You are the president of a quiz club in your school and a national qu…

You are the president of a quiz club in your school and a national quiz competition series is to be organized soon. Using the organizing process, arrange the following activities in correct sequence:

A. Make teams for creative, technical and stage management department.
B. All junior students report to a senior student, the head of their team.
C. Identify the number of quizzes to be organised for different grades.
D. Assign the duties to junior and senior students.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → C, A, D, B

C. Identify the number of quizzes to be organised for different grades. — first. This is identification and division of work: the total work is found out and divided into manageable jobs.
A. Make teams for creative, technical and stage management department. — second. This is departmentalisation: similar jobs are grouped together into departments.
D. Assign the duties to junior and senior students. — third. This is assignment of duties: each job in each department is given to the person best suited for it.
B. All junior students report to a senior student, the head of their team. — fourth. This is establishing reporting relationships: everyone knows whom he takes orders from and to whom he is accountable.

NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Steps in the Process of Organising … From the above description, the following steps emerge in the process of organising:
(i) Identification and division of work: The first step in the process of organising involves identifying and dividing the work that has to be done in accordance with previously determined plans. …”

“(ii) Departmentalisation: Once work has been divided into small and manageable activities then those activities which are similar in nature are grouped together. …”

“(iii) Assignment of duties: It is necessary to define the work of different job positions and accordingly allocate work to various employees. Once departments have been formed, each of them is placed under the charge of an individual. …”

“(iv) Establishing authority and reporting relationships: Merely allocating work is not enough. Each individual should also know who he has to take orders from and to whom he is accountable. …”