UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

In Berlo's SMCR model,message is described in terms of its elements,structure,content and code. Code refers to the symbol system used to express ideas,such as words,images or gestures. When the stem mentions language or pictures as symbol systems,it is referring to the code.

Option A:
Code is central for successful encoding because both sender and receiver must share familiarity with it. A mismatch of code can cause semantic barriers. Hence this term correctly identifies the symbol system in Berlo's formulation.

Option B:
Channel in SMCR refers to the sensory route like hearing or seeing through which the coded message travels,not the symbol system itself.

Option C:
Receiver is the person who decodes the message and is not the same as the symbols used.

Option D:
Feedback is the response from receiver back to source and comes after message reception. It does not describe language or pictures in the original transmission.

Models are simplified representations of complex processes that highlight key elements and relationships. Shannon–Weaver,Berlo and Schramm each propose diagrams for how communication works. Learning them helps students compare different theoretical views of the same process. Thus they are models of communication.

Option A:
Barriers are obstacles to communication,not diagrams explaining how it works.

Option B:
Therefore models is the correct answer because these frameworks are diagrammatic representations of the communication process.

Option C:
Channels are media of transmission and are only one element inside these diagrams.

Option D:
Ethics concerns moral principles in communication,which is a different topic.

Berlo treats Source and Receiver as systems that include communication skills,attitudes and knowledge. He stresses that poor skills in speaking,writing,reading or listening reduce effectiveness. Thus the quality of communication skills is central for both sender and receiver. Therefore communication is the correct completion.

Option A:
Mechanical skills relate to operating devices and are not the main focus of SMCR.

Option B:
Communication skills directly affect how well the source encodes and delivers messages (e.g., speaking and writing),so they are central in Berlo’s model.

Option C:
Organisational skills concern management and planning rather than encoding or decoding messages.

Option D:
Financial skills are outside the scope of the communication model.

Statements A, B and D are correct, while C and E are incorrect. A is true because SMCR explicitly focuses on characteristics of the source, message, channel and receiver. B is true as Schramm emphasises overlapping fields of experience in interpretation. D is true since transactional models see participants as simultaneously sending and receiving. C is false because traditional linear models often minimise feedback and context, and E is false because models are analytical tools rather than rigid classroom rules. Thus, A, B and D only is the correct combination.

Option A:
Option A lists A and B only, omitting D and therefore neglecting the transactional idea that both parties send and receive messages. As this is a key perspective in educational communication, A and B only is incomplete.

Option B:
Option B combines B and D but leaves out A, not acknowledging the widely used SMCR model that foregrounds message components. Consequently, B and D only does not cover the main models mentioned in the item.

Option C:
Option C includes A, B and C, but C wrongly claims that linear models fully incorporate feedback and context. Because C misrepresents linear models, A, B and C only is an invalid set of correct statements.

Option D:
Option D groups A, B and D together and rejects C and E, which either overstate linear-model coverage or treat models as strict prescriptions. Since it contains all and only the true statements, A, B and D only is the correct answer.