Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Team
Option (1) Audience — Incorrect. An audience is a collection of people assembled for a special purpose, such as watching a cricket match or a movie. Audiences are generally passive; their members have no roles or shared responsibility, unlike Sandeep and Harish.
Option (2) Mob — Incorrect. An audience may sometimes go into a frenzy and become a mob. A mob has a definite sense of purpose, but its behaviour is marked by homogeneity of thought and action and by impulsivity; it is not a committed, organised set of players.
Option (3) Team — Correct. Teams are special kinds of groups whose members often have complementary skills and are committed to a common goal, and are mutually accountable for their activities. In teams, there is a positive synergy attained through the coordinated efforts of the members. In a team, although there is a leader, the members hold themselves responsible. Sandeep and Harish are committed to the game, and Harish as leader owns responsibility for their efforts.
Option (4) Performers — Incorrect. ‘Performers’ only says that people perform before others. It is not a kind of group, and says nothing about shared goals or 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.…” “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.…” |