Prakash is achievement-oriented, dependable, responsible, hardworking and self-controlled. Prakash is high on __________ factor.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Conscientiousness
Costa and McCrae found five broad factors of personality, the Big Five Factors.
Option (1) Extraversion — Incorrect. It characterises people who are socially active, assertive, outgoing, talkative and fun loving. Prakash’s traits are about work and self-control, not sociability.
Option (2) Agreeableness — Incorrect. It characterises people who are helpful, co-operative, friendly, caring and nurturing, a factor about how one treats others.
Option (3) Neuroticism — Incorrect. People high on it are emotionally unstable, anxious, worried and irritable. Being dependable and self-controlled points the other way.
Option (4) Conscientiousness — Correct. Those who score high on this factor are achievement-oriented, dependable, responsible, prudent, hardworking and self-controlled, every word of Prakash’s description.
NCERT: Psychology — Chapter 2: Self and Personality, Box 2.2 (2025-26)
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