QUESTION 4(a)
GS4
10 marks
“What really matters for success, character, happiness, and lifelong achievements is a definite set of emotional skills -your EQ- not just purely cognitive abilities that are measured by conventional IQ tests.” Do you agree with the view? Give reasons in support of your answer.
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Take a stand on whether emotional skills (EQ) matter more than IQ for success, character and happiness, and give reasons.
Do you agree? Give reasonsAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Stand: largely agree; IQ gets you in, EQ decides how far you go and how well you live≈30 words
- 2Reasons: self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, motivation, social skills (Goleman) shape leadership, relationships, resilience≈30 words
- 3Examples from administration or life: handling protests, team leadership≈30 words
- 4Qualification: IQ and domain knowledge remain necessary; EQ can be misused for manipulation≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
StandWhat EQ isReasons with examplesQualificationConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Not stating whether you agree
- Describing EQ components without reasons or examples
Draw this
- Goleman's five components as a wheel
Value addition
- ThinkerDaniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence (1995), the source of this quote.Daniel Goleman
- ExampleLeaders praised for calm crisis communication show self-regulation and empathy in action.General illustration
Mapped topper copies
Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Satyam Gandhi · Page 29 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Aakash Garg · AIR 5 · Page 7 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Vidushi Singh · AIR 13 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
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