Explore topic-wise MCQs in Communication.

This section includes 22 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Communication knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Listening is a

A. Physiological process that occurs without effort
B. Natural Habit
C. Complex process that involves steps
D. Reflex
Answer» D. Reflex
Discussion
2.

During the process of communication:

A. Sender encodes for the media and receiver decodes the message
B. Sender decodes for the media and receiver encodes the message
C. Medium encodes and decodes the message from sender
D. Medium encodes and decodes the message from receiver
Answer» B. Sender decodes for the media and receiver encodes the message
Discussion
3.

Communication models are not a part of communication process. But they are

A. Channels of communication
B. Communication networks
C. Direct experiences
D. Visual representations
Answer» E.
Discussion
4.

Identify the correct chronological sequence of the developers of communicative systems:a) Germansb) Romansc) Sumeriansd) Chinesee) BritishChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

A. a, c, b, e, d
B. c, b, d, a, e
C. b, c, e, d, a
D. d, e, c, a, b
Answer» C. b, c, e, d, a
Discussion
5.

Denis McQuail defines communication as ‘a process which increases commonality — but also requires elements of commonality for it to occur at all.’ Which of the following cannot be a logical, reasonable inference of this definition?

A. Communication depends on culture located at various levels
B. Sender is more important for the process of communication
C. Communication introduces a change in sender and receiver
D. Communication creates a shared symbolic environment
Answer» C. Communication introduces a change in sender and receiver
Discussion
6.

______________ is the process by which the receiver interprets the symbols used by the source of the message.

A. Listing
B. Listening
C. Decoding
D. Encoding
Answer» D. Encoding
Discussion
7.

In ship to ship communication, the problem of fading can be overcome by using :

A. Frequency diversity
B. Space diversity
C. More directional antenna
D. A broad band antenna
Answer» B. Space diversity
Discussion
8.

‘Mathematical model’ in communication is credited to

A. Osgood and Schramm
B. Shannon and Weaver
C. Rogers and Daniel Learner
D. Everette Rogers
Answer» C. Rogers and Daniel Learner
Discussion
9.

In communication, the reactions of the audience is called as

A. Feedback
B. Coding
C. Noise
D. Decoding
Answer» B. Coding
Discussion
10.

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 called

A. Input
B. Message
C. Output
D. Feedback
Answer» C. Output
Discussion
11.

In communication, interpretation of the message depends upon

A. The context
B. Transmission speed
C. Associated noise
D. Channel efficiency
Answer» B. Transmission speed
Discussion
12.

In communication channel refers to

A. Message
B. Content
C. Decoding
D. Medium employed
Answer» E.
Discussion
13.

A communication process can be considered complete when

A. The sender transmits the message
B. The message enters the channel
C. The message leaves the channel
D. The receiver understands the message
Answer» E.
Discussion
14.

Identify the correct sequence of one way process of communication, from the following sequences

A. Sender, Decoding, Message, Channel, Encoding, Receiver
B. Sender, Encoding, Message, Channel, Decoding, Receiver
C. Receiver, Encoding, Message, Channel, Decoding, Sender
D. Sender, Message, Decoding, Encoding, Channel, Receiver
Answer» C. Receiver, Encoding, Message, Channel, Decoding, Sender
Discussion
15.

Match the following. Set – I(Communication elements) Set – II(Description of process part)A.Senderi.BrainB.Receiverii.Electro-magnetic impulsesC.Messageiii.The central nervous systemD.MediumivSensory organsChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

A. A – i, B – iii, C – ii, D - iv
B. A – iii, B – I, C – iv, D - ii
C. A – iv, B – I, C – ii, D - iii
D. A – ii, B – iv, C – iii, D - i
Answer» D. A – ii, B – iv, C – iii, D - i
Discussion
16.

Message is any signal that triggers the response of a ________

A. Receiver
B. Sender
C. Channel
D. Feedback
Answer» B. Sender
Discussion
17.

In the communication process, which of the following steps occurs first?

A. Transmitting
B. Decoding
C. Understanding
D. Encoding
Answer» E.
Discussion
18.

Match List I with List II List I(Authors) List II(Communication concepts)A AristotleI SMCR – Sender, Message, Channel – receiver – ModelB Shannon and WeaverII Circular CommunicationC Wilbur SchrammIII Speaker – Centred CommunicationD David BerloIV Top-down, Linear communicationChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

A. A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
B. A - II, B - III, C - IV, D - I
C. A - III, B - IV, C - II, D - I
D. A - IV, B - I, C - III, D - II
Answer» D. A - IV, B - I, C - III, D - II
Discussion
19.

Communication begins when a source _____ a statement.

A. Opens
B. Utters
C. Initiates
D. Starts
Answer» D. Starts
Discussion
20.

According to "communication as interaction" perspective, feedback is

A. never intentional
B. always intentional
C. seldom useful
D. sometimes unintentional
Answer» E.
Discussion
21.

In communication process, when the sender and the receiver interchange their roles in respect of sending and receiving the message, it is called

A. Universal model
B. Transactional model
C. Singular-flow model
D. Pluralistic model
Answer» C. Singular-flow model
Discussion
22.

In the process of communication 'Encoding' means

A. Using symbols to express an idea
B. Deciphering a message
C. Creating noise in the communication
D. Interpreting the meaning of the message
Answer» B. Deciphering a message
Discussion