RPSC Asst. Professor Psychiatry Question Paper 2024 PDF

Rajasthan Government Jobs Professor 2024

  • Year 2024
  • Conducted By RPSC
  • Questions 150
  • Maximum Marks 150
  • Duration 02:30 Hours + 10 Minutes Extra
  • Languages Hindi & English

Exam Details

Detail Information
Examination Asst. Professor (Medical Edu.) 2024
Year 2024
Conducting Body RPSC
Paper Psychiatry
Subject Psychiatry
Duration 02:30 Hours + 10 Minutes Extra
Maximum Marks 150
Number of Questions 150
Question Type Objective (MCQ)

This is the official question paper for the RPSC Asst. Professor (Medical Edu.) examination held in 2024, focusing on the subject of Psychiatry. The paper consists of 150 objective questions and is allocated a total of 150 maximum marks, with a time duration of 02:30 hours plus 10 minutes extra. Aspirants preparing for RPSC medical education recruitment can utilize this paper to understand the exam pattern, question difficulty, and important topics covered. Practicing with this question paper is crucial for effective preparation and identifying areas for improvement.

Major Topics Covered

  • Psychiatry
  • Somatic symptom disorder
  • Conversion disorder
  • Malingering
  • Factitious disorder
  • Mood disorder
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Depression
  • Neurology
  • Diabetes

Why This Paper is Important

  • Useful for Asst. Professor (Medical Edu.) preparation
  • Helps understand the latest exam pattern
  • Useful for practice and self-assessment
  • Covers frequently asked General Studies topics
  • Helpful for analysing question trends

Related Resources

  • RPSC Asst. Professor (Medical Edu.) 2023 Psychiatry Question Paper
  • RPSC Asst. Professor (Medical Edu.) 2022 Psychiatry Question Paper
  • Previous Year Papers for Medical Education Exams
  • RPSC Asst. Professor Psychiatry Answer Key 2024
  • RPSC Asst. Professor Psychiatry Syllabus
  • Medical Education Recruitment Syllabus
  • RPSC Asst. Professor Exam Pattern
  • Medical Education Recruitment Exam Pattern

Instructions

  • Only one answer is to be given for each question. If more than प्रत्येक प्रश्न का मात्र एक ही उत्तर दीजिए । एक से अधिक उत्तर देने की
  • one answers are marked, it would be treated as wrong answer. दशा में प्रश्न के उत्तर को गलत माना जाएगा।
  • The OMR Answer Sheet is inside this Question Booklet. OMR उत्तर-पत्रक इस प्रश्न-पुस्तिका के अन्दर रखा है ।
  • जब आपको When you are directed to open the Question Booklet, take out
  • प्रश्न-पुस्तिका खोलने को कहा जाए, तो उत्तर-पत्रक निकाल कर ध्यान से the Answer Sheet and fill in the particulars carefully with Blue Ball Point Pen only. केवल नीले बॉल पॉइंट पेन से विवरण भरें । Please correctly fill your Roll Number in OMR Answer Sheet.
  • कृपया अपना रोल नम्बर ओ. एम. आर. उत्तर-पत्रक पर सावधानीपूर्वक सही Candidates will themselves be responsible for filling wrong भरें ।
  • गलत रोल नम्बर भरने पर परीक्षार्थी स्वयं उत्तरदायी होगा । Roll No. Use of Correction Pen/Whitener in the OMR Answer
  • ओ.एम.आर. उत्तर-पत्रक में करेक्शन पेन/व्हाईटनर/सफेदा का उपयोग
  • Sheet is strictly forbidden. निषिद्ध है।
  • प्रत्येक गलत उत्तर के लिए प्रश्न अंक का 1/3 भाग काटा जायेगा ।
  • गलत उत्तर से for each wrong answer. A wrong answer means an incorrect तात्पर्य अशुद्ध उत्तर अथवा किसी भी प्रश्न के एक से अधिक उत्तर से है । answer or more than one answers for any question. प्रत्येक प्रश्न के पाँच विकल्प दिये गये हैं, जिन्हें क्रमश: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 अंकित Each question has five options marked as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. You
  • किया गया है । अभ्यर्थी को सही उत्तर निर्दिष्ट करते हुए उनमें से केवल एक have to darken only one circle (bubble) indicating the correct answer on the Answer Sheet using BLUE BALL गोले (बबल) को उत्तर-पत्रक पर नीले बॉल पॉइंट पेन से गहरा करना है। POINT PEN. यदि आप प्रश्न का उत्तर नहीं देना चाहते हैं तो उत्तर-पत्रक में पाँचवें (5) विकल्प।
  • If you are not attempting a question then you have to darken को गहरा करें।
  • यदि पाँच में से कोई भी गोला गहरा नहीं किया जाता है, तो ऐसे the circle '5'. If none of the five circles is darkened, one third प्रश्न के लिये प्रश्न अंक का 1/3 भाग काटा जायेगा ।
  • (1/3) part of the marks of question shall be deducted.
  • * प्रश्न-पत्र हल करने के उपरांत अभ्यर्थी अनिवार्य रूप से ओ.एम.आर. उत्तर- that he/she has darkened one of the circles (bubbles) for पत्रक जाँच लें कि समस्त प्रश्नों के लिये एक विकल्प (गोला) भर दिया गया है । each of the questions. Extra time of 10 minutes beyond इसके लिये ही निर्धारित समय से 10 मिनट का अतिरिक्त समय दिया गया है। scheduled time, is provided for this.
  • यदि अभ्यर्थी 10% से अधिक प्रश्नों में पाँच विकल्पों में से कोई भी विकल्प A candidate who has not darkened any of the five circles in
  • अंकित नहीं करता है तो उसको अयोग्य माना जायेगा । more than 10% questions shall be disqualified. Mobile Phone or any other electronic gadget in the
  • मोबाइल फोन अथवा अन्य किसी इलेक्ट्रोनिक यंत्र का परीक्षा हॉल में प्रयोग examination hall is strictly prohibited. A candidate found पूर्णतया वर्जित है ।
  • यदि किसी अभ्यर्थी के पास ऐसी कोई वर्जित सामग्री मिलती with any of such objectionable material with him/her will है तो उसके विरुद्ध आयोग द्वारा नियमानुसार कार्यवाही की जायेगी । be strictly dealt with as per rules. चेतावनी : अगर कोई अभ्यर्थी नकल करते पकड़ा जाता है या उसके पास से कोई Warning: If a candidate is found copying or if any unauthorized अनधिकृत सामग्री पाई जाती है, तो उस अभ्यर्थी के विरुद्ध पुलिस में प्राथमिकी दर्ज material is found in his/her possession, F.I.R. would be lodged against him/her in the Police Station and he/she would be liable to be कराते हुए राजस्थान सार्वजनिक परीक्षा (भर्ती में अनुचित साधनों की रोकथाम prosecuted under Rajasthan Public Examination (Measures for अध्युपाय) अधिनियम, 2022 तथा अन्य प्रभावी कानून एवं आयोग के नियमों- Prevention of Unfair means in Recruitment) Act, 2022 & any other प्रावधानों के तहत कार्यवाही की जाएगी।
  • साथ ही आयोग ऐसे अभ्यर्थी को भविष्य में laws applicable and Commission's Rules-Regulations. Commission होने वाली आयोग की समस्त परीक्षाओं से विवर्जित कर सकता है । may also debar him/her permanently from all future examinations. उत्तर–पत्रक में दो प्रतियाँ हैं – मूल प्रति और कार्बन प्रति।
  • परीक्षा मामाभि पर परीक्षा कक्ष करने पत्र परीक्षा कार्जा प्रतियाँ वीक्षक को सौंपेंगे, परीक्षार्थी स्वयं कार्बन प्रति अलग नहीं करें ।
  • वीक्षक उत्तर–पत्रक की मूल प्रति को अपने पास जमा कर, कार्बन प्रति से मेगर में से कट लाइन से मोड़ कर सावधानीपूर्वक अलग कर परीक्षार्थी को सौंपेंगे, जिसे परीक्षार्थी अपने साथ ले जायेंगे।
  • परीक्षार्थी को उत्तर-पत्रक की कार्बन प्रति चयन प्रक्रिया एगं होने एक अधिका हुआयोग द्वारा माँगे जाने पर प्रस्तुत करनी होगी। 65-\square

  • 1/3 part of the mark(s) of each question will be deducted
  • * After solving question paper, candidate must ascertain

Questions (page 2)

Q1. Correct statement about Therapeutic approach towards patients with Somatic symptom disorder

  • (1) Frequent visits of patients for exacerbation of symptoms should be allowed
  • (2) Pharmacological management along with CBT is the treatment of choice
  • (3) True insight is the key to treatment
  • (4) The approach should be caring rather than curing
  • (5) Question not attempted

Q2. A 45-year-old woman with a history of Long-standing Diabetes presents with a Concern of vague body pain on and off, diarrhoea and constipation, Tingling and paresthesia in lower limbs. The symptoms have been present for a year and neurological and blood investigations are all within normal range. She has frequent visits to doctors for the same. Following is the most probable diagnosis in this case

  • (1) Conversion disorder
  • (2) Malingering
  • (3) Somatic symptom disorder
  • (4) Factitious disorder
  • (5) Question not attempted

Q3. Which statement is true regarding factitious disorder?

  • (1) Excoriation and malingering are to be ruled out for diagnosis as per DSM 5TR criteria
  • (2) Factitious behaviour is often a way of obtaining emotional solace without directly confronting the loss
  • (3) Patients often lack knowledge in the field of health
  • (4) Factitious disorder patients seek psychiatric evaluation eagerly
  • (5) Question not attempted

Q4. A 40-year-old woman, treated for depression 9 months ago, began to have symptoms of low mood, lack of interest and declining concentration. Her reappearance of symptoms is

  • (1) Relapse
  • (2) Recurrence
  • (3) Remission
  • (4) Recovery
  • (5) Question not attempted

Q5. As per the National Mental Health Survey of INDIA, the lifetime prevalence of Mood disorder and Bipolar disorder respectively is

  • (1) 0.3%, 2.7%
  • (2) 2.4%, 0.5%
  • (3) 1.3%, 5.7%
  • (4) 5.6%, 1.4%
  • (5) Question not attempted

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Frequently asked questions

What is the name of the exam?

The exam is for the Asst. Professor (Medical Edu.) position.

Which subject does this question paper cover?

This question paper covers the subject of Psychiatry.

What is the conducting body for this exam?

The exam is conducted by RPSC (Rajasthan Public Service Commission).

In which year was this exam conducted?

This exam was conducted in the year 2024.

How many questions are there in the Psychiatry paper?

There are 150 questions in the Psychiatry paper.

What is the maximum marks for the Psychiatry paper?

The maximum marks for the Psychiatry paper is 150.

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