Match the phobias in List-I with the fears in List-II.
| List-I (Phobias) | List-II (Fears) |
|---|---|
| (A) Spheksophobia | (I) Fear of cats |
| (B) Selachophobia | (II) Fear of hospitals |
| (C) Ailurophobia | (III) Fear of sharks |
| (D) Nosocomephobia | (IV) Fear of wasps |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Spheksophobia | (IV) Fear of wasps | Spheksophobia is a strong fear of wasps. | When a wasp landed on his glass of sugarcane juice, Yuvraj’s spheksophobia made him drop the glass and run. |
| (B) Selachophobia | (III) Fear of sharks | Selachophobia is a strong fear of sharks. | On the boat trip in the Andamans, Kriti would not put her feet in the sea, as her selachophobia made her think a shark was close by. |
| (C) Ailurophobia | (I) Fear of cats | Ailurophobia is a strong fear of cats. | Deepak stopped going to his friend’s house after the family got a kitten, as his ailurophobia makes him scared of cats. |
| (D) Nosocomephobia | (II) Fear of hospitals | Nosocomephobia is a strong fear of hospitals. | Because of his nosocomephobia, Ramesh ji feels faint at the gate of any hospital and gets his blood tests done at home. |