CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF PLASTICS ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
Question Bank Solution
COURSE :
DPMT/DPT
SEMESTER
: SECOND
SUBJECT :
DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE SKILLS
2 MARK ---QUESTION
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1.Define life skills
Ans: The abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enable the individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life.
2. Define group discussion
Ans: It is a systematic and focused interactive oral process. The exchange of ideas, thoughts and feelings take place through oral communication in systematic and structured way.
3. What are the types of group
discussion.
Ans: There are four types of group
discussions, they are
i)Factual topics ii)
Controversial topics
iii)Abstract topics iv) Case
based group discussion.
4.What are the skills required in
group discussion?
Ans:
• Communication skills
• Leadership and Co-ordinating
capabilities
• Exchange of thoughts
• Addressing the groups as a
whole
• Thorough preparation
• Knowledge and ideas regarding a
given subject
5. What are the essential
elements of group discussion?
Ans:
i) Initiating a discussion ii)
Possessing requisite knowledge
iii) Communication effectively
iv) Maturity and Mutual respect
v) Making an impact vi) Technique
of Interruption
6. What are the traits tested in
group discussion?
Ans:
i)Ability to interpret given
information ii) Ability to communicate effectively.
iii)Ability to think creatively.
iv)Ability to summarize a discussion.
7.What are the techniques to
initiate a group discussion?
Ans:
i)Quotes ii) Definition iii)
Questions, iv) Facts v) Figures and Statistics, vi) Short story.
8.What is a body language?
Ans: Body language is term for communication using body movements or gestures instead of words.
9.What are the types of body
language?
Ans: There are six types of body
languages, they are,
i)Eye contact ii) Facial
Expressions
iii) Head movements iv) Gestures
and body movements
v)Postures vi) Handshake
10.How does body language helps
in building industrial relations.?
Ans: Body language helps in building
industrial relations. It helps in
• Motivating others
• Team building
• Negotiating styles
• Developing network
11. What are the ways to improve
body language?
Ans:
• Smile and laugh
• Sit up straight
• Develop eye contact, but don’t
stare
• Relax your shoulders
• Keep your head up
• Have a positive attitude.
12.How does the body language be
useful in interpersonal relationships?
Ans: Body language plays a significant role in maintaining interpersonal relationship, particularly between the management and employees. The body language that will be of use in interpersonal relationships are;
• Increased eye contact (Helps
people to like each other)
• Friendly facial expression and
smiles (Helps people to get motivated)
• Forward lean in posture (Helps in making situation less formal)
13.Define team?
Ans: A small number of people with
complementary skills who are committed to a common
purpose, and working towards
common objective.
14.What are the skills needed for
teamwork?
Ans: The skills required for team work are Listening, Sharing, Questioning, Participating, Respecting,Communication, Helping.
15.What are the characteristics
of effective team?
Ans:
i)Friendly ii) Listen to others
iii)Recognize and reward iv)
Leadership is rotated
v)Decision by consensus vi)
Encourage and appreciate
vii)Committed to goals vii) Open
minded
16.What is a role of team leader?
Ans: The role of a team leader is to provide team leadership and coaching, to focus the team on the tasks and to coordinate team logistics
17.What are the five components
of teamwork?
Ans: The components in team works are,
i)mutual performance monitoring
ii) back-up behaviours
iii)adaptability iv) active
leadership
18.What is professional values?
Ans: Values are general beliefs containing an individual’s ideas about what is right and what is wrong.
19.What are the types of values?
Ans: There are two types of values, (i)terminal values and (ii) instrumental values.
20.Difference between values and
attitudes?
Ans: Values Attitudes
i)Values represent judgement i)
Attitude represent predisposition
ii)Values refer to single
beliefs ii) Attitudes refer to several beliefs
iii)Values are derived from social and cultural aspects iii) Attitudes are one’s personal experiences.
21.What is SWOT analysis?
Ans: A SWOT analysis is a framework for analyzing the strength, weakness and the opportunities and threats a person face. It helps to focus on strength, minimize weakness and take great advantage of opportunities available.
22.What is leadership?
Ans: It is an art or process of influencing people so that they contribute willingly and enthusiastically toward group goals.
23.Define motivation?
Ans: Motivation is defined as the intention of achieving a goal, leading to goal-directed behavior.
24.Define decision making.
Ans: Decision making is the process of making choices by identifying a decision, gathering information and assessing alternative resolutions.
25.Difference between creativity
and innovation
Ans: The term creativity refers to the ability and power to develop new ideas. The term innovation refers to the use of new ideas.
26.What is an interview?
Ans: Interview is a social process which involves interactions between two persons, the interviewe and the interviewee
27.What are the types of interview
Ans:
i)Behavioral interviews
ii) Situational interviews
iii)Unstructured interviews vi) Panel interviews
28.Discuss basic tips of job interview
Ans: Some basic job interview tips are,
• Review your resume thoroughly
• Learn more about the organization.
• Dress appropriately.
• Prepare answers to sensitive questions about
yourself.
• Arrive before the scheduled time of your
interview.
• Respond promptly.
• Use proper English and avoid artificial slang.
29.Difference between morality and ethics.
Ans:Morality is different from Ethics in the following
ways:
Morality Ethics
i)More general and prescriptive based on
customs and traditions. i)Specific and descriptive. It is a critical reflection on morals
ii)More concerned with the results of wrong
action, when done. ii)More concerned with the results of a right action, when not done.
iii)Thrust is on judgment and punishment,
in the name of God or by laws. iii)Thrust is on influence, education, training through codes, guidelines, and correction.
iv)Example: Character flaw, corruption, extortion, and crime iv) Example: Notions or beliefs about manners, tastes, customs, and towards laws
30.What is personality development?
Ans: Personality development is the development of the organized pattern of behaviors and attitudes that makes a person unique.
31.Define time management
Ans: Time management” is the process of organizing and planning how to divide your time between specific activities. Good time management enables you to work smarter, not harder so that you get more done in less time, even when time is tight and pressures are high. Failing to manage your time damages your effectiveness and causes stress
32.Define attitude?
Ans: An attitude is a negative or positive evaluation of an object which influences human’s behavior towards that object.
33.What are the types of attitudes?
Ans: There are three components of attitudes. They are,
1.Cognitive component 2. Affective component 3. Behavioral component
34.What are the types of leadership styles?
Ans: There are four major types of leadership styles.
i) Democratic leadership ii) Autocratic leadership
iii) Bureaucratic leadership iv) Charismatic leadership
35.What are the three types of basic motivating
needs of McClelland theory of motivation?
Ans: The three types of basic motivating needs are,
i)Need for power (ii)Need for affiliation (iii)Need
for achievement
36.What are the two factors of Herzberg’s theory?
Ans: The two factors of Herzberg’s theory are,
i) Maintenance factors-The factors which are
essential for existence of motivation at
workplace.
ii) Motivational factors- The factor which yield
positive satisfaction and inherent to work.It
motivates the employees for a superior performance.
37.What are the basic needs mentioned by Maslow?
Ans: The basic needs placed by Maslow are,
i) Physiological needs
ii) Security or safety needs
iii) Affiliation or Acceptance needs
iv) Esteem needs
v) Need for self-actualization
38. Define Conflict management
Ans: Conflict management is the process of limiting the negative aspects of conflict while increasing the positive aspects of conflict. The aim of conflict management is to enhance learning and group outcomes, including effectiveness or performance in an organizational setting.
39.What is critical thinking?
Ans: Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally about what to do or what to believe.
40.Write few critical thinking skills?
Ans:
• understand the logical connections between ideas
• identify, construct and evaluate arguments
• solve problems systematically
• reflect on the justification of one's own beliefs
and values
41.Define ethics.
Ans: Ethics is defined by the codes and standards of conduct approved by societies with respect to the particular set of beliefs, attitudes and habits displayed by the individual or group.
42.What is self-confidence.
Ans: Self-confidence is positive attitude wherein the individuals has some positive and realistic view of themselves with respect to the situation in which one gets involved.
43.What is self-control.
Ans: It is a virtue of maintaining personal discipline. It means a strong will and motivation and avoidance of fear, hatred, lack of efforts, temptation, self-deception and emotional response.
44.List the human values
Ans:
i)Morality ii) Civic
virtues
iii) Integrity iv)
Courage
v)Respect to others vi)
Commitment
vii)Caring and sharing viii) Sympathy
ix) Self-confidence x) Empathy
45.What are the objectives life skills?
Ans: The objectives of life skills are to build self-confidence, encourage critical thinking, foster independence and help people to communicate more effectively.
46.Distinguish between goals and objectives.
Ans: Goals are specific and short term oriented one, objectives are general and long term oriented one.
47.What is brainstorming?
Ans: This kind of training are given to increase people’s creativity and decisional ability. The individual participants are encouraged to give their own ideas to resolve the existing problem.
48.What is job enrichment?
Ans: Making the jobs more interesting and challenging one is known as job enrichment. It is used to motivate and satisfy the workforces in the work place.
49.What is Conflict?
Ans: Conflict is the disagreement within the individuals and groups and between the individual and groups.
50.What are the sources of conflict?
Ans:
i)Authority ii) Responsibility iii) Organizational Policy vi) Status Relationship
51.What is the difference between sympathy and
empathy?
Ans: In general, 'sympathy' is when you share the
feelings of another; 'empathy' is when you understand the feelings of another
but do not necessarily share them.
52.State any two theories of motivation?
Ans:
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Hertzberg's two factor theory
53. What do you mean by personality development?
Personality development is the development of the
organized pattern of behaviors and attitudes that makes a person distinctive.
Personality development occurs by the ongoing interaction of temperament,
character, and environment.
54.What is the importance of personality
development?
Ans: Personality development helps you develop an impressive personality and makes you stand apart from the rest. Personality development also plays an essential role in improving one's communication skills. Individuals ought to master the art of expressing their thoughts and feelings in the most desired way.
55.What is the difference between ethics and morals?
Ans: Ethics refer to rules provided by an external source, e.g., codes of conduct in workplaces or principles in religions. Morals refer to an individual's own principles regarding right and wrong.
56.What is the difference between ethics and values?
Ans: Ethics refers to the guidelines for conduct, that address question about morality. Value is defined as the principles and ideals, which helps them in making the judgement of what is more important. Ethics is a system of moral principles. In contrast to values, which is the stimuli of our thinking
57. State six Professional Values to Hold onto at
Workplace?
Ans:
• accountability
• Responsibility.
...
• Integrity.
...
• Professional
Attitude. ...
• Continuous
Learning. ...
• Teamwork. ...
58.What is the term “professional values” refers to?
Ans: A generic term for the principles that are central to practicing a profession .Professional values are the principles that guide your decisions and actions in your career.
59.What are key critical thinking skills?
Ans: The key critical thinking skills are: analysis, interpretation, inference, explanation, self-regulation, open-mindedness, and problem-solving.
60.What is time management and what are the benefits
of time management?
Ans: “Time management” refers to the way that you
organize and plan how long you spend on specific activities.
Benefits of time management
• Greater
productivity and efficiency.
• A
better professional reputation.
• Less
stress.
• Increased
opportunities for advancement.
• Greater opportunities to achieve important life and career goals.
61.Define stress.
Ans: Stress is a physical, mental, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension
62.What are the 3 types of stress?
Ans: there are 3 different types stress — acute stress, episodic acute stress, and chronic stress
63.What are factors that causes work-related stress?
Ans: Some of the factors that commonly cause work-related
stress includes:
• Long
hours.
• Heavy
workload.
• Changes
within the organization.
• Tight
deadlines.
• Changes
to duties.
• Job
insecurity.
• Lack
of autonomy.
• Boring work.
64.What are 5 stress management techniques?
Ans:
• Keep
a positive attitude.
• Accept
that there are events that you cannot control.
• Be
assertive instead of aggressive. ...
• Learn
and practice relaxation techniques; try meditation, yoga, or tai-chi for stress
management.
• Exercise
regularly. ...
• Eat healthy, well-balanced meals etc.….
65.Explain conflict management?
Ans: Conflict management is the process of limiting the negative aspects of conflict while increasing the positive aspects of conflict. The aim of conflict management is to enhance learning and group outcomes, including effectiveness or performance in an organizational setting.
66.What is the difference and relationship between
problem solving and decision making?
Ans:
• Problem
solving is a method; decision making is a process.
• Decision
making is needed during problem solving to reach the conclusion.
• Decision making will lead to a course of action or final opinion; problem solving is more analytical and complex.
67. What is attitude?
Ans: Attitude is the collective qualities or characteristics that distinguish a person.
68.What are difference between attitude and
aptitude?
Ans: Attitude is the collective qualities or characteristics that distinguish a person while aptitude is a natural ability to do something.
69. What is health?
Ans: Health is "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease.
70.What is interview?
Ans:An interview is a formal meeting at which someone is asked questions in order to find out if they are suitable for a job or a course of study
71.What are the types of interview?
Ans:
Personal
interview
Group
interview
Panel
interview
Telephonic
interview
Online interview
72.What are the qualities of good teamwork?
Ans:
• Clear
direction.
• Open
and honest communication.
• Support
risk taking and change.
• Defined
roles.
• Mutually
accountable.
• Communicate
freely.
• Common
goals.
• Encourage
differences in opinions.
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