________ intelligence refers to the abilities involved in forming, using and transforming mental images. Sailors and surgeons are high on this intelligence.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Spatial
Option (1) Naturalistic — Incorrect. It is the ability to identify the features of the natural world, recognising flora and fauna and making fine distinctions in nature, as hunters, farmers, botanists and bird watchers do.
Option (2) Interpersonal — Incorrect. It is the ability to understand the motives, feelings and behaviours of other people so as to bond with them, high in psychologists, counsellors and social workers.
Option (3) Spatial — Correct. Spatial intelligence refers to the abilities involved in forming, using, and transforming mental images; such a person can easily represent the spatial world in the mind. Pilots, sailors, sculptors, painters, architects, interior decorators, and surgeons are likely to have it highly developed.
Option (4) Bodily Kinaesthetic — Incorrect. It is the use of the whole body or parts of it for display, construction or problem solving. Surgeons appear among its examples too, with athletes and dancers, but the definition in the question, forming and transforming mental images, and the sailors belong to spatial intelligence.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 30-05-2023 (Slot 2) and 23-06-2023 (Slot 3).
NCERT (2025-26): “Theory of Multiple Intelligences … Spatial (an ability to form visual images and patterns) : It refers to the abilities involved in forming, using, and transforming mental images. The person high on this intelligence can easily represent the spatial world in the mind. Pilots, sailors, sculptors, painters, architects, interior decorators, and surgeons are likely to have highly developed spatial intelligence.…” “Theory of Multiple Intelligences … Bodily-Kinaesthetic (an ability to use whole or portions of the body flexibly and creatively) : This consists of the use of the whole body or portions of it for display or construction of products and problem solving. Athletes, dancers, actors, sportspersons, gymnasts, and surgeons are likely to have such kind of intelligence.…” |