Jayoshree enjoys singing and spends a lot of her free time listening…

Jayoshree enjoys singing and spends a lot of her free time listening and humming along with her favourite songs. However she knows that she often lacks rhythm and tone. This attribute of Jayoshree falls under which domain:-

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → Interest

Option (1) Aptitude — Incorrect. Aptitude is an individual’s underlying potential for acquiring skills, which predicts what she can do with proper training. Jayoshree knows she lacks rhythm and tone, so her musical aptitude does not seem high.

Option (2) Talent — Incorrect. Talent is a remarkable ability in a specific field. Singing that lacks rhythm and tone shows no such ability.

Option (3) Interest — Correct. Interest is an individual’s preference for engaging in one or more specific activities relative to others. Jayoshree enjoys singing and spends much of her free time on it, whatever her skill.

Option (4) Gifted — Incorrect. Giftedness is exceptional general ability shown in superior performance in a wide variety of areas, which does not describe a hobby she is not good at.

NCERT (2025-26): “Some Domains of Psychological Attributes …

2. Aptitude refers to an individual’s underlying potential for acquiring skills. Aptitude tests are used to predict what an individual will be able to do if given proper environment and training. A person with high mechanical aptitude can profit from appropriate training and can do well as an engineer. Similarly, a person having high language aptitude can be trained to be a good writer.
3. Interest is an individual’s preference for engaging in one or more specific activities relative to others. Assessment of interests of students may help to decide what subjects or courses they can pursue comfortably and with pleasure.…”