Match List-I (events in a flood-relief volunteer group) with List-II…

Match List-I (events in a flood-relief volunteer group) with List-II (stages of group formation suggested by Tuckman).

List-I	List-II
(A) The volunteers disagree over who should control the donated funds and who should go to which village.	(I) Adjourning
(B) The volunteers settle on shared expectations about punctuality and conduct, and begin to feel a sense of belonging to the team.	(II) Norming
(C) With the group's structure accepted by everyone, the volunteers focus on delivering relief kits to families.	(III) Storming
(D) Once the relief work is over, the volunteers part ways and the group stops meeting.	(IV) Performing

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) The volunteers disagree over who should control the donated funds and who should go to which village.	(III) Storming	Conflict over who controls the group's resources and who does which task is the storming stage.
(B) The volunteers settle on shared expectations about punctuality and conduct, and begin to feel a sense of belonging to the team.	(II) Norming	Shared expectations of conduct are group norms. Developing them gives members a positive group identity, so this is norming.
(C) With the group's structure accepted by everyone, the volunteers focus on delivering relief kits to families.	(IV) Performing	When the structure is accepted and members work towards the goal, the group is in the performing stage.
(D) Once the relief work is over, the volunteers part ways and the group stops meeting.	(I) Adjourning	A group formed for one task may be disbanded once the task is over. This last stage, seen only in some groups, is adjourning.

Note: For many groups performing is the last stage; adjourning comes only in groups formed for a single task.

NCERT (2026-27): “Stages of Group Formation …
• Often, after this stage, there is a stage of intragroup conflict which is referred to as storming. In this stage, there is conflict among members about how the target of the group is to be achieved, who is to control the group and its resources, and who is to perform what task. …”

“• The storming stage is followed by another stage known as norming. Group members by this time develop norms related to group behaviour. This leads to development of a positive group identity.”

“• The fourth stage is performing. By this time, the structure of the group has evolved and is accepted by group members. The group moves towards achieving the group goal. For some groups, this may be the last stage of group development.”

“Activity 7.1 for a school function, there may be another stage known as adjourning stage. In this stage, once the function is over, the group may be disbanded.”