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

Statement I:The symbolic power of communication operates through linguistic, pictorial and aural images.

Statement II:Not all forms of power are associated with communication.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false ✓ Correct

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation

The first statement holds and the second fails, since the symbolic power of communication does work through linguistic, pictorial and aural images.

Words, pictures and sounds carry meanings that shape belief and action, which is real symbolic power.

This power runs through signs that stand for ideas across a culture.

The second statement is wrong to say some forms of power are unrelated to communication.

Power must be expressed, claimed and recognised, and all of this passes through communication.

Even coercive or economic power relies on signs and messages to take effect.

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