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The correct sequence of following models of communication is
A. Linear model
B. Helical model
C. Aristotelian model
D. Circular model
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UGC NET 2023 Electronic Science Question Paper (13-Dec-2023) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

C, A, D, B

This question asks for the correct chronological/developmental sequence of major communication models.
Aristotelian model is the earliest, originating from ancient Greek rhetoric; it is speaker-centred and describes communication simply as a speaker delivering a message to an audience to persuade them, with no formal provision for feedback.
Linear model (such as the Shannon-Weaver model) came next; it depicts communication as a one-way, straight-line process moving from sender through a channel to a receiver, again without a built-in feedback loop.
Circular model (such as the Osgood-Schramm model) improved on the linear model by introducing feedback, showing that the receiver also becomes a sender, so that communication is depicted as a continuous circular, two-way process.
Helical model (Dance's helical model) is the most recent and sophisticated, portraying communication as a spiral that grows and evolves over time, combining features of both linear and circular models while showing that communication builds upon its own past.
Arranging these in the order they were historically developed and conceptually built upon one another gives: Aristotelian, Linear, Circular, Helical, i.e., C, A, D, B.

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