Individuals falling in the category of “intellectually gifted” have IQ above ______.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 130
About 2 per cent of the population have an IQ above 130, and a similar percentage have an IQ below 70. The persons in the first group are called intellectually gifted; those in the second are termed intellectually disabled. In the classification by IQ, the range above 130 carries the label ‘very superior’.
NCERT (2025-26): “Individual Differences in Intelligence … All persons do not have the same intellectual capacity; some are exceptionally bright and some are below average. One practical use of intelligence test is to identify persons at the extremes of intellectual functioning. If you refer to Table 1.1, you will notice that about 2 per cent of the population have IQ above 130, and a similar percentage have IQ below 70. The persons in the first group are called intellectually gifted; those in the second group are termed intellectually disabled.…”
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