Which of the following questions provide opportunities to assess critical thinking skills?

A. Why did Mahatma Gandhi want to teach children handicrafts?

B. Name two essential features of democracy.

C. Why do you think we need the government to find solutions to many disputes or conflicts?

D. What was the role of zamindar in Mughal administration?

Choose the correct option.

Critical Thinking is the ability to apply reasoning and logic to new or unfamiliar situations, ideas, and opinions. It refers to the process of judging or analyzing facts, events, etc.

Key PointsCritical thinking in children can be promoted by asking questions in which children start divergent thinking and try to find different answers and assess positive and negative aspects. 

• Here, Why did Mahatma Gandhi want to teach children handicrafts? and Why do you think we need the government to find solutions to many disputes or conflicts? questions provide opportunities to assess critical thinking skills.
• As, in these questions, students think in multiple ways and analyze the facts.

Thus, it is concluded that A and C only is the correct answer.