UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

The receiver is the person or group that the message is directed towards. Receivers listen,read or observe and then interpret the content. In the classroom,the students primarily function as receivers when the teacher explains concepts. Hence receiver correctly completes the description in the stem.

Option A:
The sender is the one who initiates the message,which in this case is largely the teacher,not the students listening. Students may sometimes send feedback,but the stem focuses on their role while listening. So sender is not the best term here.

Option B:
Receivers actively decode the message,relating it to prior knowledge and context. The students in the example are doing exactly this,which is why receiver is the accurate label.

Option C:
A mediator would stand between parties to help clarify or negotiate messages,which is not usually the case for students listening to a lecture.

Option D:
Channel refers to the medium like spoken language or visuals,rather than the people who interpret messages,so it does not fit the situation.

The receiver is the individual or group that gets,decodes and interprets the message sent by the source. When we ask for whom a message is intended,we are essentially referring to the receiver. Without a receiver,communication cannot be said to have taken place meaningfully. Therefore receiver correctly completes the stem.

Option A:
The receiver plays an active role by attaching meaning to the symbols chosen by the sender. Their background,expectations and attention determine how the message is understood. This option directly matches the description of the person the message is aimed at.

Option B:
Source is the originator of the message,not the intended target. In a classroom,the teacher would be the source and the students the receivers,so source does not fit the blank.

Option C:
Noise refers to unwanted interference or disturbance that affects the message,not a participant in the exchange. Describing a person as noise would be conceptually wrong.

Option D:
Channel is the medium or path through which the message travels,such as air or digital networks,not the person who interprets it. Hence it cannot fill this role.