Arrange the following stages of the communication process in the correct sequence.
(A) The message that is intended to be communicated is converted into words.
(B) A person wants to send a message to his friend.
(C) The words that are to be conveyed in the message are converted into symbols.
(D) The message is sent as SMS
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (A), (C), (D)
Step 1 — (B) A person wants to send a message to his friend: this is the sender, the source of the communication. He has an idea to share.
Step 2 — (A) The message that is intended to be communicated is converted into words: the sender decides the content of the message and puts it into words.
Step 3 — (C) The words that are to be conveyed in the message are converted into symbols: this is encoding. The message is changed into symbols (here, the letters of an SMS) that can be sent.
Step 4 — (D) The message is sent as SMS: the SMS is the medium, the path through which the encoded message reaches the receiver.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Elements of Communication Process Communication has been defined as a process. This process involves elements like source, encoding, media/channel, receiver, decoding, noise and feedback. …” “Sender: Sender means person who conveys his thoughts or ideas to the receiver. The sender represents source of communication.” “Message: It is the content of ideas, feelings, suggestions, order, etc., intended to be communicated.” “Media: It is the path through which encoded message is transmitted to receiver. The channel may be in written form, face to face, phone call, Internet etc.,”
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