Fundamentals of English and Communication
(FEC)
MCQs
1. Fill in the blank from the given options : pidgin is also termed as _________.
A. Creole
B. Dialect
C. Bare-bins language
D. Bare-bones language
2. Identify from the given options one of the German tribes that invaded Britain in 5th Century AD.
A. English
B. Celtic
C. Angles
D. Norman
3. Choose the function of language from the option given below.
A. Speaking
B. Talking
C. Directive
D. Cooperative
4. In which period in the evolution of English Language did the Great Vowel Shift took place?
A. Old English Period
B. Middle English Period
C. Early Modern English Period
D. Late Modern English Period
5. Who propounded the Three Circle Theory associated with the expansion of the English language?
A. David Crystal
B. Vraj Kachru
C. Halliday
D. Braj Kachru
6. In which Variety of English does the word pond refers to as artificial body of water?
A. British English
B. American English
C. Australian English
D. African English
7. What is the word for anti-clockwise in Australian English?
A. Ante-clockwise
B. De-clockwise
C. Conti-clockwise
D. Counter-clockwise
8. Fill in the blank: The sentence Main tired soon an example of ________.
A. Babu English
B. Butler English
C. Code Switching
D. Code Mixing
9. Identify the word from the given options from which the English word Language is derived.
A. Lingui
B. Lingui
C. Lang
D. Lingua
10. What is the meaning of the Greek word dialektos in English?
A. Dial
B. Dialect
C. Discourse
D. Discuss
11. Poor retention is a _________.
A. Physical barrier
B. Semantic barrier
C. Organizational barrier
D. Psychological barrier
12. Business communication network in any organization is ________.
A. Verbal and non-verbal
B. Internal and external
C. Written and formal
D. Oral and informal
13. Body language is _______.
A. faked
B. involuntary
C. structured
D. None
14. Feedback is necessary in effective communication because ________.
A. it encourages the sender to speak more
B. it provides continuity to dialogue
C. it tells the sender whether the receiver has understood the message
D. it shows the receiver's intellectual capability
15. When we use language as a tool, to get our basic functions fulfilled, it is _________.
A. System
B. Style
C. Context
D. Communication
16. A resume _______.
A. gets you a job
B. contains all the facts about you that you want the employer to know
C. gives credibility to the aims made by you in the covering letter
D. is never accompanied by a covering letter
17. Which of these should not be included in a resume?
A. Work experience
B. Education
C. Affiliation and Membership
D. Letter of Recommendation
18. Filtering is a phenomenon where ________.
A. useless workers are sacked
B. inefficient staff is penalized
C. a message is distorted for certain selfish motives
D. flow of information is impeded
19. Which of the following counts as oral communication?
A. A call on a cell phone
B. A notice pinned to a notice-board
C. A note scribbled on a piece of paper
D. An e-mail
20. Encoding is the process of ________.
A. interpreting the message
B. receiving the message
C. formulating the message
D. sending the message
21. Sending feedback means _______.
A. Decoding
B. Encoding
C. Transmitting
D. Responding
22. The person who initiated the communication process is known as __________.
A. the listener
B. the audience
C. the encoder
D. the decoder
23. Written communication ________.
A. is not suitable for lengthy messages
B. lacks accountability
C. lacks legal validity
D. is not casual and unorganized
24. Which of the following is an advantage of oral communication over written communication?
A. It shows that a great deal of effort has been put into the communication
B. It carries more authority
C. lt provides a semi-permanent record of the communication
D. It is quicker and easier to produce,
25. Non-verbal communication ________.
A. is less structured than verbal communication
B. is the same across cultures
C. can be completely controlled
D. cannot take place in absence of verbal communication
26. Silence _______.
A. is always embarrassing in a communication situation
B. can effectively communicate a number of responses
C. always conveys meaning that conflicts with the words used
D. means rejection
27. Non-verbal communication includes _______.
A. Listening
B. Smell
C. Reflection
D. Writing
28. What kind of barrier arises when words mean different things to different people?
A. Psychological barrier
B. Organizational barrier
C. Semantic barrier
D. Cultural barrier
29. A 'machete' is a kind of ______.
A. Knife
B. Gun
C. Flower
D. Hat
30. The narrator of 'The blue bouquet' has _______ Eyes.
A. Blue
B. Dark brown
C. Light brown
D. Brown
31. Choose the most appropriate option from those given below, the one that gives the past participle form of the verb Dream.
A. Dreams
B. Dreaming
C. Dreamt
D. Dreamted
32. What would you call the words which have the same spelling but, different meanings and pronunciations?
A. Homonyms
B. Homophones
C. Homo stars
D. Homographs
33. Choose the correct option from the following that denotes the How of Communication?
A. Sender
B. Message
C. Channel
D. Receiver
34. Informational function concentrate on __________.
A. Information
B. Message
C. Both
D. None
35. English emerged during the ________.
A. Greek
B. Reanissance
C. Colonization
D. Industrial revolution
36. English has emerged as most popular language in just_________.
A. 100 years
B. Eight centuries
C. 5 centuries
D. Nine centuries
37. English has majority gaining popularity only is last________ years.
A. 50
B. 60
C. 40
D. 100
38. The origin of English has traced back to the tribe that come from________ and spoke the language_________.
A. Greek & English
B. England & English
C. England & English
D. Englo Indian & English
39. Match X & Y
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A. Old English period |
1. Oxford & Cambridge university |
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B. Middle English period |
2. First English dictionary |
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C. Early modern English |
3. Individual revolution period |
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D. Late modern English |
4. Emergence of Anglo-Saxon period |
A. A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
B. A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
C. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
D. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
40. English became as the “Lingua Franca”
A. World language
B. Communicative language
C. Most popular
D. Business language
41. How many native speakers speak English Language?
A. 350 - 500 million
B. 350 - 1000 million
C. 350 - 400 million
D. 350 - 600 million
42. How many people around the world can understand & possess some basic knowledge of English?
A. 5 billion
B. 6 billion
C. 2 billion
D. 4 billion
43. “The sum total of such signs of our thoughts and feeling as are capable of eternal perception and as could be produced and repeated at will, defined by”
A. George R. Terry
B. A. H. Gardiner
C. A. H. Robert
D. A. H. Coal
44. Language has two context _______ & _______.
A. As a living phenomenon
B. as a social phenomenon
C. As an economical phenomenon
D. Both (a) & (b)
45. Silent & continuous change in spelling, meaning and pronunciation is considered as________, phenomenon of language.
A. Passive
B. Active
C. Classical
D. Living
46. Due to change in words with passage of time ‘the word’ “Maketh” & “anon” becomes ________& ________.
A. Might & Anyone
B May & Elsewhere
C. Makes & soon
D. Makes & anyone
47. Language is an indicator of _________.
A. Geographical territory
B. Cultural conventions, community, gender
C. Relationship of speakers & Listeners.
D. All of these
48. Following are the various language concepts.
A. language as a biological
B. language as a sign
C. language as a vocal
D. all of these
49. According to biological language is________.
A. evaluating biological language
B. coded in the human genome
C. psychological change
D. only (a) & (b)
50. Who formulated the study of language as a mental object & inner-mechanism of a mind.
A. A. H. Gardiner
B. Patanjali
C. Noam chomsky
D. Henry sweet
51. Who explained that human language evolved from a series of signs.
A. Noam chomsky
B. Henry sweet
C. Jespersen
D. Steven pinker & Paul bloom
52. ________gradually evolve into an organized language system.
A. speech
B. words
C. co-speech gestures
D. postures
53. Who states that “language is the expression of ideas by means of speech - sounds combined into words are combined into sentences”
A. Henry sweet
B. Jespersen
C. Paul bloom
D. A. H. Gardinar
54. As per _____ language is Human Expression which is uttered by speech organs.
A. Gardiner
B. Stiven Pinker
C. Patanjali
D. Jesperson
55. The external perception of our thought and feelings is language. Explained by ________.
A. Gardiner
B. Stiven Pinker
C. Patanjali
D. Jesperson
56. ________is one of the two context of language,
A. Living Phenomenon
B. Common Phenomenon
C. None living phenomenon
D. Social Phenomenon
57. _________is the inner mechanism of the mind that produces observed behavior.
A. Vocal System
B. Non-Chomsky
C. Variants
D. Phonetics
58. For Human communication ______ symbols are used.
A. Verbal
B. Physical
C. Vocal
D. Gesture
59. ______ said, sounds we make to express pain, anger & joy.
A. Jesperson
B. Henry Sweet
C. Paul Bloom
D. Steven
60. The speech is developed from________ sounds.
A. Natural
B. Arranged
C. Established
D. Instinctive
61. _______ the science describes a system of human communication.
A. Perspective
B. Linguistics
C. Accent
D. Syntax
62. Language is communicative________ that is flexible.
A. System
B. Dialect
C. Agency
D. Pronunciation
63. Language allows the ________ to accomplish routine as well as noble purpose.
A. Participants
B. Speaker
C. Listener
D. Audience
64. Pidgins were emerged mostly during period of________.
A. Industrial revolution
B. Great depression
C. Colonization
D. Modernization
65. Pidgin is also known as_______ language.
A. jargon
B. bare - bones
C. Local
D. Native
66. Context has the following forms: -
1) Physical context
2) Temporal context
3) Social -Psychological context and
4) _________.
A. Cultural context
B. Mechanical context
C. Social context
D. Physical context
67. _________ Psychological context balance between emotional states and personal relations of people,
A. Cultural
B. Physical
C. Mental
D. Social
68. Objective, context, language & skill are ________ of communication.
A. Preparation
B. Pre-requisites
C. Post-requisites
D. (a) & (b) both
69. For effective_________, skill is necessary factor.
A. Result
B. Message
C. Communication
D. Understanding
70. Meditation, Solitoquy are the examples of ________.
A. Interpersonal communication
B. Intrapersonal communication
C. Extra personal communication
D. Group communication
71. Interacting through speaking or by writing to an uncountable number of people known as_________.
A. Group communication
B. Extra personal communication
C. Mass communication
D. None
72. The process of communication is the process of _______.
A. Transformation
B. Spreading the message
C. Sharing Information
D. Physical gestures
73. Primary element in the skills of management is competence in _______.
A. Information
B. Communication
C. Message
D. Channel
74. Communication is a Latin word which means ________.
A. Expressing
B. Communicating
C. Sharing
D. Explaining
75. A number of nonverbal clues play an important role in ________.
A. Observation
B. Oral communication
C. Facial expressions
D. Reporting
76. Interview is an example of _________ Communication.
A. Informal
B. Business
C. Oral
D. Upward
77. The most important goal of business communication is ________.
A. Favorable relationship between sender and receiver
B. Organizational goodwill
C. Receiver response
D. Receiver understanding
78. Identify the odd one out from the following. Functions of business communication :
A. To inform
B. To persuade
C. To discuss
D. To promote goodwill,
79. Communication takes place to achieve goals or objectives of the business.
A. Verbal communication
B. Non-verbal communication
C. Business communication
D. Informal communication
80. The conclusion or ending paragraph should bring the communication to a polite and ________ close.
A. Businesslike
B. Interminable
C. Measurable
D. Subtle
81. In block text format, you do not ________ each paragraph
A. Indent
B. Punctuation
C. Margin
D. Transition x
82. As per Newman and Summer, Communication is the Exchange of
A. Facts
B. Opinion
C. Emotions
D. All the above
83. The ________ body of the presentation should be broken into short and clear units
A. Main
B. Middle
C. Upper
D. Lower
84. The word "Resume" comes from _________ Language.
A. English
B. Latin
C. French
D. Greek
85. The main feature OD complete block format is _______.
A. Right alignment
B. Center alignment
C. Left alignment
D. Hanging indentation
86. Virus is a ________.
A. A soft where programmer
B. An infection
C. A worm
D. An example of multimedia
87. Simplicity in writing means essentially:
A. The use of simple sentences
B. The use of simple words
C. The use of simple tense
D. Plainness
88. Context is _______.
A. Semantic gap
B. Feed back
C. Common frame of reference
D. Frame of reference
89. Good business letters are characterized by the following personal quality of the writer:
A. Seriousness
B. Sincerity
C. Formality
D. Humor
90. Information overload is -
A. Barrier
B. Idea
C. Message
D. Para language
91. The man was the _________of Tata labor association, Jamshedpur.
A. Precedent
B. Precedence
C. President
D. Pertinent
92. It is said that he who can _________ Himself can defeat others.
A. Controlled
B. Controls
C. Control
D. Controlling
93. Communication has an impact on_________.
A. Every sphere of life
B. For global world
C. Advancement in technology
D. All
94. Growing competition is impacted by_________.
A. Relationship
B. Talent
C. Communication
D. Skill
95. By using proper communication, we can provide awareness and
A. Knowledge
B. Skill
C. News
D. Talent
96. Realization of roles and responsibilities, training and guidance are belonged to______.
A. The integrative function
B. The information function
C. The motivational function
D. The instructive function
97. The _________ function serves to relate activities to cooperate, coordinate unified efforts for mutual welfare,
A. Information
B. Integrative
C. Motivational
D. Instructive
98. The communication which covers wide range of activities & skills is known as ________ term.
A. Wide
B. Overhead
C. Umbrella
D. Sky covering
99. Umbrella terms cover science & technology, ________ & ________ communication & business.
A. Medicine & Engineering
B. Service & Demands
C. Teaching & Learning
D. War & Friendship
100. The meaning ________ refers to the Circumstances, surrounding a message.
A. System
B. Verbal message
C. Conversation
D. Context
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