Mr. ‘A’, is working in a Multinational Company (MNC). He is always in…

Mr. ‘A’, is working in a Multinational Company (MNC). He is always in a great hurry, possesses high motivation, feels short of time. Identify the type of personality, Mr. ‘A’, is displaying.

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → Type A

Option (1) Type C — Incorrect. Type-C, suggested by Morris, is prone to cancer; such people are cooperative, unassertive and patient, and suppress negative emotions. Mr. ‘A’ is hurried and driven, not patient.

Option (2) Type D — Incorrect. Type-D, suggested more recently, is characterised by proneness to depression. Nothing in Mr. ‘A’s description points to depression.

Option (3) Type A — Correct. Friedman and Rosenman found that people with Type-A personality seem to possess high motivation, lack patience, feel short of time, be in a great hurry, and feel always burdened with work; they find it difficult to slow down and relax. Mr. ‘A’ fits these points, and such people are more prone to hypertension and coronary heart disease.

Option (4) Type B — Incorrect. Type-B personality is the absence of Type-A traits: an easy-going, relaxed person who is not driven by time.

Note 1: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 31-05-2023 (Slot 3).

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NCERT (2025-26): “Type Approaches … In recent years, Friedman and Rosenman have classified individuals into Type-A and Type-B personalities. The two researchers were trying to identify psychosocial risk factors when they discovered these types. People characterised by Type-A personality seem to possess high motivation, lack patience, feel short of time, be in a great hurry, and feel like being always burdened with work. Such people find it difficult to slow down and relax. People with Type-A personality are more susceptible to problems like hypertension and coronary heart disease (CHD). The risk of developing CHD with Type-A personality is sometimes even greater than the risks caused by high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, or smoking. Opposite to this is the Type-B personality, which can be understood as the absence of Type-A traits. This typology has been further extended. Morris has suggested a Type-C personality, which is prone to cancer.…”