Behavioral Science MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. By the age of .........., mental powers are fully developed

1. 4
2. 6
3. 8
4. 2

2. After the age of ........ there is sharp decline in the ability to learn

1. 30
2. 35
3. 60
4. 16

3. General assembly of UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the year

1. 1950
2. 1948
3. 1946
4. 1940

4. Adolescence is a period between

1. 20 to 29
2. 10 to 29
3. None of these
4. 10 to 19

5. The basic personality traits of an individual is established by the age of ........

1. 2 years
2. 6 years
3. 16 years
4. 10 years

6. The curve of learning reaches its peak during .......... years of age

1. 22-25
2. 30-32
3. 60-62
4. 16-18

7. A habit is doing things in an .............. way

1. Artificial
2. Both
3. None of these
4. Accustomed

8. ARSH is related with

1. Geriatric care
2. Infant care
3. None of these
4. Adolescent health

9. Period of childhood terminates with the onset of ................

1. middle age
2. puberty
3. later childhood
4. adulthood

10. .............. is a basic emotion of man

1. Fear
2. Love
3. All
4. Anger

11. Unmet need is the reason for

1. Withdrawal
2. Hostility
3. Frustration
4. Anger

12. .................. is a social process in which persons or groups try to attain their goal by causing harm to each other

1. Conflict
2. Competition
3. Co-operation
4. Assimilation

13. ................... is the struggle for a goal which all cannot share

1. Conflict
2. Competition
3. Co-operation
4. Assimilation

14. .................. is a slow and gradual Social Process

1. Competition
2. Conflict
3. None of these
4. Assimilation

15. Observation involves

1. Perception
2. Both
3. None of these
4. Attention

16. .............. coined the term Sociology

1. Freud
2. Leagens
3. None of these
4. Auguste Compte

17. Non-participant style of leadership

1. Democratic
2. Laissez faire
3. None of these
4. Authoritarian

18. In Maslows need theory .................... is the need at the top of the cone

1. Love
2. Esteem
3. Self actualization
4. Biological need

19. Membership in a Caste in the Society is obtained

1. Acquired
2. Socialization
3. None of these
4. By birth

20. The concept of Introvert..Extrovert was coined by

1. Sigmund Freud
2. Erikson
3. Adolf Mayor
4. Carl Jung

21. Anatomical basis of thinking is ..................

1. Cerebellum
2. Medulla oblongata
3. Pons
4. Cerebral cortex

22. Perceiving,knowing,reasoning and remembering constitutes ..........

1. Will
2. Intelligence
3. None of these
4. Character

23. Mental retardation is due to

1. Birth injury
2. Both
3. None of these
4. Chromosomal abnormality

24. ..................is a social stratum

1. Caste
2. Both
3. None of these
4. Class

25. ............... is the basic unit in all societies

1. Family
2. Group
3. None of these
4. Community

26. Repression means ................ way of forgetting

1. Unconscious
2. Normal
3. None of these
4. Conscious

27. .............. Refers to the criminal offences by children and youth, which if committed by adult would have been punished under law

1. Juvenile delinquency
2. Thief
3. None of these
4. Criminal

28. Alcohol addiction is a

1. Habit
2. Crime
3. None of these
4. Disease

29. .............. is a stimulus which arise from within the body

1. Sight
2. Smell
3. Touch
4. Emotions

30. Values are learned from ........

1. Social environment
2. School
3. All
4. Family

31. ....................is the basic social organization of the community

1. Individual
2. Group
3. All
4. Family

32. An example of primary group is

1. Neighbourhood
2. School
3. None of these
4. Family

33. Important source of Social support for an individual is from

1. Community
2. School
3. None of these
4. Family

34. In the patriarchal families , the status of .................... is regarded as superior

1. Mother
2. Children
3. None of these
4. Father

35. ............. is a physical response

1. Emotions
2. Feelings
3. Thinking
4. Habit

36. Defence mechanisms are ..........

1. Conscious
2. Ego..protective
3. None of these
4. Healthy

37. Counseling is ................... process

1. Enabling
2. Both
3. None of these
4. Helping

38. Habits are acquired through

1. Repetition
2. Both
3. None of these
4. Heredity

39. Social interaction converts the biological organism into .............. being

1. Social
2. Moral
3. All
4. Human

40. .............. work on pleasure principle

1. Ego
2. Super ego
3. None of these
4. Id

41. ..................is an error of perception

1. Hallucination,
2. Imperception
3. All
4. Illusion

42. .......... is thinking in the absence of original sensory stimuli

1. Creative thinking
2. Problem solving
3. Reasoning
4. Imaginative thinking

43. Highest form of thinking is ..............

1. Creative thinking
2. Problem solving
3. Reasoning
4. Imaginative thinking

44. Highest stage in human learning is ..........

1. Creative thinking
2. Problem solving
3. None of these
4. Imaginative thinking

45. ............ is not a disorder of perception

1. Illusion
2. Hallucination
3. Apperception
4. Imperception

46. .......... is a disorder of perception in which the individual is unable to recognize

1. Illusion
2. Hallucination
3. Apperception
4. Imperception

47. ......... is an imaginary perception

1. Illusion
2. Hallucination
3. Apperception
4. Imperception

48. Unit of study of Psychology is ................

1. Group
2. Inter –group relationship
3. None of these
4. Individual

49. Unit of study of Sociology is ................

1. Group
2. Inter –personal relationship
3. None of these
4. Individual

50. Leader has .......... over the group

1. Power
2. Both
3. None
4. Influence