Identify the Verbal Intelligence Tests developed in India:
A. The Bihar Test of Intelligence by S. M. Mohsin
B. Group Test of General Mental Ability by S. Jalota
C. Test of General Mental Ability by M. C. Joshi
D. Draw-a-Man Test by Pramila Pathak
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B and C only
A. The Bihar Test of Intelligence by S. M. Mohsin Correct. It is a verbal test: the person must read, understand and answer in language. Mohsin made a pioneering attempt at an intelligence test in Hindi.
B. Group Test of General Mental Ability by S. Jalota Correct. It is a verbal group test, given to many people together.
C. Test of General Mental Ability by M. C. Joshi Correct. It is a verbal test in Hindi.
D. Draw-a-Man Test by Pramila Pathak Incorrect. The child draws a human figure. A test in which the person does something rather than answers in words is a performance test, so it is not a verbal one.
NCERT (2025-26): “Intelligence Testing in India … Critical reviews of Indian tests are published in the form of handbooks. NLEPT has brought out the handbooks in the area of intelligence, aptitude, personality, attitudes, and interests. Table 1.2 lists some tests developed in India. Among these, Bhatia’s Battery of Performance Tests is quite popular.”
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