Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:Some Western views of communication are related to language and its use.

Statement II:In Asia, scholars attach importance to the element of silence in communication.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true ✓ Correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Explanation

Both statements correctly contrast Western and Asian views of communication.

Statement 1 is true that several Western views of communication centre on language and its active use.

Western traditions often equate communicating with speaking, arguing and verbal exchange.

Statement 2 is true that Asian scholars attach importance to the element of silence in communication.

In many Asian traditions, silence, restraint and the unsaid carry meaning as fully as words do.

Together the lines mark a genuine East-West difference in how the spoken and the unspoken are weighed.

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