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The critical electric field strength in Pulsed Electric Field processing for cell wall
rupture of E. coli should be
Asked : SSC MPSC Food Safety Officer Food and Medicine Administration Gr-B 2016
A1-2 kV/cm
B10 - 14 kV/cm

C15 - 20 kV/m
D24 - 28 kV/cm

The point at which all three (solid, liquid and gas) phases co-exist is known as
Asked : TNPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Chemical Engineering 2012
Afreezing point
Btriple point

Cboiling point
Dnone of these

A polytropic process is described by
Asked : TNPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Chemical Engineering 2012
APV _tⁿ⁺¹
BPV^ϒ

CPV=Constant
DPϒⁿ= Constant

Select the one that is incorrectly matched :
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
AMode - Central tendency
BRegression equation - Standard error
CAnalysis of variance - Sum of squares
DQuartile deviation - Variance

Select the one that is incorrectly matched :
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
AEmotional arousal - Day dreaming
BNeed hierarchy - Market segmentation
CConsumer ethnocentrism - Sensation seeking.

Consider the following statements :
1. Health promotion is any activity that protects or improves health status
2. The objective is to prolong life and improve quality of life
3. Health promotion reduces the effects of impaired physical/mental health in affected individuals
4. Health promotion includes environmental and behavioural interventions.
Of the statements:
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
AI alone is correct
BI and II are correct
CI, II and III are correct
Dall are correct

Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A) : Screening is a procedure whereby those sections of the population who are at risk of developing a desease are examined to see whther they have any early indications of the disease.

Reason (R) : The rationale behind this strategy is that the earlier disease is identified and treated the less likely it is to develop into its full blown form.

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

BBoth (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.

Match List I correctly with List II and select your answer using the codes given below :

List I	List II
a) Projective techniques	1. Consumer needs
b) Personal consumer	2. Process stage
c) Decision making	3. Ultimate consumer
d) Social responsibility	4. Organizational effectiveness.

Codes :

Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
AA-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
BA-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
CA-1, B-3, C-2, D-4

DA-2, B-1, C-4, D-3

Match List I correctly with List II and select your answer using the codes givenbelow :

List I List II

a) Market segmentation 1. Promotion

b) Probability sample 2. Heuristics

c) Marketing mix 3. Stratified

d) Consumer decision 4. Positioning

Codes :
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
AA-4, B-3, C-1, D-2

Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A) : Consumer decision rules are procedures used by consumers to facilitate brand choices.

Reason (R) : Consumer decision rules enhance the burden of making complex decisions by providing guidelines that make the process more taxing.

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
BBoth (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.

Consider the following statements :
1. Non-probability sample includes convenience sample
2. Non-probability sample includes judgment sample
3. Non-probability sample includes quota sample
4. Non-probability sample includes cluster sample.
Of the statements :
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
AI alone is correct
BI and II are correct
CI, II and III are correct

Dall are correct

Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A) : Market segmentation is now widely used by manufacturers, retailers and the non-profit sector.

Reason (R) : Segmentation strategies benefit both marketers and consumers.

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
BBoth (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

Match List I correctly with List II and select your answer using the codes given below

List I	List II
a) Social action theory	1. Ajzen and fishbein
b) Conflict theory	2. Perceived susceplibility
c) Theory of reasoned action	3. Action states
d) Health belief model	4. Hypervigilance and vigilance.

Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
AA-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
BA-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
CA-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
DA-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

The tendency of people to see their worlds as comprehensible, manageable and meaningful is termed as
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
AHardiness
BSense of coherence

CResilience
DControl

Which of the following is incorrectly matched
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
ADecision making - Need recognition
BPrepurchase search - Marketing Mix

CPersonality - Low risk perceiver
DProduct factor - High price

Select the one that is correctly matched :
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
AConsumer imagery - Product positioning

BPerceived price - Perceived quality
CManufacturer's image - Perceived risk
DRisk reduction strategy - Time risk

Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A) : RET is less effective with individuals having character disorders & psychotics.

Reason (R) : RET is not effective with younger and brighter clients.

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
BBoth (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

Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A) : Ex-post facto research is systematic, empirical inquiry in which the scientist does not have direct control of independent variables, because their manifestations have already occurred or they are not manipulable.

Reason (R) : In ex-post-facto research. inferences about relations among variables are made. without direct intervention. from concomitant variation of independent and dependent variables.

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
BBoth (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

Consider the following statements :

Usage of parametric tests include
1. Population must be of normal distribution
2. Variables must have been measured in interval or ratio scale
3. Observation must be independent
4. The population must have some variance.
Of the statements :
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
AI alone is correct
BI and II are correct
CI, II and III are correct
Dall are correct

Consider the following statements :

According to the Big Five Personality model individuals high in neuroticism
1. feel tense/anxious, moody
2. feel emotionally reactive, self-conscious
3. are calm
4. feel secure.
Of the statements :
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
AI alone is correct
BI and II are correct

CI, II and III are correct
Dall are correct

Which type of psychologist uses knowledge of biology, learning, motivation and personality
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
AClinical psychologist
BCommunity psychologist

CExperimental psychologist
DApplied psychologist

Match List I correctly with List II and select your answer using the codes given below :

List I	List II
a) Dreams are the royal road to unconscious	1. Enacting behavioural problems
b) Experimental evidence on desensitization	2. Ellis
c) Behavioural rehearsal	3. Freud
d) Cognitive labelling	4. Eysenck

Codes :

Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
AA-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
BA-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

CA-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
DA-2, B-4, C-1, D-2

Gradual method of removing fearful association is called
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
Arelaxation
Bimage therapy
Cdesensitization

Dtranscendental meditation

Consider the following statements :

When setting rules for classroom behaviour, the teacher needs to
1. state rules and expectations clearly
2. be willing to enforce the rules consistently
3. make exceptions and give privileges to some students
4. handle discipline problems the same way as his prodecessor.
Of the statements :
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
AI alone is correct
BI and II are correct

CI, II and III are correct
Dall are correct

A complete enumeration of all items in the population is known as
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
Acensus inquiry

Bcensus
Csampling unit
Dsize of sample

The reports of observations about the behaviour of organisms and the conditions under which the behaviour occurs are known as
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
Aobservational reports
Bbehavioural data

CIntrospection
Dbase-line data

Which is the seat of emotions
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
AReticular activating system
BPons
CGray matter
DLimbic system

Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A) : Students in permissive classrooms tend to have inadequate academic skills and poor self-control.

Reason (R) : Permissive classrooms provide student's autonomy.

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
BBoth (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.

Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A) : Median provides a technique for comparing the basic tendencies of two independent samples.

Reason (R) : Median test can be used when 't' test's purpose are not fulfilled

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
BBoth (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.

Consider the following statements :

Assertion (A) : Median provides a technique for comparing the basic tendencies of two independent samples.

Reason (R) : Median test can be used when 't' test's purpose are not fulfilled

Now select your answer according to the coding scheme given below :
Asked : NPSC Executive Officer Grade-I Psychology 2012
ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
BBoth (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.

List I	List II
a) Market segmentation	1. Promotion
b) Probability sample	2. Heuristics
c) Marketing mix	3. Stratified
d) Consumer decision	4. Positioning