Match the person in List-I with the symptom of major depressive disor…

Match the person in List-I with the symptom of major depressive disorder that the person shows in List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) Meena no longer enjoys painting or meeting friends, things she once loved doing.	(I) Inability to think clearly
(B) Ravi keeps blaming himself for his family's money problems and says he is useless to everyone.	(II) Loss of interest or pleasure in most activities
(C) Sunil now moves and talks so slowly that his family has begun to notice it.	(III) Excessive guilt or feelings of worthlessness
(D) Anita reads the same page again and again but still cannot follow it or make simple decisions.	(IV) Greatly slowed behaviour

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Meena no longer enjoys painting or meeting friends, things she once loved doing.	(II) Loss of interest or pleasure in most activities	Meena has lost the joy she once found in her hobbies and friends. This is loss of interest or pleasure in most activities, one of the two core features of major depressive disorder, beside depressed mood.
(B) Ravi keeps blaming himself for his family's money problems and says he is useless to everyone.	(III) Excessive guilt or feelings of worthlessness	Ravi blames himself far too much and calls himself useless. This is excessive guilt or feelings of worthlessness, which the definition lists among the other symptoms.
(C) Sunil now moves and talks so slowly that his family has begun to notice it.	(IV) Greatly slowed behaviour	Sunil's body movement and speech have become very slow, and others can see it. This is greatly slowed behaviour, a change in action, not in thinking.
(D) Anita reads the same page again and again but still cannot follow it or make simple decisions.	(I) Inability to think clearly	Anita cannot follow what she reads or take simple decisions. This is inability to think clearly, a problem of thinking, not of slow movement.

NCERT (2026-27): “Depressive Disorders
One of the most widely prevalent and recognised of all mental disorders is depression. Depression covers a variety of negative moods and behavioural changes. Depression can refer to a symptom or a disorder. In day-to-day life, we often use the term depression to refer to normal feelings after a significant loss, such as the break-up of a relationship, or the failure to attain a significant goal. Major depressive disorder is defined as a period of depressed mood and/or loss of interest or pleasure in most activities, together with other symptoms which may include change in body weight, constant sleep problems, tiredness, inability to think clearly, agitation, greatly slowed behaviour, and thoughts of death and suicide. Other symptoms include excessive guilt or feelings of worthlessness.”

Match the person in List-I with the symptom of major depressive disorder that the person shows in List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) Meena no longer enjoys painting or meeting friends, things she once loved doing.	(I) Inability to think clearly
(B) Ravi keeps blaming himself for his family's money problems and says he is useless to everyone.	(II) Loss of interest or pleasure in most activities
(C) Sunil now moves and talks so slowly that his family has begun to notice it.	(III) Excessive guilt or feelings of worthlessness
(D) Anita reads the same page again and again but still cannot follow it or make simple decisions.	(IV) Greatly slowed behaviour

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Meena no longer enjoys painting or meeting friends, things she once loved doing.	(II) Loss of interest or pleasure in most activities	Meena has lost the joy she once found in her hobbies and friends. This is loss of interest or pleasure in most activities, one of the two core features of major depressive disorder, beside depressed mood.
(B) Ravi keeps blaming himself for his family's money problems and says he is useless to everyone.	(III) Excessive guilt or feelings of worthlessness	Ravi blames himself far too much and calls himself useless. This is excessive guilt or feelings of worthlessness, which the definition lists among the other symptoms.
(C) Sunil now moves and talks so slowly that his family has begun to notice it.	(IV) Greatly slowed behaviour	Sunil's body movement and speech have become very slow, and others can see it. This is greatly slowed behaviour, a change in action, not in thinking.
(D) Anita reads the same page again and again but still cannot follow it or make simple decisions.	(I) Inability to think clearly	Anita cannot follow what she reads or take simple decisions. This is inability to think clearly, a problem of thinking, not of slow movement.