Rohit and his friends bought tickets to watch the IPL match. The collection of people assembled there would be an example of ______
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Audience
Option (1) Crowd — Incorrect. A crowd is a collection of people present at a place by chance, as people who collect when an accident takes place on the road. It has no structure or feeling of belongingness. Rohit and his friends came on purpose, with tickets.
Option (2) Team — Incorrect. A team is a special kind of group whose members have complementary skills, are committed to a common goal and are mutually accountable. The players on the field form teams; the people watching them do not.
Option (3) Audience — Correct. An audience is a collection of people who have assembled for a special purpose, such as to watch a cricket match or a movie. Audiences are generally passive.
Option (4) Mob — Incorrect. An audience becomes a mob only when it goes into a frenzy; a mob has a definite sense of purpose, attention polarised in one direction and impulsive behaviour. Nothing like that happens in the question.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 15-06-2023 (Slot 3), 23-06-2023 (Slot 3) and 02-07-2023 (Slot 3).
NCERT (2025-26): “Nature and Formation of Groups … An audience is also a collection of people who have assembled for a special purpose, may be to watch a cricket match or a movie. Audiences are generally passive but sometimes they go into a frenzy and become mobs. In mobs, there is a definite sense of purpose. There is polarisation in attention, and actions of persons are in a common direction. Mob behaviour is characterised by homogeneity of thought and behaviour as well as impulsivity.” “Nature and Formation of Groups … For example, a crowd is also a collection of people who may be present at a place/situation by chance. Suppose you are going on the road and an accident takes place. Soon a large number of people tend to collect. This is an example of a crowd. There is neither any structure nor feeling of belongingness in a crowd. Behaviour of people in crowds is irrational and there is no interdependence among members.…” “Nature and Formation of Groups … Teams are special kinds of groups. Members of teams often have complementary skills and are committed to a common goal or purpose.…” |