Which of the following pairs of a test developed in India and its author is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Draw-a-Man Test - Pramila Pathak
Option (1) The Bihar Test of Intelligence - Prayag Mehta — Incorrect. The Bihar Test of Intelligence is by S.M. Mohsin. Prayag Mehta gave a Group Test of Intelligence.
Option (2) Draw-a-Man Test - Pramila Pathak — Correct. The Draw-a-Man Test is a performance test by Pramila Pathak, so this pair is right.
Option (3) Adaptation of Wechsler Adult Performance Intelligence Scale - S.K. Kulshrestha — Incorrect. The Wechsler adaptation is by R. Ramalingaswamy. S.K. Kulshrestha made the Indian Adaptation of the Stanford-Binet Test (Third Edition).
Option (4) Test of General Mental Ability (Hindi) - Uday Shankar — Incorrect. The Hindi Test of General Mental Ability is by M.C. Joshi. Uday Shankar gave the CIE Verbal Group Test of Intelligence.
NCERT (2026-27): “Intelligence Testing in India … “• CIE Non-verbal Group Test of Intelligence • Bhatia’s Battery of Performance Tests • Draw-a-Man Test by Pramila Pathak • Adaptation of Wechsler Adult Performance Intelligence Scale by R. Ramalingaswamy” |