Francis Galton, in an effort to find the determinants of leadership, investigated the hereditary background of ‘great men’ and suggested that:

a. good leaders are made
b. a very strong characteristic of leadership is gender
c. good leaders are born, not made
d. leaders are usually more intelligent that followers
e. both personality traits and situations determine who will emerge as a leader


Ans: c

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