List-II (Type of Information)
1. episodic information 2. auditory information 3. visual information 4. priming
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 3 2
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 2 1 3
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44. Which of the following illnesses caused by long term abuse of alcohol often involves profound retrograde amnesia ?
(A) Alzheimer's disease (B) Parkinson's disease (C) Huntington's disease (D) Korsakoff's disease
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45. Applied behaviour analysis involves four steps. Which of the following two pairs are included?
1. Define and observe 2. Enumerate and reward
3. Observe and reinforce 4. Intervene and test
(A) (1) and (2) are correct
(B) (1) and (4) are correct
(C) (2) and (4) are correct
(D) (3) and (4) are correct
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46. Match List-I with List-II and indicate your answer with the help of given codes--
List-I (Route)
(a) Central route to persuasion (b) Peripheral route to persuasion
(c) Distinct routes to persuasion (d) Attitude-behaviour discrepancies
List-II (Processing)
1. heuristic processing 2. elaboration likelihood processing
3. cognitive dissonance 4. systematic processing
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 2 4 3 1
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Directions (Q. 47-50) -- Read the following passage and answer the four questions that follow- A psychologist developed a new Anxiety Inventory of 25 items. The Cronbach alpha for the inventory was found to be 0.80. The inventory was administered to a group of 50 anxiety disorder patients before beginning their psychotherapy. The patients had a significantly higher mean than the normative group of normals. The same group of patients was retested after 12 weeks of psychotherapy. The post-test mean was significantly lesser than the pre- test mean. The new Anxiety Inventory was correlated with an established anxiety inventory and the correlation turned out to be 0.20. The norms of the inventory were developed in terms of normalized T scores.

47. What would be the median T score for the new Anxiety Inventory ?
(A) 50 (B) 100 (C) 120 (D) Inadequate data on median T score
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48. The above data indicate that the new inventory has--
(A) Satisfactory parallel form reliability (B) Unsatisfactory parallel form reliability
(C) Satisfactory concurrent validity (D) Unsatisfactory concurrent validity
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49. What can you infer about the internal consistency reliability of the new inventory ?
(A) Satisfactory internal consistency reliability
(B) Unsatisfactory internal consistency reliability
(C) Split-half reliability needs to be computed first to infer about internal consistency
(D) Inadequate data in the above passage to infer about internal consistency
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50. The above data indicate that the new inventory has--
(A) Unsatisfactory construct validity (B) Satisfactory construct validity
(C) Unsatisfactory test-retest reliability (D) Satisfactory test-retest reliability
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51. Which one of the following theories predicts that work motivation will be low if an employee perceives that an increased effort will have little, or no effect on his/her performance ?
(A) Just-world theory (B) Need-drive theory
(C) Expectancy theory (D) Normative theory
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52. Assertion (A) : If higher order factor analysis is to be carried out, first order factors should not be subjected to varimax rotation.
Reason (R) : Varimax rotation provides oblique factors.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
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53. Where are oxytocin and vasopressin hormones synthesized ?
(A) Posterior pituitary (B) Anterior pituitary (C) Gonads (D) Hypothalamus
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54. Match List-I with List-II--
List-I (Concept)
(a) Parenting styles (b) Attachment (c) Reciprocal determinism (d) Centration
List-II (Psychologist)
1. Bowlby 2. Piaget 3. Bandura 4. Baumrind
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 4 1 3 2
(D) 4 2 3 1
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55. Which of the following is not a component of Emotional Intelligence as described by Mayer and Salovey--
1. The ability to use emotions to facilitate thinking.
2. The ability to perceive, appraise and express emotions accurately.
3. The ability to perceive, appraise and express emotions appropriately.
4. The ability to adapt to new and different contexts, select appropriate contexts and effectively shape one's environment to suit one's needs.
Codes:
(A) 4 only (B) 1 and 4 (C) 1,2 and 4 (D) 1,3 and 4
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56. Which of the following are the characteristics of Cattell's Cul- ture Fair Intelligence Test ?
1. Speed 2. Power 3. Non-Verbal 4. Performance
Codes:
(A) 1 and 3 (B) 1, 2 and 3 (C) 1, 2 and 4 (D) 1 and 2
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57. Technique of shaping is based on which of the following principle ?
(A) Reciprocal inhibition (B) Response inhibition
(C) Stimulus discrimination (D) Successive approximation
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58. What did Chomsky not argue about language development ?
(A) There is a universal grammar (B) It is genetically wired
(C) There is an innate modular language (D) It is based on reinforced learning
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59. What are the two types of declarative memory given by Edel Tulving ?
(A) Episodic and semantic (B) Semantic and procedural
(C) Reconstructive and semantic (D) Procedural and reconstructive
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60. Assertion (A) : Illusions are instances in which perception yields false interpretation of physical reality .
Reason (R) : Theory of misapplied constancy suggests that when looking at illusions, we interpret certain cues as suggesting that some parts are farther than others because of our powerful tendency toward size constancy .
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false
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61. Match List-I with List-II and indicate your answer using the codes given below--
List-I (Psychologists)
(a) Buss (b) Milgram (c) Rosenzweig (d) Spielberger
List-II (Measures)
1. Aggression machine 2. Picture-Frustration study
3. State-trait Anger Inventory 4. Obedience Laboratory Shock generator
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 4 1 2 3
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62. Components of empathy are--
(A) Perceiving and Advancing (B) Advancing and Interpreting
(C) Judging and Communicating (D) Perceiving and Communicating
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63. Assertion (A) : Paper-pencil self- report personality inventories are very useful in personnel selection.
Reason (R) : In selection situation, paper-pencil, self-report inventories are sensitive to impression management.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, (R) is true
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64. Which of the following statements would be false about multiple correlation ?
1. It ranges from -1.00 to 1.00 only 2. It ranges from 0 to 1.00 only
3. It ranges from -∞ to +∞ 4. It ranges from -1.00 to 0 only
Codes:
(A) 1 only (B) 2 only (C) 3 and 4 only (D) 1, 3 and 4 only
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65. Which of the following components pave been proposed by Torrance ?
1. Divergent thinking 2. Elaboration 3. Transformation 4. Flexibility
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 3 (C) 2 and 4 (D) 1, 2 and 4
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66. Which of the following strategies are used to gain compliance ?
1. Ingratiation and commitment 2. Reciprocity and obedience
3. Reciprocity and scarcity 4. Respect and ingratiation
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2 are correct (B) 2 and 4 are correct
(C) 3 and 4 are correct (D) 1 and 3 are correct
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67. Which is not the component of Kluver-Bucy syndrome following the removal of anterior temporal lobes ?
(A) Rejection of anything that is edible
(B) A tendency to investigate objects with the mouth
(C) Lack of fear
(D) Increased sexual activity often directed at inappropriate objects
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68. Arrange the following tests in increasing order of their saturation on projective criteria--
1. Thematic Apperception Test 2. Differential Aptitude Test
3. Rorschach Ink Blot Test 4. Incomplete Sentence Blank
(A) 3 1 2 4 (B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 3 1 4 2 (D) 2 4 1 3
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69. A listener totally rejects the conclusion that the death penalty is justified for the purpose of preventing further social evil despite he cannot readily refute the premises the speaker is presenting for his conclusion. His reasoning is biased. Why ?
(A) Due to his mood states (B) Due to his beliefs
(C) Confirmation bias (D) Hindsight
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70. Jensen uses Regression argument to account for--
(A) Genetic contribution in abilities (B) Context specific abilities
(C) Group differences in intelligence (D) Age related changes in intelligence
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71. Assertion (A) : Working memory involves both storage capacity and the capacity to process information held in the memory system.
Reason (R) : The serial position effect provides evidence for the existence of two distinct memory systems, working memory and long term memory .
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) Both (A) and (R) are false
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72. In the multiple components model of working memory, the Central Executive supervises and coordinates the functioning of which of the components ?
1. Episodic information and procedural information.
2. Phonological loop and visuospatial sketch pad.
3. Procedural information and abstract semantic information
4. Semantic information and episodic information.
(A) 1 and 2 are correct
(B) 1 and 4 are correct
(C) 2 and 3 are correct
(D) 2 and 4 are correct
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73. Bio feedback therapy is based on which of the following ?
(A) Classical conditioning (B) Observational learning
(C) Operant conditioning (D) Cognitive learning
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74. Assertion (A) : People go out of their way to maintain self-esteem and to sustain the integrity of their self concept.
Reason (R) : 'Self-handicapping' is a deliberate attempt to sabotage one's performance so as to have a readymade excuse for failure.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
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75. According to Freud, different types of anxiety are--
1. Neurotic anxiety 2. State anxiety
3. Moral anxiety 4. Reality anxiety
(A) 1, 2 and 3 only (B) 1, 2 and 4 only
(C) 1, 3 and 4 only (D) 2, 3 and 4 only
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