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KnowYourEQ:EmotionalQuotientTest
DevelopedbyDrDALIPSINGH&DRNKCHADHA
The present EQ test measures three psychological dimensions such as emotional sensitivity, emotional
maturity and emotional competency. This test has been standardized for professional managers,
businessmen, bureaucrats, artists, graduate student, and adolescent population. This EQ test has a test
retest and splithalf reliability of 0.94 and 0.89 respectively and validity of 0.89. It has been attempted
onlinebymorethan25,000personsworldwide.
HowdoyouFEELaboutyourselfandpeoplearoundyou?ThisEQtestwillhelpyoutoknowmoreabout
yourselfandaboutpeoplearoundyou.Thistestmeasuresthewayyouuseyouremotionalskillsinyour
personalandprofessionallife.
The 22 situations given below will measure your emotional responses to different situations.
Answer on the basis of how you FEEL and not what you THINK. There is no right or wrong answer.
Answerhonestlyanddonotspendtoomuchtime.Usuallyyourfirstresponseisthebestresponse.Do
notleaveanyquestionunanswered.
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GOTOEQTESTNOW:
1. Youhavebeendeniedapromotionbythemanagementforwhichyouwereeligible.Moreover,
oneofyourjuniorshasbeenpromoted.Youareemotionallyupsetandfeelfrustrated.Whatwill
youdo?
a. Talkitoverwithyourbossandaskforreconsiderationofthemanagementsdecision.
b. Startabusingthecolleaguewhosupersededyou.
c. Movetocourtandobtainastayordertogetjustice.
d. Identifyyourshortcomingsandtrytoimproveyourperformance.
2. Afreshlyrecruitedprofessionalgraduatejoinsyourorganisationasamanagementtrainee.After
afew weeks,shecomplains toyouthatshewasnotbeing takenseriously byhersubordinates.
Whatwillyousuggesther?
a. Askhertohandlethesituationherselfandnotbotheryouwithtrivialmatters.
b. Tellherthatsuchbehaviourshouldbeignored.
c. Askhertobebold,facethechallengeandovercometheproblem.
d. Empathizewithherandhelpherfigureoutwaystogetotherstoworkwithher.
3. At the workplace, due to some misunderstanding, your colleagues stop talking to you. You are
convincedthattherewasnofaultofyours.Howwillyoureact?
a. Waittilltheycomeandstarttalkingtoyouagain.
b. Taketheinitiative,goforwardandstarttalkingtothem.
c. Letthingstaketheirowntimetoimprove.
d. Asksomeonetomediate.
4. You get into an argument with your colleague and end up attacking him/her personally. Later
yourealizethatyouneverintendedtotarnishtheimageofyourcolleague.Howwillyouhandle
suchuglysituation?
a. Sit calmly and consider what triggered off the arguments and was it possible to control your
angeratthatpointoftime.
b. Avoidfutureargumentsandleavetheroom.
c. Apologisetoyourcolleagueforyourbehaviour.
d. Continuewiththeargumenttillyoureachsomedefiniteconclusion.
5. Imagine you are an insurance salesperson selling insurance policies. You approach a number of
prospectiveclientswhoslamthedooronyourfaceandrefusetobuypolicies.Whatwillyoudo?
a. Blameyourselfandstopworkfortheday.
b. Reassessyourcapabilitiesasaninsurancesalesperson.
c. Comeoutwithfreshstrategiestoovercomesimilarsituationsinfuture.
d. Contacttheclientsagainsomeotherday.
6. Whensomeonedirectlycriticizesyourbehaviour,howwillyoubehave?
a. Tendtocloseupandstoplistening.
b. Carefullylistentotheiropinion.
c. Tendtogetupsetaboutit.
d. Thinkofwaystochangeyourbehaviour.
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7. You are on an aircraft and suddenly the airhostess announces that it has been hijacked by the
terrorists.Everyoneisinastateofshock.Whatwillbeyourreaction?
a. Blameyourselfforchoosinganinauspiciousdayfortravelling.
b. Beinemotionalcontrolandattendtotheinstructionsofthepilot/airhostess.
c. Continuetoreadyourmagazineandpaylittleattentiontotheincident.
d. Cryoutandvownottotravelbyairinfuture.
8. Imagine that you are a police officer posted in a sensitive area. You get information of violent
ethnic clashes between two religious communities in which people have been killed from both
sidesandpropertydamaged.Whatactionwillyoutake?
a. Decidenottovisitthespotpersonallyastheremaybeadangertoyourlife.
b. Relax;thisisnotthefirsttimeriotshavetakenplace.
c. Trytohandlethesituationbytakingactionasperlaw.
d. Reachthespotandassuagethefeelingsofthevictims.
9. Your grown up daughter starts arguing with you every now and then. She tells you that you
cannot impose your oldfashioned attitudes and outdated values on her. How will you tackle
her?
a. Acceptherstatementinhelplessnessandtakealowprofilepositioninthefamily.
b. Sendhertoapsychologisttolearnheradjustwithherenvironment.
c. Manageyouremotionsandexplainyourpointofviewaspatientlyaspossible.
d. Talktoherandunderstandheremotions,beliefsandattitudes.
10.After weeks of merger of two largest financial firms, hundreds of employees were
expected to lose their jobs. You, being the General Manager (HQ), were told to convey to the
employeethedecisionofthemanagement.Howwillyouconveythemessage?
a. Giveagloomypictureandtellthemyouhavenooptionbuttofirehalfofthem.
b. Giveabrightpictureandtellthemthatthecompanywillbeblessedwithtalentedpeoplefrom
bothfirms.
c. Tellthemthatyouwillcollectmoreinformationtobefairandupdatethemeveryfewdayson
howthingswilltakeshape.
d. Announcethedecisionandlettheemployeestakeadecisionaboutwhattheywant.
11. You are a professor in a college. While delivering a lecture, a student comments that you have
notpreparedthetopicproperlyandyouarejustpassingthetime.Thishashurtyourselfesteem.
Whatwillbeyourreaction?
a. Reporttotheprincipalofthecollegeabouttheunrulybehaviorofthestudent.
b. Orderthestudenttoleavetheclassroomatonce.
c. Askhim/hertomeetyouinyourchamberaftertheclasstoexplainwhathe/shewants.
d. Judgetheemotionsoftheclassandpromisetomakeamendmentsaccordingly.
12. As CEO of a company, while taking a meeting with the union, one of the union leaders levels
seriousallegationsofcorruptionandfavoritismagainstyou.Howwillyoureact?
a. Continuewiththediscussionandlistentotheirdemandswithacoolhead.
b. Askunionleadertomakeallegationsinwritingandofferanimpartialenquiry.
c. Cancelfurthernegotiationandasktheunionleadertoapologisefirst.
d. Leave the room after assigning the responsibility to your subordinate to continue with the
meeting.
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13.You had an argument with your spouse on some trivial family matter and are not on speaking
terms for sometime. The situation is causing mental disturbance to both of you. What will you
do?
a. Sticktoyourstand;afterallyouwereneveratfault.
b. Trytobreaktheicebyanalysingthereasonsfortheconflict.
c. Makefirstmoveandeasethesituation.
d. Waitforyourspousetomakethefirstmovetorestorenormalcy.
14. Youhailfromaruralareaandtakeadmissioninacitycollege.Youfindyourclassmatestaunting
youasyouarenotsmartandareunabletospeakgoodEnglish.Howwillyoumanageyourself?
a. Ignorethem.
b. Shoutbackandtellthemtomindtheirownbusiness.
c. Leavestudieshalfwayandgobacktoyourvillage.
d. Accepttheirchallengeandprovethatyoucanmatchthem.
15. Whilespeakingtoanaudience,youfeelthat:
a. Itisdifficulttoconveyyourspeech.
b. Youarepartlycomfortableinconveyingyourspeech.
c. Youarecomfortableinconveyingyourspeech.
d. Youfeelthatyouwilldobetterwithsomemorepractice.
16. Your friends sister, who got married just one year back, is heading for a divorce. She is highly
educated and economically self dependent. She comes to you for guidance. What will you
adviseher?
a. Tellher togoaheadwiththedivorceassheisafirstclassMBAandherhusbandcannottake
herforgranted
b.Empathizewithherformarringanacademicallyaverageperson.
c.Advisehertotalktoherhusbandandfigureoutthereasonsbehindthemaladjustment.
d. Tell her that academic qualifications are important but these do not help in leading a
successfulmarriedlife.
17. There is blind girl in your class. She trips on her way out of the class. You see a few of your
friendsmakingfunofherandlaughingather.Whatwillyoudo?
a. Laughalongwithyourfriends.
b. Ignoretheincidentastheyareyourfriends.
c. Helptheblindgirlmakeherwayoutoftheclassroombutsaynothingtoyourfriends.
d. Helpthegirlandthenconfrontyourfriendsforbeingsoinsensitive.
18.Whilehavinganargumentwithsomeone,ifyoulose,you:
a. Feeltotallybeaten.
b. Waitforthenextopportunitytobeatyouropponents.
c. Winningandlosingarepartofthegame.
d.Analysethereasonsfortheloss.
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19.YouareworkingasHRDGeneralManagerinalargemultinationalcompanythatrecruitdozens
of fresh MBAs, engineers and other professionals on senior positions every year. This requires
time, energy and money. However, you find that 75 percent of the young recruits are leaving
thecompanyafteraroundtwoyearsofworkexperiencetojoinmoreattractivejobs.Whatwill
youdo?
a.Ignorethetrend.Thereisrampantunemploymentandyoucanfindmorepeoplelinedupto
joinyourcompany.
b.Trytofindouttherootcauseoftheirleavingthejobandtakecorrectivemeasurestoretain
themasyouhavealreadyinvestedinthemheavily.
c.Increasethepaypackageandluretheminworkingwithyou.
d.Changetheselectioncriteriaandrecruitpeopleonthebasisoftheirneedandrequirements.
20. You have been involuntarily transferred to a remote project and posted under a new boss.
Althoughyouhavebeengivenapayhikeandalsoapromiseforpromotioninnearfutureyet,youare
notcomfortable.Yourfamilycannotshiftalongwithyouduetoeducationofyourchildren.Youare
inasensitiveareaandyoursecurityisalsoatrisk.Youareundergoingamildlevelofstress.Howwill
youdiffusethestress?
a. Enjoy.Afteralltherehasbeenahikeinyourpayforworkinginasensitivearea.
b. Wait.Itmayturnouttobeanopportunityforearlypromotion.
c. Lament.Whyshouldsuchterriblethingshappentoyouonly?
d. Actinhaste.Thinktoresignandfindoutanewjobforyou.
21.Youhavelivedyourlifeforsomanyyearsonthisearth.Howwouldyouliketoexplainyourlifeat
themomentinonesentence?
a. Successful:Well,Iamacontendedpersonwhogotwhatevercouldmakemefeelhappy.
b. OK:Well,itsamixedexperienceforme.Its50:50.
c. Comfortable:Well,destinyisinthehandofGod.Manisjustapuppet.
d. Uncomfortable:Well,IfeelIdeservedbetterbutcouldnotgetit.
22.AsanHRDmanageryouhavetorecruitalargenumberofemployeesforamultinationalfirm.
Afterthewrittentestandinterviewyoufindthatmostofcandidateswhoqualifiedarewomen.What
willbeyourreaction?
a. Hirewomenemployees.Theydeserveitastheyhavequalifiedtheselectioncriteria.
b. Wellitsawomensworld.Hirethemanyway.
c. Hiremaleandfemaleemployeesinequalnumber.
d.Avoidwomenemployeesastheyarealiability.
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