MADURAI INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

OBJECTIVES TYPE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

BSW II YEAR
LIFE SKILLS
UNIT-I

1) ----------- is a term used to describe a set of basic skills acquired through learning
a) Life skills
b) vocational skills
c) literacy cy skills
d) none of the above Ans:(a)
2) The values of life skills are
a) Aware of their rights and responsibilities
b) Concerned about the welfare of others
c) Capable of having an influence on the world
d) All the above Ans:(d)
3) ____________are defined as psychosocial abilities for adaptive and positive behavior
a) Recreational skills
b) Soft skills
c) Life skills
d) Vocational skills Ans:(c)

4) Time management, getting a job, interview, computer, cooking, driving are the
a) Livelihood skills
b) Life skills
c) Learning skills
d) None of the above Ans:(a)
5) ____________ is the how one perceives himself positively / negatively.
a) Self image
b) Self control
c) Self esteem
d) Self talk Ans:(a)
6) __________ is the concept that describe the believes or an individual or culture.
a) Values
b) Attitude
c) Behavior
d) Personality Ans:(a)
7) Collective Qualities or Characteristics that distinguish a person.
a) Attitude
b) Personality
c) Character
d) Self image Ans:(c)
8) ____________ is a balanced curiosity leading to a deeper understanding or another human
being.
a) Empathy
b) Sympathy
c) SWOT
d) Co-operation Ans:(a)
9) ____________ is defined the feeling or pity and sorrow for some one else misfortune.
a) Empathy
b) Sympathy
c) Values
d) Courtesy Ans:(b)
10) ____________ Thinking is not criticism buts it links between positive thinking and creative
thinking.
a) Creative thinking
b) Critical thinking
c) Superficial thinking
d) Self - thinking Ans:(b)

UNIT-II

11) _________ Thinking enables us to analyses information and experiences.

a) Critical
b) Creative
c) Positive
d) Negative Ans: (a)
12) Analyzing the information ,Thinking creatively ,Problem solving ,Reasoning,Evaluating are the
above said skills of
a) Critical thinking
b) Creative thinking
c) Problem solving
d) Decision making Ans:(a)
13) Critical thinking requires basic qualities as
a) Open-mindedness
b) Flexibility
c) Persistence
d) All the above Ans:(b)
14) __________ can be regarded as an outcome of cognitive processes.
a) Problem solving
b) Decision making
c) Empathy
d) Critical thinking Ans:(b)
15) Challenges – Problems , Choice – Options available , Consequences – Positives & negative
consequence of each options are the
a) Methods of Problem solving
b) Model of decision making
c) Ways of creative thinking
d) None of the above Ans:
16) ________ helps us to deal constructively with problems in our lives.
a) Creative thinking
b) Self – awareness
c) Self – empathy
d) Problem solving Ans:(d)
17) ________ is an obstacle which makes it difficult to achieve a desired goal
a) Value
b) Problem
c) Person
d) Money Ans:(b)
18) Trying to find a solution to a problem is known as
a) Problem solving
b) Decision making
c) Self-awareness
d) None of the above Ans:(a)
19) _________ is the Management or a problem in a way that successfully mats the goal
establishing for treaties it.
a) Problem
b) Solution
c) Idea
d) Values Ans:(b)
20) Identify & expose ,set goals & look at alternatives ,Select & implement , Evaluate & reflect are
the steps of
a) Problem solving
b) Creative thinking
c) Communication
d) Decision making Ans:(a)

UNIT III

21) _________ is the exchange the information between the people.

a) Problem
b) Communication
c) Decisions
d) Behavior Ans:(b)
22) _________ is an ability to express our selves both verbally & non-verbally.
 a) Communication
b) Creative thinking
c) Decision making
d) Problem solving Ans:(a)
23) _________ process of sharing facts, ideas, opinions, thought and information though speech,
writing, gestures or symbols between two or more persons.
a) Decision making
b) Self-awareness
c) Self-empathy
d) Communication Ans:(d)
24) Verbal skills , Non-verbal skills , Listening skills are the element of
a) Effective communication
b) Self-awareness
c) Problem solving
d) Creative thinking Ans:(a)
25) ________ is an establishment of a spontaneous relationship base on respect and mutual & trust.
a) Rapport building
b) Questioning
c) Attending
d) None of the above Ans:(a)
26) Rapport building , Questioning , Attending , Reassurance ,Sensitivity are the sub skills of the
a) Self-awareness
b) Problem solving
c) Coping with emotion
d) Effective communication Ans:(d)

27) Match the following:

1) Rapport building - a) Emotionally Supportive
2) Genuineness - b) Honest about our reaction
3) Sensitivity -c) Focus attention with interacting
4) Attending - d) Accepting other feeling
a) b,d,c,a
b) a,b,d,c
c) a,b,c,d
d) d,c,a,b Ans:(b)
28) _________ Relationships are between two are more people.
a) Inter personal
b) Intra -personal
c) Intimate
d) None of the above Ans:(a)
29) Match the following:
1) Friendship - a) Honesty trust
 2) Family - b) Peer group / emotional sharing
3) Romantic - c) Commitment passions
4) Professional Relationship - d) Intimate Relationship
a) b,d,c,a
b) d,c,b,a
c) a,b,c,d
d) b,a,c,d Ans:(a)
30) In ________ is a mental reaction as feeling usually reacted toward a specific situation.
a) Emotion
b) Communication
c) Solution
d) None of the above Ans:(a)

UNIT IV

31) Coping with _________ involves recognizing emotions with us and others, being aware of how
emotion influence behavior
a) Stress
b) Emotion
c) Empathy
d) Communication Ans:(b)
32) Happy, shy, excited, scared, angry, sad, loved, fearful, felons are called as
a) Self-awareness
b) Empathy
c) Emotion
d) None of the above Ans:(c)
33) Match the following:
1) Loved - a) Glad
2) Respected - b) Anxious
3) Hurt - c) Happy
4) Hate - d) Bitter
a) c,a,b,d
b) b,c,a,d
c) a,b,c,d
d) b,d,c,a Ans:(a)
34) An ______ experience is characterized by tooth external & internal changes in the human being
a) Emotional
b) Stress
c) Self-image
d) None of the above Ans:(a)
35) _______ is our body reaction to people and events and to our own thoughts.
a) Emotion
 b) Stress
c) Relationship
d) None of the above Ans:(b)
36) ________ can cause lower self-esteem, decreased academic performance, self blame, and self
doubt.
a) Repeated stress
b) Repeated emotion
c) Inter personal relationship
d) None of the above Ans:(a)
37) Stress signals fall into following categories feelings
a) Thoughts
b) Behavior
c) Physical symptoms
d) All the above Ans:
38) Match the following:
1) Impressments - a) manage your times
2) Pre-occupation - b) Talk it out
3) Stuttering - c) Have a cry
4) Headcheese - d) take a break
a) b,a,d,c
b) d,a,b,c
c) c,b,a,d
d) d,b,c,d Ans:(a)
39) _______ is the ability to imagine or invent something new
a) Creativity
b) Capacity
c) Communication
d) Awareness Ans:(a)
40) (A) Creativity is an ability
(B) Creativity is also an attitude
a) A only true
b) B only true
c) Both are true
d) Both are false Ans:(c)

UNIT-V

41) Carrions, seek problems, enjoys challenge, optimistic, imagination are the characteristic of
a) Creative person
b) Problem person
c) Ideal person
d) None of the above Ans:(a)
42) Which is an aspect of self-concept?
a) Personal identity
b) Social Identity
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above Ans:(c)
43) Personal identity defines self in terms of ______________.
a) Intra personal relationships
b) Inter personal relationships
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above Ans:(b)
44) Social identity defines self in terms of _________________.
a) Group membership
b) Individual
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above Ans:(a)
45) Self is the mental apparatus that allows people to think consciously about ____________.
a) Friend
b) Others
c) Themselves
d) None of the above Ans:(c)
46) What is the important consequence of self thinking?
a) Planning
b) Decision making & self control
c) Introspection
d) All the above Ans:(d)
47) Write any one of the consequence of self thinking?
a) Perspective Talking
b) Self conceptualization and Evaluation
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above Ans:(c)
48) What’s the source of self knowledge?
a) Self perception
b) Social comparison
c) Feedback from others
d) All the above Ans:(d)
49) What are all the factors influencing self concept?
a) Biologic make-up
b) Culture values and beliefs
c) Coping with stress tolerance
d) All the above Ans:(d)
50) Self concept is influenced by
a) Stressful life events
 b) Previous experience
c) Role trAnsition
d) Incomplete crisis of psychological development Ans:(b)
51) How to improve your self formation?
a) Identify and recognize your strengths to improve confidence
b) Learn to praise yourself
c) Develop a positive attitude
d) All the above Ans:(d)
52) Self image meAns “How you see_____________”.
a) Others
b) Yours
c) Yours friend
d) None of the above Ans:(b)
53) JOHARI WINDOW was developed by
a) Joseph Luft
b) Joe Luft and Hrry Ingham
c) Anita Kelly
d) None of the above Ans:(b)
54) JOHARI WINDOW was developed in
a) 1945
b) 1950
c) 1955
d) 1960 Ans:(c)
55) Which is a division of JOHARI WINDOW?
a) Public area and Hidden area
b) Unknown area and Blind area
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above Ans:(c)
56) The information that we want communicate is called as____________.
a) Encoding
b) Message
c) Feed back
d) Decoding Ans:(b)