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Identify the Verbal Intelligence Tests developed in India:
A. The Bihar Test of Intelligence by S. M. Mohsin
B. Group Test of General Mental Ability by S. Jalota
C. Test of General Mental Ability by M. C. Joshi
D. Draw-a-Man Test by Parmila Pathak
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Draw-a-Man is a drawing (non-verbal) test. The other three use language.
Updated On: Oct 1, 2026
  • A, B and C only
  • B, C and D only
  • A, C and D only
  • A, B, C and D
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Idea: find the odd test out.
Three of the four tests are of one kind and one is of another kind. If we spot which one differs, the option follows.

Step 2: Look at the task in each test.
Tests A, B and C ask people to answer language-based items on paper. Test D asks the child to draw a man, which is a drawing task.

Step 3: Classify test D.
A drawing task does not depend on language. So the Draw-a-Man test is a non-verbal test, and it is the odd one out.

Step 4: Classify tests A, B and C.
These three rely on words, so they are verbal tests developed in India by Mohsin, Jalota and Joshi.

Step 5: Eliminate options.
Option (2), option (3) and option (4) each contain D, which is non-verbal. They cannot be right.

Step 6: Confirm option (1).
Option (1) lists A, B and C only, which is exactly the verbal group. It is correct.

Step 7: Why this matters.
In India, tests of the Mohsin, Jalota and Joshi type were built for reading and answering in language, so they suit literate groups. A drawing test like Draw-a-Man was built to reduce the effect of language, so it suits young children or those who cannot read well.

Final Answer:
Leaving out the drawing test D gives option (1). \[ \boxed{\text{A, B and C only}} \]
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