CHAPTER-1

MCQ BASED QUES.

1. According to Arthur Jensen,___________ involves higher order skills as

they transform the input to produce an effective output.
a) Level I b) Level II c) Level III d) Level IV

2. Information processing approach to intelligence, is represented in the:

a) Two factor theory b) Triarchic theory
c) Uni factor theory d) Theory of primary mental abilities

3. Raven’s Progressive Matrices(RPM) Test of Intelligence is an example of:

a) Arousal b) Attention

c) Simultaneous processing d) Successive processing

4. The IQ range from90-109 comes under the category of:

a) Superior intelligence b) Average intelligence
c) Borderline intelligence d) Low range intelligence

5. Match the following:

I. “ The ability to monitor (a) Wechsler

one’s own & others
emotions, to discriminate
among then, and to use
the information to guide
one’s thinking & actions

II. “Intelligence is the global (b) Howard Gardner

and aggregate capacity of an
individual to think rationally,
act purposefully, and to deal
effectively with her/his
environment”.
III. “Intelligence is the ability to (c) Salovey & Mayer
judge well, understand well, and
 reason well.”
IV. “Intelligence is not a single entity; (d) Binet
rather distinct types of intelligences
exist”.

6. Assertion (A) : A mentally retarded child feels difficulties in learning basic

academic skills.
Reason (R) : A mentally retarded child has difficulty in focusing attention.
Choose the correct response?
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

7. Assertion (A) : Creativity predicts an imaginative order and the same can be
accomplished in reality.
Reason (R) : In creative thinking, intuition precedes reasoning. Choose the
correct response?
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

8. Assertion (A) : A 40-year old man may have the same IQ as that of a 20-
year old.
Reason (R) : The 40-year old man could have been somewhat retarded to
start with. Choose the correct response?
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

9. Assertion: People with similar intelligence take similar time to acquire

knowledge or skills.
 Reasoning: With proper training, these abilities can be considerably
enhanced.
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.
10.Assertion: IQ scores are distributed in a bell-shaped curve.
Reasoning: The distribution is symmetrical around the central value
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.