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Match the persons in List-I with the concepts in List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) Farhan has only three close friends, but he is sure they value and care for him, and his well-being is high.	(I) Social network
(B) Neha keeps in touch with over 300 contacts; keeping them up is time-consuming and adds nothing to her well-being.	(II) Pessimism
(C) Before a tough interview, Arvind assumes it can be handled, plans his preparation and asks his seniors for advice.	(III) Perceived support
(D) Facing a pile of pending assignments, Sunil ignores it, insists he is under no stress and finally drops the goal of finishing them.	(IV) Optimism

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) Farhan has only three close friends, but he is sure they value and care for him, and his well-being is high.	(III) Perceived support	Perceived support is the quality of social support. Farhan feels valued by a few close friends, and this quality is positively related to his well-being.
(B) Neha keeps in touch with over 300 contacts; keeping them up is time-consuming and adds nothing to her well-being.	(I) Social network	Social network is the quantity of social support. It is unrelated to well-being because a large network takes much time and effort to keep up, as Neha finds.
(C) Before a tough interview, Arvind assumes it can be handled, plans his preparation and asks his seniors for advice.	(IV) Optimism	Optimism is the inclination to expect favourable outcomes. Arvind assumes the interview can be handled, plans for it and seeks advice, which is how optimists cope.
(D) Facing a pile of pending assignments, Sunil ignores it, insists he is under no stress and finally drops the goal of finishing them.	(II) Pessimism	Pessimists ignore the source of stress, deny that stress exists or give up the goal. Sunil does all three with his assignments.

NCERT (2026-27): “Life Skills …
Social Support : Social support is defined as the existence and availability of people on whom we can rely upon, people who let us know that they care about, value, and love us. Someone who believes that s/he belongs to a social network of communication and mutual obligation experiences social support. Perceived support, i.e. the quality of social support is positively related to health and well-being, whereas social network, i.e. the quantity of social support is unrelated to well-being, because it is very timeconsuming and demanding to maintain a large social network. …”

“… Optimism, which is the inclination to expect favourable life outcomes, has been linked to psychological and physical well-being. People differ in the manner in which they cope. For example, optimists tend to assume that adversity can be handled successfully whereas pessimists anticipate disasters. Optimists use more problem-focused coping strategies, and seek advice and help from others. Pessimists ignore the problem or source of stress, and use strategies such as giving up the goal with which stress is interfering or denying that stress exists.”

Match the persons in List-I with the concepts in List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) Farhan has only three close friends, but he is sure they value and care for him, and his well-being is high.	(I) Social network
(B) Neha keeps in touch with over 300 contacts; keeping them up is time-consuming and adds nothing to her well-being.	(II) Pessimism
(C) Before a tough interview, Arvind assumes it can be handled, plans his preparation and asks his seniors for advice.	(III) Perceived support
(D) Facing a pile of pending assignments, Sunil ignores it, insists he is under no stress and finally drops the goal of finishing them.	(IV) Optimism

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) Farhan has only three close friends, but he is sure they value and care for him, and his well-being is high.	(III) Perceived support	Perceived support is the quality of social support. Farhan feels valued by a few close friends, and this quality is positively related to his well-being.
(B) Neha keeps in touch with over 300 contacts; keeping them up is time-consuming and adds nothing to her well-being.	(I) Social network	Social network is the quantity of social support. It is unrelated to well-being because a large network takes much time and effort to keep up, as Neha finds.
(C) Before a tough interview, Arvind assumes it can be handled, plans his preparation and asks his seniors for advice.	(IV) Optimism	Optimism is the inclination to expect favourable outcomes. Arvind assumes the interview can be handled, plans for it and seeks advice, which is how optimists cope.
(D) Facing a pile of pending assignments, Sunil ignores it, insists he is under no stress and finally drops the goal of finishing them.	(II) Pessimism	Pessimists ignore the source of stress, deny that stress exists or give up the goal. Sunil does all three with his assignments.