“What really matters for success, character, happiness, and lifelong achievements is a definite set of emotional skills -your EQ- not just purely cognitive abilities that are measured by conventional IQ tests.” Do you agree with the view? Give reasons in support of your answer.
What the examiner wants
For Emotional Intelligence, the core task is to explain the exact proposition ‘What really matters for success, character, happiness, and lifelong achievements is a definite set of emotional skills -your EQ- not just purely…’. Organise the answer around its qualifier and evidence burden, not around a generic syllabus note.
Demand-wise check
- 1What really matters for success, character, happiness, and lifelong achievements is a definite set of emotional skills -your EQ- not just purely cognitive abilities that are measured by conventional IQ…≈55 words
- 2For Emotional Intelligence, identify the competing values, apply them to public conduct and use a concrete illustration rather than abstract moralising≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Turning this into a broad note on Emotional Intelligence instead of answering the question’s operative wording: ‘What really matters for success, character, happiness, and lifelong achievements is a definite set of…’
- Adding correct but adjacent facts on Emotional Intelligence that do not advance the exact causal, comparative or evaluative task in this PYQ
Value addition
- Emotional Intelligence: ethical balance triangle — principle → competing value → public-interest resolution
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Verified value additions
These are verified official-source additions selected for this exact PYQ. Use only the point that strengthens your argument.
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