1. Social support leads to better health-Discuss in terms of main effect hypothesis and buffering hypothesis

2. Define health communication. Discuss the effective communication skills for enhancing doctor-patient communication

3.Define health disease.illness and infirmity. Analyze the psychosocial issues related to chronic illness citing relevant studies

4. Distinguish between parametric and non parametric statistical tests.explain in detail their assumptions

5. What is time series design Explain the types with assumptions

6.Define data.Critically evaluate the methods of collecting quantitative and quantitative data


1. Match the words in Column I with their meanings in Column II

I II

M. Effusive I. Hard-working for long periods

N. Sedulous II. Respected because of age

O. Zealot III. Possessing great strength

P. Venerable IV. Gushy in manner

O-III, P-II

O-III, P-IV

O-III, P-IV

N-III, P-II

2. When the patient asked the doctor about her chances of survival, he would end up giving philosophical and lengthy explanations of uncertainties in medicine and life. She felt that this is a form of

Prevarication

Intimidation

Inclination

Absorption

3. What does the word in italics in the following sentence mean? In the debate about the punishment for uncontrolled ragging turning into bullying and abuse, one student argued that when such students are callous, vituperation will not help mend their ways.

Cynical speculation

Vociferous discussion

Harsh criticism

Scathing sarcasm

4. When you substitute a good word for an offensive word, such as a 'person passed away' instead of person is dead' it is called

Formalism

Euphemism

Nepotism

Esoterism

5. Match the verbs with their meanings

Q-III, R-IV

S-III, Q-IV

S-III, P-IV

R-III, Q-IV P. Take in I. Depend on Q. Make off II. Understand R. Break forth III. Run away S. Look to IV. Appear suddenly

6. From the following options, choose the suitable meaning of the phrase to keep in countenance

To imagine

To save

To encourage

To believe

7. The meaning of which of the following phrases is a discovery which looks valuable, but which turns out to be worthless

A mare's nest

A skeleton in the cupboard

Apiginapoke

A flash in the pan

8. Match the following

M. Sot I. One who cuts precious stones

N. Lapidist II. One who deals in cattle

O. Drover III. One who loads and unloads ships

P. Stevedore IV. One who is a habitual drunkard

N-III, P-IV

a-III, M-IV

P-III, M-IV

N-III, a-IV

9. Match the group of verbs with their meanings and choose the correct answer from the options mentioned below

P. Let off I. To confine to bed

Q. Layup II. To cause

R. Get off III. To escape

S. Bring on IV. To release

Q-III, R-IV

R-III, Q-IV

S-III, P-IV

S-III, Q-IV

10. The meaning of which of the following phrases is to win after a long effort

To show white feather

To carry the day

To stick to one's gun

To gain ground

11. Formula is related to Constituent in the same way as Equation is related to

Term

Number

Variable

Constant

12. Pyromania refers to

A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with fire

A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with water

A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with automobile

A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with pyramids

13. Which of the following is wrongly matched?

Chrematophobia-Wealth

Cibophobia-Food

Necrophobia-Corpses

Enissophobia-Night

14. Ecmnesia refers to

Ecological factors impacting cognition

Loss of memory for events of a particular period

Self contained biological community and its physical environments

Pertaining to mental state such as emotion and memory revived by means of stimulus

15. Any drug, hormone, or nerve that causes blood vessels to expand is called

Vection

Vasodilator

Vascular tunic

Vascular dementia

16. Echopraxia refers to

Study of relationship of living organism to their natural environment

A pathological parrot like repetition

Automatic or uncontrollable imitation of other people's movements

A method of determining the position of objects by emitting sound

17. Which of the alternatives best expresses the meaning of the statement in italics? Don't try to throw dust into my eyes.

You should not try to blind me with dust

Don't insist that I must not point out your mistake

Don't try to persuade me to do wrong thing

Don't try to mislead or confuse me

18. Read the following sentence carefully and choose the part having error

Had he followed

the directions properly

he would feel

better much quicker

19. What is the antonym for Rueful?

Hateful

Impertinent

Clandestine

Fearful

20. What is the meaning of the idiom Be in the mire?

Be in difficulties

Be under debt

Be in love

Be in fear

21. Choose the most appropriate pair that fits the blanks in the following sentence Chanakya was a great political thinker and his strong personality is throughout the thoughts and expressions in the Arthashastra.

Vigorous, noticed

Vivacious, reflected

Vicarious, detected

Virile, mentioned

22. Simran's impulsive nature, unreliable behaviour, sudden whims, and outbursts led her friends to label her as

Capricious

Grandiloquent

Loquacious

Docile

23. The key speaker's presentation in the seminar was brief and knowledgeable. It was both and

Effusive and lacklustre

Succinct and enlightening

Inflammatory and world-shattering

Wide-ranging and civilizing

24. Choose the most appropriate pair of words from the options that fits the blanks of the following sentences so as to make them meaningfully correct. The king was moved to tears at the condition of the people. The king was moved at the look of the deer.

Piteous, pitiful

Pitiable, pitiful

Pitiful, piteous

Piteous, pitiable

25. Which of the following is wrongly spelt?

Dumbbell

Minusculle

Succedaneum

Convalescence