UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Physical barriers are obstacles arising from environmental conditions that hinder message transmission,such as distance,poor acoustics or structural obstructions. The stem describes students who cannot hear because they are too far away in an open ground. This is clearly a physical barrier. It affects the channel rather than the content or attitudes.

Option A:
Psychological barriers stem from internal emotional states,not spatial separation.

Option B:
Semantic barriers involve misunderstanding of words,not inability to hear them.

Option C:
Physical barriers include distance and poor acoustics that prevent hearing/seeing clearly,so this situation is physical.

Option D:
Cultural barriers come from differences in norms and values rather than from physical layout.