Match List I with List II
| List - I | List - II | ||
| A. | Verbal Aggression | I. | Hitting |
| B. | Physical Aggression | II. | Bullying without provocation |
| C. | Proactive Aggression | III. | Swearing |
| D. | Hostile Aggression | IV. | Directed at inflicting injury to others |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
Children with conduct disorder show many types of aggressive behaviour, and each type is named by what the aggression does.
(A) Verbal Aggression — this matches (III) Swearing. Verbal aggression is aggression through words, such as name-calling and swearing.
(B) Physical Aggression — this matches (I) Hitting. Physical aggression uses bodily force, such as hitting and fighting.
(C) Proactive Aggression — this matches (II) Bullying without provocation. Proactive aggression means dominating and bullying others without provocation; nobody has provoked the child.
(D) Hostile Aggression — this matches (IV) Directed at inflicting injury to others. Hostile aggression is directed at inflicting injury; hurting the other person is its aim.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 15-06-2023 (Slot 3).
NCERT (2025-26): “Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders … Children show many different types of aggressive behaviour, such as verbal aggression (i.e. name-calling, swearing), physical aggression (i.e. hitting, fighting), hostile aggression (i.e. directed at inflicting injury to others), and proactive aggression (i.e. dominating and bullying others without provocation).…” |