Match List-I (Term) with List-II (Feature).List-IList-II(A) 'Distance…

Match List-I (Term) with List-II (Feature).

List-I	List-II
(A) 'Distance pollution'	(I) Derogatory, and their use is now a criminal offence
(B) The term 'Harijan'	(II) A much broader set of social sanctions than the avoidance of physical contact
(C) The institution of 'untouchability'	(III) Existed in many regions of India, particularly in the south
(D) Older collective names for 'untouchables'	(IV) Popularised in the 1930s to counter a pejorative charge

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) 'Distance pollution'	(III) Existed in many regions of India, particularly in the south	Distance pollution is the belief that even the presence or shadow of an 'untouchable' person pollutes others. This notion was found in many regions of India, most of all in the south.
(B) The term 'Harijan'	(IV) Popularised in the 1930s to counter a pejorative charge	Mahatma Gandhi popularised 'Harijan', meaning children of God, in the 1930s. He used it to counter the pejorative charge carried by caste names.
(C) The institution of 'untouchability'	(II) A much broader set of social sanctions than the avoidance of physical contact	The word suggests only a ban on touch. The institution, however, covers a much broader set of social sanctions than avoiding physical contact.
(D) Older collective names for 'untouchables'	(I) Derogatory, and their use is now a criminal offence	The many old collective names for these groups are all derogatory. Some are still used as abuse, but using them is now a criminal offence.

NCERT (2026-27): “Exercise for Tables 1 and 2 …
In fact, notions of ‘distance pollution’ existed in many regions of India (particularly in the south) such that even the mere presence or the shadow of an ‘untouchable’ person is considered polluting. Despite the limited literal meaning of the word, the institution of ‘untouchability’ refers not just to the avoidance or prohibition of physical contact but to a much broader set of social sanctions.”

“The so-called ‘untouchables’ have been referred to collectively by many names over the centuries. Whatever the specific etymology of these names, they are all derogatory and carry a strongly pejorative charge. In fact, many of them continue to be used as forms of abuse even today, although their use is now a criminal offence. Mahatma Gandhi had popularised the term ‘Harijan’ (literally, children of God) in the 1930s to counter the pejorative charge carried by caste names.”

Match List-I (Term) with List-II (Feature).

List-I	List-II
(A) 'Distance pollution'	(I) Derogatory, and their use is now a criminal offence
(B) The term 'Harijan'	(II) A much broader set of social sanctions than the avoidance of physical contact
(C) The institution of 'untouchability'	(III) Existed in many regions of India, particularly in the south
(D) Older collective names for 'untouchables'	(IV) Popularised in the 1930s to counter a pejorative charge

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) 'Distance pollution'	(III) Existed in many regions of India, particularly in the south	Distance pollution is the belief that even the presence or shadow of an 'untouchable' person pollutes others. This notion was found in many regions of India, most of all in the south.
(B) The term 'Harijan'	(IV) Popularised in the 1930s to counter a pejorative charge	Mahatma Gandhi popularised 'Harijan', meaning children of God, in the 1930s. He used it to counter the pejorative charge carried by caste names.
(C) The institution of 'untouchability'	(II) A much broader set of social sanctions than the avoidance of physical contact	The word suggests only a ban on touch. The institution, however, covers a much broader set of social sanctions than avoiding physical contact.
(D) Older collective names for 'untouchables'	(I) Derogatory, and their use is now a criminal offence	The many old collective names for these groups are all derogatory. Some are still used as abuse, but using them is now a criminal offence.