Behavioral Sciences (Psychology & Sociology) Previous Year Short Question with Answer
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1. ‘Psyche’ means __________ and ‘logos’ means
➡ Soul or mind
2. Habits are the form of ________ behavior
➡ Learned
3. Father of psychology is _________
➡ Wilhelm Wundt
4. False perception with external stimuli is _______
➡ Illusion
5. In patriarchal family _________ is the head of the family.
➡ Father
6. Scientific study of human population is_________
➡ Demography
7. Gathering of unorganized people is called as__________
➡ Crowd
8. The Father of Psychology is _________
➡ Wilhelm Wundt
9. __________ is a sensory experience in the absence of stimulus leading to false
perception.
➡ Hallucination
10. ____________ is the loss memory.
➡ Amnesia
11. Mental age indicates the level of _________
➡ Intellectual development
12. A type of marriage outside the groups is called ___________
➡ Exogamy
13. Embryonic period means __________
➡ From fertilization to the end of the 8th week of pregnancy
14. In __________ system the membership is determined by birth
➡ Caste
15. The Formula for calculating Intelligent Quotient (IQ) is ___________
➡ (Mental Age ÷ Chronological Age) × 100
16. Blaming others for their own mistake or failure is called __________
➡ Projection
17. Unattainable goals are important sources of __________
➡ Frustration
18. ____________ is the Institution which admits the man and woman to family life
➡ Marriage
19. The group of people living in a common area with common cultural patterns
is termed as _________
➡ Community
20. In __________ system the membership is determined by birth
➡ Caste
➡ Swimming
22. Trial and Error Theory of learning was proposed by
➡ Edward Lee Thorndike
23. The First stage of memory is
➡ Encoding
24. Fight or Flight theory was developed by
➡ Walter Bradford Cannon
25. The term Sociology is derived from Latin word ________ and Greek word ________
➡ Socius(Companion), Logos(Study)
26. Man is a __________ Animal
➡ Social
27. Face to face relation will be seen in __________
➡ Primary Group
28. The country which has highest population is _________
➡ China
29. Psychology is the study of ________
➡ Mind and behavior
30. Wrong perception in presence of external stimuli is called as____________
➡ Illusion
31. IQ of mild mental retarded person is ___________
➡ 50-70
32. _______is the loss of memory
➡ Amnesia
33.Sociology is the study of____________
➡ Society and social behavior
34. Dowry Prohibition act was passed by central Government in the year_________
➡ 1961
35. large number of people gathered in one place is called________
➡ Crowd
36. Father of sociology is ________
➡ Auguste Comte
37. ___________ is refereed as father of psychology
➡ Wilhelm Wundt
38. ___________ is also known as day dreaming
➡ Fantasy
39. ___________ attention does not require any conscious effort to attend to an object
➡ Involuntary
40. Formula for IQ___________
➡ (Mental Age ÷ Chronological Age) × 100
41. Society is formed by__________
➡ Social relationships and interactions among people
42. Difference on social phenomenon over a period is termed as __________
➡ Social change
43. Equal share to __________ on father’s property.
➡ Daughters
➡ Delusion
45. False perception with presence of object is called___________
➡ Illusion
46. Classical conditioning theory of learning was proposed by _______________
➡ Ivan Pavlov
47. IQ of a moron is____________
➡ 51-70
48. The exploitation and maltreatment of children is called ___________
➡ Child abuse
49. An individual who becomes acculturated to the society is ___________
➡ Socialized
50. ____________ is referred as father of Sociology
➡ Auguste Comte
➡ Amnesia
52. Illusion is_________ perception in the presence of external stimuli
➡ False
53. Hunger motivates the person to seek__________
➡ Food
54. Mental age refers to _________ maturity of a person
➡ Intellectual
55. In __________group there is a face to face and intimate relationship exist among the members
➡ Primary
56. Immoral Traffic Act is to prevent__________
➡ Human trafficking and prostitution
57. _________is the Chief vehicle of culture transmission
➡ Language
58. Psychology is the study of ___________
➡ Mind and behavior
59. Thinking is a ____________ activity
➡ Cognitive
60. Defense mechanisms are also known as ________
➡ Adjustment mechanisms
61.The permanent or temporary loss of ability to recognize is called__________
➡ Agnosia
62. Study of population is called _________
➡ Demography
63. A man marries only one woman is called ___________
➡ Monogamy
64. ___________ is a major problem of marriage in India
➡ Dowry
65. The term psychology is derive from two Greek word ___________
➡ “psyche” (soul) and “logos” (study)
66. An essential factor in most frustrating situation are____________
➡ Obstacles to goals
67. A form of our learnt behaviour is called as ____________
➡ Habit
68. Sociology is the science of ________
➡ Society
69. Training the child in the culture of the group is known as _______
➡ Socialization
70. _______ is a temporary collection of people reacting together to stimuli
➡ Crowd
71. ___________ is also known as day dreaming
➡ Fantasy
72. ___________ is a mistaken perception that does of agree with the fact
➡ Illusion
73. ___________ means soul and mind
➡ Psyche
74. At attitude of respect towards the elders is _________
➡ Reverence
75. The great philosopher remarked that man is a social animal
➡ Aristotle
76. Large number of people gathered in one place is called
➡ Crowd
77. The special marriage act was passed by the Govt. of India in the year
➡ 1954
78. Initially psychology was considered as science of
➡ Soul
79. Emotion word was derived from
➡ Latin
80. Learning is growth through
➡ Experience
81. Formula for IQ
➡ MA/CA × 100
82. Genetic psychology also called as ________
➡ Developmental psychology
83. Excessive response to stimuli is known as ________
➡ Hyperactivity
84. In unconscious mind the conflicts are ________
➡ Repressed
85. Thinking is an __________ mental activity
➡ Internal
86. I.Q of an imbecile is ________ average
➡ 26-50
87. Habits are a form of our __________
➡ Learned behavior
88. Illusions are _________
➡ Misinterpretations of real external stimuli
89. The word Loci means method of _________
➡ Memory
90. Dowry prohibition act is passed on __________
➡ May 1, 1961
91. A man who marries two women is called ________
➡ Polygamy
92. Scientific study of human population is called_______
➡ Demography
93. _________ is due to lack of recalling something we learnt early
➡ Forgetting
94. Unattainable goals can be important sources of ___________
➡ Frustration
95. __________ are mistaken perceptions
➡ Illusions
96. __________ is a loss memory
➡ Amnesia
97. Is widely spread in tribal Society
➡ Illiteracy
98. Prostitution is a social problem and it due to
➡ Poverty
99. Urban Community means an area with
➡ High population density
100. Emotions are classified in to ________ and _________
➡ Positive and negative
101. Attitudes accompanied by strong feeling are called _________
➡ Emotions
102. Three types of habits are motar and bodly ________
➡ Mental
103. The term Embryo means
➡ Conception to 12 weeks of intra uterine life
104. The word family has been taken from
➡ Latin
105. One woman marries many men and lives with them as their wife
➡ Polyandry
106. One who shows deviation from normal behaviour is called _______
➡ Abnormal
107. Demography is the scientific study of _______
➡ Population
108. Prostitution is considered as one of the ________
➡ Social problems
109. Two types of economic aspects of individuals are _______ and ________
➡ Income and expenditure