Match the situations in List-I with the explanations of social loafin…

Match the situations in List-I with the explanations of social loafing in List-II.

List-I	List-II
(A) In a class cleanliness drive, Ankit thinks the teacher will see only how clean the room is, not who cleaned what.	(I) Group members feel less responsible for the overall task
(B) In a team project, each member feels the whole task is mainly the leader's job, so each does less.	(II) Contributions will not be evaluated on individual basis
(C) Three volunteers keep waiting for one another, as nobody has worked out who should lift which box.	(III) Belonging to the same group is not important for members
(D) Strangers put together for one evening see themselves only as a collection of people, not a real team.	(IV) There is an improper coordination among members

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) In a class cleanliness drive, Ankit thinks the teacher will see only how clean the room is, not who cleaned what.	(II) Contributions will not be evaluated on individual basis	Ankit expects only the room to be judged, not his own share. Motivation falls when contributions will not be evaluated individually.
(B) In a team project, each member feels the whole task is mainly the leader's job, so each does less.	(I) Group members feel less responsible for the overall task	Members who see the task as someone else's job feel less responsible for the overall task and exert less effort.
(C) Three volunteers keep waiting for one another, as nobody has worked out who should lift which box.	(IV) There is an improper coordination among members	Nobody knows who does what, so effort is wasted. This is improper coordination among members.
(D) Strangers put together for one evening see themselves only as a collection of people, not a real team.	(III) Belonging to the same group is not important for members	A group that is only an aggregate of individuals gives no sense of belonging, so members put in little effort.

NCERT (2026-27): “Social Loafing …
Social loafing is a reduction in individual effort when working on a collective task, i.e. one in which outputs are pooled with those of other group members. …”

“• Group members feel less responsible for the overall task being performed and therefore exert less effort.”

“• Motivation of members decreases because they realise that their contributions will not be evaluated on individual basis.”

“• The performance of the group is not to be compared with other groups.”

“• There is an improper coordination (or no coordination) among members.”

“• Belonging to the same group is not important for members. It is only an aggregate of individuals.”