Rajshree is an excellent dancer with fine flexibility of body. According to the theory of multiple intelligences what skill is she high on?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Bodily kinesthetic skill
Option (1) Bodily kinesthetic skill — Correct. Bodily-kinaesthetic intelligence is the ability to use the whole body or portions of it flexibly and creatively, for display or for making products and solving problems. Dancers, athletes, actors, gymnasts and surgeons are likely to have it; Rajshree’s dancing and flexibility of body show this ability.
Option (2) Interpersonal skill — Incorrect. Interpersonal intelligence is the ability to understand the motives, feelings and behaviours of other people and bond with them, as counsellors and social workers do.
Option (3) Spatial skill — Incorrect. Spatial intelligence is the ability to form, use and transform mental images, as pilots, sculptors and architects do. Dancing uses the body, not mental pictures of space.
Option (4) Intrapersonal skills — Incorrect. Intrapersonal intelligence is the knowledge of one’s own internal strengths and limitations, seen in philosophers and spiritual leaders.
NCERT (2025-26): “Logical-Mathematical (an ability to … 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.…” |