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Questions 1 to 10 are Multiple Select Questions where more than one answers are correct. It has partial marking and hence carefully select the answer choices.
Q.1. Identify the essential aspects of this course, which are different from other courses offered by NPTEL IIT Kanpur, that you can mention to get people to join this course?
- It emphasizes experiential learning.
- It gives a certificate to show off.
- It adds an additional degree that would look good on one’s CV.
- It helps bring a positive change in one’s behavior.
- It helps gain a skill set for overall personality development.
- IIT Kanpur offers it.
Q.2. Assume that you are the first person in your family who has chosen sports as a career. Naturally, there were mixed opinions on your career choice when your family and friends found out about it. What would you do to have a successful career?
- Work hard in the career you have chosen.
- Let others decide what is good for you.
- Leave sports and choose something else.
- Keep another career option as a backup plan.
- Make a proper plan to make it work.
- Tell yourself that you are capable of pursuing sports
Q.3. This week’s lectures introduce you to different kinds of mindset. What are the two most important types of mindsets discussed in the first lecture on mindset?
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Q.4. At the beginning of the year 2023, you made a resolution to develop your soft skills and personality. However, your resolution is not on track now. What could be the reasons behind the same?
- You lack proper planning.
- Your presentability is always on point.
- You are someone who perseveres.
- You go with the flow and do not prepare for anything.
- You tend to be present everywhere at every time and lack focus.
- Persuasiveness is one of your strong qualities.
Q.5. Identify all the statements that describe “Mindset”?
- It refers to one’s attitude.
- It is something you can buy online.
- It is a philosophy of life.
- It is a habitual way of interpreting and responding to situations.
- It is an application you can install on your smartphone.
- It is a YouTube channel on mindfulness exercises.
Q.6. Based on your understanding of the lectures, what ways would you suggest to your younger ones to gain success?
- Always be willing to take risks.
- Quitting the task halfway is always a good idea.
- Do not be deterred by your poor performance.
- Accept others’ opposing views.
- Ask people to praise all your work.
- It is crucial to kill the negative voice within us.
Q.7. Assume that you are a man and work in a factory where most workers are men. Recently, the factory owners have decided to employ women workers too. What would be the right way to treat the women workers to help increase their productivity?
- Remind them that it is not a woman’s job
- Make them feel equal
- Validate their work
- Make them feel like they belong in the setting
- Give them genuine appreciation
- Stereotype them based on their gender
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Q.8. According to the Hawthorne effect, what increases job satisfaction and productivity?
- Money
- Managerial attention
- Praise
- Creating group involvement
- Recognition
- Sense of belonging
Q.9. Your friend keeps complaining about his relationship with a very critical partner. How would you help him understand that having a critical partner is good for him and his work?
- Critical people help us in developing a Growth Mindset.
- Critical people keep you on a pedestal.
- Critical people point out the mistakes that will help us identify and overcome our limitations.
- Critical people lead us to a Fixed Mindset.
- Critical people help in better decision-making.
- Critical people give honest opinions rather than sugar coating it.
Q.10. This week’s lectures taught you different ways to develop a Growth Mindset. If you had to tell your friend who has not enrolled in this course five secrets to developing a Growth Mindset, what would that be?
- Be motivated like a baby
- Learn to live with critical people
- Do not believe in negative stereotypes
- Develop positive emotions and a sense of belonging
- Do not make incremental changes
- Belong where you need to be
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Q.11. What percentage of your happiness is determined by other people?
- 75%
- 90%
- 80%
- 50%
- 60%
- 100%
Q.12. We need to remember some very important things when using technology. From the list given below, choose the right keywords we need to always keep in mind:
Q.13. Who said the following line, “I have not failed seven hundred times. I’ve succeeded in proving seven hundred ways of how not to build a light bulb?”
- James Watt
- Nikola Tesla
- Thomas Alva Edison
- Albert Einstein
- Isaac Newton
- Galileo Galilei
Q.14. “I have not failed seven hundred times. I’ve succeeded in proving seven hundred ways of how not to build a light bulb.” This line was used in reference to:
- Denying failure
- Anyone can build a light bulb
- Giving up after one failure
- Learning from our mistakes
- Seven hundred ways to build a light bulb
- How to change a light bulb
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Q.15. Which one of the following is not suggested by Terry Doyle and Todd Zakrajsek in their book, New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony with Your Brain, for changing to a Growth Mindset?
- Recognize that hard work, gaining new knowledge, and facing challenges will facilitate a Growth Mindset.
- Give more time and effort to succeed.
- Intellect, intelligence, and brain cannot be grown with regular practice.
- Failure will not determine the personality of a person with a Growth Mindset.
- Always be ready to take risks when it comes to learning.
- Focus on how to improve by using different strategies that contribute to success.
Q.16. Which line indicates a Fixed Mindset?
- “I am not meant for this work.”
- “I will not let my failures define me.”
- “I will use a different strategy this time.”
- “I will not give up until I achieve my goal.”
- “I will try again next year.”
- “I am not too old to learn something new.”
Q.17. Who wrote the book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success?
- Carol Dweck
- Chloe Chong
- Stephen Covey
- Robin Sharma
- Jay Shetty
- Terry Boyle
Q.18. Choose the right word/s to fill up the blanks. “When you develop your _____ and live with high spiritual intelligence, your life will be so clear and transparent that even if anyone speaks badly of you, no one would believe it.”
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Q.19. Whose famous concept of self-actualization indicates the highest level of growth need?
Q.20. Which of the following is not a component of effective communication?
- Conciseness
- Conviction
- Genuineness
- Confusion
- Brevity
- Effectiveness
Q.21. Body Language is a form of Non-Verbal Communication
Q.22. A mindset that produces poor results and appears to be harmful to the people around is desirable.
- True
- False
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Q.23. Nomophobia means the fear of using mobile phones.
- True
- False
Q.24. Stereotype Threats in a workplace have no impact on its workers.
- True
- False
Q.25. Someone with a Growth Mindset would not let failure determine their personality.
- True
- False
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About NPTEL Enhancing Soft Skills and Personality Course:
The course aims to cause an enhanced awareness about the significance of soft skills in professional and inter-personal communications and facilitate an all-round development of personality. Hard or technical skills help securing a basic position in one’s life and career. But only soft skills can ensure a person retain it, climb further, reach a pinnacle, achieve excellence, and derive fulfilment and supreme joy. Soft skills comprise pleasant and appealing personality traits as self-confidence, positive attitude, emotional intelligence, social grace, flexibility, friendliness and effective communication skills. The focus of this course is on interpersonal and management skills. It has been approved for “Faculty Development Programme” by AICTE.
Course Outcome:
Week 1 :
- Highlights of Developing Soft Skills and Personality Course-1-24
- Highlights of Developing Soft Skills and Personality Course-25-48
- Definitions and Types of Mindset
- Learning Mindsets
- Secrets of Developing Growth Mindsets
Week 2 :
- Importance of Time and Understanding Perceptions of Time
- Using Time Efficiently
- Understanding Procrastination
- Overcoming Procrastination
- Don’t Say “Yes” to Make Others Happy!
Week 3 :
- Types of People
- How to Say “No”
- Controlling Anger
- Gaining Power from Positive Thinking-1
- Gaining Power from Positive Thinking-2
Week 4 :
- What Makes Others Dislike You?
- What Makes Others Like You?-1
- What Makes Others Like You?-2
- Being Attractive-1
- Being Attractive-2
Week 5 :
- Common Errors-1
- Common Errors-2
- Common Errors-3
- Common Errors-4
- Common Errors-5
Week 6 :
- Humour in Communication
- Humour in the Workplace
- Function of Humour in the Workplace
- Money and Personality
- Managing Money
Week 7 :
- Health and Personality
- Managing Health-1: Importance of Exercise
- Managing Health-2: Diet and Sleep
- Love and Personality
- Managing Love
Week 8 :
- Ethics and Etiquette
- Business Etiquette
- Managing Mind and Memory
- Improving Memory
- Care for Environment
- Highlights of the Course
CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE:
Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100
Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score
YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.
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