MCQs on Communication - Meaning and Types

Communication helps in:

• Avoiding interaction

• Repeating old ideas

• Transferring thoughts and ideas

• Preventing change

Which of the following is NOT an element of communication?

• Sender

• Message

• Processor

• Receiver

In the communication process, the 'sender' is responsible for:

• Receiving the message

• Interpreting feedback

• Creating and sending the message

• Distorting the message

Which of the following best describes 'encoding'?

• Reading a message

• Translating thoughts into a communicable form

• Deleting irrelevant information

• Sending a reply

'Decoding' means:

• Creating a message

• Ignoring the message

• Interpreting/ getting meaning from the message

• Encrypting a message

Which element completes the communication cycle?

• Message

• Noise

• Feedback

• Channel

Which one is a barrier to effective communication?

• Feedback

• Clarity

• Noise

• Understanding

Successful communication takes place when:

• The sender speaks loudly

• The receiver ignores the message

• The message is clearly understood

• The speaker uses only written language

Verbal communication includes:

• Gestures and eye contact

• Letters and speeches

• Posture and tone

• Silence and distance

Which of the following is NOT a verbal form of communication?

• Oral presentation

• Memo

• Hand gesture

• Letter