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If we speak about our flaws as openly as we speak about our talents, it will be to our ________.

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  1. Disadvantage

  2. Advantage

  3. Inferiority

  4. Incapacity

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Flaws and talents are the qualities of a person. No one is flawless. A person is considered as a perfect and balanced person if he/she accepts his/her flaws as openly as their talents and other good qualities. Flaws teaches us how we can improve ourselves more to achieve the desired goal of our lives.

Achieving control of one's movements to learn to do something new is called __________.

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  1. Learning a skill

  2. Incompetence

  3. Entertainment

  4. Stupidity

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Learning can be considered as an activity or skill. Achieving control of one's movements to learn to do something new is called learning a skill. Learning a skill is not limited to any particular area. It is a matter of interest. For example photography, painting, directing etc. For all these things we need skills.

Just as man is able to think, he is also _____________.

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  1. Emotional

  2. Emotionless

  3. Cold

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Man is a social animal. He has the ability to think and respond. Unlike robots humans are emotional. They are controlled by the hormones. Emotions play a very vital role in any one's life. Emotions help us to be happier, do better,  reduces stress, and boost well-being.

Facial expressions are one mode of ____________.

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  1. Verbal communication

  2. Bilateral communication

  3. Nonverbal communication

  4. Facial Expressions for emotional control

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Non-verbal communication is communication between people through sending and receiving wordless cues. It includes the use of visual cues such as body language, gestures, appearance, facial expressions, eye gaze etc.

Facial expressions of certain primary emotions are ___________.

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  1. Complex

  2. Simple

  3. Inexplicable

  4. Innate

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A facial expression is a form of non-verbal communication. A facial expression is one or more motions or positions of the muscles beneath the skin of the face. Facial movements convey the emotional state of an individual to observers. Facial expressions are a primary means of conveying social information between humans. The facial expression of certain primary emotion is innate or natural born.

What does 'investment in human capital' mean?

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  1. Giving proper education to all

  2. Giving proper medical care to all

  3. Giving training to those who are interested in some skill

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

Anger, joy, sorrow, jealousy, disappointment, fear, etc. are all __________.

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  1. Promotions

  2. Emotions

  3. Locations

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
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Emotions are what people feel. Emotions are caused by a complex mixture of hormones and the unconscious mind. It can be positive or negative. For example anger, sorrow, fear, joy, jealousy, disappointment, surprise, trust etc.

Emotional adjustment involves ___________.

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  1. Coping with your emotions

  2. Being able to control emotions

  3. Expressing emotions in a reasonable manner

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Emotional adjustment is the maintenance of  emotional equilibrium in the face of internal and external stressors. Emotional adjustment involves the following things:

1. Being able to control emotions
2. Coping with our emotions
3. Expressing emotions in a reasonable manner
4. Having the patience to deal with sudden emotions
5. Handling stress during emotions

We should be able to strike a balance between our thoughts and emotions.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Thoughts and emotions are very complexly related. Thoughts are mental activities such as our ideas, opinions, and beliefs. Thoughts are shaped by life experiences, genetics, and education. 
The emotions are the flow of feelings, for example, sadness, joy, fear etc. A person must strike a balance between thoughts and emotions because these two are intricately related. One must neither completely fall for emotions nor for thoughts. Our thoughts generate the emotions we feel and many times it is our emotions that generate our thoughts. We can be persuasive using only logic or only emotion, but the effect will be short-term and unbalanced.

Which of the following can be termed as emotions?

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  1. Anger and joy

  2. Sorrow and jealousy

  3. Disappointment and fear

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Emotions are what people feel. It can be seen in all mammals. Emotions are caused by a complex mixture of hormones and the unconscious mind. Emotions are either positive or negative. Different types of emotions are anger, joy, fear. sorrow, jealousy, disappointment, surprise etc.