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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name ' Staff Nurse Grade II (SR for SC/ST & ST only)' And exam conducted in the year 2021. And Question paper code was '038/2021'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
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9. The characteristics present on a primary social group is
A) Large size B) Artificiality
C) Physical proximity D) Conflicts
10. The process by which social order is established and maintained is called
A) Social control B) Socialization
C) Social stratification D) Social relation
11. Which statement is correct about cognitive dissonance ?
A) A theory of attitude change developed by Festinger.
B) A theory based on psychoanalysis.
C) It focuses on instincts and childhood experiences as reason for problems in
adulthood.
D) The theory assumes that all the behaviours are learned.
12. According to Freudian psychology,
A) Personality is an adaptation to the environment
B) People are free agents who have control over their choices and actions
C) Allthe energy used for performing the work of personality is obtained from
unconscious instincts
D) The whole of anything is greater than its parts
13. Which psychological theory explains about the “Schizoparanoid position”, as part of
psychological development ?
A) Gestalt theory B) Cognitive development theory
C) Behaviour theory D) Object relation theory
14. Which is not a correct statement about stress ?
A) During the “alarm reaction stage”, the physiological responses of the “fight or
flight syndrome” are initiated.
B) Cognitive appraisal is an individual’s evaluation of the personal significance of
the stressful event.
C) Selye called the general reaction of the body to stress the “general adaptation
syndrome”.
D) According to Lazarus and Folkman, in primary appraisal of an event,
benign-positive outcome is one that holds no significance for the individual.
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