Intelligence
Q1. Who gave the concept of mental age?
A) Binet
B) Galton
C) Spearman
D) Cattell
Citation: (2021 Question Paper, p. 7)
Q2. Which type of intelligence, according to Howard Gardner, would most likely be present in
farmers, landscapers, and biologists?
A) existentialist
B) visual/spatial
C) naturalist
D) movement
Citation: (2021 Question Paper, p. 24)
Q3. Who defined intelligence as a general ability that involves mainly the eduction of relations and
correlates?
A) Spearman
B) Binet
C) Thurstone
D) Terman
Citation: (2021 Question Paper, p. 29)
Q4. Which of the following are basic forms of intelligence in Triarchic theory of intelligence?
(A) Componential
(B) Experiential
(C) Dimensional
(D) Contextual
A) (A), (B) and (D)
B) (A), (B) and (C)
C) (B), (C) and (D)
D) (A), (C) and (D)
Citation: (2021 Question Paper, p. 19)
Q5. Raven Progressive Matrices focus primarily on:
A) Fluid intelligence
B) Crystallized intelligence
C) Verbal intelligence
D) Naturalistic intelligence
Citation: (2021 Question Paper, p. 25)
Q6. Unlike the Standford- Binet, the Weschler test provides:
A) Ratio IQ
B) Separate Verbal and Performance Scores
C) A single IQ Score
D) Cognitive and Affective Scores
Citation: (2024 reference, p. 51)
Q7. ‘Street Smartness’ is a part of:
A) Multiple Intelligence
B) Contextual Intelligence
C) Experiential Intelligence
D) Componential Intelligence
Citation: (2025 reference, p. 1)
Q8. Who is the psychologist who constructed the first intelligence test?
A) William James
B) J. B. Watson
C) William Mc Dougall
D) Alfred Binet
Citation: (MCQ Psychology, p. 8)
Q9. Who among the following has use Level I and Level II to distinguish between types of
Intelligence?
A) Cattell
B) Spearman
C) Thurstone
D) Jensen
Citation: (CUET-PG 2022 Question Paper, p. 605)
Q10. Who has proposed that Intelligence has three dimensions?
A) Sternberg
B) Guilford
C) Titchner
D) Binet
Citation: (CUET-PG 2022 Question Paper, p. 621)
Q11. The process of classifying all intellectual abilities into a systematic frame work is called the
structure of intellect proposed by:
A) Spearman
B) Guilford
C) Thurstone
D) Thorndike
Citation: (R Gupta's Objective Psychology, p. 119)
Q12. Which of the following describes the general intelligence factor, which accounts for a large
amount of the variability in IQ scores?
A) g factor
B) S factor
C) Intelligence Quotient
D) Mental age
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 137)
Q13. The ability to apply previously learned knowledge to solve a new task is known as:
A) Crystallized intelligence
B) Fluid intelligence
C) Savant syndrome
D) Creative intelligence
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 138)
Q14. The ability to solve new tasks for which there is no prior knowledge is known as:
A) Crystallized intelligence
B) Fluid intelligence
C) Savant syndrome
D) Analytical intelligence
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 138)
Q15. A condition in which someone shows exceptional ability in a single skill but limited general
mental ability is called:
A) Savant syndrome
B) Intellectual disability
C) Giftedness
D) Mental retardation
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 138)
Q16. Sternberg’s theory that proposes three distinct intelligences (analytical, creative, and practical)
is the:
A) Triarchic theory of intelligence
B) Multiple intelligence theory
C) Factor analysis model
D) g factor theory
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 139)
Q17. The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and correctly utilize emotion in everyday life is:
A) Emotional intelligence
B) Practical intelligence
C) Analytical intelligence
D) Intrapersonal intelligence
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 139)
Q18. Based on the average level of performance for a particular chronological age, what represents
a child’s level of cognitive ability?
A) Mental age
B) Intelligence Quotient
C) Norms
D) Percentile
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 140)
Q19. An IQ test that measures intelligence using both verbal and non-verbal tasks is the:
A) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
B) Stanford-Binet IQ Test
C) Raven's Progressive Matrices
D) Army Alpha Test
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 140)
Q20. Intelligence is the power of reasoning and using information. It includes the ability to perceive
relationships, solve unfamiliar problems, and gain new knowledge. This refers to:
A) Specific factor
B) Crystallized intelligence
C) Global factor
D) Fluid intelligence
Citation: (DU 2022, p. 353)
Q21. On Wechsler scales intelligence was found to reach in the peak at about ________ years.
A) 14 years
B) 16 years
C) 20 years
D) 12 years
Citation: (R Gupta's Objective Psychology, p. 119)
Q22. The ongoing increase in average IQ scores over time, which requires IQ tests to be renormed
periodically, is known as:
A) The Flynn effect
B) The Barnum effect
C) The Forer effect
D) The Placebo effect
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 142)
Q23. The term intelligence quotient, commonly known as IQ, was suggested by:
A) Terman
B) William Stern
C) Binet
D) Galton
Citation: (R Gupta's Objective Psychology, p. 123)
Q24. A label for individuals who have an IQ above 130 is:
A) Gifted
B) Average
C) Mentally retarded
D) Savant
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 143)
Q25. Intellectual disability is a condition of varying severity found in individuals with IQ scores
below:
A) 70
B) 100
C) 85
D) 115
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 143)
Q26. Individuals who generally progress academically to a sixth-grade level and are usually
capable of having jobs and living independently fall in the IQ range of:
A) 55–70
B) 40–55
C) 25–40
D) 25 or less
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 274)
Q27. Individuals who generally progress academically to a second-grade level and are usually
incapable of living independently fall in the IQ range of:
A) 40–55
B) 55–70
C) 25–40
D) 25 or less
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 274)
Q28. Individuals who possess the ability to complete some basic tasks but require considerable
support to go about their daily lives fall in the IQ range of:
A) 25–40
B) 40–55
C) 55–70
D) 10–25
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 274)
Q29. Individuals who need assistance with even basic tasks and may have difficulty communicating
fall in the IQ range of:
A) 25 or less
B) 40–55
C) 55–70
D) 70–85
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 274)
Q30. Which scientist founded psychometrics and believed genetics was the most important factor in
intelligence?
A) Francis Galton
B) Alfred Binet
C) Howard Gardner
D) Robert Sternberg
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 145)
Q31. Who developed the theory of multiple intelligences to expand upon traditional conceptions of
intelligence?
A) Howard Gardner
B) Charles Spearman
C) Lewis Terman
D) David Wechsler
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 145)
Q32. Which critic of Spearman believed intelligence was made up of seven separate mental
abilities?
A) L.L. Thurstone
B) Robert Sternberg
C) Lewis Terman
D) David Wechsler
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 147)
Q33. Who believed all intelligence could be traced to a single underlying general mental ability
known as g?
A) Charles Spearman
B) Howard Gardner
C) Robert Sternberg
D) L.L. Thurstone
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 147)
Q34. The aspect of Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence typically measured by traditional IQ
tests is:
A) analytical intelligence
B) creative intelligence
C) emotional intelligence
D) practical intelligence
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 121)
Q35. Alfred Binet created a standardized test for the French government to:
A) determine which students would benefit the most from extra services
B) evaluate teacher effectiveness
C) avoid all cultural biases
D) measure intelligence without reliance on verbal measures
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 123)
Q36. Why did Terman adopt the Simon-Binet IQ test?
A) Because the Simon-Binet IQ test was outdated
B) Because it did not measure actual intelligence
C) Because the Simon-Binet IQ test did not work cross-culturally
D) Because the test was racist
Citation: (Amit Panwar, p. 96)
Q37. How many items did the original Binet-Simon test consist of?
A) 58
B) 42
C) 35
D) 30
Citation: (Amit Panwar, p. 97)
Q38. What IQ would a person have whose mental age is 10 and whose chronological age is 20?
A) 150
B) 1.50
C) 50
D) 200
Citation: (Amit Panwar, p. 96)
Q39. Which test do psychologists use most frequently to assess students’ developmental delays?
A) MMPI-2
B) Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test
C) The Wechsler scales
D) Thematic Apperception Test
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 307)
Q40. Which type of thinking refers to the capacity to explore multiple avenues of thought when
investigating a problem?
A) Convergent thinking
B) Neural plasticity
C) Divergent thinking
D) Factor analysis
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 331)
Q41. Intelligence consists of a general factor (g) plus specific abilities (S’s), was said by:
A) Alfred Binet
B) Charles Spearman
C) J.P. Guilford
D) None of the above
Citation: (Amit Panwar, p. 34)
Q42. Who proposed the famous PASS theory on psychology?
A) Binet-Simon
B) Cattell
C) J. P Das
D) Thurstone
Citation: (Amit Panwar, p. 9)
Q43. The first commonly used intelligence test specifically designed for adults, which measures
intelligence using both verbal and non-verbal tasks, is the:
A) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
B) Stanford-Binet IQ Test
C) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
D) Raven's Progressive Matrices
Citation: (Kaplan, p. 141)
Q44. Which kind of intelligence represents the accumulation of abilities gained through formal and
informal instructions?
A) fluid
B) crystallized
C) sensorimotor
D) formal
Citation: (CUET PG 2026, p. 272)
Q45. Which intelligence test is culture fair and non-verbal?
A) Ravens Progressive Matrices
B) WAIS
C) Stanford-Binet Scale
D) Bhatia Battery
Citation: (CUET PG 2026, p. 203)
Q46. According to the PASS model, ________ allows us to think of possible courses of action,
implement them to reach the target, and evaluate their effectiveness.
A) Planning
B) Arousal
C) Simultaneous processing
D) Successive processing
Citation: (2025 reference, p. 168)
Q47. According to the Triarchic theory of intelligence, the three aspects are analytical, creative, and
________ intelligence.
A) General
B) Specific
C) Practical
D) Logical
Citation: (BeginnersSeries, p. 594)
Q48. J.P. Guilford classified the structure-of-intellect model into:
A) Cognition, Memory and Perception
B) Operations, Memory and Perception
C) Operations, Contents and Products
D) Operations, Contents and Memory
Citation: (2025 reference, p. 168)
Q49. Deepak is 34 years old, but his mind has never gone beyond the level of a second grade child.
Deepak would be classified as ________ developmentally delayed.
A) Mildly
B) Severely
C) Profoundly
D) Moderately
Citation: (JMI 2021, p. 319)
Q50. Identify the person who is NOT associated with intelligence or IQ testing?
A) Monte Shapiro
B) Theodore Simon
C) Alfred Binet
D) William Stern
Citation: (2021 Question Paper, p. 13)
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