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PYQ-1 :PAPER-ONE COMMUNICATION

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UGC NET Paper 1 · Communication · Mock Test 1
Computer-based test style practice · previous-year questions with answer key
Questions: 50Maximum Marks: 100Suggested Time: 60 minutesMarking: +2 correct, 0 wrong
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  1. Start a timer on your phone for 60 minutes and attempt all questions without looking at the answers.
  2. Mark your choice on paper. Each question carries 2 marks; there is no negative marking.
  3. Use the Question Palette to jump to any question. Colours show the section of each question.
  4. Questions tagged PYQ were asked in an actual UGC NET exam (month and year shown).
  5. Tap an option to see instantly whether it is right or wrong (the right answer appears automatically if you pick a wrong one). Use Short Explanation for a one-line reason. At the end, open the Answer Key and count your score.
Question No. 1Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
When we say that communication is intentional, it means that
(a) The sender consciously intends to affect the behaviour of the receiver of the message.
✔ Correct! Option (a) is the right answer.
(b) Effective communication is a process of acting on information.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) The sender consciously intends to affect the behaviour of the receiver of the message.
(c) Through speech communication, people make sense of the world.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) The sender consciously intends to affect the behaviour of the receiver of the message.
(d) None of the above
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) The sender consciously intends to affect the behaviour of the receiver of the message.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (a) The sender consciously intends to affect the behaviour of the receiver of the message.
Why: Intentional means the sender deliberately aims to influence the receiver's behaviour.
Book Q.1
Question No. 2Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Which of the following statements are important in context of communication?
1. The main objective is receiver understanding.
2. Learning to communicate with others is key to establish rewarding relationships.
3. A message can only be deemed effective when it is understood by others and produces the intended results.
4. Communication is part of motivation function.
5. Communication depends upon our basic needs.
(a) 1, 2, 4 and 5
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
(b) 2, 3, 4 and 5
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
✔ Correct! Option (d) is the right answer.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Why: All five statements hold: receiver understanding, rewarding relationships, intended results, motivation and basic needs.
Book Q.2
Question No. 3Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Which of the following can be termed as the 'context' of communication?
(a) An interference with message reception.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) A physical and psychological environment for conversation.
(b) Effective communication.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) A physical and psychological environment for conversation.
(c) Verbal and non-verbal responses to messages.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) A physical and psychological environment for conversation.
(d) A physical and psychological environment for conversation.
✔ Correct! Option (d) is the right answer.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (d) A physical and psychological environment for conversation.
Why: Context is the physical and psychological setting in which communication takes place.
Book Q.3
Question No. 4Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Which of the following is Berlo's Linear Model of communication?
(a) S-M-R-C
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) S-M-C-R
(b) S-M-C-R
✔ Correct! Option (b) is the right answer.
(c) S-R-M-C
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) S-M-C-R
(d) S-R-C-M
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) S-M-C-R
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (b) S-M-C-R
Why: Berlo's linear model is S-M-C-R: Source, Message, Channel, Receiver.
Book Q.4
Question No. 5Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Who among the following has stated that people know each other and themselves only through communication?
(a) George Herbert Mead
✔ Correct! Option (a) is the right answer.
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) George Herbert Mead
(c) Martin Luther King
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) George Herbert Mead
(d) Henry Fayol
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) George Herbert Mead
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (a) George Herbert Mead
Why: George Herbert Mead held that self and others are known only through communication.
Book Q.5
Question No. 6Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
The ability to communicate effectively
(a) The education level only can make a contribution towards communication.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) This skill can be acquired during different phases of life.
(b) Communication is only a natural talent that cannot be learned.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) This skill can be acquired during different phases of life.
(c) Communication has become absolutely technology oriented.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) This skill can be acquired during different phases of life.
(d) This skill can be acquired during different phases of life.
✔ Correct! Option (d) is the right answer.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (d) This skill can be acquired during different phases of life.
Why: Communication is a skill, learnt across different phases of life; it is not only talent, education or technology.
Book Q.6
Question No. 7Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
If it is assumed that communication has no beginning or end, then it is termed as
(a) Mediation
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Process
(b) Process
✔ Correct! Option (b) is the right answer.
(c) Interaction
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Process
(d) Transaction
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Process
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (b) Process
Why: Communication with no beginning or end is continuous and ongoing, i.e. a process.
Book Q.7
Question No. 8Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
The essential components of communication are
(a) Source, message, interference, channel, receiver, feedback and context.
✔ Correct! Option (a) is the right answer.
(b) Sign, source, destination, interaction and correlation.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Source, message, interference, channel, receiver, feedback and context.
(c) Signs, symbols, understanding, communication and communicant.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Source, message, interference, channel, receiver, feedback and context.
(d) Symbols, understanding, purpose, ideas, opinions, non-verbal and reaction.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Source, message, interference, channel, receiver, feedback and context.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (a) Source, message, interference, channel, receiver, feedback and context.
Why: Essential components: source, message, interference (noise), channel, receiver, feedback and context.
Book Q.8
Question No. 9Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Which of the following statements are true?
1. Shannon and Weaver model of communication is linear.
2. Dyadic communication is the transfer of messages from a person to another person and vice versa.
3. The study of relationships among words is called as syntactics.
4. Culture is a value free asset, according to Wilbur Schramm.
(a) 1, 2 and 3
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
✔ Correct! Option (c) is the right answer.
(d) 1, 3 and 4
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Why: As per the key, all four statements are accepted as true (Shannon-Weaver is linear; dyadic; syntactics; Schramm on culture).
Book Q.9
Question No. 10Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
The concept of global village that stated that masses can unite to effect changes was given by
(a) Marshall Macluhan
✔ Correct! Option (a) is the right answer.
(b) Shannon and Weaver
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Marshall Macluhan
(c) Aristotle
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Marshall Macluhan
(d) Swami Vivekanand
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Marshall Macluhan
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (a) Marshall Macluhan
Why: 'Global village' was coined by Marshall McLuhan.
Book Q.10
Question No. 11Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
A hypothetical lost parent language from which actual languages are derived, is called as
(a) Para-language
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Protolanguage
(b) Derivative language
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Protolanguage
(c) Metalanguage
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Protolanguage
(d) Protolanguage
✔ Correct! Option (d) is the right answer.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (d) Protolanguage
Why: A protolanguage is the hypothetical ancestral language from which later languages derived.
Book Q.11
Question No. 12Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0PYQ · December 2021
The major contributer to the theory of communicative reason and communicative rationally was
(a) Schulman
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Habermas
(b) Allen Luke
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Habermas
(c) Deng-Xiao-Ping
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Habermas
(d) Habermas
✔ Correct! Option (d) is the right answer.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (d) Habermas
Why: Jurgen Habermas is associated with communicative reason and rationality.
Book Q.12
Question No. 13Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
When a group agrees to support and commit to the decision of the group, they have reached
(a) a census
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) a consensus
(b) a solution
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) a consensus
(c) a consensus
✔ Correct! Option (c) is the right answer.
(d) an analysis
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) a consensus
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (c) a consensus
Why: Consensus means the whole group agrees and commits to the decision.
Book Q.13
Question No. 14Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0PYQ · December 2021
Prospective taking in communication supports
1. Behavioral rigidity
2. Openness
3. Sharing of information
4. Trust
5. Secrecy
Choose the correct answer from the option given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) 2, 3 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4
✔ Correct! Option (b) is the right answer.
(c) 3, 4 and 5
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 3, and 5
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) 2, 3 and 4
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (b) 2, 3 and 4
Why: Perspective-taking builds openness, sharing and trust; it works against rigidity and secrecy.
Book Q.14
Question No. 15Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
During the communication process, the message is converted to a symbolic form called
(a) Decoding
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Encoding
(b) Encoding
✔ Correct! Option (b) is the right answer.
(c) Deciphering
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Encoding
(d) Expanding
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Encoding
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (b) Encoding
Why: Converting a message into symbols is encoding.
Book Q.15
Question No. 16Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
One's own description as a person is
(a) Self-concept
✔ Correct! Option (a) is the right answer.
(b) Self-perception
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Self-concept
(c) Self-awareness
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Self-concept
(d) Self-respect
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Self-concept
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (a) Self-concept
Why: One's own description of oneself is the self-concept.
Book Q.16
Question No. 17Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Which of the following terms describes the communication between two people that involves sending and receiving of messages?
(a) Decoding
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Dyadic
(b) Encoding
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Dyadic
(c) Transaction
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Dyadic
(d) Dyadic
✔ Correct! Option (d) is the right answer.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (d) Dyadic
Why: Two-person exchange of messages is dyadic communication.
Book Q.17
Question No. 18Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
According to Shannon and Weaver Model, which of the following statements are true?
1. Technical (signals), semantic (interpretation of meaning) and influential (effectiveness).
2. The entropy and randomness are required for the purpose of messages.
3. Their model was the first one to highlight the role of 'noise' in communication.
4. This communication is called as 'telegraphed communication.
(a) 1, 2 and 3
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
✔ Correct! Option (b) is the right answer.
(c) 2, 3 and 4
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 3 and 4
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Why: All four are true: three levels (technical, semantic, influential), entropy, first stress on noise, telegraphic origin.
Book Q.18
Question No. 19Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Being assertive in communication means the following
1. An assertive statement is frank and true expression of their feelings.
2. An assertive statement is being transparent and unbiased.
3. An assertive statement means that we need to strike a balance between our needs and those of others.
4. Assertive communication gives confidence to the speaker.
5. Assertive communication means offering respect to the other partners.
(a) 2, 3, 4 and 5
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
(b) 3, 4 and 5
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
✔ Correct! Option (c) is the right answer.
(d) 2, 4 and 5
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (c) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Why: All five describe assertiveness: frank, transparent, balanced, confident and respectful.
Book Q.19
Question No. 20Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
A low-context culture is one where
(a) Most of the information is unspoken.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Most of the information is explicitly stated in a verbal message.
(b) Most of the information is explicitly stated in a verbal message.
✔ Correct! Option (b) is the right answer.
(c) Most of the information is apparent.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Most of the information is explicitly stated in a verbal message.
(d) Most of the information is non-existent.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Most of the information is explicitly stated in a verbal message.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (b) Most of the information is explicitly stated in a verbal message.
Why: In low-context cultures, meaning is stated explicitly in words.
Book Q.20
Question No. 21Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
A high-context culture is one where
(a) Much of the information is about the context or the person.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Much of the information is unspoken.
(b) Much of the information is spoken.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Much of the information is unspoken.
(c) Most people use sign language.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Much of the information is unspoken.
(d) Much of the information is unspoken.
✔ Correct! Option (d) is the right answer.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (d) Much of the information is unspoken.
Why: In high-context cultures, most meaning is implied and left unspoken.
Book Q.21
Question No. 22Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In communication, language ambiguity takes place because of the incorrect use of words.
Statement II: Informal time terms lead to different interpretations.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
✔ Correct! Option (a) is the right answer.
(b) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
(c) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
(d) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (a) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
Why: Both are true: wrong word use causes ambiguity, and loose time terms (soon, shortly) are read differently.
Book Q.22
Question No. 23Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0PYQ · December 2021
Given below are two statements: One is labeled as Assertion A and the other is labeled as Reason R
Assertion (A): With the development of science and technology, the forms and ways of communication have become more specialized and there is an increasing use of social media as the new methods of communication
Reasons (R): In the societies of today, the communication process is more complex and indirect because of the use of modern gadgets in which the individuals do not interact face to face
In the light of the above statements. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the NOT correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the NOT correct explanation of (A)
✔ Correct! Option (b) is the right answer.
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the NOT correct explanation of (A)
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the NOT correct explanation of (A)
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the NOT correct explanation of (A)
Why: As per the key, both are true but R does not directly explain A.
Book Q.23
Question No. 24Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Given below are two statements: One is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Agenda building is a collective communication process in which media, government and the citizenry reciprocally influence one another.
Reasons (R): Agenda building presumes cognitive effects and inactive audience with less societal-level effects.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) (A) is true but (R) is false
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) (A) is true but (R) is false
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false
✔ Correct! Option (c) is the right answer.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) (A) is true but (R) is false
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (c) (A) is true but (R) is false
Why: A is true: agenda building is reciprocal. R is false: it assumes an active audience with societal-level effects.
Book Q.24
Question No. 25Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Body language is the basis of deceptive communication.
Statement II: Non-verbal cues have their own shared meanings.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
(b) Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
✔ Correct! Option (d) is the right answer.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
Why: Body language is not the basis of deception, but non-verbal cues do carry shared meanings.
Book Q.25
Question No. 26Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
The primary channels used by individuals to communicate with others are
(a) Radio and television
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Sight and sound
(b) E-mail
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Sight and sound
(c) Tone of voice
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Sight and sound
(d) Sight and sound
✔ Correct! Option (d) is the right answer.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (d) Sight and sound
Why: The primary channels people use are sight and sound.
Book Q.26
Question No. 27Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Match the following in context of Lasswell Model of Communication.
List I (Basic Aspects)
1. Who2. To whom3. With what effect4. Says what
List II (Meaning)
A. ReceiverB. TransmitterC. Stimulus messageD. Influence reply
(a) 1–A, 2–B, 3–C, 4–D
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) 1–B, 2–A, 3–D, 4–C
(b) 1–B, 2–A, 3–C, 4–D
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) 1–B, 2–A, 3–D, 4–C
(c) 1–B, 2–A, 3–D, 4–C
✔ Correct! Option (c) is the right answer.
(d) 1–A, 2–C, 3–B, 4–D
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) 1–B, 2–A, 3–D, 4–C
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (c) 1–B, 2–A, 3–D, 4–C
Why: Who = transmitter, To whom = receiver, With what effect = influence reply, Says what = stimulus message.
Book Q.27
Question No. 28Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0PYQ · December 2021
The sequence of the stages of communication process is
1. Level of acceptance
2. Transmission of cognitive data
3. Message Reception
4. Understanding
5. Reaction
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) 2, 3, 4, 1 and 5
(b) 2, 3, 4, 5 and 1
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) 2, 3, 4, 1 and 5
(c) 3, 5, 4, 1 and 2
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) 2, 3, 4, 1 and 5
(d) 2, 3, 4, 1 and 5
✔ Correct! Option (d) is the right answer.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (d) 2, 3, 4, 1 and 5
Why: Sequence: transmission of data, reception, understanding, acceptance, reaction (2-3-4-1-5).
Book Q.28
Question No. 29Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Which of the three components are parts of the human communication process?
(a) Message, recording and feedback
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Message, noise and feedback
(b) Noise, feedback and jargon
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Message, noise and feedback
(c) Message, noise and feedback
✔ Correct! Option (c) is the right answer.
(d) Feedback, message and critiquing
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Message, noise and feedback
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (c) Message, noise and feedback
Why: The three components of the human communication process are message, noise and feedback.
Book Q.29
Question No. 30Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Which of the following statements are true in the context of communication?
1. A sign is an object or figure that represents a certain reality for those who interpret it.
2. A symbol represents an idea that must be perceived from the senses and that is linked to a convention accepted by society.
3. Sign is objective while symbol is subjective.
4. Words are symbols for thoughts, we use them according to the thoughts you associate with those words
(a) 2, 3 and 4
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 4
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
✔ Correct! Option (d) is the right answer.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Why: All four are true: sign is objective, symbol is subjective, and words are symbols of thoughts.
Book Q.30
Question No. 31Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Emoticons are
(a) Emotional conference
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Typed symbols that communicate facial expressions
(b) Specifically expressive bodily gestures
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Typed symbols that communicate facial expressions
(c) Emotional queries
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Typed symbols that communicate facial expressions
(d) Typed symbols that communicate facial expressions
✔ Correct! Option (d) is the right answer.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (d) Typed symbols that communicate facial expressions
Why: Emoticons are typed symbols that convey facial expressions.
Book Q.31
Question No. 32Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
In the communication process, 'to encode' means to
(a) Translate ideas into a code
✔ Correct! Option (a) is the right answer.
(b) Interpret a code
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Translate ideas into a code
(c) Block a pathway between the sender and receiver of a message
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Translate ideas into a code
(d) Speak to large groups of people
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Translate ideas into a code
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (a) Translate ideas into a code
Why: To encode is to translate ideas into a code or symbols.
Book Q.32
Question No. 33Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
A person is more likely to use eye contact while
(a) Listening
✔ Correct! Option (a) is the right answer.
(b) Uninterested being uninterested in communication
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Listening
(c) Speaking
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Listening
(d) Interpreting
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) Listening
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (a) Listening
Why: As per the key, eye contact is used most while listening.
Book Q.33
Question No. 34Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Which of the following statements are true in context of feedback?
1. A situation in which the sender and the receiver exchange information
2. Listening is adversely affected by fast speed of delivery of messages
3. Listening is adversely affected by improper selection and use of media
4. Listener's verbal or non-verbal responses to a message.
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
✔ Correct! Option (a) is the right answer.
(b) 1, 2 and 4
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Why: As per the key, all four statements about feedback are accepted as true.
Book Q.34
Question No. 35Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Which of the following statements are true in context of classroom cybernetics?
1. This means 'to steer', 'to navigate' or 'to govern' for taking the system to desired goal.
2. This means classroom teaching-learning process is a system and the goal is success of the learner and learning process.
3. This is constituted by Constructivism, Conversation theory and a feedback system.
4. This term was first defined by Norbert Wiener in 1948.
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
✔ Correct! Option (a) is the right answer.
(b) 1, 2 and 4
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Why: All four are true: cybernetics means to steer, the class is a system, built on constructivism, term by Wiener (1948).
Book Q.35
Question No. 36Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
When we try to organize details in our minds, we are seeking to
(a) Produce new ideas in our mind
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Process complex information and then categorize it
(b) Process complex information and then categorize it
✔ Correct! Option (b) is the right answer.
(c) Categorize difficult and easy pieces of information
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Process complex information and then categorize it
(d) Process simple information and categorize
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Process complex information and then categorize it
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (b) Process complex information and then categorize it
Why: Organising details in the mind means processing complex information and categorising it.
Book Q.36
Question No. 37Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
To decode a message is to
(a) Evaluate a message
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Interpret a message
(b) Translate ideas into code
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Interpret a message
(c) Reject a message
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Interpret a message
(d) Interpret a message
✔ Correct! Option (d) is the right answer.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (d) Interpret a message
Why: To decode is to interpret a message.
Book Q.37
Question No. 38Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
The process of filtering messages from source to receiver is called
(a) Handout
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Gatekeeping
(b) Kinesics
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Gatekeeping
(c) Degeneration
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Gatekeeping
(d) Gatekeeping
✔ Correct! Option (d) is the right answer.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (d) Gatekeeping
Why: Filtering messages from source to receiver is gatekeeping.
Book Q.38
Question No. 39Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
A message is a signal that serves as
(a) Stimuli for a sender
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Stimuli for a receiver
(b) Stimuli for a receiver
✔ Correct! Option (b) is the right answer.
(c) Stimuli for a mass audience
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Stimuli for a receiver
(d) Noise reduction
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Stimuli for a receiver
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (b) Stimuli for a receiver
Why: A message is a signal that works as a stimulus for the receiver.
Book Q.39
Question No. 40Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0PYQ · 2021
................ message have more or less same meaning for the audience.
(a) Complex
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Denotative
(b) Connotative
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Denotative
(c) Denotative
✔ Correct! Option (c) is the right answer.
(d) Abstract
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Denotative
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (c) Denotative
Why: Denotative messages carry the same literal meaning for everyone.
Book Q.40
Question No. 41Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
The subjective meaning of a word is its
(a) Denotative meaning
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Connotative meaning
(b) Indirect meaning
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Connotative meaning
(c) Antonym
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (d) Connotative meaning
(d) Connotative meaning
✔ Correct! Option (d) is the right answer.
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (d) Connotative meaning
Why: The subjective, emotional meaning of a word is its connotative meaning.
Book Q.41
Question No. 42Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Which of the following can be defined as the functions of communication?
1. Information function
2. Command and instructive functions
3. Influence and persuasion function (motivational function)
4. Integrative function
(a) 1, 2 and 3
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
✔ Correct! Option (c) is the right answer.
(d) 3 and 4
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Why: All four are functions of communication: information, command, persuasion and integration.
Book Q.42
Question No. 43Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
For which of the following word/s, the term 'chronemics' is used for the interpretation of messages?
(a) Smell
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Time
(b) Taste
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Time
(c) Time
✔ Correct! Option (c) is the right answer.
(d) All of the above
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Time
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (c) Time
Why: Chronemics is the study of time in communication.
Book Q.43
Question No. 44Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
In the communication process, a receiver
(a) Is a channel
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Decodes a message
(b) Decodes a message
✔ Correct! Option (b) is the right answer.
(c) Is the person who encodes an idea
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Decodes a message
(d) Responsible for message interference
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Decodes a message
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (b) Decodes a message
Why: A receiver decodes the message.
Book Q.44
Question No. 45Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
An example of a communication channel is
(a) Noise
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Face-to-face conversation
(b) Context
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Face-to-face conversation
(c) Face-to-face conversation
✔ Correct! Option (c) is the right answer.
(d) Feedback
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Face-to-face conversation
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (c) Face-to-face conversation
Why: A channel is the medium used; face-to-face conversation is one.
Book Q.45
Question No. 46Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
The way one interprets information around oneself is
(a) Always negative
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Related to one's values, beliefs and past experiences
(b) Always positive
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Related to one's values, beliefs and past experiences
(c) Related to one's values, beliefs and past experiences
✔ Correct! Option (c) is the right answer.
(d) Always mysterious
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Related to one's values, beliefs and past experiences
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (c) Related to one's values, beliefs and past experiences
Why: Interpretation depends on one's values, beliefs and past experiences.
Book Q.46
Question No. 47Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Gatekeeping is related with
(a) Intrapersonal communication
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Mass Communication
(b) Interpersonal communication
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Mass Communication
(c) Mass Communication
✔ Correct! Option (c) is the right answer.
(d) Group communication
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (c) Mass Communication
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (c) Mass Communication
Why: Gatekeeping decides what reaches the audience; it belongs to mass communication.
Book Q.47
Question No. 48Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Kinesics is related with
(a) Verbal communication
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Nonverbal communication
(b) Nonverbal communication
✔ Correct! Option (b) is the right answer.
(c) Mass Communication
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Nonverbal communication
(d) Group communication
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Nonverbal communication
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (b) Nonverbal communication
Why: Kinesics studies body movement, so it is non-verbal.
Book Q.48
Question No. 49Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
The term 'rhetorics' is a term related with
(a) Plato
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Aristotle
(b) Aristotle
✔ Correct! Option (b) is the right answer.
(c) Denis mcquaill
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Aristotle
(d) Marshal Mcluhan
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (b) Aristotle
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (b) Aristotle
Why: Rhetoric is Aristotle's term for the art of persuasion.
Book Q.49
Question No. 50Concept & Nature · Marks: +2 · Negative: 0
Listening
(a) May be a complex process involving many steps
✔ Correct! Option (a) is the right answer.
(b) Is always reflexive
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) May be a complex process involving many steps
(c) A natural habit
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) May be a complex process involving many steps
(d) A physiological process occurring in a spontaneous manner
✘ Wrong. The correct answer is (a) May be a complex process involving many steps
Short Explanation
✔ Answer: (a) May be a complex process involving many steps
Why: Listening can be a complex process with many steps, unlike simple hearing.
Book Q.50
Finish & Evaluate
Open Answer Key
1. (a)2. (d)3. (d)4. (b)5. (a)6. (d)7. (b)8. (a)9. (c)10. (a)11. (d)12. (d)13. (c)14. (b)15. (b)16. (a)17. (d)18. (b)19. (c)20. (b)21. (d)22. (a)23. (b)24. (c)25. (d)26. (d)27. (c)28. (d)29. (c)30. (d)31. (d)32. (a)33. (a)34. (a)35. (a)36. (b)37. (d)38. (d)39. (b)40. (c)41. (d)42. (c)43. (c)44. (b)45. (c)46. (c)47. (c)48. (b)49. (b)50. (a)
Your score = correct answers × 2 (out of 100). Over 40 correct is excellent, 30–40 is good, below 30 means revise the flashcards and retry.

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