Class 10 EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS – IMPORTANT QUESTION ANSWERS

 IMPORTANT QUESTION – ANSWERS 

Q1.  What are employability skills?

Ans.-  Employability skills are the skills that help a person get a job, stay in a job and grow in a career. These skills include communication, self-management, problem solving and teamwork.

Q2.   Why are employability skills important for students?

Ans.-  Employability skills help students become confident, responsible, disciplined and job-ready. They also help in career planning and personal growth.

Q3.   What is self-awareness?

Ans.-  Self-awareness is the ability to understand one’s own strengths, weaknesses, emotions, interests and capabilities.

Q4.   What are strengths? Give examples.

Ans.-  Strengths are positive qualities of a person. Examples include confidence, creativity, honesty, leadership and good communication skills.

Q5.   What are weaknesses? Give examples.

Ans.-  Weaknesses are limitations that affect performance. Examples include fear of failure, lack of confidence, poor time management and anger issues.

Q6.   What is the identification of strengths?

Ans.-  It is the process of recognizing the abilities and qualities in which a person performs well.

Q7.   What is interest?

Ans.-  Interest means liking or enjoyment in doing certain activities or subjects.

Q8.   What is capability?

Ans.-  Capability is the ability or skill to perform a task effectively and successfully.

Q9.   Differentiate between interest and capability.

Ans.-  Interest shows what a person likes to do, while capability shows what a person can do well. Interest motivates learning, capability ensures good performance.

Q10. What is communication?

Ans.-  Communication is the process of sending and receiving messages, thoughts or ideas between two or more people.

Q11.   Name the main types of communication.

The main types are verbal communication, non-verbal communication and visual communication.

Q12. What is verbal communication?

Verbal communication uses words to express ideas, either through speaking or writing.

Q13. What is non-verbal communication?

Non-verbal communication includes body language, facial expressions, gestures, posture and eye contact.

Q14. What are the barriers to communication?

Common barriers are language problems, lack of attention, noise, emotional stress and poor listening skills.

Q15. What is effective listening?

Effective listening means carefully hearing, understanding and responding to the speaker’s message.

Q16. What is stress?

Stress is the body’s response to pressure or challenging situations.

Q17. What is stress management?

Stress management is the use of techniques to control stress and maintain mental and physical balance.

Q18. Write any three benefits of stress management.

Stress management improves health, increases concentration and builds a positive attitude.

Q19. Write three steps to manage stress.

Identify stress, accept stress and control stress using healthy methods.

Q20. Write any four stress management techniques.

Time management, physical exercise, positive thinking and proper sleep help in managing stress.

Q21. What is time management?

Time management is the ability to plan and use time effectively to complete tasks on time.

Q22. Why is physical exercise important?

Physical exercise keeps the body healthy and reduces stress and anxiety.

Q23. Why should we avoid drugs?

Drugs harm health, increase stress and create addiction.

Q24. What is emotional awareness?

Emotional awareness is the ability to understand and manage one’s own emotions and the emotions of others.

Q25. What is ICT?

ICT stands for Information and Communication Technology. It includes tools like computers, internet and mobile devices.

Q26. What is hardware?

Hardware refers to the physical parts of a computer such as keyboard, mouse, monitor and CPU.

Q27. What is software?

Software is a set of programs or instructions that tell a computer what to do.

Q28. What is an operating system?

An operating system is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources.

Q29. What is internet?

Internet is a global network that allows people to share information and communicate worldwide.

Q30. Write two uses of email.

Email is used to send messages and share documents quickly.

Q31. What is entrepreneurship?

Entrepreneurship is the ability to start and manage a business by taking risks.

Q32. Who is an entrepreneur?

An entrepreneur is a person who starts a business and takes responsibility for profit or loss.

Q33. What are the qualities of a successful entrepreneur?

Confidence, creativity, risk-taking ability and decision-making skills.

Q34. What is a business plan?

A business plan is a written document that explains business goals and strategies.

Q35. What are green skills?

Green skills are skills that help protect the environment and promote sustainable development.

Q36. Give examples of green skills.

Saving electricity, reducing waste, recycling and using renewable resources.

Q37. What is sustainable development?

Sustainable development means meeting present needs without harming future generations.

Q38. Why are green skills important?

They help protect the environment and create eco-friendly jobs.

Q39. What is teamwork?

Teamwork means working together with others to achieve a common goal.

Q40. Why is teamwork important?

Teamwork improves efficiency, cooperation and problem solving.