Which one of the following is the odd one out, when each collection of people is judged by whether its members form a group?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Players of a football club who train together and each hold a fixed position.
Option (1) People who stop on a road to look at an accident that has just taken place. — Incorrect. People who gather at an accident by chance form a crowd. A crowd has neither any structure nor any feeling of belongingness, so it is not a group.
Option (2) Fans in a stadium who happen to be watching the same football match that day. — Incorrect. These fans are an audience, a mere collection of people who happen to be in the same place at the same time. They do not interact through roles and goals, so they are not a group.
Option (3) Players of a football club who train together and each hold a fixed position. — Correct. A football team is a group because its members interact with one another and have roles and goals. A fixed position for each player is a role, so this is the only real group here.
Option (4) Shoppers who happen to be in the same market at the same time on a Sunday. — Incorrect. Shoppers in a market are together only by chance. They have no interaction, no roles and no common goal, so they are a mere collection of people.
NCERT (2026-27): “Introduction … “Fig.7.1 : Look at these Two Pictures Picture A shows a football team — a group in which members interact with one another, have roles and goals. Picture B depicts an audience watching the football match — a mere collection of people who by some coincidence (may be their interest in football) happened to be in the same place at the same time.” |