NPTEL Soft Skill Development Week 6 Assignment Answers 2025
1. The frontal lobe of the human brain is most active during creative thinking.
a. True
b. False
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2. The six thinking hats approach was forwarded by Edward De Bono.
a. True
b. False
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3. Is there a need of continuous innovations for the sustainability and profitability of organizations?
a. Yes
b. No
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4. Semantic intuition was developed by Schaude, in the year
a. 1979
b. 1978
c. 1987
d. 1897
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5. Which of the following is not a component of creativity?
a. Novelty
b. Negotiation
c. Originality
d. Usefulness
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6. Which lobe is involved in skills for algebraic mathematical tasks and calculations?
a. Left parietal lobe
b. Fronto-parietal lobe
c. Temporal lobe
d. Temporo-occipital lobe
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7. Which of the following is not a component of the creative thinking process?
a. Incubation
b. Illumination
c. Preparation
d. Execution
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8. In which technique of idea generation no one is allowed to judge or question any idea until the idea generation process is completed.
a. Slipcard writing
b. Nominal group
C. Bramstorming
d. Face-to-face interacting group
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9. The socialization process facilitates us to use our which part of the brain frequently?
a. Right hemisphere
b. Left hemisphere
c. Both hemispheres
d. None of the above
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10. Which of the following methods are for generating creative ideas?
A. Trial and error
B. Means-end analysis
C. Analogies
D. Schema
a. Only A is correct
Only A, and B are correct
c. Only A, B and C are correct
d. All A, B, C, and D are correct
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11. Intimation is one of the five stages of creative thinking. Which of the following happens
during this stage?
a. An individual’s mind focuses on the problem and explores its dimensions.
b. A creative idea bursts forth from its preconscious processing into conscious awareness.
c. The problem is internalized into the unconscious mind and nothing happens externally.
d. The creative person gets a “feeling” that a solution is on its way.
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12. What are the aspects of critical thinking according to Beyer (1995)? Select the appropriate
ones.
A. Criteria
B. Dispositions
C. Argument
D. Point of view
a. Only A is true
b. Only A, B. and C are true
c. Only A, C, and D are true
d. All A, B. C, and D are trie
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13. What are the techniques to foster critical thinking and problem-solving in classrooms?
A. Group discussions
B. Case studies
C. Structured exercises
D. Critical incidents
a. Only A is true
b. Only A, B, and C are true
c. Only B, C, and D are true
d. All A, B, C, and D are true
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14. In order to become thinner all of the ten college friends of Sharanya have started to consume
a low fat diet from last Sunday. Upon hearing that Sharanya also starts a similar diet without
much thinking, although she is not obese and does not have any health issues. This is an
example of
a. Snob effect.
b. Heuristic thinking.
Bandwagon effect.
d. Deductive reasoning.
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15. Which of the following false assumptions about creativity are true?
A. Some people are creative while others are not
B. Creativity is something people have or don’t have
C. Creativity is disruptive and counter-productive
D. Creativity is only relevant in certain departments (e.g., design, publicity, marketing)
(a) Only A is correct
(b) Only B is correct
(c) Only C and D are correct
(d) All A, B. C and D are correct
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