List of practice Questions

Creep of concrete under compression is defined as the \underline{\hspace{2cm} .}

In the given figure, PQRSTV is a regular hexagon with each side of length 5 cm. A circle is drawn with its centre at V such that it passes through P. What is the area (in cm$^2$) of the shaded region? (The diagram is representative) \includegraphics[width=0.5\linewidth]{image37.png}

A duck named Donald Duck says "All ducks always lie." Based only on the information above, which one of the following statements can be logically inferred with certainty?

A line of symmetry is defined as a line that divides a figure into two parts in a way such that each part is a mirror image of the other part about that line. The figure below consists of 20 unit squares arranged as shown. In addition to the given black squares, up to 5 more may be coloured black. Which one among the following options depicts the \textbf{minimum number of boxes that must be coloured black to achieve two lines of symmetry? (The figure is representative)} \includegraphics[width=0.5\linewidth]{image65.png}

Based only on the truth of the statement 'Some humans are intelligent', which one of the following options can be logically inferred with certainty?

Which one of the options can be inferred about the mean, median, and mode for the given probability distribution (i.e. probability mass function), $P(x)$, of a variable $x$? \includegraphics[width=0.5\linewidth]{image1.png}

Let the vectors $\mathbf{a}, \mathbf{b}, \mathbf{c}$ represent three coterminous edges of a parallelepiped of volume $V$. Then the volume of the parallelepiped, whose coterminous edges are represented by $\mathbf{a} + \mathbf{b} + \mathbf{c}$ and $\mathbf{a} + 2\mathbf{b} + 3\mathbf{c}$, is equal to:

If $\dfrac{dy}{dx} = 8y^2x^3$ and $y(2)=1$, then $\dfrac{1}{y(0)}$ (in integer) is __________________.

In melt spinning of a monofilament, a polymer is extruded at a volumetric flow rate of $5\times10^{-5}\ \text{m}^3\!/\text{s}$ through a circular spinneret. The take-up velocity is $100\ \text{m/s}$ with a draw ratio of $50$. The diameter (mm) of the spinneret orifice (rounded off to 2 decimal places) is ______________________________.

A 30 tex cotton yarn is made into a lea of 120 yards for determining CSP. If the lea strength is 500 N, then the CSP of the yarn (rounded off to the nearest integer) is ____

Select the correct relation between $E$ and $F$. $E=\dfrac{x}{1+x}$ and $F=\dfrac{-x}{\,1-x\,}$, with $x>1$.

Being treated with warmth and consideration by others only when one behaves as expected, is called as _______

Large rewards and severe punishments are examples of ______ justification for behaviour and result in _____ changes in attitude.

Prejudice is supported by the human tendency to categorize into in-groups and out-groups. Prejudice is supported by which of the following processes?

Which of the following is/are feature(s) of clinical phobia?

The value of $F$ calculated from the ANOVA table below (rounded off to one decimal place) is ______

Sum of Square (SS)	Degree of freedom (df)	Mean Square (MS)
Between	54	3	18
Within	100	20	5

Which of the following therapies is/are based on classical conditioning?

Which of the following characterize(s) Wernicke’s aphasia?

Which of the following is/are the component(s) of Theory of Mind?

Which of the following would NOT be effective in minimizing groupthink?

Which of the following describe(s) the standard error of the mean?

Which of the following describe(s) organizational commitment?

Match the biases/effects in the first column with the descriptions in the second column of the table given below.

Biases/effects	Descriptions
P) Barnum Effect	iv) Tendency to believe in description of personality that is supposedly descriptive of oneself, but could in fact describe almost anyone
Q) Reference Group Effect	iii) Tendency to rate oneself with respect to one’s social and cultural group
R) Self-Serving Bias	i) Tendency to take credit for one’s success but downplaying responsibility for one’s failure
S) Self-Effacing Bias	ii) Tendency to take blame for failure but downplay one’s role in the success

Match the theories in the first column with the central themes in the second column of the table given below.

Theories	Central themes
P) Drive theory	iv) Biological needs push us to action
Q) Arousal theory	i) Our general level of activation leads to optimization
R) Expectancy theory	iii) Setting specific and challenging goals boosts motivation
S) Goal setting theory	ii) Behaviour is determined by desirable outcomes

Which one of the following would resolve the basic dilemma of the social psychologist?