An exceptional general ability shown in superior performance in a wide variety of areas is known as __________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Giftedness
Option (1) Talent — Incorrect. Talent is a narrower term: remarkable ability in a specific field, such as spiritual, social or aesthetic. The question speaks of a general ability shown in a wide variety of areas.
Option (2) Prodigy — Incorrect. The highly talented are sometimes called prodigies. A prodigy, too, stands out in one specific field, not across many areas.
Option (3) Intelligence — Incorrect. Intelligence is the ability that everyone has in some degree, from intellectual disability to giftedness. The question asks for the name of an exceptional level of it, which intelligence by itself does not mean.
Option (4) Giftedness — Correct. Giftedness is exceptional general ability shown in superior performance in a wide variety of areas. The terms talent and giftedness are often used interchangeably, but they mean different things.
NCERT (2025-26): “Intellectual Giftedness … Although the terms ‘talent’ and ‘giftedness’ are often used interchangeably, they mean different things. Giftedness is exceptional general ability shown in superior performance in a wide variety of areas. Talent is a narrower term and refers to remarkable ability in a specific field (e.g., spiritual, social, aesthetic, etc.). The highly talented are sometimes called ‘prodigies’.…” |