UGC NET History of communication Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 21 previous-year questions on History of communication from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 4: Communication, drawn from 20 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2024–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in History of communication
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Separation of transport and communication | 1 |
| Primary orality | 1 |
| Prehistoric visual communication | 1 |
| Printing in India | 1 |
| Chronology of inventions | 1 |
| Sequence of communication modes | 1 |
| Chronology of recording devices | 1 |
| Chronology of recording media | 1 |
| Innis and the chronology of media | 1 |
| The vitascope | 1 |
| Chronology of media developments | 1 |
| Chronology of media inventions | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
History of communication appears in 20 of 87 papers (23%), which JRFSmart rates as medium frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Match List - I with List - II. LIST-I (Communication Waves) A. The First Wave B. The Second Wave C. The Third Wave D. The Fourth Wave LIST-II (Details) I. The Invention of the telegraph, the telephone and photography II. The Invention of Printing III. Age of…
Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following : (A) Codex (B) Television (C) Radio (D) Newspaper (E) Technicolour Cinema Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Find out the correct chronological sequence of the following A. British Broadcasting corporation B. Hip-Hop music C. Hollywood D. Hays Code E. Chomsky's propaganda model Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Identify the chronological sequence of the following organisations: A. Associated press B. A. C. Nielsen C. Academy of motion picture Arts and Sciences D. Al Jazeera E. Federal communications commission Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Arrange the following in chronological sequence: A. Start of external services of All India Radio B. Establishment of film Division C. Release of talkie film 'Alam Ara' D. Change of name of Radio Broadcasting to All India-Radio Choose the correct answer from…
Arrange the following events related to mass media in the correct chronological sequence. A. Publication of early news papers. B. Development of Television Broadcasting. C. Introduction of email. D. Launch of online news websites. E. Invention of Radio…
Arrange the following developments in mass communication in chronological sequence. A. Invention of Printing Press B. Launch of first Television network C. Emergence of radio broadcasting D. Creation of the internet E. Introduction of social Media Platforms…
Before the discovery of the paper, the people used to write on __________.
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