APEEJAY COMMON ANNUAL EXAMINATION SESSION 2022-23
CLASS XI
SUBJECT: PSYCHOLOGY
Max. Marks: 70 Time Allowed: 3 hours
General Instructions:
i. All questions are compulsory except where internal choice has been given.
ii. Question Nos. 1 -18 in Section A carry 1 mark each.
iii. Question Nos. 19-23 in Section B are Very Short Answer Type-I questions carrying 2 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 30 words.
iv. Question Nos. 24-27 in Section C are Short Answer Questions Type-II carrying 3 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words.
v. Question Nos. 28 - 31 in Section D are Long Answer Type I questions carrying 4 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
vi. Question No. 32 in Section E is a Long Answer Type II question carrying 6 marks. Answer to this
question should not exceed 200 words.
vii. Question Nos. 33 – 36 in Section F are based on two cases given. Each case has two questions
carrying two marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 30 words.
SECTION A
Multiple choice questions (18*1= 18 Marks)
Q. 1 Which of the following is the best example of covert behaviour?
a. Blinking in response to the sudden flash of light
b. Imitating a friend’s gesture
c. Feeling of muscle twitch while thinking of a move in chess
d. Walking in the room while waiting for someone
Q. 2 A psychologist observes the arguments between different groups of a residential society from a
distance. This method of collecting observations is best described as:
a. Participative and naturalistic
b. Non-Participative and naturalistic
c. Participative and controlled
d. Non participative and controlled
Q. 3 In a research, the effect of introducing navigation facility in a car on driving ability was studied, the
control group should:
a. Be provided with navigation facility
b. Be given navigation facility halfway
c. No navigation facility to be given
d. Both a and b
Q. 4 In Bronfenbrenner’s theory, the microsystem refers to the:
a. Contexts in which the individual plays an active role.
b. Contexts in which the individual lives but does not play an active role
c. Cultural context within which an individual is raised
d. Life changing events
Q. 5 Assertion (A): People with high need for achievement like to perform challenging task.
Reason (R): People with high need for achievement do not prefer feedback on their performance.
a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true, but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
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, d. A is false but R is true
Q. 6 Muller-Lyer illusion is associated with:
a. Auditory illusion
b. Conceptual illusion
c. Neural illusion
d. Perceptual illusion
Q. 7 B.F. Skinner built behaviourism further by introducing the concept of:
a. Instrumental conditioning
b. Classical conditioning
c. Modelling
d. Cognitive learning
Q. 8 Which of the following reinforcement is more resistant to extinction?
a. Delayed
b. Continuous
c. Simultaneous
d. Partial
Q. 9 The expression “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” would support which theory of forgetting?
a. Repression
b. Retroactive interference
c. Proactive interference
d. Trace decay
Q. 10 You remember celebrating the victory of your favourite football team last year. This is:
a. Episodic memory
b. Procedural memory
c. Semantic memory
d. Declarative memory
Q. 11 Assertion (A): Understanding of the words require knowledge of the underlying concepts
Reason (R): Thought is basic and necessary if language is to be understood.
a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both 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
Q. 12 Chief Executive of a company has developed a mental set to solve production related problems, his
old methods have failed to show results in the new set of problems in that department. His mental set
has led to:
a. Freedom of his subordinates to find their own answers
b. Clear solutions to manufacturing problems have become rare
c. Lack of understanding in the team members
d. Relying too heavily on what has been proved effective in the past.
Q. 13 The method of loci is a mnemonic device that involves:
a. Thinking of a set of words that rhyme with the words you have to memorize.
b. Making a word out of the first letters of each term that you have to memorize.
c. Visualize the objects you have to memorize and associate them to the physical locations.
d. Associating each of the words you have to memorize with a set of pre-memorized words.
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CLASS XI
SUBJECT: PSYCHOLOGY
Max. Marks: 70 Time Allowed: 3 hours
General Instructions:
i. All questions are compulsory except where internal choice has been given.
ii. Question Nos. 1 -18 in Section A carry 1 mark each.
iii. Question Nos. 19-23 in Section B are Very Short Answer Type-I questions carrying 2 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 30 words.
iv. Question Nos. 24-27 in Section C are Short Answer Questions Type-II carrying 3 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 60 words.
v. Question Nos. 28 - 31 in Section D are Long Answer Type I questions carrying 4 marks each.
Answer to each question should not exceed 120 words.
vi. Question No. 32 in Section E is a Long Answer Type II question carrying 6 marks. Answer to this
question should not exceed 200 words.
vii. Question Nos. 33 – 36 in Section F are based on two cases given. Each case has two questions
carrying two marks each. Answer to each question should not exceed 30 words.
SECTION A
Multiple choice questions (18*1= 18 Marks)
Q. 1 Which of the following is the best example of covert behaviour?
a. Blinking in response to the sudden flash of light
b. Imitating a friend’s gesture
c. Feeling of muscle twitch while thinking of a move in chess
d. Walking in the room while waiting for someone
Q. 2 A psychologist observes the arguments between different groups of a residential society from a
distance. This method of collecting observations is best described as:
a. Participative and naturalistic
b. Non-Participative and naturalistic
c. Participative and controlled
d. Non participative and controlled
Q. 3 In a research, the effect of introducing navigation facility in a car on driving ability was studied, the
control group should:
a. Be provided with navigation facility
b. Be given navigation facility halfway
c. No navigation facility to be given
d. Both a and b
Q. 4 In Bronfenbrenner’s theory, the microsystem refers to the:
a. Contexts in which the individual plays an active role.
b. Contexts in which the individual lives but does not play an active role
c. Cultural context within which an individual is raised
d. Life changing events
Q. 5 Assertion (A): People with high need for achievement like to perform challenging task.
Reason (R): People with high need for achievement do not prefer feedback on their performance.
a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true, but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
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, d. A is false but R is true
Q. 6 Muller-Lyer illusion is associated with:
a. Auditory illusion
b. Conceptual illusion
c. Neural illusion
d. Perceptual illusion
Q. 7 B.F. Skinner built behaviourism further by introducing the concept of:
a. Instrumental conditioning
b. Classical conditioning
c. Modelling
d. Cognitive learning
Q. 8 Which of the following reinforcement is more resistant to extinction?
a. Delayed
b. Continuous
c. Simultaneous
d. Partial
Q. 9 The expression “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” would support which theory of forgetting?
a. Repression
b. Retroactive interference
c. Proactive interference
d. Trace decay
Q. 10 You remember celebrating the victory of your favourite football team last year. This is:
a. Episodic memory
b. Procedural memory
c. Semantic memory
d. Declarative memory
Q. 11 Assertion (A): Understanding of the words require knowledge of the underlying concepts
Reason (R): Thought is basic and necessary if language is to be understood.
a. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both 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
Q. 12 Chief Executive of a company has developed a mental set to solve production related problems, his
old methods have failed to show results in the new set of problems in that department. His mental set
has led to:
a. Freedom of his subordinates to find their own answers
b. Clear solutions to manufacturing problems have become rare
c. Lack of understanding in the team members
d. Relying too heavily on what has been proved effective in the past.
Q. 13 The method of loci is a mnemonic device that involves:
a. Thinking of a set of words that rhyme with the words you have to memorize.
b. Making a word out of the first letters of each term that you have to memorize.
c. Visualize the objects you have to memorize and associate them to the physical locations.
d. Associating each of the words you have to memorize with a set of pre-memorized words.
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