Soft Skills | NPTEL 2022 | Week 2 Assignment Solutions

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Soft Skills, a buzz word today, has attracted the attention of students, professionals and entrepreneurs all over the world. Every individual wants to get a coveted job. In a fast changing world, it’s important to prove multiple skills in different situations. The course aims at creating awareness among the stock holders of the corporate world in which the role of individuals as team players and also as responsible leaders materializes to a great extent.  The course, with its interactive and need based modules, will  address various challenges of communication as well as behavioural skills  faced by individuals at workplace and organizations in  bridging the gaps through  effective skills of interviews, group discussions, meeting management, presentations  and nuances of drafting various  business documents  for sustainability in today’s global world.

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Soft Skills NPTEL 2022 Week 2 Assignment Solutions

Q1. Through the area known as the unknown self, as propagated by Joe and Harry, we can have a self-discovery.

a) True
b) False

Answer: a) True

Q2. Non-verbal communications are spontaneous compared to verbal communication.

a) True
b) False

Answer: a) True

Q3. Voicemail is a storage device since information can be printed.

a) True
b) False

Answer: b) False

Q4. If a message is delivered with a squinted eye, the message tends to become positive.

a) True
b) False

Answer: b) False

Q5. The use of flat hands during communication symbolizes boredom.

a) False
b) True

Answer: a) False

Soft Skills NPTEL week 2 Assignment Solutions

Q6. Teleconferencing is not an alternative to face-to-face meetings.

a) False
b) True

Answer: a) False

Q7. The rise and fall of our voices during communication can be termed as intonation during a presentation.

a) True
b) False

Answer: a) True

Soft Skills NPTEL week 2 Assignment Solutions

Q8. Who among the following is the author of the famous book “The Power of Positive Thinking”?

a) William Faulkner
b) Norman Vincent Peale
c) William James
d) Dr. Eric Berne

Answer: b) Norman Vincent Peale

Soft Skills NPTEL week 2 Assignment Solutions

Q9. A person thinks that it is he who matters and not others and says “I’m okay, you are not okay…”.  To which category of personality does such a person belong?  

a) Introvert
b) Imposing
c) Positive
d) Negative

Answer: b) Imposing

Q10. Johari Window functions to illustrate and improve self-awareness and mental understanding. How many parts does the Johari Window have?

a) Four
b) Seven
c) Five
d) Six

Answer: a) Four

Soft Skills NPTEL week 2 Assignment Solutions

Q11. In telephonic communication, if a person is calling or giving information to somebody or seeking information from somebody, which two of the following are mandatory?

a) Figurative language
b) Courtesy
c) Clarity of Voice
d) Ambiguity

Answer: b), c)

Q12. “Men trust their ears less than their eyes”.  Who among the following is credited with this quote?

a) Socrates
b) Aristotle
c) Homer
d) Herodotus

Answer: d) Herodotus

Q13. Our voice plays a very significant role during an oral communication. Which of the following impedes our oral communication?

a) Silence and pauses
b) Nasalization
c) Pitch
d) Both A&B

Answer: b) Nasalization

Soft Skills NPTEL week 2 Assignment Solutions

Q14. Which one of the following do/doesn’t form part of kinesics?

a) Hands
b) Eyes
c) Odour
d) Scowl

Answer: c) Odour

Q15. Majority of speakers use pitch variation during a speaking situation.  is mandatory to make our speech effective. Which of the following is not true about Pitch- variations?

a) Pitch variations convey feelings.
b) Pitch changes are called inflexions.
c) Vocal cords vibrate in the production of sounds.
d) Speech with variation tends to confuse listeners.

Answer: d) Speech with variation tends to confuse listeners.

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