GATE 2024 XH5 (Psychology) – Previous Year Questions with Solutions
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- Question 1 – If ‘→’ denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [simmer → seethe → smolder] is analogous to [break → raze → ]. Which one…
- Question 2 – In a locality, the houses are numbered in the following way: The house-numbers on one side of a road are consecutive odd integers starting from 301,…
- Question 3 – For positive integers p and q, with pq 1, (pq)p/q = p(pq - 1). Then,
- Question 4 – Which one of the given options is a possible value of x in the following sequence? 3, 7, 15, x, 63, 127, 255
- Question 5 – On a given day, how many times will the second-hand and the minute-hand of a clock cross each other during the clock time 12:05:00 hours to 12:55:00…
- Question 6 – In the given text, the blanks are numbered (i)−(iv). Select the best match for all the blanks. From the ancient Athenian arena to the modern Olympic…
- Question 7 – Three distinct sets of indistinguishable twins are to be seated at a circular table that has 8 identical chairs. Unique seating arrangements are…
- Question 8 – The chart given below compares the Installed Capacity (MW) of four power generation technologies, T1, T2, T3, and T4, and their Electricity Generation…
- Question 9 – In the 4 × 4 array shown below, each cell of the first three columns has either a cross (X) or a number, as per the given rule. Rule: The number in a…
- Question 10 – During a half-moon phase, the Earth-Moon-Sun form a right triangle. If the Moon-Earth-Sun angle at this half-moon phase is measured to be 89.85°, the…
- Question 11 – Amma’s tone in the context of the given passage is that of: For Amma, the difference between men and women was a kind of discrimination and…
- Question 12 – Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct sequence for the following passage: I am wearing for the first time some (i) that I have never been able to…
- Question 13 – The appropriate synonym for the word ‘ignite’ in the following passage will be: Spirituality must be integrated with education. Self-realization is…
- Question 14 – Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
- Question 15 – Fill in the blanks with the correct combination of tenses for the given sentence: Darwin’s work (i) a related effect that (ii) influenced the…
- Question 16 – Which of the following options holds similar relationship as the words, ‘Music: Notes’?
- Question 17 – In a particular code, if “RAMAN” is written as 52 and “MAP” is written as 33, then how will you code “CLICK”?
- Question 18 – On the basis of the statements given below, which valid assumption(s) can be made? Statements: - Life has suffering - Desire is the cause of suffering…
- Question 19 – If ‘KARAMCHAND’ is coded as ‘ICPCKEFCLF’ what should be the code of ‘CREATION’?
- Question 20 – Given an input line of numbers and words, a machine rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. Here is an illustration of an input and…
- Question 21 – In a certain type of code, ‘they play cricket together’ is written as ‘mv kb lb iv’; ‘they score maximum points’ is written as ‘gb lb mb kv’; ‘cricket…
- Question 22 – Which of the statement(s) about the passage weaken(s) the argument presented? Scientists associate large brains with greater intelligence. However, in…
- Question 23 – The narrator’s use of ‘I’ in the given passage is/are: I have never been any good at the more lurid sort of writing. Psychopathic killers, impotent…
- Question 24 – Which of the following recommended action(s) seem to be appropriate with the stated problem? Stated problem: Many students at educational institutes…
- Question 25 – Read the passage and identify the statement(s) which follow(s) from it: The purpose of this work is to inform educators about the brain science…
- Question 26 – If A says that his mother is the daughter of B’s mother, then how is B related to A?
- Question 27 – In a sampling design, where every Kth case is selected from a random starting point with the value K kept constant throughout, is an example of .
- Question 28 – Which among the following correlation coefficient values represents the strongest relationship between two variables?
- Question 29 – A researcher performs an experiment to learn if room temperature affects the amount of aggression displayed by college students under crowded…
- Question 30 – If the data distribution is skewed to the left, it means:
- Question 31 – The theory of psychoanalysis is based on method.
- Question 32 – If a court acquits the criminal for lack of evidence and sentences the victim for 2 years of rigorous imprisonment in a case, it is an example of:
- Question 33 – In the Darwinian sense, refers to the ability of an organism to survive and produce a large number of fertile offspring.
- Question 34 – Which theory states that people try to regulate their emotions to minimize the distress caused by a situation?
- Question 35 – Which of the following is a suitable description of “grounded theory”?
- Question 36 – Percentage of scores between the mean and ± 1 standard deviation in a normal distribution is closest to
- Question 37 – Which of the following is a binocular cue for depth perception?
- Question 38 – Match the following schedule of reinforcement with their description. Schedule of reinforcement Description --- --- --- --- I Fixed ratio a Where a…
- Question 39 – While retrieving a long-term memory, bits and pieces of information are gathered from various sources and put back together in a process called
- Question 40 – Which model of decision making relies on simplifying strategies or rules of thumb based on past experiences, fairness, past events and aversion to…
- Question 41 – When Monkey-A sees Monkey-B touching four pictures in a certain order to gain a banana on a screen, Monkey-A learns to imitate that order even when…
- Question 42 – Match the following. Theory of Learning Psychologist --- --- --- --- I Classical conditioning a E. L. Thorndike II Instrumental conditioning b Ivan…
- Question 43 – Match the following. Psychologist Theory of Intelligence --- --- --- --- I Charles Spearman a Level-I & Level-II abilities II Arthur Jensen b…
- Question 44 – Which theory emphasizes individual’s subjective frame of reference?
- Question 45 – Tentative answer(s) to a simple research problem that is/are expressed in the form of a clearly stated relationship between independent and dependent…
- Question 46 – Independent variable(s) is/are also known as:
- Question 47 – Which of the following is/are not considered as unethical research practice(s)?
- Question 48 – In which of the following methods are variables not actively manipulated?
- Question 49 – Which of the following is/are distribution free test(s)?
- Question 50 – Which of the following hormones do/does not increase hunger?
- Question 51 – Component(s) of Peripheral Nervous System is/are
- Question 52 – Which of the following tests are post hoc?
- Question 53 – The component(s) of a vertebrate motor neuron is/are:
- Question 54 – Which of the following is/are measure(s) of dispersion?
- Question 55 – Jagruti’s mother was upset to find that Jagruti used her crayons to draw the picture of an animal on the wall of the drawing room. Her mother took…
- Question 56 – Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding memory?
- Question 57 – Which of the following is/are correct regarding the pre-operational stage (2-7 years) of the cognitive development theory of Piaget?
- Question 58 – Which of the following statements is/are correct about “item-response theory”?
- Question 59 – Which of the following is/are characteristic(s) of groupthink?
- Question 60 – Which of the following dimensions is/are related to Fiedler’s Contingency Model of Leadership Effectiveness?
- Question 61 – Which of the following is/are not culture-fair test(s)?
- Question 62 – Which of the following is/are related to reliability?
- Question 63 – Which of the following is/are not defense mechanism(s)?
- Question 64 – On a standard test, the population is known to have a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 100. Those receiving an experimental treatment have a…
- Question 65 – The standard deviation for the following scores: 8, 6, 6, 9, 6, 5, 6, 2 is (rounded off to two decimal places)