Paper 1 · Communication
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (11.10.2022) Shift-I
Given below are two statements. Statement I: Western concepts focus on the wholeness and unity of communication. Statement II: Non-Western communication concepts have the strong central idea of individualism. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: Western concepts focus on the wholeness and unity of communication.
- Statement II: Non-Western communication concepts have the strong central idea of individualism.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false ✓ Correct
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false — The answer is that both statements are false.
Explanation
★The answer is that both statements are false.
★Western communication stresses persuasion and the individual, not wholeness and unity.
★So Statement I is false.
★It is Western, not non-Western, thought that centres on individualism, while non-Western concepts stress the collective.
★So Statement II is false.
★Thus neither statement holds.
★So the answer is that both statements are false.
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