Match List-I with List-II:List-I (Point about informal organisation)L…

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Point about informal organisation)	List-II (Meaning)
(A) Speed	(I) Employees’ reactions towards plans and policies can be tested through the network.
(B) Fulfilment of social needs	(II) Information passes along without following the prescribed lines of communication.
(C) Fills inadequacies of formal structure	(III) Members are pressed to conform to shared norms, even when these norms harm the organisation.
(D) Priority to group interests	(IV) Members find like-minded people, and this gives them a sense of belongingness.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

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

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Speed	(II) Information passes along without following the prescribed lines of communication.	No fixed lines of communication are followed. So information spreads faster and feedback is quick.
(B) Fulfilment of social needs	(IV) Members find like-minded people, and this gives them a sense of belongingness.	Meeting like-minded people meets the social needs of members. The sense of belonging also raises job satisfaction.
(C) Fills inadequacies of formal structure	(I) Employees’ reactions towards plans and policies can be tested through the network.	The informal network does what the formal structure cannot. Management can test reactions to plans through it.
(D) Priority to group interests	(III) Members are pressed to conform to shared norms, even when these norms harm the organisation.	The group presses members to follow group expectations. This harms the firm when the norms go against its interests.

NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Advantages: The informal organisation offers many benefits. Important among them are given below:
(a) Prescribed lines of communication are not followed. Thus, the informal organisation leads to faster spread of information as well as quick feedback.
(b) It helps to fulfill the social needs of the members and allows them to find like minded people. This enhances their job satisfaction since it gives them a sense of belongingness in the organisation.
(c) It contributes towards fulfillment of organisational objectives by compensating for inadequacies in the formal organisation. For example, employees reactions towards plans and policies can be tested through the informal network.”

“Disadvantages: The informal organisation has certain disadvantages. Some of them are as follows: …
(c) It pressurises members to conform to group expectations. This can be harmful to the organisation if the norms set by the group are against organisational interests. …”

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Point about informal organisation)	List-II (Meaning)
(A) Speed	(I) Employees’ reactions towards plans and policies can be tested through the network.
(B) Fulfilment of social needs	(II) Information passes along without following the prescribed lines of communication.
(C) Fills inadequacies of formal structure	(III) Members are pressed to conform to shared norms, even when these norms harm the organisation.
(D) Priority to group interests	(IV) Members find like-minded people, and this gives them a sense of belongingness.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

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

List-I	List-II	Reason
(A) Speed	(II) Information passes along without following the prescribed lines of communication.	No fixed lines of communication are followed. So information spreads faster and feedback is quick.
(B) Fulfilment of social needs	(IV) Members find like-minded people, and this gives them a sense of belongingness.	Meeting like-minded people meets the social needs of members. The sense of belonging also raises job satisfaction.
(C) Fills inadequacies of formal structure	(I) Employees’ reactions towards plans and policies can be tested through the network.	The informal network does what the formal structure cannot. Management can test reactions to plans through it.
(D) Priority to group interests	(III) Members are pressed to conform to shared norms, even when these norms harm the organisation.	The group presses members to follow group expectations. This harms the firm when the norms go against its interests.