Can an average person reach the level of highly creative individuals like Tagore or Shakespeare through training?

No because creativity can be enhanced through training and environment, but reaching the level of exceptional geniuses depends on innate potential.

The correct answer is Option 2: No because creativity can be enhanced through training and environment, but reaching the level of exceptional geniuses depends on innate potential.

Why Other Options Are Incorrect:

• Option 1: Overstates the role of training; ignores biological limits to creative potential.

• Option 3: Illogical — even those with natural talent need training and refinement.

• Option 4: Incorrect — creativity is not fixed and can be enhanced with the right environment and support.

NCERT: There is no disagreement that creativity is determined by both heredity and environment. Limits of the creative potential are set by heredity, environmental factors stimulate the development of creativity. How much of the creative potential can be realised, when and in what specific form and direction is largely determined by environmental factors such as motivation, commitment, family support, peer influences, training opportunities, etc. Although no amount of training can transform an average person to the level of Tagore, Shakespeare, etc. but it is also true that every individual can raise her/his level of creative potential beyond its present level.