Ananya is expected to keep the club's register and Farhan to collect…

At a school in Pune, twelve students run the 'Green Warriors' eco club. Ananya keeps the club's register and Farhan collects the fees. Class 12 members chair the meetings, and juniors usually accept what they decide. When one member forgot to book the hall, the whole club lost its slot for the tree-planting drive. Members wear a green badge and use the name 'Green Warriors' on every poster. At the annual function, hundreds of parents sit together in the hall to watch the club's play. During the summer vacation, only Ananya and Farhan stay in Pune, yet both keep calling it 'our club'.

Ananya is expected to keep the club's register and Farhan to collect the fees; each has a particular job that the others count on. Identify this feature of a group.

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → Roles

Option (1) Roles — Correct. A role is the part a member is expected to play in the group. Keeping the register and collecting fees are the set jobs of Ananya and Farhan, so each member has roles.

Option (2) Status — Incorrect. Status is the standing or prestige a member has in the group, such as the Class 12 members whose decisions juniors accept. The jobs of Ananya and Farhan describe what they do.

Option (3) Norms — Incorrect. Norms are the group's unwritten rules of behaviour that apply to all members. A job given to one particular member is a role.

Option (4) Cohesiveness — Incorrect. Cohesiveness is the togetherness and mutual attraction among members. It shows in how closely members hold together.

NCERT (2026-27): “What is a Group?
The preceding introduction illustrates the importance of groups in our lives. One question that comes to mind is: “How are groups (e.g., your family, class, and the group with which you play) different from other collections of people?” For example, people who have assembled to watch a cricket match or your school function are at one place, but are not interdependent on each other. They do not have defined roles, status and expectations from each other. In the case of your family, class, and the group with which you play, you will realise that there is mutual interdependence, each member has roles, there are status differentials, and there are expectations from each other. Thus, your family, class and playgroup are examples of groups and are different from other collections of people.”