UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Shannon's model emerged from engineering problems in telephony and telegraphy. It focuses on how efficiently signals can be transmitted through a channel and how noise affects this process. These are fundamentally engineering aspects of communication. Therefore engineering best fits the stem.

Option A:
Engineering here refers to technical concerns such as bandwidth,signal to noise ratio and coding efficiency. These were Shannon's main interests,not social or psychological dimensions. That makes this option appropriate.

Option B:
Ritual perspectives emphasise symbolic participation and social cohesion,which go well beyond Shannon's technical focus.

Option C:
Cultural approaches examine shared meanings and values in societies,which are not central to the original model.

Option D:
Interpersonal communication deals with relationships and interaction patterns between people,while Shannon concentrated on signal transmission.