UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Email is one of the earliest and most widely used internet based communication services, enabling users to exchange messages and attachments electronically. The term is derived from the phrase electronic mail, indicating that it is a digital counterpart of traditional postal mail. Standard textbooks and ICT glossaries expand e mail in this way. Hence, electronic mail correctly completes the abbreviation.

Option A:
Option A is correct because it directly states electronic mail, which is the established and widely accepted expansion of e mail in ICT contexts. It clearly reflects the idea of mail sent through electronic means.

Option B:
Option B, encoded mail, suggests a focus on encryption or coding rather than the general concept of electronic messaging and is not the recognised expansion.

Option C:
Option C, emergency mail, implies a special type of urgent message service rather than the generic communication tool used daily by individuals and organisations.

Option D:
Option D, extended mail, has no standard meaning in ICT and does not appear in authoritative definitions of e mail.