Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Business Studies

Chapter

Directing

Question:

Poor telephone connection during the process of communication is an example of...........

Options:

Decoding

Noise

Semantic barrier

Media

Correct Answer:

Noise

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 2- Noise.

Poor telephone connection during the process of communication is an example of noise.

Noise means some obstruction or hindrance to communication. This hindrance may be caused to sender, message or receiver. Some examples of noise are:

  • (a) Ambiguous symbols that lead to faulty encoding.
  • (b) A poor telephone connection.
  • (c) An inattentive receiver.
  • (d) Faulty decoding (attaching wrong meanings to message).
  • (e) Prejudices obstructing the poor understanding of message.
  • (f) Gestures and postures that may distort the message.