Match the belief of a person with schizophrenia in List-I with the ty…

Match the belief of a person with schizophrenia in List-I with the type of delusion in List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) Farida is sure that the police and her office colleagues are secretly plotting to get her arrested.	(I) Delusion of reference
(B) Mohan believes that a song played on the radio was chosen to send a personal message only to him.	(II) Delusion of control
(C) Deepak believes that he has special powers and has been chosen to save the whole country.	(III) Delusion of persecution
(D) Nisha believes that a machine controls her thoughts and moves her hands against her will.	(IV) Delusion of grandeur

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Farida is sure that the police and her office colleagues are secretly plotting to get her arrested.	(III) Delusion of persecution	Farida feels that others are plotting against her. Believing that one is being plotted against, spied on or deliberately victimised is a delusion of persecution, the most common kind in schizophrenia.
(B) Mohan believes that a song played on the radio was chosen to send a personal message only to him.	(I) Delusion of reference	Mohan gives a special, personal meaning to an ordinary radio song. Attaching personal meaning to the actions of others or to events is a delusion of reference.
(C) Deepak believes that he has special powers and has been chosen to save the whole country.	(IV) Delusion of grandeur	Deepak sees himself as a specially empowered person with a mission. This belief in one's own special power is a delusion of grandeur.
(D) Nisha believes that a machine controls her thoughts and moves her hands against her will.	(II) Delusion of control	Nisha feels that her thoughts and actions are run from outside. Believing that one's feelings, thoughts and actions are controlled by others is a delusion of control.

Note: Persecution and control both bring in outside forces: in persecution others plot or harm; in control they run the person's own thoughts and actions.

NCERT (2026-27): “Symptoms of Schizophrenia …
Many people with schizophrenia develop delusions. A delusion is a false belief that is firmly held on inadequate grounds. It is not affected by rational argument, and has no basis in reality. Delusions of persecution are the most common in schizophrenia. People with this delusion believe that they are being plotted against, spied on, slandered, threatened, attacked or deliberately victimised. People with schizophrenia may also experience delusions of reference in which they attach special and personal meaning to the actions of others or to objects and events. In delusions of grandeur, people believe themselves to be specially empowered persons and in delusions of control, they believe that their feelings, thoughts and actions are controlled by others.”