Match the phobias in List-I with the fears in List-II.
| List-I (Phobias) | List-II (Fears) |
|---|---|
| (A) Coulrophobia | (I) Fear of clusters of small holes |
| (B) Trypophobia | (II) Fear of untidiness and disorder |
| (C) Siderodromophobia | (III) Fear of clowns |
| (D) Ataxophobia | (IV) Fear of travelling by train |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Coulrophobia | (III) Fear of clowns | Coulrophobia is a strong fear of clowns. | Pallavi will not go to the circus with her class, as her coulrophobia makes the clowns there frightening for her. |
| (B) Trypophobia | (I) Fear of clusters of small holes | Trypophobia is a strong fear of clusters of small holes (as in a honeycomb). | Mansi shivers at the sight of a lotus seed pod, as her trypophobia makes clusters of small holes hard to look at. |
| (C) Siderodromophobia | (IV) Fear of travelling by train | Siderodromophobia is a strong fear of travelling by train. | Mr Sinha turned down a job that needed weekly train journeys, as his siderodromophobia makes travelling by train frightening. |
| (D) Ataxophobia | (II) Fear of untidiness and disorder | Ataxophobia is a strong fear of untidiness and disorder. | Mitali tidies her desk again and again, and her ataxophobia makes a messy room very upsetting for her. |