Match List-I (behaviour shown) with List-II (personality-related term…

Match List-I (behaviour shown) with List-II (personality-related term).

List-I	List-II
(A) Since she was a few weeks old, Riya has reacted to any new sound or face with sudden, intense crying, while her twin brother stays calm.	(I) Disposition
(B) Whenever Meena's work is criticised in class, she tends to argue back at once.	(II) Habit
(C) After years of practice, Kabir types without looking at the keyboard or thinking about the keys.	(III) Temperament
(D) Farhan takes a lower-paying job in a village clinic because he considers serving the rural poor the most worthwhile goal of his life.	(IV) Values

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-II, D-IV

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Since she was a few weeks old, Riya has reacted to any new sound or face with sudden, intense crying, while her twin brother stays calm.	(III) Temperament	Riya's way of reacting showed in her first weeks and differs from her twin's, so it comes from her biological make-up. Temperament is a biologically based characteristic way of reacting.
(B) Whenever Meena's work is criticised in class, she tends to argue back at once.	(I) Disposition	Meena reacts in one particular way to one given situation, being criticised. A disposition is a person's tendency to react to a given situation in a particular way.
(C) After years of practice, Kabir types without looking at the keyboard or thinking about the keys.	(II) Habit	Kabir has repeated the typing so often that it now runs without thought. A habit is an over-learned mode of behaving.
(D) Farhan takes a lower-paying job in a village clinic because he considers serving the rural poor the most worthwhile goal of his life.	(IV) Values	Farhan's choice is guided by a goal he holds as important and worth achieving. Values are such goals and ideals.

Note: Temperament is inborn and shows in reactions in general; a disposition is a tendency tied to a given situation.

NCERT (2026-27): “CONCEPT OF PERSONALITY …
Temperament: Trait: Disposition: Character: Habit: Over learned modes of behaving. Values:”

“Biologically based characteristic way of reacting. Stable, persistent and specific way of behaving. Tendency of a person to react to a given situation in a particular way. The overall pattern of regularly occurring behaviour.”