Paper 1 · Communication
UGC NET June 2023 (22.06.2023) Shift-I
Given below are two statements. Statement I: All media are symbol systems, and this is a fact in the case of television also. Statement II: Television is a medium that conveys messages to a homogeneous audience only. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: All media are symbol systems, and this is a fact in the case of television also.
- Statement II: Television is a medium that conveys messages to a homogeneous audience only.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect ✓ Correct
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (C) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect — Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect, so the answer is Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Explanation
★Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect, so the answer is Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
★All media convey meaning through systems of symbols such as words and images.
★Television, using pictures and sound, is also a symbol system, so statement I is correct.
★Television reaches a very large and mixed audience.
★That audience is both homogeneous and heterogeneous, not homogeneous only.
★So the claim of a homogeneous audience only is wrong, making statement II incorrect.
★Therefore statement I is correct while statement II is incorrect.
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