UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Semantic barriers occur when sender and receiver attach different meanings to the same word or concept. "Evaluation" in education includes formative,diagnostic and summative processes,but students interpret it narrowly as final exams. This mismatch in meaning is a clear semantic barrier.

Option A:
Semantic barriers often arise from jargon,abstract words or differing conceptual frameworks. Clarifying definitions can reduce this problem,which fits the example.

Option B:
Mechanical barriers arise from faulty equipment,not from misunderstanding terms.

Option C:
Physical barriers come from environmental obstacles,not language meanings.

Option D:
Psychological barriers involve emotions such as fear,which do not explain the conceptual confusion here.