Exam Details

Subject psychology
Paper paper 2
Exam / Course civil services main optional
Department
Organization union public service commission
Position
Exam Date 2002
City, State central government,


Question Paper

Paper II
Section A

Answer any three of the following (Each answer should not exceed 200 words):

Elucidate the nature of individual differences. Describe the methods of validity and reliability.

Describing the important features of client centered therapy, present the similarities and differences between psychoanalytic therapy and client centered therapy.

Discuss the various conditions under which the teaching-learning process occurs. Defining learning styles indicate how knowledge of learning style of student would contribute to more effective teaching-learning process.

Enumerate the importance of Personnel Selection and Training in Industries. Describe the more commonly used psychological tests in personnel selection and evaluation of training effects.

Discuss critically the ethical issues involved in the construction and use of psychological tests.

Compare Cognitive Therapies and Behaviour Therapies. Present behaviour therapy as a method of treatment for anxiety disorders.

Discussing the various programme towards prevention of mental disorders in the society, present in detail the role of psychologists in rehabilitating the mentally ill persons.

Section B

Answer any three of the following: (Each answer should not exceed 200 words)

Elucidate the concept of Social Integration. How would you use this concept in bringing about unity amongst people of different castes, religion, language and class in India?

Trace the developments in the emerging field of sports psychology.

Enumerate the important characteristics of entrepreneurial behaviour. Describe the test you would use to identify the entrepreneurial qualities in a person.

What are the important indicators of environmental degradation? What measures would you suggest to prevent and arrest this degradation?

Discuss critically the benefits of distance learning. How would you use Information Technology and Mass Media for bringing about 100% literacy in India through distance learning?

Critically enunciate the use of psychological counselling in assisting personnel to adjust to the military life.

What are the consequences of population explosions? How can psychologists help in motivating the public to adopt small family norm?


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