Identify the Personal Mode of Communication.
A. Telephone
B. E-mail
C. Radio
D. Internet
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, B and D only
A personal mode of communication connects one person directly with another. A mass mode carries the same message to large numbers of people at once.
(A) Telephone — Correct. People use the telephone to talk directly to another person. Even today it is the most commonly used mode of communication.
(B) E-mail — Correct. E-mail gives direct contact between users through the internet.
(C) Radio — Incorrect. Radio is part of the mass communication system. It broadcasts programmes to large audiences.
(D) Internet — Correct. The internet is the most effective and advanced personal communication system.
Note: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. The book does not put the telephone under the personal communication system in clear words. It gives the internet and e-mail there and keeps radio under mass communication, and only Option (3) leaves out radio.
NCERT (2026-27): “Personal Communication System … Among all the personal communication system internet is the most effective and advanced one. It is widely used in urban areas. It enables the user to establish direct contact through e-mail to get access to the world of knowledge and information.” “Mass Communication System … Radio … Radio broadcasting started in India in 1923 by the Radio Club of Bombay.” “COMMUNICATIONS … Human beings have used different methods long-distance communications of which the telegraph and the telephone were important. … Even today, the telephone is the most commonly used mode.” |