Paper 1 · Communication
UGC NET December 2022 (22.02.2023) Shift-II
Given below are two statements. Statement I: Communication, culture and power are inter-related. Statement II: Socio-cultural values, when communicated, do not have any weightage of power. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: Communication, culture and power are inter-related.
- Statement II: Socio-cultural values, when communicated, do not have any weightage of power.
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 — Statement I is true and Statement II is false, so the answer is Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
Explanation
★Statement I is true and Statement II is false, so the answer is Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
★Communication carries and shapes culture, and both are tied to power relations.
★So communication, culture and power are inter-related, making statement I true.
★When socio-cultural values are communicated, they still carry power.
★They can reinforce whose values dominate in a society.
★So saying they have no weightage of power is wrong, making statement II false.
★Therefore statement I is true while statement II is false.
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