Fundamentals of English and Communication Mcqs

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FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH AND COMMUNICATION

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MCQS - OCTOBER 2017

1. An attitude that gives priority and importance to the other rather than the self is called: 

A. I attitude   

B. Selfiess attitude   

C. We attitude  

D. You attitude 

2. In which of the following locations is the story 'The Blue Bouquet set?   

A. big city 

B. small town  

C. forest 

D. small village 

3. Harvey Maxwell proposed to Miss Leslie in his office during:  

B. in the morning  

C. in the evening  

C. during lunch hour 

D. none of the above  

4. Fillers or short sounds like ok, hmm, oh, uh are considered to be examples of  

A. gestures  

B. haptics  

C. voice segregates 

D. Non fluencies 

5. Poor retention is an example of: 

A. Receiver oriented barrier 

B. Organisational barrier 

C. Sender oriented barrier 

D. Channel oriented barrier  

6. The thief has mentioned five names in the story "The Thief; identify the name which was not mentioned by him among those five names.  

A. Sundar 

B. Ranbir  

C. Sudhir 

D. Deepak 

7. Technical language that is used by professionals who work in the same field is known as:  

A. prejudice  

B. perception  

C. jargon 

D. ambiguity 

8. According to Ckeke, one looks for the following things in a good wife:  

A. good character and Christian background  

B. good nature and well paid job  

C. cosmopolitan thinking  

D. beauty and talent  

9. _________ is the first step of the communication process.  

A. encoding  

B. feedback  

C. decoding  

D. ideating 

10. _________ are the keys to successful written communication 

A. clarity 

B. completeness  

C. persuasiveness 

D. All of the above 

11. Ruskin Bond was awarded the Padma Shri for his contribution to: 

A. science fiction 

B. children's literature 

C. women's literature 

D. folktales

12. _________ is the primary prerequisites of communication  

A. content  

B. purpose 

C. skills 

D. encoding 

13. The following are the characters from the story 'The Open Window' except one. Identify the odd one.  

A. Mrs Sappleton  

B. Vera 

C. Mr Maxwell 

D. Mr Nuttel 

14. Nene Atang belonged to _________. 

A. Kenya  

B. Calabar  

C. Lagos 

D. Igbo 

15. In the story 'The Open Window what was Vera's specialty?  

A. Narrating horror stories 

B. Romance at short notice  

C. Composing poems 

D. Creative writing 

16. The stranger threatened the narrator by saying:  

A. I am going to pluck your eyes out

B. welcome to hell

C. don't you dare look back

D. don't move, senor, or you're dead 

17. What is the colour of the narrator's eyes in the story "The Blue Bouquet"? 

A. dark brown 

B. light brown

C. black

D. blue

18. Which train does Deepak want to catch?  

A. 10.30 Shatabdi to Mumbai 

B. 10.00 Rajdhani Express 

C. 9.30 Local to Amritsar 

D. 10.30 Express to Amritsar 

19. The Greek word for Haptics is _________. 

A. hapticse  

B. haphe  

C. communisn  

D. one of the above 

20. Octavio Paz Lozano, the author of "The Blue Bouquet" is a:  

A. Nigerian Writer  

B. Indian Writer 

C. Mexican Writer  

D. British writer 

21. Cricket commentary on radio is _________.

A. audio-visual channel 

B. feedback 

C. mass communication 

D. none of the above 

22. Name the most well-known work of Chinua Achebe.   

A. Arrow of God   

B. Anthills of Savannah   

C. Things Fall Apart  

D. No Longer at Ease 

23. Miss Leslie had been Harvey's secretary for:

A. six months  

B. a year 

C. two years 

D. none of the above 

24. Study of the physical distance maintained between two people is called ________. 

A. proxemics  

B. chronemics  

C. kinesics 

D. nonverbal 

25. Orders, notices, circulars and official letters are die example of ________ communication. 

A. nonverbal   

B. written  

C. oral  

D. All of the above  

26. Interpersonal communication which takes place between just two people is called _________ communication. 

A. small group 

B. dyadic 

C. mass communication

D. Intrapersonal

27. __________ communication is not legally valid. 

A. Business  

B. Written  

C. Oral 

D. Non-verbal 

28. What made the broker "standstill for a moment? 

A. the sight of Ms Leslie 

B. the new secretary 

C. being interrupted by Pitcher  

D. the sweet smell of lilac that belonged to Ms Leslie  

29. How did the cyclist avoid colliding with Mr.Nutde?  

A. by shouting   

B. by rushing indoors  

C. by running into the hedge   

D. by going back  

30. Mr.Nutde visits Mrs.Sappleton in the month of 

A. December 

B. September  

C. November 

D. October

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