Your country has won the match and it is a moment of pride. Members who were playing were mutually accountable for their activities. This is the best example of _________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Team
Option (1) Group — Incorrect. A group is two or more individuals who interact, depend on one another and share goals. In a group, performance depends on the contributions of individual members, and members are not mutually accountable; the question describes something more.
Option (2) Team — Correct. Teams are special kinds of groups. Members have complementary skills, are committed to a common goal and are mutually accountable for their activities; in teams there is a positive synergy through coordinated effort. The players who won the match fit this.
Option (3) Secondary groups — Incorrect. Secondary groups are groups the individual joins by choice, such as a political party, as against primary groups like the family. Joining by choice says nothing about mutual accountability.
Option (4) Ingroup — Incorrect. An ingroup is one’s own group, set against the outgroup of others. The players are ‘we’ to each other, but the question asks for the kind of group marked by shared accountability.
NCERT (2025-26): “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. Members are mutually accountable for their activities. In teams, there is a positive synergy attained through the coordinated efforts of the members. The main differences between groups and teams are:
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