Arrange the following examples from organisational context as per Maslow's Need Hierarchy Theory
(A) Job Title
(B) Achievement of Goals
(C) Pension Plan
(D) Basic Salary
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (D), (C), (A), (B)
(D) Basic Salary — First. It meets the physiological needs: food, clothing and shelter. These are the most basic needs, and the book names basic salary as their example in an organisation.
(C) Pension Plan — Second. It meets the safety and security needs. A pension gives stability of income in old age.
(A) Job Title — Third. A title gives status and recognition, so it meets the esteem needs. (The belonging needs, which come before esteem, have no item in this list.)
(B) Achievement of Goals — Last. It meets the self-actualisation needs, the highest level: growth, self-fulfilment and achieving what one is capable of.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Theory … His theory was based on human needs. He felt that within every human being, there exists a hierarchy of five needs. These are:
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