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UGC NET Paper 1Communication

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46 questions shown from 2019.

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2019 Q11

Which of the following are rhetorical techniques for structuring classroom communication? (a) Relating the day's topic to students' interests (b) Providing scattered information to...

Communication in Classroom
2019 Q11

The world will become a silent place if people will think:

Communication Process
2019 Q11

What was the basis of the operation of journalists earlier?

Mass Communication/answer key
2019 Q12

According to John Merrill, seeking improvement in media, is:

Mass Communication/answer key
2019 Q12

The process of language is a wonder because it is:

Communication Process
2019 Q13

Which of the following forms is assumed by the language style of a person?

Communication Process
2019 Q13

Successful educational communication is dependent upon the skills of (a) Understanding the negative characteristics of the audience (b) Verbal communication and body language (c) E...

Communication in Classroom/answer key
2019 Q13

The passage critically analyses:

Mass Communication/answer key
2019 Q14

Some scholars consider social responsibility aspect of media as:

Mass Communication/answer key
2019 Q14

When human beings react rather than respond:

Communication Process
2019 Q15

Animals do not possess language because:

Communication Process
2019 Q16

We listen attentively to and favorably interpret messages which boost our self-image, and reject or misinterpret messages which threaten that image. This is called:

Communication Process/answer key
2019 Q16

Which of the following is a characteristic of modern mass media?

Mass Communication/answer key
2019 Q16

Choose the correct sequence of communication from the options given below:

Communication Process/answer key
2019 Q17

Which of the following signifies non-verbal communication in an essential way?

Communication Process/answer key
2019 Q17

Gate keeping by media to ensure what audiences consume is indicative of:

Mass Communication/answer key
2019 Q17

Which of the following will help overcome communication barriers?

Communication Process/answer key
2019 Q17

In both mass communication and classroom communication, filtering of information and contents is referred to as

Mass Communication/answer key
2019 Q17

Match Set 'A' with Set 'B'. Set A (Media) (a) Audio (b) Advertising (c) Internet (d) Newspaper Set B (Transmission/Communication) (i) Bandwidth (ii) Linear Communication (iii) Non...

Mass Communication
2019 Q18

Which of the following is a stage of intrapersonal communication?

Communication Process/answer key
2019 Q18

Mass media do not have pre-determined functions for everyone and people use them the way they like. This is suggestive of the fact that, (A) Audiences are active (B) Content is of...

Mass Communication
2019 Q18

Assertion A: The 'arts' have grown out of the fundamental desire and need to communicate. Reason R: Language is inseparable from culture which is its very source of sustenance and...

Communication Process/answer key
2019 Q19

In the analog communication, contents are considered to be:

Communication Process/answer key
2019 Q19

(a) Aesthetic codes (b) Cultural codes (e) Semantic codes (d) Binary codes Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Communication Process/answer key
2019 Q19

Which of the following is a characteristic of interpersonal communication?

Communication Process/answer key
2019 Q19

Communication through colors can result in:

Communication Process/answer key
2019 Q20

The dance of the honeybee conveying to other bees where nectar will be found is an example of

Communication Process/answer key
2019 Q21

Which of the following is a function of mass media?

Mass Communication/answer key
2019 Q21

Which of the following theories can be applied to classroom communication?

Communication in Classroom/answer key
2019 Q21

Which of the following are barriers to effective communication? (a) Physical noise (b) Semantic noise (c) Psychological noise (d) Non-semantic noise Choose the correct answer from...

Communication Process/answer key
2019 Q22

In the communication process, signs derive meanings through:

Communication Process/answer key
2019 Q23

Language of the communication also constitutes:

Communication Process/answer key
2019 Q24

Swapping of encoder-decoder roles in communication happens due to

Communication in Classroom/answer key
2019 Q24

Identify the ways that would be followed by a public sector organization to communicate with public by organizing an open house: (a) Publicity (b) Lobbying (c) Public relations (d)...

Mass Communication/answer key
2019 Q24

Effective educational communication is

Communication in Classroom/answer key
2019 Q24

Today's media-society equation is largely

Mass Communication/answer key
2019 Q25

'Non-content behaviours such as rate of speaking, loudness, tendency to interrupt and pronunciation peculiarities' are referred to as ____________ behaviour.

Communication Process/answer key
2019 Q26

Assertion 'A': No enculturation takes place with resistance. Reason 'R': People have their own values and self-interest that filter communicated messages. Select the correct answer...

Communication Process/answer key
2019 Q27

A customer writes to a bank, 'Kindly send me a statement of my transactions in my savings bank account 'A' during the last three months". In terms of communication it will be calle...

Communication Process
2019 Q27

Assertion A Media entertainment does not enhance the cultural level of society. Reason R: Most media entertainment encourages escapism, not content quality. Choose the correct answ...

Mass Communication/answer key
2019 Q27

Non-verbal communication is mostly:

Communication Process
2019 Q29

In the context of communication, usual sequence is:

Communication Process
2019 Q30

Match the following. Set - I (Communication elements) (a) Sender (b) Receiver (c) Message (d) Medium Set - II (Description of process part) (i) Brain (ii) Electro-magnetic impulses...

Communication Process/answer key
2019 Q30

Select the advantage of feedback in the process of communication, from the following:

Communication in Classroom/answer key
2019 Q32

Match the following communication channels with their distinguishing type: (Communication Channel) (a) Blogging (b) Television (c) Periodicals (d) Collection sites (Distinguishing...

Mass Communication/answer key
2019 Q36

Which of the following communication technologies employ only asynchronous communication? (a) Video conferencing (b) Email (c) Forums (d) Instant messaging

Communication Process/answer key