UGC NET Indian communication tradition Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 9 previous-year questions on Indian communication tradition from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 4: Communication, drawn from 8 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2023–2024). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Indian communication tradition
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Buddhism and communication | 1 |
| Buddhism and interpersonal communication | 1 |
| The Buddhist model | 1 |
| Buddhist communication | 1 |
| Adi Shankara and self-consciousness | 1 |
| Purpose of communication in Hindu thought | 1 |
| Language as a social practice | 1 |
| Centrality of language | 1 |
| Narada as first communicator | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Indian communication tradition appears in 8 of 87 papers (9%), which JRFSmart rates as low frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Devarshi Narada is treated as the first communicator, because :
Given below are two statements : Statement (I) : According to Buddhism, linguistic communication should be used to adopt moral stance. Statement (II) : Critical introspection is not preferred by Buddhists as part of intra-personal communication. In the light…
Buddhism contains a well-developed model of _____ communication.
Buddhist mode of inter-personal communication emphasises: (A) Asymmetrical relations (B) Hierarchy of communicators (C) Symmetrical relations (D) Consensus through interaction (E) Verifiability of communication Choose the correct answer from the options…
Buddhists use communication to highlight the phenomena of : (A) Human hierarchy (B) Impermanence (C) Human suffering (D) Non-self (E) Social distance Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
From the communication viewpoint, Adi Shankara's philosophical concept provides primacy to
According to the Hindu tradition, the purpose of good communication is to
Given below are two statements: statement I: In the modern day world, language is an effective instrument of communication. statement II: The Buddhists regard language as an important social practice. In light of the above statements, choose the most…
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