1. The Shannon and Weaver model of communication is
Correct : C. linear
2. Which of the following is not a part of seven C's of communication?
Correct : C. curiosity
3. Cinema is a/an
Correct : B. audiovisual medium
4. Dyadic communication is the transfer of messages from a person
Correct : A. to another person and vice versa
5. The MMU is a/an
Correct : B. audiovisual medium
6. A group discussion is a form of
Correct : B. group communication
7. The word communication is derived from
Correct : C. latin
8. Sadharanikaran is a equivalent to the original concept of
Correct : D. communication
9. The Indian Institute of Mass Communication was established in
Correct : C. 1965
10. Communication involves active interaction with our environments
Correct : D. all the above
11. The evolution of symbolic communication is called
Correct : B. language
12. The right to information has been declared a fundamental right by UN in
Correct : A. may 1997
13. Who defines communication as process which increases commonality –but also equires elements of
commonality for it to occur at all.
Correct : C. denis mcquaill
14. _____________ is individual reflection ,contemplation and meditation.
Correct : A. intrapersonal communication
15. Interpersonal communication is direct face-to-face communication between
Correct : B. two persons
16. Rhetorics is a term related with
Correct : B. aristotle
17. Rhetoric is made up of ------------------ elements
Correct : C. three
18. According to Aristotle rhetoric is made up of
Correct : D. all the above
19. Which of the following is an example of hot mediaum as envisaged by Marshal McLuhan.
Correct : B. telephone
20. A mass medium is essentially a working group organized around some device for circulating the same
message at about the same time to large number of people is a definition given by
Correct : B. wilbur schramm
21. Receiver in Shannon and Weaver model of communication is
Correct : B. a component of telephone
22. The mathematical model of communication was put forwarded by
Correct : A. shannon and weaver
23. The Circular model of communication was put forwaded by
Correct : D. osgood and schramm
24. Massline communication is a term related with
Correct : B. mao zedong
25. Communication is the transmission of information, ideas, emotions, skill etc by use of symbols, words, figures,
graph etc. This definition was given by
Correct : B. berelson &steiner
26. The primary goal of communication is influencing through persuasion according to
Correct : A. asian communication theories
27. The ritual model of communication was promoted by
Correct : B. james carey
28. Any obstacles or difficulties that come in the way of communication is
Correct : B. barriers
29. Self image is a
Correct : C. psychological barrier
30. In group communication a whisling microphone is a
Correct : B. mechanical barrier
31. The invention of printing is an extension of eye according to.
Correct : B. marshal mcluhan
32. Global Village is a term used by
Correct : B. marshal mcluhan
33. Science of meanings is termed as
Correct : B. semantics
34. Pyramidal distribution System of Communication was done by
Correct : D. denis mc quail
35. The concept of channel noise and semantic noise is related with
Correct : B. shannon and weaver
36. Mass society theory is also known as
Correct : C. grand theory
37. The Magic bullet theory is also called as
Correct : C. hypodermic needle theory
38. The two step flow theory was put forwarded by
Correct : C. paul lazar field
39. The attitude change theory was a contribution of
Correct : D. all the above
40. The book The Effects of Mass Communication was written by
Correct : B. joseph klapper
41. Reinforcement theory was put forwarded by
Correct : B. joseph klapper
42. The Dependency theory was proposed by
Correct : C. defer & ballrockeach
43. The Agenda Setting theory was proposed by
Correct : B. maxwell mc comb & donald shaw
44. James Carvey, Peter Berger &Thomas Luckman were the chief propounders of
Correct : C. theory of social construction of reality
45. The theory based on neo Marxist theory is
Correct : B. the critical cultural theory
46. The Author of A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
Correct : D. l.a. festinger
47. An interview is a type of
Correct : A. dyadic communication
48. Spiral of Silence model was put forwarded by
Correct : B. elisabeth n. newman
49. The Middle Range Theory of Communication was advocated by
Correct : B. robert merton
50. The Soviet Media Theory had its roots in
Correct : A. italian fascist philosophy
51. The area related to Noam Chomsky
Correct : D. media criticism
52. The knowledge –gap hypothesis was developed by
Correct : A. g.a.donohue
53. What is Syntactics
Correct : B. the study of relationship among words
54. The primary function of interpersonal communication is
Correct : B. relationship building
55. Feedback is considered as
Correct : B. motor action
56. The SMCR model of communication was devised by
Correct : B. david berlo
57. The Author of the book Communication Networks.
Correct : C. e.m.rogers & d.l.kincaid
58. According to Wilbur Schramm which one of the following is a value free asset
Correct : A. culture
59. According to Global Village concept of Marshall MacLuhan
Correct : A. electronic media can help the masses unite to effect change
60. The process of mass communication is not
Correct : B. personal
61. Which of the communication has more emotional appeal
Correct : B. interpersonal
62. Communication needs a
Correct : D. all the above
63. Communication helps in
Correct : D. all the above
64. Which Model refers to Gatekeeper concept.
Correct : C. bruce westleys &mc leans
65. Speaker-Speech-Audience are the elements of whose model of communication
Correct : B. aristotle
66. Who introduced the concept of Noise in Communication.
Correct : D. claude shannon &warren weaver
67. Which theory is derived from the studies of Saussure and Pierce
Correct : C. culture of semeotic theory
68. Mass Media are primarily moulders of society as well as reflectors of it according to
Correct : A. dennis mc quail
69. Which of the following is noise factor?
Correct : B. external elements that hinders the process of communication
70. The dependency theory was proposed by
Correct : D. defer& ball rockeach
71. The Author of the book The Dynamics of Mass Communication
Correct : B. joseph r.dominic
72. The Book written by Melvin L.Deflour
Correct : 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
Correct : C. the mayans
74. Who invented TV?
Correct : B. john logie baird
75. Who differentiated hot and cold medium
Correct : C. marshall mc luhan
76. Marshall Mc Luhan considered -----------------as an extension of eye
Correct : B. invention of printing
77. Joseph Klapper proposed Reinforcement theory in
Correct : 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
Correct : A. semantic barriers
79. ------------------------------ is at the base of the human element in all models of communication
Correct : A. intrapersonal communication
80. According to the Pyramidal distribution of Mc Quail -------------is at the apex of Pyramid
Correct : C. mass communication
81. In a communication process sender is also known as
Correct : B. encoder
82. In a communication process Receiver is also known as
Correct : D. decoder
83. “The Media do not do things to people rather people do things with media" relate with
Correct : B. uses and gratification theory
84. Communication is the transfer or conveying of meaning. This definition was given by
Correct : B. oxford dictionary
85. Kinesics is the science of
Correct : D. body language
86. The Egyptian system of picture writing is known as
Correct : C. hieroglyph
87. Alphabetical writing was developed by
Correct : C. romans
88. The writing style developed by Sumerians is
Correct : B. cuneiform
89. _______________ added five vowels to the alphabets
Correct : C. romans
90. ____________________ developed the capital and small letters
Correct : C. romans
91. __________________ developed a kind of paper from papyrus plant
Correct : A. chinese
92. The development of printing technology was in
Correct : A. 15th century
93. Movable types and mechanical printing press were invented by
Correct : C. johan guttenberg
94. The first book printed by Johan Guttenberg was on
Correct : C. religions
95. Telegraphy was invented in
Correct : A. 19th century
96. The twentieth century began with the invention of
Correct : C. cinema
97. Radio broadcasting began in
Correct : C. 1920
98. TV telecasting began in
Correct : D. 1940
99. _______________ has turned the world into a global village
Correct : D. internet
100. _________________ occurs when an individual sends and receives messages internally