TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

B.Sc. (Agri) Degree Programme

Mid semester Examination, Oct 2018
Year : 2018 (2017Syllabus) Time : 1 hr
Semester : I Max. Marks: 20
PART-A
(Answer All questions) [40 x 0.5 = 20]
Choose the correct answer (kindly bold the answer keys)
1. Communication is a -----------process.
A) One way B) Two way
C) Three way D) None of these
2. Extension communication is never complete without--------------information.
A) Channel B) Treatment
C) Noise D) Feedback
3. --------------------is the physical bridge between the sender and receiver of
message.
A) Treatment B) Channel
C) Feedback D) Noise
4. Which one of the following the extraneous factors that can distort or interfere
with its reception. This unplanned distortion or interference is known as---------.
A) Message B) Noise
C) Channel D) Treatment
5. --------------type of communication take place when one individual addresses a
large gathering of people.
A) Interpersonal B) Small group communication
communication
C) Public communication D) Intrapersonal communication
6. -------------is the process of conveying or receiving message with the use of
spoken words.
A) Written communication B) Submissive communication
C) Oral communication D) None of these
7. Verbal derived from------------.
A) French word B) Greek word
C) Arabic word D) Latin word
8. The science deal with touch is ----------.
A) Haptics B) Phonetics
C) Kinesics D) Proxemics
9. Scientific study of ‘how the body speaks’ has been labeled as ------------.
A) Kinesics B) Proxemics
C) Phonetics D) Chronemics
10. Personal distance for actual touching is----------------.
A) 6 to 18 inches B) 4 to 12 feet
C) 18 inches to 4 feet D) 12 to 25 feet
11. Comprehension listening is also called-----------------.
A) Content listening B) Informative listening
C) Both a and b D) Evaluative listening
12. ---------------we care about the other person and show this concern in the way we
pay close attention and express our sorrow for their ills and happiness at their
joys.
A) Evaluative listening B) Sympathetic listening
C) Biased listening D) Appreciative listening
13. Which one of the following is the sender of the message selects appropriate
words or non verbal techniques to convert idea into the message, which is
called as----------------.
A) Feedback B) Encoding
C) Decoding
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D) Treatment
14. The word ‘communication’ is derived from------------.
A) Greek word B) French word
C) Latin word D) Arabic word
15. ----------------function of communication is more observable in formal organization
than in informal organization.
A) Information function B) Influence function
C) Command or D) Integrative function
instructive function
16. --------------is the process of conveying meaning without the use of words either
written or spoken.
A) Non-verbal B) Verbal communication
communication
C) Formal communication D) Oral communication
17. ________in which you attempt to accurately document factual data [e.g., date
and time] and the settings, actions, behaviors, and conversations that you
observe.
A) Descriptive B) Reflective information
information
C) Both a and b D) None of these
18. --------------is a primary record of research. Researchers use a lab notebook to
document their hypotheses, experiments and initial analysis or interpretation of
these experiments.
A) Field notes B) Laboratory notebook
C) Both a and b D) None of these
19. When information comes from higher level to lower level in the organization
structure, it is termed as-----------------------.
A) Horizontal B) Upward communication
communication
C) Downward D) Informal communication
communication
20. The science deal with speech, sounds is------------.
A) Haptics B) proxemics
C) chronemics D) Phonetics
21. Which one of the following communication is transmitted by virtue of one’s
status, placement in the organization.
A) Formal B) Informal communication
communication
C) Downward D) Horizontal communication
 communication
22. ------------- is a type of writing where the author is writing about a particular
subject that requires direction, instruction, or explanation.
A) Precise writing B) None of these
C) Technical writing D) Both a and c

23 ------------------writing does not include the author’s opinions but focuses on

accepted facts about a topic, including statistics or other evidence.

A) Persuasive B) Descriptive
C) Narrative D) Expository

24. According to berlo (1960) the model of communication consists of ----------

ingredients.
A) Six B) Five
C) Four D) Seven
25 --------------are movements of the arms, legs, hands and head.
A) Facial expression B) Gestures
C) Eye contact D) Postures
26. Social distance actual touching is---------------.
A) 6 to 18 inches B) 18 inches to 4 feet
C) 4 to 12 feet D) 12 to 25 feet
27. ------------refers to qualitative notes recorded by scientists or researchers in the
course of field research, during or after their observation of a specific
phenomenon they are studying.
A) Field notes B) Laboratory notebook
C) Both a and b D) None of these
28 ------------is the type of non-verbal communication which include the articulation,
pronunciation, pitch, volume rate and vocal qualities.
A) Eye contact B) Kinesics
C) Paralanguage D) Tactile
29. --------------refers to one's ability to perceive sounds, by receiving vibrations
through ears.
A) Listening B) Reading
C) Writing D) Hearing
30. ------------is we make judgments about what the other person is saying. We seek
to assess the truth of what is being said.
A) Evaluative listening B) Biased listening
C) Comprehension D) Appreciative listening
listening

31. The act of interpreting message by the receiver, is termed as--------

A) Channel B) Treatment
C) Decoding D) Encoding
32. Communication is a process by which two or more people exchange ideas,
facts, feelings or impression in way that each gains a common understanding of
meaning, intent and use of message that given by---------
A) Leagans(1961) B) Rogers and shoemaker (1971)
C) Shanon and weaver D) Aristotle’s model
(1949)
33 Which one of the following is grapevine communication-----------.
A) Formal communication B) Informal communication
C) Upward communication D) Downward communication
34. In-------------------------- way of communication a person finds it difficult to express
feelings and emotions with honesty.
A) Passive B) Aggressive
C) Passive-Aggressive D) None of these
35 Which one of the following is an example of grapevine communication------------.
A) Executives instructs his B) Rumours
subordinates
C) Reports D) Manuals
36. Which one of the following the communicator may be--------
A) Village Development B) Principal or Instructor in a training center
Officer
C) Block Development D) All the above
Officer
37. -----------is communicate numerous messages by the way you walk, talk, stand
and sit.
A) Eye contact B) paralanguage
C) Gestures D) Postures
38 ------------- receiving language through the ears. It involves identifying the sounds
of speech and processing them into words and sentences.
A) Listening B) Hearing
C) Reading D) Writing
39. -------------refers to words having different meaning for different people.
A) Semantics B) Power difference
C) Inconsistency D) Hierarchical barrier
40. --------------is the use of words which others don’t understand. It is important for
the encoder to select words which the decoder can understand.
A) Grammatical noise B) Vocabulary noise
C) Biological noise D) Emotional noise