Which of the following factors were responsible for the emergence of mass communication as a powerful tool?

1.To distort the opinions in the public domain

2.Man's urge to observe his environment through some means

3.Something to report to him of the dangers and opportunities around him

4.Some means to circulate his opinions

5.Some means to hide facts of public interest

A1, 2 & 3 only

B2, 3 & 4 only ✓ Correct

C3, 4 & 5 only

D1, 2 & 5 only

Correct answer: (B) 2, 3 & 4 only

Explanation

The factors behind mass communication rising as a powerful tool are statements 2, 3 and 4.

Statement 2 is the human urge to observe and monitor the surrounding environment through some means.

Statement 3 is the need for something to report the dangers and opportunities lying around a person.

Statement 4 is the need for some means to circulate one's own opinions widely.

The aim of distorting opinions in the public domain is a misuse, not a genuine driver of mass communication's emergence.

Similarly, a means to hide facts of public interest works against communication and cannot count among its founding purposes.

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