Clear authority and responsibility during crisis show which significance?

Correct answer: Help in crisis management

The direct answer is A, help in crisis management. Clear authority tells a person who may take a decision, while clear responsibility tells who must perform the task and answer for its result. The reasoning is: a crisis creates urgency; unclear roles cause hesitation or duplicated effort; defined authority permits a quick decision; defined responsibility ensures action and follow-up; the organisation can respond in a coordinated way. Option A is correct. Option B, work inactivity, is the opposite because clarity encourages action. Option C, hiding resources, is neither a management benefit nor stated in the situation. Option D, ending discipline, is wrong because clear authority and responsibility usually strengthen order and discipline. This is not merely ordinary planning: the special clue is the crisis context. Memory cue: crisis plus role clarity equals faster, accountable action.