Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:-
Stress is a silent killer. Therefore developing a healthy lifestyle becomes very important.
The mass media, when combined with other health promotion programs, can be an effective tool promoting behaviour change.
Understanding features of party environments may help us devise practical and effective techniques to decrease the amount of alcohol we consume in social situations and reduce the incidence of drunk driving.
Regular and vigorous exercise promotes both physical and psychological health. Starting and maintaining an exercise habit requires that people arrange their environment in a way that supports the desired exercise behaviour and weakens competing behaviours.
Primary prevention involves educating people about the relation between their behaviours and their health, promoting healthy behaviours and directly modifying poor health practices. Secondary prevention strategies emphasize early detection to decrease the severity of illness that is already present.
Match List I with List II
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
| A. | Resilience | I. | Mass media |
| B. | Tangible support | II. | Bounce back |
| C. | Informational support | III. | Assistance involving material aid |
| D. | Overcoming unhelpful habits | IV. | Procrastination |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
(A) Resilience — this matches (II) Bounce back. Resilience is a dynamic developmental process: keeping a positive adjustment under challenging life conditions. It has been described as the capacity to ‘bounce back’ in the face of stress and adversity.
(B) Tangible support — this matches (III) Assistance involving material aid. Social support may come as tangible support, that is, material aid such as money, goods or services; for example, a child gives her notes to a friend who missed school because of sickness.
(C) Informational support — this matches (I) Mass media, by elimination. Informational support is information about a stressful event that tells a person what the procedures are and which coping strategies may work, as when a friend who has faced a board examination briefs a student about it. It usually comes from family and friends. Mass media are not a kind of support, but they do carry information to people, and the passage says they can promote behaviour change; (I) is also the only entry left once A, B and D are matched.
(D) Overcoming unhelpful habits — this matches (IV) Procrastination. Overcoming unhelpful habits is a life skill, and perfectionism and procrastination are named as such habits. Putting off work keeps the stress of pending tasks alive, so breaking the habit helps one meet the challenges of life.
Note: Item (C) does not fit its partner as closely as the other three items do. Informational support means facts about a stressful event given by family and friends, while mass media is only a channel through which information reaches people. Since (A), (B) and (D) can go only with (II), (III) and (IV), item (C) takes (I) by elimination.
NCERT (2025-26): “Life Skills … Life skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. Our ability to cope depends on how well we are prepared to deal with and counterbalance everyday demands, and keep equilibrium in our lives. These life skills can be learned and even improved upon. Assertiveness, time management, rational thinking, improving relationships, self-care, and overcoming unhelpful habits such as perfectionism, procrastination, etc. are some life skills that will help to meet the challenges of life.…” “Overcoming Unhelpful Habits : … Unhelpful habits such as perfectionism, avoidance, procrastination, etc. are strategies that help to cope in the short-term but which make one more vulnerable to stress. Perfectionists are persons who have to get everything just right. They have difficulty in varying standards according to factors such as time available, consequences of not being able to stop work, and the effort needed. They are more likely to feel tense and find it difficult to relax, are critical of self and others, and may become inclined to avoid challenges. Avoidance is to put the issue under the carpet and refuse to accept or face it. Procrastination means putting off what we know we need to do. We all are guilty of saying ‘I will do it later’. People who procrastinate are deliberately avoiding confronting their fears of failure or rejection.…” “Social Support … Social support may be in the form of tangible support or assistance involving material aid, such as money, goods, services, etc. For example, a child gives notes to her/his friend, since s/he was absent from school due to sickness. Family and friends also provide informational support about stressful events. For example, a student facing a stressful event such as a difficult board examination, if provided information by a friend who has faced a similar one, would not only be able to identify the exact procedures involved, but also it would facilitate in determining what resources and coping strategies could be useful to successfully pass the examination.…”
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