UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Decoding is the receiver’s process of interpreting symbols and constructing meaning. Students interpreting the teacher’s words and gestures are decoding.

Option A:
Encoding is done by the sender (teacher), not by students who receive and interpret messages.

Option B:
Decoding is students’ meaning-making from the teacher’s verbal and non-verbal cues, exactly as described.

Option C:
Channeling refers to the medium/path of the message, not the interpretive process.

Option D:
Filtering is selective attention/alteration, not the basic act of understanding the message.

Statements A, B, C and E are correct, whereas D and F are wrong and therefore form the correct set of wrong statements. Perception is shaped by fairness judgements, past experiences and beliefs, so students can perceive the same message differently. Teachers can engage students in reflective dialogue to make perceptions explicit and sometimes modify them. It is false to claim that perceptions never change, and equally false to say perception has no role because messages are purely objective in the classroom. Hence D and F are the wrong statements.

Option A:
Option A is incomplete because it identifies D only as wrong and ignores F, which also denies the role of perception. Perception clearly affects classroom communication, so both D and F need to be selected. Picking only D underestimates the number of incorrect statements.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect since it marks F only as wrong and overlooks D, which wrongly suggests that perceptions are fixed forever. Students’ views can evolve with new experiences, feedback and reflection. Therefore F only does not represent all wrong statements in the list.

Option C:
Option C is correct because it groups D and F, the two statements that conflict with established ideas about perception. It recognises that perceptions are both powerful and changeable and that they are deeply involved in classroom communication. This combination therefore matches the set of wrong statements requested.

Option D:
Option D is wrong because it adds C, a correct statement about differing perceptions, to the wrong set. C accurately reflects that two learners can interpret the same explanation differently. Including C among wrong statements makes C, D and F only an invalid choice.