CUET Psychology Sample Paper

CUET Psychology Sample Question Paper for the practice of upcoming University admission entrance test. 50 MCQ Questions Psychology practice set as per latest syllabus and exam pattern for academic session 2024- 2025.

Exam : CUET (UG)
Subject : Psychology
Practice any 40 questions, out of 50
Time : 45 Minutes

CUET Psychology Sample Paper

Q.1: The distinctiveness and variation among people’s characteristics and behaviour pattern is known as
(a) Individual differences
(b) Psychological similarities
(c) Physical psychology
(d) Social psychology

Answer
Ans : (a) Individual differences

Q.2: Who among the following was the first psychologist to work on intelligence?
(a) Wechsler
(b) Gardner
(c) Sternberg
(d) Alfred Binet

Answer
Ans : (d) Alfred Binet

Q.3: Who among the following was the first person that devised systematic tests to measure intelligence test?
(a) Terman
(b) Binet
(c) Thorndike
(d) Wechsler

Answer
Ans : (b) Binet

Q.4: Howard Gardner’s theory of intelligence is known as
(a) Theory of Primary Mental Abilities
(b) Theory of Multiple Intelligences
(c) Triarchic theory
(d) Two-factor theory

Answer
Ans : (b) Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Q.5: ………………. test is an example of a non-verbal test.
(a) Performance test
(b) Raven’s progressive matrices test
(c) Culture based test
(d) Group test

Answer
Ans : (b) Raven’s progressive matrices test

Q.6: Sternberg’s experiential intelligence includes
(a) The ability to learn from past events
(b) The ability to manipulate people’s opinions
(c) Creative problem solving
(d) Basic academic skills

Answer
Ans : (c) Creative problem solving

Q.7: It refers to the ability to organise and monitor one’s own behaviour.
(a) Self-control
(b) Self-regulation
(c) Self-instruction
(d) Self-reinforcement

Answer
Ans : (b) Self-regulation

Q.8: It includes mental activity of which people may become aware only if they attend to it closely?
(a) Unconscious
(b) Preconscious
(c) Conscious
(d) Subconscious

Answer
Ans : (b) Preconscious

Q.9: Who viewed human being as social being who could be understood in terms of their relationship with others?
(a) Erik Erikson
(b) Guilford
(c) Kogan
(d) Eric Fromm

Answer
Ans : (d) Eric Fromm

Q.10: Carl Jung developed theory of
(a) Individual psychology
(b) Analytical psychology
(c) Social psychology
(d) Psycho-analytic psychology

Answer
Ans : (b) Analytical psychology

Q.11: The minnesta multiphasic personality inventory was developed by
(a) Hathaway and Mckinley
(b) Wallach
(c) Cattell
(d) Daniel Dubov

Answer
Ans : (a) Hathaway and Mckinley

Q.12: Karim when asked to describe about himself describes in following manner, “I am Karim. I am honest and hardworking person. I am a singer. I do believe in God and destiny.” In this case, Karim is disclosing his ………… .
(a) Personal identity
(b) Social identity
(c) Self esteem
(d) Self efficacy

Answer
Ans : (a) Personal identity

Q.13: The physical, environmental and social causes of the stress state are termed as
(a) Stress
(b) Stressors
(c) Distress
(d) None of these

Answer
Ans : (b) Stressors

Q.14: Which type of reaction are virtually limited and depending on the nature of the stressful event?
(a) Cognitive reactions
(b) Behavioural reactions
(c) Emotional reactions
(d) Physiological reactions

Answer
Ans : (b) Behavioural reactions

Q.15: Individual’s reaction to external stressor’s is called
(a) Strain
(b) Conflict
(c) Pressure
(d) Frustration

Answer
Ans : (a) Strain

Q.16: An individual’s level of stress which helps in achieving peak success and managing minor crisis is known as
(a) Stress
(b) Distress
(c) Eustress
(d) Strain

Answer
Ans : (c) Eustress

Q.17: Which of the following is not a stress management strategy given by Endler and Parker?
(a) Problem-focussed strategy
(b) Tark-oriented strategy
(c) Emotion-oriented strategy
(d) Avoidance-oriented strategy

Answer
Ans : (c) Emotion-oriented strategy

Q.18: Which among the following is not a way to reduce stress?
(a) Rational Thinking
(b) Diet
(c) Drinking alcohol
(d) Meditation

Answer
Ans : (c) Drinking alcohol

Q.19: Developing a fear of entering unfamiliar situation is known as
(a) Panic disorder
(b) Compulsive disorder
(c) Agoraphobia
(d) Conversion disorder

Answer
Ans : (a) Panic disorder

Q.20: Biological factors which influence our behaviour are
(a) Faulty genes
(b) Endocrine imbalances
(c) Malnutrition
(d) All of the above

Answer
Ans : (c) Malnutrition

Q.21: An individual having sudden and temporary fluctuation of consciousness that blots out painful experiences is showing signs of
(a) Panic disorder
(b) Mood disorder
(c) Conversion disorder
(d) Dissociative disorder

Answer
Ans : (c) Conversion disorder

Q.22: Who emphasised that psychological conflict and disturbed interpersonal relationships as causes of psychological disorders?
(a) Johann Weyer
(b) Lewis Terman
(c) Galen
(d) Salovey

Answer
Ans : (d) Salovey

Q.23: In children’s aggressive behaviour like dominating and bullying others without provocation is seen in
(a) Verbal aggression
(b) Physical aggression
(c) Hostile aggression
(d) Proactive aggression

Answer
Ans : (d) Proactive aggression

Q.24: Which among the following are commonly abused substances?
(a) Alcohol
(b) Coffins
(c) Tobacco
(d) All of these

Answer
Ans : (d) All of these

Q.25: RET has been proposed by
(a) Abraham Maslow
(b) Albert Ellis
(c) Aaron Beck
(d) Carl Rogers

Answer
Ans : (b) Albert Ellis

Q.26: Nishant feels very strongly that everyone should love him and he should be selected to represent the school for all competitions. When this does not happen, he feels miserable and is unable to concentrate. Which form of therapy would be the most suitable for him to overcome this problem?
(a) Cognitive therapy
(b) Psychodynamic therapy
(c) Behaviour therapy
(d) Biomedical therapy

Answer
Ans : (a) Cognitive therapy

Q.27: The technique used for treating phobia or irrational fear is?
(a) Arthamatic
(b) Casual
(c) Systematic
(d) Weekly

Answer
Ans : (c) Systematic

Q.28: The goal of ………… is to increase an individual’s self awareness and self acceptance.
(a) Gestalt therapy
(b) Client-centred therapy
(c) Logotherapy
(d) None of the above

Answer
Ans : (a) Gestalt therapy

Q.29: Which among the following is a gradual process wherein the unconscious memories are repeatedly in integrated into conscious awareness?
(a) Insight
(b) Resistence
(c) Working thought
(d) Transference

Answer
Ans : (a) Insight

Q.30: Who Formulated Rational Emotive Therapy?
(a) Aaron Beck
(b) Albert Ellis
(c) Victor Frankl
(d) Freiderick Perls

Answer
Ans : (b) Albert Ellis

Q.31: Performance on specific tasks when influenced by the presence of other is called
(a) Attribution
(b) Attitude
(c) Social Cognition
(d) Schemas

Answer
Ans : (a) Attribution

Q.32: ……… is an example of negative attitude towards
people.
(a) Prototype
(b) Stereotype
(c) Discrimination
(d) Prejudice

Answer
Ans : (d) Prejudice

Q.33: When people attribute failure to task difficulty they are referring to following factors?
(a) External, stable
(b) Internal, stable
(c) External, unstable
(d) Internal, unstable

Answer
Ans : (c) External, unstable

Q.34: Improvement in behaviour due to presence of other individual is known as
(a) Imitation
(b) Social facilitation
(c) Interaction
(d) None of the above

Answer
Ans : (b) Social facilitation

Q.35: An augmentation in behaviour due to the presence of other individuals is known as
(a) Imitation
(b) Social facilitation
(c) Interaction
(d) None of these

Answer
Ans : (b) Social facilitation

Q.36: What were the reasons of joining group by people?
(i) Security
(ii) Status
(iii) Self-esteem
(iv) Satisfaction of psychological needs
Choose the correct options from below.
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(d) All of these

Answer
Ans : (d) All of these

Q.37: Membership of a club is an example of
(a) Primary group
(b) Secondary group
(c) Outgroup
(d) Large group

Answer
Ans : (b) Secondary group

Q.38: ………… is a consequence of extreme cohesiveness.
(a) Perceptions
(b) Group interaction
(c) Group think
(d) None of these

Answer
Ans : (c) Group think

Q.39: What is a collection of people who may be present at a place/situation by chance.
(a) Crowd
(b) Family
(c) Group
(d) Association

Answer
Ans : (a) Crowd

Q.40: It means that people feel bound to return what they get. Initial cooperation may encourage more cooperation?
(a) Reward Structure
(b) Interpersonal Communication
(c) Reciprocity
(d) Intergroup Competition

Answer
Ans : (c) Reciprocity

Q.41: State in which a person feel she/he has lost something valuable and is not getting what she/he deserves is known as
(a) Discrimination
(b) Deprivation
(c) Poverty
(d) Disadvantage

Answer
Ans : (b) Deprivation

Q.42: Your friend thinks that the physical environment has minimal or negligible influence on human behaviour, health and well-being. Identify the views exhibited by him.
(a) The instrumental perspective
(b) The spiritual perspective
(c) The minimalist perspective
(d) None of the above

Answer
Ans : (c) The minimalist perspective

Q.43: Physical environment exists mainly for use by human beings for their comfort is suggested by which perspective?
(a) Environmental
(b) Cognitive
(c) Instrumental
(d) Personal

Answer
Ans : (c) Instrumental

Q.44: Ajit is an unemployed youth. Sometime he shows aggression to his younger sister. This type behaviour is known as?
(a) Displacement
(b) Crowding
(c) Rehabilitation
(d) Frustration

Answer
Ans : (a) Displacement

Q.45: You are talking to your very good friend. Identify the interpersonal distance in this situation?
(a) Intimate distance
(b) Public distance
(c) Personal distance
(d) Social distance

Answer
Ans : (c) Personal distance

Q.46: The ability of a counsellor to reflect on what the client says and feels using different words is known as
(a) Decoding
(b) Communication
(c) Listening
(d) Paraphrasing

Answer
Ans : (d) Paraphrasing

Q.47: A psychologist has proficiency, facility or dexterity that is acquired or developed through training and experience. The characteristics like proficiency, facility or dexterity are
(a) Training
(b) Skill
(c) Teaching ability
(d) None of these

Answer
Ans : (b) Skill

Q.48: A psychologist engages in observing various facts of surrounding including people and varying events. Thus, basic skill of psychologist is known as?
(a) Communication
(b) Observation skill
(c) Speaking
(d) Listening

Answer
Ans : (b) Observation skill

Q.49: Which among the following communication refers to the communication that takes place between two or more persons who established a communicative relationship?
(a) Verbal
(b) Intrapersonal
(c) Interpersonal
(d) None

Answer
Ans : (b) Intrapersonal

Q.50: Which among the following are types of Interview?
(a) Open-Ended Question
(b) Close-Ended Question
(c) Leading-Question
(d) All of these

Answer
Ans : (d) All of these

Answer Key : CUET Psychology Sample Paper

1. (a)2. (d)3. (b)4. (b)5. (b)6. (c)7. (b)8. (b)9. (d)10. (b)
11. (a)12. (a)13. (b)14. (b)15. (a)16. (c)17. (c)18. (c)19. (a)20. (c)
21. (c)22. (d)23. (d)24. (d)25. (b)26. (a)27. (c)28. (a)29. (a)30. (b)
31. (a)32. (d)33. (c)34. (b)35. (b)36. (d)37. (b)38. (c)39. (a)40. (c)
41. (b)42. (c)43. (c)44. (a)45. (c)46. (d)47. (b)48. (b)49. (b)50. (d)

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