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220+ Introduction to Communication Solved MCQs

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51.

The area related to Noam Chomsky

A. public relation
B. advertising
C. radio
D. media criticism
Answer» D. media criticism
52.

The knowledge –gap hypothesis was developed by

A. g.a.donohue
B. john paulik
C. wilbur schramm
D. david weaver
Answer» A. g.a.donohue
53.

What is Syntactics

A. the study of the language in use
B. the study of relationship among words
C. the study of human interactions
D. the relationship between words and sentences
Answer» B. the study of relationship among words
54.

The primary function of interpersonal communication is

A. reasoning
B. relationship building
C. to inform
D. to provide relaxation
Answer» B. relationship building
55.

Feedback is considered as

A. conviction
B. motor action
C. description cycle
D. multilaterality
Answer» B. motor action
56.

The SMCR model of communication was devised by

A. shannon &weaver
B. david berlo
C. wilbur schramm
D. westley &mclean
Answer» B. david berlo
57.

The Author of the book Communication Networks.

A. daniel belt
B. manuel castle
C. e.m.rogers & d.l.kincaid
D. andre gunder frank
Answer» C. e.m.rogers & d.l.kincaid
58.

According to Wilbur Schramm which one of the following is a value free asset

A. culture
B. religion
C. technology
D. all the above
Answer» A. culture
59.

According to Global Village concept of Marshall MacLuhan

A. electronic media can help the masses unite to effect change
B. maintain person to person relations
C. most of new technologies make people scattered
D. the electronic technologies would not be able to enlighten the masses
Answer» A. electronic media can help the masses unite to effect change
60.

The process of mass communication is not

A. asymmetrical
B. personal
C. anonymous
D. effected on a large scale
Answer» B. personal
61.

Which of the communication has more emotional appeal

A. intrapersonal
B. interpersonal
C. group
D. mass
Answer» B. interpersonal
62.

Communication needs a

A. sender
B. receiver
C. channel
D. all the above
Answer» D. all the above
63.

Communication helps in

A. persuaution
B. entertainment
C. integration
D. all the above
Answer» D. all the above
64.

Which Model refers to Gatekeeper concept.

A. theadore newcomb\s
B. shannon &weaver\s
C. bruce westleys &mc leans
D. george gerbner
Answer» C. bruce westleys &mc leans
65.

Speaker-Speech-Audience are the elements of whose model of communication

A. claude shannon
B. aristotle
C. harold lasswell
D. wilbur schramm
Answer» B. aristotle
66.

Who introduced the concept of Noise in Communication.

A. wilbur shramm
B. george gerbner
C. charles osgood
D. claude shannon &warren weaver
Answer» D. claude shannon &warren weaver
67.

Which theory is derived from the studies of Saussure and Pierce

A. mass society theory
B. hegemony theory
C. culture of semeotic theory
D. political economic media theory
Answer» C. culture of semeotic theory
68.

Mass Media are primarily moulders of society as well as reflectors of it according to

A. dennis mc quail
B. harold lasswell
C. wilbur schramm
D. george gerbner
Answer» A. dennis mc quail
69.

Which of the following is noise factor?

A. perceptual variation
B. external elements that hinders the process of communication
C. five senses
D. all the above
Answer» B. external elements that hinders the process of communication
70.

The dependency theory was proposed by

A. defer
B. klapper
C. ball rockeach
D. defer& ball rockeach
Answer» D. defer& ball rockeach
71.

The Author of the book The Dynamics of Mass Communication

A. joseph a. devito
B. joseph r.dominic
C. denis mc quail
D. melvin l. deflour
Answer» B. joseph r.dominic
72.

The Book written by Melvin L.Deflour

A. communication models
B. fundamentals of himan communication
C. communication and social change
D. communication studies
Answer» C. communication and social change
73.

Author of the book India's Communication Revolution. a)Dr.J.V.Vilanilam b)Keval.J.Kumar c)Rogers&Singhal d)Y.K.D'souza 74. Who developed the first paper for the mankind

A. the sumerians
B. the aryans
C. the mayans
D. the chinese
Answer» C. the mayans
74.

Who invented TV?

A. alaxandar graham bell
B. john logie baird
C. francis jenkin
D. chaster carlson
Answer» B. john logie baird
75.

Who differentiated hot and cold medium

A. wilbur schramm
B. harold lasswell
C. marshall mc luhan
D. raymond williams.
Answer» C. marshall mc luhan
76.

Marshall Mc Luhan considered -----------------as an extension of eye

A. invention of tv
B. invention of printing
C. invention of cinema
D. invention of radio
Answer» B. invention of printing
77.

Joseph Klapper proposed Reinforcement theory in

A. 1955
B. 1960
C. 1965
D. 1970
Answer» B. 1960
78.

On the basis of number of participants we can classify communication into---------- a)four types b)five c)seven d)Six 80. The barriers which arise due to technological malfunctions is

A. semantic barriers
B. technical barriers
C. personal barries
D. physical barriers
Answer» A. semantic barriers
79.

------------------------------ is at the base of the human element in all models of communication

A. intrapersonal communication
B. interpersonal communication
C. mass communication
D. group communication
Answer» A. intrapersonal communication
80.

According to the Pyramidal distribution of Mc Quail -------------is at the apex of Pyramid

A. intrapersonal communication
B. interpersonal communication
C. mass communication
D. group communication
Answer» C. mass communication
81.

In a communication process sender is also known as

A. receiver
B. encoder
C. channel
D. decoder
Answer» B. encoder
82.

In a communication process Receiver is also known as

A. sender
B. encoder
C. channel
D. decoder
Answer» D. decoder
83.

“The Media do not do things to people rather people do things with media" relate with

A. the cultural theory
B. uses and gratification theory
C. symbolic interaction theory
D. cultivation theory
Answer» B. uses and gratification theory
84.

Communication is the transfer or conveying of meaning. This definition was given by

A. claude shannon
B. oxford dictionary
C. charles osgood
D. wilbur schramm
Answer» B. oxford dictionary
85.

Kinesics is the science of

A. printing
B. language
C. writing
D. body language
Answer» D. body language
86.

The Egyptian system of picture writing is known as

A. pictography
B. cuneiform
C. hieroglyph
D. script
Answer» C. hieroglyph
87.

Alphabetical writing was developed by

A. chinese
B. greeks
C. romans
D. persians
Answer» C. romans
88.

The writing style developed by Sumerians is

A. pictography
B. cuneiform
C. hieroglyph
D. script
Answer» B. cuneiform
89.

_______________ added five vowels to the alphabets

A. sumerians
B. greeks
C. romans
D. persian
Answer» C. romans
90.

____________________ developed the capital and small letters

A. sumerians
B. greeks
C. romans
D. persian
Answer» C. romans
91.

__________________ developed a kind of paper from papyrus plant

A. chinese
B. greeks
C. romans
D. persians
Answer» A. chinese
92.

The development of printing technology was in

A. 15th century
B. 16th century
C. 17th century
D. 18th century
Answer» A. 15th century
93.

Movable types and mechanical printing press were invented by

A. herman gundert
B. benchamin bailey
C. johan guttenberg
D. none of these
Answer» C. johan guttenberg
94.

The first book printed by Johan Guttenberg was on

A. novel
B. poetry
C. religions
D. culture
Answer» C. religions
95.

Telegraphy was invented in

A. 19th century
B. 16th century
C. 17th century
D. 18th century
Answer» A. 19th century
96.

The twentieth century began with the invention of

A. photography
B. printing
C. cinema
D. radio
Answer» C. cinema
97.

Radio broadcasting began in

A. 1910
B. 1915
C. 1920
D. 1925
Answer» C. 1920
98.

TV telecasting began in

A. 1925
B. 1930
C. 1935
D. 1940
Answer» D. 1940
99.

_______________ has turned the world into a global village

A. radio
B. cinema
C. tv
D. internet
Answer» D. internet
100.

_________________ occurs when an individual sends and receives messages internally

A. intrapersonal communication
B. interpersonal communication
C. mass communication
D. group communication
Answer» A. intrapersonal communication

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