Match List I with List II
| List - I | List - II | ||
| (A) | Intimate Distance | (I) | 10 feet to infinity |
| (B) | Personal Distance | (II) | upto 18 inches |
| (C) | Social Distance | (III) | 18 inches to 4 feet |
| (D) | Public Distance | (IV) | 4 to 10 feet |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)
The anthropologist Edward Hall described four kinds of interpersonal physical distance, the space people keep from one another depending on the situation.
(A) Intimate Distance — this matches (II) upto 18 inches. It is kept when talking privately to someone or with a very close friend or relative.
(B) Personal Distance — this matches (III) 18 inches to 4 feet. It is kept when interacting one-to-one with a close friend or relative, or with someone not very close in a work setting.
(C) Social Distance — this matches (IV) 4 to 10 feet. It is kept when the interaction is formal and not close.
(D) Public Distance — this matches (I) 10 feet to infinity. It is kept in a formal setting with a large number of persons, such as an audience and a public speaker.
Note 1: Edward Hall’s four kinds of interpersonal physical distance were there in the chapter ‘Psychology and Life’ of the pre-rationalised NCERT, which NTA followed in 2023, and are not there in the NCERT book (2025-26). This question has been picked from the pre-rationalised NCERT.
Note 2: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 18-06-2023 (Slot 2).
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “Crowding … Edward Hall, an anthropologist, mentioned four kinds of interpersonal physical distance, depending on the situation:
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