Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The communication process involves elements like source, encoding, media, receiver, decoding, noise and feedback.
Statement II: Noise is an obstruction or hindrance to communication that may be caused to the sender, message or receiver.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
Statement I: The communication process involves elements like source, encoding, media, receiver, decoding, noise and feedback. — Correct. Communication is a process. Its elements are the source or sender, encoding, media or channel, receiver, decoding, noise and feedback.
Statement II: Noise is an obstruction or hindrance to communication that may be caused to the sender, message or receiver. — Correct. Noise is any obstruction or hindrance to communication. It may be caused to the sender, the message or the receiver, as with a poor telephone line or an inattentive 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. The process is represented in the figure. The elements involved in communication process are explained below: “(viii) Noise: Noise means some obstruction or hindrance to communication. …”
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