UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Encoding is the process by which a sender converts thoughts,ideas or feelings into symbols such as words,images or gestures. The stem describes this translation before message transmission. Therefore encoding is the correct term. Without proper encoding,the receiver cannot understand the intended meaning.

Option A:
Decoding is the receiver's process of interpreting these symbols and occurs after the message is sent. It does not describe the initial translation.

Option B:
Feedback refers to the receiver's response to the message,not its initial creation.

Option C:
Encoding is the sender’s act of converting ideas into symbols (words/images) for transmission,which is exactly what the stem describes.

Option D:
Noise is interference that distorts the message and is not a step in formulating it.