Match List I with List II
| LIST I (Interpersonal Physical distance) | LIST II (Description) | ||
| A. | Public distance | I. | Distance maintained when talking privately to someone |
| B. | Social distance | II. | Distance in a formal setting with large number of people |
| C. | Intimate distance | III. | Distance when interaction is formal and not close |
| D. | Personal distance | IV. | Distance for a one to one interaction |
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-I, D-IV
Edward Hall, an anthropologist, described four kinds of interpersonal physical distance, the space people keep from the person they are interacting with, depending on the situation.
(A) Public distance — this matches (II) Distance in a formal setting with large number of people. Public distance (10 feet onwards) is kept in a formal setting where there is a large number of persons, as between an audience and a public speaker.
(B) Social distance — this matches (III) Distance when interaction is formal and not close. Social distance (4 to 10 feet) is kept when the interaction is formal, and not close.
(C) Intimate distance — this matches (I) Distance maintained when talking privately to someone. Intimate distance (up to 18 inches) is kept when talking privately to someone, or with a very close friend or relative.
(D) Personal distance — this matches (IV) Distance for a one to one interaction. Personal distance (18 inches to 4 feet) is kept when interacting one-to-one with a close friend or relative, or with someone not very close in a work setting.
Note: Edward Hall’s four kinds of interpersonal physical distance were there in the chapter ‘Psychology and Life’ of the pre-rationalised NCERT, which NTA followed in 2023, and are not there in the NCERT book (2025-26).
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “Crowding … In social situations, human beings like to maintain a certain physical distance from the person with whom they are interacting. This is called interpersonal physical distance, and is a part of a broader concept called personal space, i.e. the physical space we like to have all around us. … Edward Hall, an anthropologist, mentioned four kinds of interpersonal physical distance, depending on the situation:
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