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UGC NET Barriers to communication Previous Year Questions

JRFSmart holds 15 previous-year questions on Barriers to communication from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 4: Communication, drawn from 14 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2023–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.

15Questions
14 of 87Papers containing it
MediumFrequency
2023–2026Years covered

What is asked in Barriers to communication

The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.

SubtopicQuestions
Types of barriers2
Cultural barriers1
Physical environmental factors1
Types of communication noise1
Semantic distortion1
Psychological barriers1
Social-psychological barriers1
Types of communication barrier1
Encoding barriers1
Transmission-level barriers1
Overcoming barriers1
Selective perception1

NTA repeat analysis

Barriers to communication appears in 14 of 87 papers (16%), which JRFSmart rates as medium frequency.

Sample previous-year questions

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : 'Barriers' are any obstacles or difficulties that come in the way of communication. Reason (R) : They may be physical, mechanical…

December 2025

One of the major barriers in organisational communication is

January 2025

How can Psychological barrier affect classroom communication?

January 2025

Which of the following is NOT a social-psychological barrier ?

January 2025

Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Types of communication Barriers) (A) Semantic Barrier (B) Physical Barrier (C) Psychological Barrier (D) Cultural Barrier List - II (Meaning) (I) Misunderstanding in words or phrases (II) Noise or distance (III)…

January 2025

If the sender has not formulated the idea, thought or message in proper manner, it can result into a barrier in communication. The barrier occurs at what level?

June 2025

If there is fault in the mechanical or electrical channel, the free flow of communication will be obstructed. This obstruction is taking place at what level?

June 2025

Match List - I with List - II : LIST-I A. The source is not visible to the receiver because of Geographical distance B. The people are having individual differences, motivation and attitude and anxiety and prejudice C. With faulty expression, poor…

June 2025

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