Match List-I (Grapevine network) with List-II (Situation).
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Single strand | (I) Ravi passes a rumour only to the two colleagues he believes in. |
| (B) Gossip | (II) Meena passes a rumour to every person in the office, without choosing anyone. |
| (C) Probability | (III) Sunil passes a rumour to whichever colleague he happens to meet by chance. |
| (D) Cluster | (IV) Asha tells Bina, Bina tells Chetan, and Chetan tells Deepak. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Single strand | (IV) Asha tells Bina, Bina tells Chetan, and Chetan tells Deepak. | In a single strand, each person passes it to the next in sequence, like links in a chain. |
| (B) Gossip | (II) Meena passes a rumour to every person in the office, without choosing anyone. | In gossip, one person tells everyone on a non-selective basis. |
| (C) Probability | (III) Sunil passes a rumour to whichever colleague he happens to meet by chance. | In probability, the person talks to others at random. |
| (D) Cluster | (I) Ravi passes a rumour only to the two colleagues he believes in. | In cluster, the person tells only those he trusts. Cluster is the most popular network in organisations. |
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Grapevine Network Grapevine communication may follow different types of network. In single strand network, each person communicates to the other in sequence. In gossip network, each person communicates with all on non-selective basis. In probability network, the individual communicates randomly with other individual. In cluster, the individual communicates with only those people whom he trusts. Of these four types of networks, cluster is the most popular in organisations.” |