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| Nptel Soft Skill Development Assignment 8 Solution |
1. To effectively use time, one must practice behaviors while performing certain goal-directed activities. Is this statement true?
A. Yes*
B. No
Explanation: Please refer to Lecture 36
Topic: Managing Time
2. When an individual manages his/her time effectively, they reported:
A. Greater evaluations of their performance
B. Greater work and life satisfaction
C. Less role ambiguity
D. More somatic tension
i. Only A is correct
ii. Only A and B are correct
iii. Only A, B and C are correct*
iv. All of the above are correct
Explanation: Please refer to Lecture 36
Topic: Managing Time
3. The behavioural manifestation of underlying circadian rhythms of myriad physical processes is called
A. Polychronicity
B. Monochronicity
C. Chronotype*
D. Diurnality
Explanation: Please refer to Lecture 36
Topic: Managing Time
4. The stimuli that causes stress in our lives are called:
A. Events
B. Stressors*
C. Eustress
D. Distress
Explanation: Please refer to Lecture 37
Topic: Managing Stress
5. In the stress and performance curve, the stress if depicted on the _____ axis and performance is on the ______axis.
A. X axis; Y axis*
B. Y axis: X axis
Explanation: Please refer to Lecture 37
Topic: Managing Stress
6. When an individual is highly stressed, it leads to:
A. High anxiety, poor performance*
B. Low motivation, poor performance
C. Low anxiety, good performance
Explanation: Please refer to Lecture 37
Topic: Managing Stress
7. Hardiness and Grit are two personality features of people with high ______.
A. perseverance*
B. self-reliance
C. authenticity
Explanation: Please refer to Lecture 38
Topic: Resilience
8. Cyclone Fani rendered many people homeless. Sewa, an NGO in Puri is trying to help the survivors by providing emergency assistance by constructing make-shift houses.What resilience strategy has been followed by them?
A. Risk-focused strategy*
B. Asset-focused strategy
C. Process-focused strategy
Explanation: Please refer to Lecture 38
Topic: Resilience
9. In which resilience strategy, life skills are taught by organizing a boys and girl club?
A. Risk-focused strategy
B. Asset-focused strategy*
C. Process-focused strategy
Explanation: Please refer to Lecture 38
Topic: Resilience
10. Work-family conflict is___________________in nature.
A. Unidirectional
B. Bi-directional *
Explanation: Please refer to Lecture 39
Topic: Work-life Balance
11. Work life family balance can be achieved when equal amount of quality time is given to both work and non-work activities. Is the statement true?
A. True*
B. False
Explanation: Please refer to Lecture 39
Topic: Work-life Balance
12. Which theory focuses on the relatedness between work life and family life, suggesting that they both affect each other?
A. Segmentation model
B. Spillover model*
C. Compensation model
D. Conflict model
Explanation: Please refer to Lecture 39
Topic: Work-life Balance
13. Work-life balance is required in order to bring happiness in life.
A. True*
B. False
Explanation: Please refer to Lecture 40
Topic: Applying Soft Skills to Workplace
14. Empathy plays a very significant role in workplace, and to maintain work-life balance.
A. True*
B. False
Explanation: Please refer to Lecture 40
Topic: Applying Soft Skills to Workplace
15. Which of the following plays an important role in communication?
I. Listening
II. Speaking
III. Empathetic listening
IV. Thinking
A. Only I is correct.
B. Only I & II are correct.
C. Only I & IV are correct.
D. All I, II, III & IV are correct. *
Explanation: Please refer to Lecture 40
Topic: Applying Soft Skills to Workplace