Match the situations in List-I with the terms in List-II.List-IList-I…

Match the situations in List-I with the terms in List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) A housing society committee mildly favours fining members who pay late. After a long discussion, it demands a very heavy fine.	(I) Group polarisation
(B) Meena sees that most people around her back a plastic ban and feels that the public stands behind her view.	(II) Bandwagon effect
(C) Arjun begins to see the members of a like-minded club as 'us' and feels he belongs with them.	(III) Ingroup
(D) Having joined them, Arjun starts following the club's ways and goes along with its views.	(IV) Conformity

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Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) A housing society committee mildly favours fining members who pay late. After a long discussion, it demands a very heavy fine.	(I) Group polarisation	The committee's mild first position turns extreme after discussion. Strengthening of the group's initial position through discussion is group polarisation.
(B) Meena sees that most people around her back a plastic ban and feels that the public stands behind her view.	(II) Bandwagon effect	Meena's view feels validated by the public because others also hold it; this is the bandwagon effect.
(C) Arjun begins to see the members of a like-minded club as 'us' and feels he belongs with them.	(III) Ingroup	Seeing like-minded people as 'us' means Arjun perceives them as his ingroup.
(D) Having joined them, Arjun starts following the club's ways and goes along with its views.	(IV) Conformity	Following the club's ways and views is conformity, the step that comes after identifying with the group.

NCERT (2026-27): “Group Polarisation …
Whatever the initial position in the group, this position becomes much stronger as a result of discussions in the group. This strengthening of the group’s initial position as a result of group interaction and discussion is referred to as group polarisation. …”

“• When you find others also favouring capital punishment, you feel that this view is validated by the public. This is a sort of bandwagon effect.”

“• When you find people having similar views, you are likely to perceive them as ingroup. You start identifying with the group, begin showing conformity, and as a consequence your views become strengthened.”