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UGC NET Models of communication Previous Year Questions

JRFSmart holds 16 previous-year questions on Models of communication from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 4: Communication, drawn from 12 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2018–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.

16Questions
12 of 87Papers containing it
MediumFrequency
2018–2026Years covered

What is asked in Models of communication

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

SubtopicQuestions
Transactional model2
Sequence in the linear model1
Identifying the linear model1
Noise as a variable1
The Shannon and Weaver model1
Linear, circular, non-linear and meta models1
Hymes' patterns of communication1
Berlo's S-M-C-R model1
Westley and MacLean's model1
Shannon and Weaver1
Shannon and Weaver sequence1
Shannon-Weaver model1

NTA repeat analysis

Models of communication appears in 12 of 87 papers (14%), which JRFSmart rates as medium frequency.

Sample previous-year questions

What among the following are the models of communication ? A. Osgood's Model B. Hypodermic or Bullet Model C. Claude Shannon and Warren Weaver's Model D. Agenda Setting Model E. George Gerbner's Model Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

June 2026

According to Wilbur Schramm, communication requires at least which of the following elements ? A. The source B. The effect C. The message D. The noise E. The destination Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

June 2026

According to Aristotle with reference to Western theories and models of communication, rhetoric is made up of which of the following elements ? A. The effect B. The speaker C. The speech D. The Noise E. The listener Choose the correct answer from the options…

June 2026

In Berlo's S-M-C-R model, what does 'C' represent ?

January 2025

Arrange the elements of Westley and Maclean's Model in proper sequence. A. Feedback B. Communicator C. Source of Information D. Audience E. Mass communication organization (gatekeeper) Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

January 2025

_____ theory is a result of research conducted for the AT&T telecommunications company, aimed to account for how a unit of information which is produced by a sender at one end of a communication channel is able to be faithfully reproduced at the other end by…

January 2025

Arrange the following in correct sequence in the process of Communication A. Transmitter B. Destination C. Channel D. Receiver E. Information Source Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

January 2025

Arrange in sequence the following steps in the process of communication according to Shannon-Weaver model. A. Feedback B. Destination C. Reception D. Transmitter E. Source Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

June 2025

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