Organisation : Teachers’ Recruitment Board, Tripura
Exam : STPGT – Selection Test for Post Graduate Teachers
Document Type : Previous Year Question Paper
Subject : Psychology
Code No : AF17—XVIII
Year : 2017
Website : https://trb.tripura.gov.in/
TRB Tripura STPGT Psychology Previous Question Paper
Question Paper of TRB Tripura Selection Test for Post Graduate Teachers Psychology Question Paper 2017 is now available in the official website of Teachers’ Recruitment Board, Tripura.
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Instructions for Candidates
1. Use Black Ballpoint Pen only for writing particulars of this Question Booklet and marking responses on the OMR Answer Sheet.
2. This test is of 2 hours and 30 minutes duration and consists of 75 MCQ-type questions. Each question carries 2 marks.
3. There is no negative marking for any wrong answer.
4. Rough work should be done only in the space provided in the Question Booklet.
5. The answers are to be marked on the OMR Answer Sheet only. Mark your responses carefully since there is no chance of alteration/correction.
6. Use of eraser or whitener is strictly prohibited.
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Model Questions
Direction : Answer the following questions by selecting the correct option.
1. ‘Theoretical branch’ of science is called
(A) pure science
(B) applied science
(C) philosophical science
(D) None of the above
2. _____ psychology concerns with the physiological as well as mental growth and development of the children.
(A) Physiological
(B) Experimental
(C) Developmental
(D) Abnormal
3. Wilhelm Wundt established the first psychological laboratory at Leipzig in the year _____.
(A) 1859
(B) 1869
(C) 1879
(D) 1889
4. Who among the following wrote the book, Hereditary Genius?
(A) Darwin
(B) Galton
(C) John Locke
(D) Spencer
5. The doctrine which explains that both the mind and body function as parallel systems was formulated by
(A) Descartes
(B) Leibnitz
(C) Spinoza
(D) Freud
6. According to the theory of ‘dualism’
(A) mind and body are two distinct aspects
(B) mind and body interact with each other
(C) mind influences the body
(D) body influences the mind
7. Who is the author of the book, The Principles of Psychology?
(A) Sigmund Freud
(B) J. B. Watson
(C) David Hartley
(D) William James
8. Who among the following is not considered as Neo-Freudian?
(A) Carl Rogers
(B) Erich Fromm
(C) Karen Horney
(D) H. S. Sullivan
9. First psychological laboratory was established in America at
(A) Leipzig University
(B) California University
(C) Chicago University
(D) Johns Hopkins University
10. ‘Introspection’ means
(A) introducing oneself
(B) personal perception
(C) observing the external events
(D) self-observation
11. In case-study method, psychologists generally follow the
(A) top-down approach
(B) down-top approach
(C) negative approach
(D) None of the above
12. ‘Counter balancing’ is a technique generally used by the experimenter to control the _____ variables that are not related to the study.
(A) dependent
(B) independent
(C) extraneous
(D) None of the above
13. In India, modern ‘western psychology’ was first introduced in
(A) Delhi University
(B) Aligarh Muslim University
(C) Allahabad University
(D) Calcutta University
14. Which of the following ‘school of psychology’ was originated by J. B. Watson?
(A) Functionalism
(B) Gestalism
(C) Behaviourism
(D) None of the above
15. Ivan Pavlov was a
(A) psychologist
(B) neurologist
(C) social psychologist
(D) physiologist
16. In which of the following do the different stages of cell division appear in their logical sequence?
(A) Telophase, prophase, anaphase, metaphase
(B) Metaphase, telophase, prophase, anaphase
(C) Metaphase, telophase, anaphase, prophase
(D) Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
17. Duplicated chromosomes are joined at a point, known as
(A) chromatid
(B) centriole
(C) centromere
(D) centrosome
18. _____ refers to the observable characteristics of an organism which is genetically controlled.
(A) Phenotype
(B) Karyotype
(C) Metatype
(D) Genotype
19. Which of the following is the best known neurotransmitter involved in generating EPSP (excitatory postsynaptic potential)?
(A) Acetylcholine
(B) Dopamine
(C) Norepinephrine
(D) Epinephrine
20. The junction between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle or a gland is known as
(A) synaptic cleft
(B) synaptic receptor
(C) synapse
(D) Both (A) and (B)