Paper 1 · Communication
UGC NET June 2023 (15.06.2023) Shift-I
Given below are two statements. Statement I: The words communication, community and communion are etymologically related. Statement II: As human society developed, more and more simple systems of communication emerged. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: The words communication, community and communion are etymologically related.
- Statement II: As human society developed, more and more simple systems of communication emerged.
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, community and communion all derive from the Latin root communis, meaning common or shared.
★So statement I is true about their shared etymology.
★As human society developed, its systems of communication grew more complex, not more simple.
★Writing, printing, telecommunication and digital media each added greater complexity.
★So statement II is false in claiming that simpler systems emerged over time.
★The shared root reflects that to communicate is to make something common between people.
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