Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Prodigies
Option (1) Superior — Incorrect. ‘Superior’ is a label for an IQ range: people with an IQ of 120–130 are classed as superior. It describes general intelligence, not remarkable talent in one field.
Option (2) Gifted — Incorrect. Talent and giftedness are often used interchangeably but mean different things. Giftedness is exceptional general ability shown in superior performance in a wide variety of areas.
Option (3) Prodigies — Correct. Talent is a narrower term: remarkable ability in a specific field, such as spiritual, social or aesthetic. The highly talented are sometimes called ‘prodigies’.
Option (4) Intellectually gifted — Incorrect. Intellectual giftedness refers to exceptionally high general intelligence, as in Terman’s study of children with IQs of 130 and above. It is about general ability, not about high talent in a particular field.
NCERT (2025-26): “Intellectual Giftedness … Although the terms ‘talent’ and ‘giftedness’ are often used interchangeably, they mean different things. Giftedness is exceptional general ability shown in superior performance in a wide variety of areas. Talent is a narrower term and refers to remarkable ability in a specific field (e.g., spiritual, social, aesthetic, etc.). The highly talented are sometimes called ‘prodigies’.…” |