Emotional Intelligence — PYQ Trend Intelligence
What the data shows
In the mapped 2013–2026 GS 4 dataset, 5 questions connect to emotional intelligence across 5 exam years. The highest observed count is 1 in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2013. These counts describe historical coverage, not the probability of a future exam question.
Method: topic hierarchy adapted from the supplied GS1–GS4 topic-map PDFs (2013–2025); questions are linked using MainsBuddy metadata term matching, restricted to GS4. Overlapping themes may include the same question. 2026 questions are mapped as a separate extension beyond the PDFs. Cross-topic matches may occur; these are provisional classifications, not verified question-level PDF mappings.
Questions by year
Answer-writing intelligence
Directives recorded for mapped questions include Critically examine, Discuss, How, What; How; How does it help. Compare how the demand changes across years: identify the directive, split the question into its components, and practise within the stated mark allocation.
Mapped previous year questions
- In case of crisis of conscience does emotional intelligence help to overcome the same without compromising the ethical or moral stand that you are likely to follow? Critically examine.
- What are the main components of emotional intelligence (EI)? Can they be learned? Discuss.
- “Emotional Intelligence is the ability to make your emotions work for you instead of against you.” Do you agree with this view? Discuss.
- How will you apply emotional intelligence in administrative practices?
- What is 'emotional intelligence' and how can it be developed in people? How does it help an individual in taking ethical decisions?
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