CSS past paper

CSS Psychology Past Paper 2024

CSS Psychology 2024 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.

Years

How to attempt: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Question 1 (Part I) is the paper's MCQs, which are not reproduced here.

Q. 2
Explore the field of cognitive psychology by discussing key concepts such as memory, problem solving and decision-making. Critically evaluate the Piaget’s cognitive developmental theory with examples.
(20)
Q. 3
Why Emotional Intelligence (EI) is more important than Intelligence Quotient (IQ)? Which one, do you think, matters more for your career & personal development.
(20)
Q. 4
Define the concept of emotions in psychology. Compare and contrast the James- Lange theory, Cannon-Bard theory and Schachter -Singer two-factor theory. Illustrate your answer with real-life examples.
(20)
Q. 5
Describe Psychoanalytical approach by Freud and what are the techniques used in psychoanalytic therapy?
(20)
Q. 6
Discuss the biological, social and personality factors behind the anxiety disorders. Differentiate between panic disorder, phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorder according to the DSM criteria.
(20)
Q. 7
Explain Milgram’s experiments on obedience. Discuss the major criticism on Milgram’s experiments.
(20)
Q. 8
Write short notes on any two of the following. (10 each)
(20)
- (a)
  Pituitary gland
  (10)
- (b)
  Thyroid gland
  (10)
- (c)
  Adrenal glands
  (10)

Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.