______ is the global capacity to understand the world, think rationally, and use available resources effectively when faced with the challenges.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Intelligence
Option (1) Attitude — Incorrect. An attitude is a state of mind, a set of views or thoughts about a topic with an evaluative feature, not a capacity to deal with challenges.
Option (2) Personality — Incorrect. Personality is the characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and behaving that makes a person unique; it is not a measure of how well one copes.
Option (3) Intelligence — Correct. Intelligence is the global capacity to understand the world, think rationally and use available resources effectively when faced with challenges. Wechsler, whose tests are the most widely used, defined it in the same spirit as the global and aggregate capacity to think rationally, act purposefully and deal effectively with the environment.
Option (4) Self-actualisation — Incorrect. In the humanistic view it is the drive to realise one’s full potential, a goal of growth, not a capacity for solving problems.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2025 on 28-05-2025 (Slot 1).
NCERT (2025-26): “Some Domains of Psychological Attributes … 1. Intelligence is the global capacity to understand the world, think rationally, and use available resources effectively when faced with challenges.…” “Intelligence … Wechsler, whose intelligence tests are most widely used, understood intelligence in terms of its functionality, i.e. its value for adaptation to environment. He defined it as the global and aggregate capacity of an individual to think rationally, act purposefully, and to deal effectively with her/his environment.…” |