Match List I with List II
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
| A. | Intimate Distance | I. | 18 inches to 4 feet |
| B. | Personal Distance | II. | 4 to 10 feet |
| C. | Social Distance | III. | 10 feet to infinity |
| D. | Public Distance | IV. | upto 18 inches |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
The anthropologist Edward Hall described four kinds of interpersonal physical distance, depending on the situation. The distance grows as the interaction becomes more formal.
(A) Intimate Distance — this matches (IV) upto 18 inches. It is the distance kept when talking privately to someone or with a very close friend or relative.
(B) Personal Distance — this matches (I) 18 inches to 4 feet. It is kept when interacting one-to-one with a close friend or relative, or even with someone not very close in a work setting.
(C) Social Distance — this matches (II) 4 to 10 feet. It is kept when the interaction is formal, and not close.
(D) Public Distance — this matches (III) 10 feet to infinity. It is kept in a formal setting with a large number of persons, such as an audience and a public speaker, or a teacher and a class.
Note 1: Edward Hall’s four kinds of interpersonal physical distance (chapter ‘Psychology and Life’) were there in the pre-rationalised NCERT, which NTA followed in 2023, and are not there in the NCERT book (2025-26).
Note 2: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 30-05-2023 (Slot 1).
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “Crowding … Edward Hall, an anthropologist, mentioned four kinds of interpersonal physical distance, depending on the situation:
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