Class XII students of a school in Lucknow form a committee to organise the annual day. Consider the following statements about this committee:
(A) Members arguing over who will handle the committee's money and who will do which task shows the storming stage.
(B) When the arguments settle and one member is accepted as leader with a clear plan for the annual day, the storming stage is complete.
(C) Members later agreeing on rules for how everyone will behave in meetings shows the performing stage.
(D) Agreeing on such rules of behaviour weakens the members' sense of a shared group identity.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Only two
(A) Members arguing over who will handle the committee's money and who will do which task shows the storming stage. — Correct. Storming is the stage of conflict about who will control the group and its resources and who will do which task. Fighting over the money and the jobs is this conflict.
(B) When the arguments settle and one member is accepted as leader with a clear plan for the annual day, the storming stage is complete. — Correct. When storming is over, a hierarchy of leadership forms and the group gets a clear vision of how to reach its goal. An accepted leader with a clear plan shows this.
(C) Members later agreeing on rules for how everyone will behave in meetings shows the performing stage. — Incorrect. Developing norms, or rules of group behaviour, happens in the norming stage, which follows storming. Performing is the fourth stage, when the accepted structure helps the group work towards its goal.
(D) Agreeing on such rules of behaviour weakens the members' sense of a shared group identity. — Incorrect. The direction is reversed. Developing norms of group behaviour leads to a positive group identity; it does not weaken it.
NCERT (2026-27): “Stages of Group Formation … “• 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.” |