UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Linear models depict communication as a one-way flow from sender to receiver, often neglecting feedback and context. Transactional models, by contrast, treat communication as a dynamic process where participants continuously send and receive messages, shaping each other’s responses. This fits classroom interaction.

Option A:
Option A reverses the theoretical positions by attributing mutual influence to linear models and ignoring feedback in transactional models, which is incorrect.

Option B:
Option B correctly states that transactional models emphasize simultaneity and reciprocity, capturing how both teachers and students act as communicators rather than as fixed sender or receiver.

Option C:
Option C suggests linear models always include feedback loops, but classic linear models are often criticized precisely for their minimal treatment of feedback.

Option D:
Option D confines transactional models to written communication, whereas they are highly relevant to rich face-to-face interactions common in teaching.

Statements A, B and C are correct, while D and E are incorrect. A is true because linear models conceptualise communication as a one-directional flow from sender to receiver. B is true since the Shannon–Weaver model is concerned with signal transmission and the effect of noise in the channel. C is true as transactional models highlight that participants are simultaneously senders and receivers. D is false because traditional linear models do not give central place to feedback and context, and E is false because models provide practical frameworks that teachers can use to plan and analyse communication; therefore A, B and C only is the correct combination.

Option A:
Option A correctly gathers A, B and C, which jointly explain the linear, Shannon–Weaver and transactional perspectives. It deliberately excludes D and E, which either overstate the features of linear models or dismiss the usefulness of models. Because it contains all and only the true statements, A, B and C only is the correct option.

Option B:
Option B adds D to the otherwise correct set, but D mistakenly claims that linear models explicitly incorporate feedback and context. This contradicts their original design, which emphasises one-way transmission. The presence of D makes A, B, C and D only an invalid combination.

Option C:
Option C includes B, C and D, omitting A but retaining the false statement D. While B and C are accurate, including D, which misrepresents linear models, means this combination cannot be accepted as correct.

Option D:
Option D pairs A and C with E, but E is incorrect because communication models are widely used in teaching and media analysis. Treating models as having no practical relevance ignores their role in understanding and improving communication, so A, C and E only is not a valid answer.

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.