Paper 1 · Communication
UGC NET December 2022 (21.02.2023) Shift-II
In governance, communication is normally used as a means of
AGender division
BPreserving power ✓ Correct
CEncouraging illegal actions
DAlienating the masses
Correct answer: (B) Preserving power — In governance communication is normally a means of preserving power, so the answer is preserving power.
Explanation
★In governance communication is normally a means of preserving power, so the answer is preserving power.
★Communication links citizens, civil society, the media and the government.
★It shapes informed public opinion and supports national dialogue.
★Those in authority use it to maintain their position and influence.
★So in governance it normally serves to preserve power.
★It is not normally used to divide by gender or alienate the masses.
★So the answer is preserving power.
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